Well, the conference was even better than I had hoped, in some respects at least. On the plus side, I got some very encouraging feedback from Juliet McKenna which has made me decide to stick with the new Dreamwalkers project for the time being, and I met friends from last time as well as making new ones. On the downside, I don't feel I got much out of the Saturday programme; I've reached the stage now where the talks aren't telling me much I don't already know, and the trend seems to be away from workshops where you actually write and learn. So, this may be my last Winchester conference for the foreseeable...

At Juliet's recommendation, I have signed up for NewCon 4 in Northampton this October. The guest lineup is very good, and agent John Jarrold is attending (though of course I won't be thrusting my manuscript into his hands!). One of my crit group buddies is also booked, so it should be good fun :)