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Q: There’s only so much time, and there’s only so much money, while the opportunities are plentiful. How do you decide which writing conferences and conventions to attend? (ie, what are your criteria?)  I'm afraid this post will be brief, as I have little experience with writing conferences or conventions. In fact most of what I know about them is what I've heard from others, i.e. Susan's helpful post yesterday.
The one conference I attended, back when my big goal was to have five m...