Good call. I should’ve included more of that! Off the top of my head, I loved it because Lighthaven as a venue is cozy and delightful and because everyone involved was absolutely lovely. The participants were impressive and of course getting to hang out with other Contributing Writers (eg, Scott Aaronson, Scott Alexander, Dynomight—filling out my top 3 favorite bloggers of all time) was pretty amazing. The organizers worked their butts off to make everything as conducive to writing as humanly possible. Plus a ton of fun activities as well—hiking trips, open mic nights, you name it. And so many nice touches, like having an assortment of typewriters and fancy pens to try writing with. Or the Winner’s Lounge with ice cream and video games that you’re only allowed into once you’ve published for the day. And I’m only scratching the surface here. Very highly recommended!
Good call. I should’ve included more of that! Off the top of my head, I loved it because Lighthaven as a venue is cozy and delightful and because everyone involved was absolutely lovely. The participants were impressive and of course getting to hang out with other Contributing Writers (eg, Scott Aaronson, Scott Alexander, Dynomight—filling out my top 3 favorite bloggers of all time) was pretty amazing. The organizers worked their butts off to make everything as conducive to writing as humanly possible. Plus a ton of fun activities as well—hiking trips, open mic nights, you name it. And so many nice touches, like having an assortment of typewriters and fancy pens to try writing with. Or the Winner’s Lounge with ice cream and video games that you’re only allowed into once you’ve published for the day. And I’m only scratching the surface here. Very highly recommended!