I was delighted to be interviewed the other day by the lovely Kim Turrisi of the SCBWI, and thrilled to share that interview from the April issue of the SCBWI Insight. A short tease is below! SCBWI Insight: There’s so much talk about the best way to query an agent. […]
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I’m having a lovely time here this weekend in Bozeman, Montana, giving my About My Query workshop to the local chapter of the SCBWI. It’s always nice to chat with writers about the nuts and bolts of querying, and provide a little expert advice about the process. This morning, I […]
As part of my continuing mission to be a better blogger, I wanted to make a note of a few upcoming events where you can find me. In addition, if you’d like to invite me to speak at your conference, workshop, or seminar, please send me an email! First up, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
I'm off on Wednesday to Los Angeles for BEA and the Pitch Slam Session at the Writer's Digest Books Writers Conference. If you won't be in LA to pitch me, or just say hi, here's a few more upcoming events where I'll be speaking or meeting with authors. Hope to see you at one of them! And if you're part of an organization that would like to speak with me about attending a conference or workshop, please email me at events@ktliterary.com.