I have been dying to go to BookCon for years! I heard about it in 2014 but I was always working, busy, or unable to go for any number of other reasons. This year, though, some wonderful people bought some tickets for my friend and I to go (as she has also been wanting to go for years). Words cannot express how excited I was to go to this convention. I worked it up so much in my head – starting way back in March when I found out I was going – that I was worried I would be disappointed. Thankfully, I was not. Walking into the Javits Center in New York City and seeing all the people and the big “Welcome to BookCon” sign was oddly emotional for me. That emotional-ness stuck with me through most of my first day at the convention as I attended panels and listened to authors talk about their books and their lives. We started Day 1 of BookCon with a writing workshop presented by the MFA Writing department at Sarah Lawrence College. As much as I love workshops and writing, I am always worried about what I am going to get…