Consider this my public penance: a detailed account of how I got taken in by a drifter event host, what I missed, and what I wish I’d done before I ever hit “pay.”

The day was a full affair, with a book sale, a Local Author Speed Spotlight (in which we were each given ten minutes to share about ourselves and our work) and keynote speakers of high regard. I was one of four authors invited to participate in an afternoon mediated panel discussion on The Writer As Reader, and this was, by far, my favourite part of the day.