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A belated welcome back! How did you manage to get the tortoise on the plane home?

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Heh-heh . . .

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But what and how did you write?

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I found that I write at home, and that's enough.

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Oh dear, I don't know what you mean . . .

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Question: did you do anything other than sit and read and talk one night to the one group and another day to another group? Regardless, Welcome Back!

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I attended the 9 a.m. full-group class for six mornings, and some of the workshops. I walked the deck. I explored the ship. Otherwise, yes, I sat and read. One of the bests.

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What was the full-group class? And what were the workshops? Were they all about writing?

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Yes, they were all about writing, and the business of writing. You know Jane Friedman was on the teaching team, right!

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Welcome home. Printer shouldn't be a huge power draw compared to the computer and monitor(s). An APC battery backup is, though. From the house of many gamers :)

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Welcome back!

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Thank you!

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Debby, I agree with you: Ann Patchett is always a pleasure and frequently a whole writing workshop.

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So I shouldn’t book a transatlantic round trip with Cunard?

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Wendy, try to do it when the weather is better, and you can get outside, and use the five swimming pools. I think the clouds, and the dampness, day after day, spoiled the trip for me. Also—I checked with a friend who recently went on another, smaller cruise—it seems like getting onto, and then getting off of, a ship is always a hellish experence. There are just so many people to move at the same time. Be prepared.

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Thanks! I’ll keep that in mind. 🦕

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Wasn't this cruise designed as a writing seminar? Do I have that wrong? Maybe I do.

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We writers were 30 people out of about 2,000. Even with spouses and friends, our group total was less than 45. I didn't feel like the cruise gave out conference much support.

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