Ask Daphne! About Conference Prep

July 26th, 2010

Thanks to those of you who answered my poll on Friday about the upcoming SCBWI conference. In light of that, I wanted to answer a question I received from Amy, and hope that it’s helpful to you:
Dear Daphne,
Since you mentioned the LA SCBWI conference Friday on your blog, I was wondering if you could [...]

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And a Quick Poll…

July 23rd, 2010

Are you going to the SCBWI conference in LA next weekend? I’m not going to be there, unfortunately, but I know several kt literary clients will, and I’m curious about the rest of you. Sing out in the comments if you’ll be there, please, and maybe you can arrange a get-together, and taunt me [...]

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Someone Doesn’t Get It

October 5th, 2009

A second late-night post, because this columnist at the Washington Times just doesn’t get it. You may have seen this article linked on Twitter, but if you haven’t, I advise you to take a moment to get worked up by reading it. Following is my response, which I emailed directly to the author, [...]

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Ask Daphne! About Conferences

September 28th, 2009

What I consider comfortable shoes for a conference, for Amy, who asks:
I have a quick question for you regarding writing conferences, specifically the [redacted]. As an industry insider, would you recommend this conference for a first time novelist who is searching for an agent?
I’ve read mixed reviews online and know that us first time writers [...]

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I left my heart…

August 15th, 2008

I left my heart… In San Francisco, of course. Or, ok, maybe not my heart, but certainly a bit of skin off my toe as my sweet little espadrilles rubbed my foot raw as I climbed up and down a few hills today. I’m in town for the San Francisco South chapter of the SCBWI’s Agent’s Day, and will be speaking tomorrow with a number of my esteemed colleagues.

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