I'm gearing up to go to Crimebake this year. I've been to precisely 2 writer's conferences, and both of them were romance oriented. Nothing against the romance writers, but I want to sink my teeth into a conference geared a little more towards the type of writing I want to do. I can tell Crimebake is my place simply from the workshops offered. Where else do you get to learn about describing a crime scene, writing about bodies, and police procedures? So I will hobnob with Bostonians for a weekend in November. Too bad I don't have time to take in as much of Beantown as I'd like.