I was absolutely thrilled to travel to Freeport, Maine this year to attend my first nErDcamp ever, #nErDcampNNE!
Nerdy Author Night took place on Friday, September 28. About forty authors were invited to meet with fans and future fans and autograph their books, which were available for purchase. I didn’t have any books to sell yet since MIDSUMMER’S MAYHEM won’t be published until June 2019, but I brought some cool promotional materials…and cookies, of course!
It was my first “official” event as an author, and just in case you can’t tell, I was super excited! I also got to hang out with some lovely, smart, rockstar authors!
The next day, Saturday, August 29, was the actual nErDcamp. In the morning, attendees wrote about topics they’d like to learn about and could facilitate discussions on. A schedule was quickly created, and then we all divided up into classrooms where we shared ideas, discussed important topics, and inspired each other. I joined my friend, fellow author Debbi Michiko Florence, to lead a discussion on diversity and #ownvoices in children’s literature.
And then these kinds of things happened. Not that we were having fun hanging out with each other. Oh, no…
All in all, nErDcampNNE was incredibly inspiring, heartwarming, and exciting. It was the perfect first author event for me, and I can’t wait until next year!
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