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A Refresher on Writer Conference Do’s and Don’ts

June 26, 2022 //  by Barb Roose//  11 Comments

I’m sitting at my gate waiting for my overnight flight to take off from the Seattle Airport back home to Ohio. This is a perfect time to get this post written!

For the past few days, I’ve proudly served on …

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Pitching Your Project During a Face-to-Face Appointment

October 14, 2021 //  by Barb Roose//  4 Comments

How do you feel about pitching your book to a literary agent face-to-face?

  1. Sounds like a dream come true! Sign me up!
  2. I’ll sign up for it (but I may back out).
  3. Do I have to?
  4. I’m afraid that I
…

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50 Ways to Afford a Writers Conference When You Can’t Afford Printer Ink

January 31, 2019 //  by Cynthia Ruchti//  34 Comments

blogger: Cynthia Ruchti

Are there really 50 ways to afford a writers conference when you can’t afford printer ink? Let’s find out.

writers conferenceA writers conference isn’t for everybody. Health or family needs, timing (never works out with the day job), …

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Is your proposal/book ready to submit?

July 9, 2018 //  by Rachel Kent//  11 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Recently, I’ve received a few query letters for top-notch ideas, but when I look at the proposal or manuscript, I realize the author shouldn’t have submitted the project yet. The idea and bones of the book are …

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Quiz Time— How to Get an Agent

May 15, 2016 //  by Wendy Lawton//  47 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

You expected Janet Grant today, didn’t you? Janet let me have her blogging day so that we could do a two-day quiz. (And you thought you were through with finals forever.)

We’ve often said that members of …

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Elevator Pitches

November 24, 2015 //  by Wendy Lawton//  49 Comments

Blogger: Wendy Lawton

I’m not going to tell you how to craft a compelling elevator pitch today. I’m going to focus instead on the problem with elevator pitches.

What is an elevator pitch? According to Eileen Pincus’ “The Perfect (Elevator) …

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Bribery doesn’t help you to get representation

February 13, 2013 //  by Rachel Kent//  74 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

We received a package today filled with goodies for one of the agents at the agency. This gift was from a writer who emailed a query for a project and mailed the box to go along with …

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How important is social media? and other questions.

May 30, 2012 //  by Rachel Kent//  49 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

I was interviewed before the Northwest Christian Writers’ Renewal Conference by writer Kirk Kraft. This blog was posted on the NCWA site originally, but Kirk was kind enough to give me permission to post it here. I …

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Ranking Conferences by Writing Levels

May 23, 2012 //  by Rachel Kent//  76 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Writers conferences are on my mind since I just returned from one in Seattle, and I’m preparing for one next month in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

I’ve noticed that many conferences work best for writers who are at …

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Preparing for a Writers Conference

April 18, 2012 //  by Rachel Kent//  58 Comments

Blogger: Rachel Kent

Registration for a significant fiction writers conference opened this week, and quite a few of my clients have been emailing me asking for advice. I bet many of you have similar conference concerns. So today I have …

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