Sentences with phrase «at writers conferences»

In addition to my consulting work, I put on webinars and give presentations at writers conferences, to writers groups, and publishing organizations to help authors and small publishers recognize the great potential for success in the new «wild west» of publishing brought on by technological innovation.

She has presented at writers conferences on the craft of writing as well as Marketing Your Book, The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Indie Publishing, and Getting your Book Into the Hands of Readers.

In my professional speaking gigs at writers conferences and to indie publishing associations, I see so many other would - be authors and indie publishers making those same mistakes and more.

Ask for referrals from authors you know and from agents and editors you meet at writers conferences, expos, or book store signings.

Media Training enhances your professional profile by preparing you for public speaking at writers conferences, book events, and media appearances, allowing you to put forth your best professional self and garner positive attention for you and your book.

As a self - published author who has met several agents at writers conferences, this post resonated with me.

At writers conferences, as well as on my own blog, I get so focused on people's desire to succeed in traditional forms (books, journals, articles, etc) that I don't consider addressing the craft and technique of online writing.

As a result, Mark is popular speaker at writers conferences and other events.

I am the author of three books on social media, a blogger (of course), a podcaster, and a regular speaker at writers conferences.

This is what I always say to youngsters I meet at writers conferences and workshops.

You can meet editors at writers conferences, MFA programs, book readings, and other public events.

She speaks frequently at writers conferences on marketing, blogging, and the life of a writer.

You can meet developmental editors at writers conferences, workshops and trainings, or search for them online.

Ask authors you know who they've worked with, or meet editors at writers conferences, workshops, and trainings.

Eisler speaks regularly at writers conferences and offers a treasure trove of resources for writers on his own website.

He has been teaching writing workshops at writers conferences from Massachusetts to Mexico since 2005.

Gansky is in frequent demand at writers conferences having taught and keynoted in California, Arizona, New Mexico, North Carolina, Delaware, Washington, and Canada.

Showing your face (and showing off your writing chops) at writers conferences and other events is a great way to build an audience and get to know your fellow writers.

She is also the founder of the popular writers» advice website www.DearEditor.com, a frequent speaker at writers conferences, and a writing teacher for groups and institutions including UCSD's Extension Program.

I have spoken at writers conferences across the country, training many hundreds of authors on all things writing - related.

Consequently, when I appear at writers conferences and seminars, book proposals are often on the agenda.

Glenda — I teach platform building at writers conferences and seminars, too.

As a frequent speaker at writers conferences and events, Chandler noticed that nonfiction authors were often neglected.

I also speak at writers conferences across the country.

At book signings, they use their pen names, but at writers conferences they use their real names with a reference to their pen names.

I critique manuscripts at writers conferences, and I plan to refer them to this post!

• The author can meet editors at writers conferences; some writers know as many editors as agents do.

One of the questions that I frequently encounter when I speak at writers conferences is: «I'm not tech savvy.

Best advice I ever got was from the speaker at a writers conference who went up to the podium, looked out at the audience and said, «What are you people doing here?

Memoir is the most popular genre at any writers conference.

I'm going to be teaching at a writers conference where one of the instigators of the pogrom against me will be sitting on a panel.

Several years ago Susan met Connie Mariano, MD, at a writers conference and sold her memoir, White House Doctor (about her experiences as Bill Clinton's personal physician, with a Foreword by Bill Clinton), to Marcia Markland from St. Martin's.

Peggy Eddleman, author of the middle grade novel SKY JUMPERS, explains how to pitch a literary agent at a writers conference.

BTW I used that great quote you sent me (about writing gay characters) at the writers conference for one of my classes.

Plan a day at a writers conference.

At a writers conference I recently attended, Jane Friedman said 80,000 words is good for most fiction, below 60,000 isn't novel territory, and about 120,000 is likely too much.

Try another way to get that agent's attention, like in a blind date or pitch session at a writers conference, or through a mutual friend.

While hanging out in the hotel bar at a writers conference, an FBI agent told me the story about an obese female who'd died under suspicious circumstances.

Interestingly enough, I was at a writers conference in Australia (where I live) and an editor for a publishing house who also free lances told us that if publishing houses knocked back our books, to consider having them self - pubbed.

Second, if you have the opportunity to present on a panel at a writers conference, even if it's to offer other potential authors advice, DO IT!

Several years ago, David was the guest of honor at our writers conference SleuthFest here in Florida.

You may be asking yourself if you're qualified to teach at a writers conference or if it's worth your time and effort to develop a course.

For the uninitiated, a pitch is an author's brief, face - to - face verbal presentation to an agent or an editor like me, (usually at a writers conference) of what's wonderful, original, and saleable about your book and why you're the best person to write it.

I taught at a writers conference recently, where attendees were invited to submit the opening page of their manuscripts — anonymously.

Lesson 2: I'm not one to strike up conversations with strangers, but I find that (particularly at a writers conference) people will talk if you will listen.

Pitching agents at a writers conference can be a difficult task for the new writer.

(However, after watching me at a writers conference in Oklahoma City Thomas Umstattd gave me the title «The Harbinger of Grim Reality» or «ogre» for short.

You snagged one of those valuable 15 minute appointments with an agent or an editor at the writers conference.

I'm at a writers conference today, so I've pulled out a great guest post from the archives, which originally appeared as part of the writing resources series.

First, a rude awakening at a writers conference, and second, purchasing both Story Engineering and The Emotional Craft of Fiction.