As you may recall, last year I participated in the debut of WriteOnCon, a completely free online writers conference. Well, I’m thrilled to do it again this year! At 12 noon today (Wednesday), you can watch my vlog “Are You Ready to Query?”. Though, if you miss it then, don’t worry! Once it’s posted live, [...]
Not like that. I’m talking about writers pitching their manuscript to agents and editors at conferences. Can I be frank? I hate these. HATE ‘EM. For me, the ability of an author to tell the story of their book is a wholly different animal than being able to actually write it. But Daphne, you ask, [...]
So I’m looking ahead to my calendar for 2012, planning out trips, and I think I’ve got some open spaces for conferences! I’ll be going to Florida in late January for the Space Coast Writers Conference, then Bologna is in mid-March. BEA is in New York in early June, and ALA is in Anaheim in [...]
I’m over at Pitch University today, reviewing queries and video pitches for authors gearing up for RWA Nationals, as well as answering questions in the comments from 10am to 12 noon (Mountain time). My interview is up now, and I’m just starting to post my responses to queries, with my reactions to pitches coming next. [...]
If you’re following the publishing industry (and I assume you are, if you read this blog), you’ve probably heard that Book Expo America, or BEA, is being held this week in New York City. From a purely business-savvy perspective, BEA is a great opportunity to editors, agents, booksellers, librarians, writers, and more to get together [...]
