Writer's Conferences - Backspace anyone?

I haven't attended the conference, but I know many of the people involved and they are fantastic. Also it has an amazing reputation for being so young, with well respected agents and bestselling authors attending. Still not sure if I will be attending simply for financial reasons, but if you can afford it I highly recommend it.

I went to the Surrey's International Writer's Conference several years ago. It was fantastic. I also didn't write again for years after I went. Apparently I'm not the only one who suffers from that particular freakish result. Elizabeth Bear blogged about it and mentioned Corey Doctorow as also not being able to write after attending a conference.

On the other hand, it was an awesome weekend. Nothing like spending two days in a hotel full of writers. No need to be shy or feel awkward making small talk, everyone has the exact same interest as you and you all have that in common. The workshops were amazing, the people were great, the food was also. I had a blast. Except for that nasty little after thing. lol