Blogger: Wendy Lawton
With a number of writers conferences on the horizon, I want to explore the question uppermost in many writers’ minds: to pitch or not to pitch?
What is pitching for a writer? There are scores of classes …
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Conference Advice for a First Timer & Giveaway
Blogger: Rachel Kent
With ACFW happening next week, many of you will be flying to Nashville to participate. ACFW is a big conference and I think it can be a bit overwhelming for new writers. Because of this, I thought …
The Very First Page
Blogger: Rachel Kent
The first page of your manuscript is more important than you might imagine. You want the opening paragraphs to shine because, it turns out, if they don’t stand out, often that’s as far as an editor or …
Should Published Authors Attend Conferences?
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
If you’re an unpublished/unagented writer, then you probably know that writers’ conferences are a great place to meet agents and editors. But today I want to make clear: There are plenty of other good reasons to attend …
Writers’ Conference Follow-Up
Blogger: Rachel Kent
The ACFW conference has come and gone, and I know many of you attended this year. I have heard glowing reports from my clients who were in attendance. For any conference, there are things you can do …
The Introvert’s Guide to Conferences
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
Okay, so you notice there’s no shortage of advice out there about how to make the most of a conference. But what about those of us who are introverts? It can be even more difficult for us …
The Benefits of Smaller Writers’ Conferences
Blogger: Rachel Kent
There are many benefits to attending large writers’ conferences like ACFW, but smaller conferences have some great perks, too!
First is cost. The big conferences have to bring in a large faculty from all over to a …
Fatal Submission Mistakes
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
I sense much submission angst out there in writer land. I think a quiz is in order to help you identify some of the fatal submission mistakes a writer might inadvertently make.
Take the quiz and then …
Are You a Lone Ranger Writer?
Blogger: Rachelle Gardner
In publishing, we’re constantly asking writers—typically a rather introverted bunch—to get involved, to engage, to network, to join groups and go to conferences. I often find myself wondering how many of you cringe every time you hear …
Making Conference Connections
Blogger: Rachel Kent
Many of you are gearing up to attend the ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) Conference next week,and I’m sure some of you are nervous about the conference.
Will you be able to meet with that editor or …