tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post115984672142189649..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): Moaning MondaySarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1159915480676579312006-10-03T15:44:00.000-07:002006-10-03T15:44:00.000-07:00(The link is fixed! Apologies!)Honestly, I'd never...(The link is fixed! Apologies!)<BR/><BR/>Honestly, I'd never thought about the SCBWI being either nonprofit or for profit... with the amount of $$ we put in, I always figured that <I>someone</I> was getting paid! Along with renting a swanky Beverly Hills office (everything in that zip code is swanky, no doubt), Lin and Steve have to pay printing costs for the newsletter, stipends to authors for appearing at Conferences, and they probably treat editors with gift packs, if not actual stipends for their Conference input as well. I'm glad to put in my money per year for that, because though it's not always stupendously helpful, picking and choosing a few lectures and hearing authors is always good.<BR/><BR/>In the early days of my writing, I was really lonely, and SCBWI was a place to go and sort of feel, tentatively, that I was part of something. But I couldn't find a writing group to belong to, so I ...went to graduate school. <BR/><BR/>You're right -- SCBWI is just a tool in the toolkit, much like an MFA is another tool. Neither of them can be one's entire identity as a writer, since, either you can write, or you can't.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1159866805692698302006-10-03T02:13:00.000-07:002006-10-03T02:13:00.000-07:00Thanks for the useful links. However, I can't get ...Thanks for the useful links. However, I can't get the one to the on-line bookfair to work. Is it just me...?Laura Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738561919010280761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-1159860793651368232006-10-03T00:33:00.000-07:002006-10-03T00:33:00.000-07:00That was a VERY interesting discussion about SCBWI...That was a VERY interesting discussion about SCBWI. I suppose I never really assumed that it was non-profit, perhaps because the word "society" has different connotations to me than "association." To me it's a good networking opportunity, offers some useful information, and provides the chance to see a variety of interesting speakers, and honestly, I don't expect more out of it than that. Frankly, I try to focus my energies as much as possible on the actual task of writing, and to a secondary extent on researching markets. And if SCBWI offers a useful tidbit of news or brings a good speaker to town, well, then I'll try to take advantage of that opportunity. And then there's always the line on the resume. <BR/><BR/>In all seriousness, though, I don't consider SCBWI to be a crucial part of my identity as a writer. If I even include it in my cover letters, it's just a small part of my background information. I'd much rather throw around my impressive academic credentials! ;) Phi Beta Kappa sounds a lot better than SCBWI any day. <BR/><BR/>SCBWI is a tool in my toolkit, but I want my writing to speak for itself. Call me an idealist! (And call me antisocial and bad at networking while you're at it!)Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.com