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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
I’m prepping for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Colorado Gold Conference this weekend, and it got me thinking about pitch appointments. But more than just that, it brought to mind all sorts of questions about how authors behave in face-to-face meetings with agents and editors — many of which occur […]
Have you been hoping to get a chance to mix and mingle with editors, agents, and authors, not to mention learn from them, but the cost of a trip to NYC, LA, or elsewhere put the kibosh on things? Hope no more! Or rather, hope, and then DO! Because some […]
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, […]
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 […]
Well, ok, no exactly a year from now. Just under that. From July 13 through the 17th, I’ll be at Leaky Con 2011. For the first time next year, Leaky Con is hosting a special Lit Day, and the list of guests is amazing. (And I’m not just saying that […]
I’m thrilled to announce that I’ll be speaking at the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Conference in September, right here in lovely Colorado. The conference runs September 10th through September 12th, and registration is still available online. Besides taking pitch appointments and sitting down with authors for roundtable discussions of their […]