Comments on: Socializing at Conferences – How to Come Out of the Box

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 23:16:50 +0000

In reply to Julie Glover. It absolutely has paid off in great friendships and wisdom . . . and for me, a bottle of Moxie soda. :)

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:50:51 +0000

In reply to LauraDrake. Oh, you are not! Lies, people. Lies. She's perky as hell...all the way up to 8 pm.

By: Julie Glover

Julie Glover — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:46:21 +0000

Oh my goodness, this is so true: "leave paradoxically energized and drained all at once." Exactly how I feel! Interestingly enough, I have people all the time wanting to argue that I'm not an introvert, but that's only because I've worked so hard to move past all of my inner obstacles and mingle with people at these events. I still get that deep reluctance in my gut when I arrive and feel exhausted when I'm done. That's just part of being an introvert, and it won't ever change -- but I've learned to work around it because it's paid off with great friendships and amazing wisdom from fellow writers.

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 10:49:14 +0000

In reply to Lisa Ciarfella. LOL. Exactly . . . Alone. In our own houses. I suppose we call it social media. :)

By: Piper Bayard

Piper Bayard — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 10:48:22 +0000

In reply to Iola. That would definitely describe me and many other authors I know. :)

By: LauraDrake

LauraDrake — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 09:15:19 +0000

In reply to Jenny Hansen. Golden Retrievers don't get tired very often - except this one is getting gray around her muzzle...

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 07:21:50 +0000

In reply to Piper Bayard. I guarantee you that Laura get completely energized, the more people she talks to at a writer's conference. I'm mostly an extrovert and I still get worn out, but she stays pretty perky.

By: Lisa Ciarfella

Lisa Ciarfella — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 04:10:13 +0000

thanks for this Piper! Introverts unite!

By: Iola

Iola — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 04:08:20 +0000

Introverts don't need to worry that they are the only introvert in a room full of chatty extroverts. The chances are that at least half of the chatty types are actually introverts - most of us can pretend to be extroverts for a couple of days, especially when surrounded by like-minded people.

By: Beverly Turner

Beverly Turner — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 20:14:51 +0000

In reply to Piper Bayard. I have to agree that that is a brilliant way to distill the gist of your book down to its simplest form. Will definitely take note of that for future reference.