Two Writers Burst Through Cyberspace and Meet In-person for the First Time

Thanks to the Muse Online Writers Conference writers from all walks of like have the opportunity to meet without leaving home. Many times the friendships developed have no barrier of distance. And other times a pleasant surprise may drop in your lap of connecting with a writer from your own neck of the woods. This happened to me at the 2009 conference. Even though Barbara Ehrentreu and I had met before through cyberspace, neither of us ever asked the other "where do you live" until in a chat room at the 2009 Muse Online Writers Conference. We were both pleasantly surprised and delighted to learn we lived about 30 minutes from each other. It took us to overcome a few scheduling conflicts, illnesses, the holidays, and Barbara's displacement from an apartment fire next to hers. Don't worry she and her family made it out safely. To read about her very personal account visit her blog http://barbaraehrentreu.blogspot.com/.

Now on to our wonderful in-person meeting at where else a Starbuck's (located in Briarcliff Manor, NY). As we easily hit it off in cyberspace we did so in-person. Hugging each other like long time friends. We chatted about everything under the sun. Our families, our experiences in writing, what we did prior to our writing, etc. Our time together flew by with our easy conversation and our wishes to meet again soon rather than later.

A heartfelt THANK YOU to the creators of the Muse Online Writers Conference, Lea Schizas and Carolyn Howard-Johnson. For without such a wonderful forum we may have never met in-person.

Be bold, when you connect with a fellow writer on-line ask them where they live. Even though you may think you are chatting it up with someone far away, you may be as surprised as we were actually be from the sane area.

I'd love to hear how you have made connections with fellow writers and what you do to keep the friendship going.

Till then...wishing you all a blessed day!

2010 The Muse Online Writers Conference

If you missed the 2009 Muse Online Writers Conference

be sure to check back in November for registration to the 2010 conference.

Don't miss out on this one of a kind conference.

To be held October 11-17, 2010

Block out the week so you have the chance to

snuggle into your most comfortable clothes and slippers.

That way you are your most comfortable while navigating

the cyberspace hallways of the Muse Online Writers Conference.

Jammed packed with week long

workshops, lectures, pitch sessions, networking.

You name it the Muse Online Writers Conference has it.

Check out the testimonials coming in for 2009 at:

http://www.themuseonlinewritersconference.com/2009testimonials.htm

Special Announcement

The countdown is on for my special announcement on January 1, 2009!

The most unexpected things can happen by attending a conference.

What unexpected thing you ask?

You will have to check back each week to get more hints that lead up to my announcement.

The Muse Online Writers Conference - 2008

Don't miss this unique opportunity to attend the Muse Online Writers Conference - 2008!

Our aim and purpose is to offer whatever we can to you!

The Online Writers Conference is aimed to offer you, the writer, whatever resource we can to give you the opportunity to enhance and better your craft, to offer the opportunity to make some contacts to get you to that next level all writers seek and that is to be published.

They understand many writers out there do not have the monetary resources to attend outside conferences, or perhaps they are situated very far and even some may be incapacitated in some ways making it difficult for them to travel. Within the world of the Internet, everything is possible and with this in mind

They offer you this chance to come out, have a chat with our Presenters, ask them questions and even attend a few of our FREE workshops to be held throughout the week.

And remember...this is a smoke-free environment.

Registrations for our 2008 Conference

To be held OCTOBER 13 - 19, 2008 are now open.

To register, apply here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/2008MuseConference/



DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 1st,2008

Thank you

Lea Schizas

Registrations for Presenters are now closed.

If you are interested in sending in a proposal for next year's conference, please email me at: museitupeditor@yahoo.ca

Place 2009 MUSE PRESENTER on the subject heading and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Once again, thank you for your continued support in our FREE conference.

2008 Muse Online Conference

Last year I attended an online weeklong writer's conference entitled, "Muse Online Conference" and it was a wonderful opportunity to attend online lectures and chats and to network with fellow writers across the globe.

Don't miss this opportunity to attend the 2008 conference, October 13-19, 2008.

For further information go to: http://www.freewebs.com/themuseonlinewritersconference/registration.htm

The Junior Muse Conference Yahoo Board

Welcome to the Junior Muse Conference group. The Junior Muse Conference Yahoo board is where teens from ages 13 to 17 can apply for membership and from there Lea Schizas will team them up in private groups as she has done on the Muse to form small critique groups.

The Yahoo board will be there for the teens to be mentored and helped with any writing question they may have.

If you are between the ages of 13 and 17 and have an interest in writing and would like to be mentored to improve your writing, please join the mentorship program by going to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JuniorMuseConference/

There are several experienced writers on board ready and willing to guide you with all of your writing questions. This is a private and moderated board meaning all messages will not be published right away until it's given the okay.

In October, you will have an opportunity to join, for FREE, our annual conference forum and meet over 100 experts in the writing field.

Lea Schizas
Founder of The Muse Online Writers Conference
http://www.freewebs.com/themuseonlinewritersconference