I have never been to a writers conference before. A friend of mine went to a few, and she said she felt that she was in way over her head (or something rather along those lines). My question is....would Realm Makers be somewhat intimidating for new writers? Or overwhelming? How did you feel at your first conference? How did you handle it? and what did you learn? Please post answers below.

So far, I've been unable to attend Realm Makers due to budget and distance, but I know several good friends who went and had a blast. From all that they've told me, it's a very laid back atmosphere.

The year they went, they ended up eating lunch with favorite author Kathy Tyres-due to an allergy on her part (I believe) and the fact that they brought sandwiches instead of paying for the served meal. XD They also had a costume ball with both guests and speakers participating and everyone had a blast. (Again, I'm speaking from second-hand knowledge, but I heard nothing but excitement in their voices.)

I think it really depends upon who is there and what the conference is aimed at teaching. Realm Makers especially is not very in-depth. It's not this huge thing where you get lost trying to find the conference room in a crowd of two thousand people. I think a new writer should be at ease there.

I've heard that how much you get from a conference depends on how much you have prepared, and what you expect from it and the attitude you have. I can't speak from experience, since I've never been to a conference before, but it seems to make sense...

Here's a link to a post I came across recently about it: Link.