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My First Writers Conference Part 3: Pitch Slam Pointers
Having survived my first Pitch Slam I have learned, firsthand, some valuable tips which I shall now impart here. 1.Do not be tempted by the free lunch/panel/etc etc. that happens directly before your scheduled Pitch Slam. Skip these, and go wait in line outside the Pitch Slam room early. Granted, waiting in line is generally…
My First Writers Conference Part 2: Terror! Sinking Feelings! Etc.!
Now, let’s not gloss over the fact that I woke up that morning feeling like I was going to vomit from a nerve-induced frenzy. Literally all I’ve been thinking about the past couple weeks is this dreaded Pitch Slam (even the words Pitch and Slam sound vaguely violent). The last few days in particular have…
My First Writer’s Conference Part 1: Great Unexpectations
I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Writer’s Digest Conference West, as this was my first ever Writer’s Con. My main experience with groups of individuals gathering for a likeminded purpose are comic conventions. Now, a convention is not a conference, and yet I kept imagining WDCW as a place full of people dressed up…
First Draft Complete!
After nearly two whole years of working on this manuscript (on and off, not non-stop, mind you) I finally have the first complete draft of my first complete novel! It clocks in at 95,000 words and 365 pages. In other words, there’s still a lot of work (read: editing, trimming, slicing, and dicing) to be…
The Obligatory Origin Story
I began writing Winter Wilder in November of 2010 following two other attempts to finish two other novels that I never completed. You see, I always have a ton of ideas, but get distracted easily when something more enticing pops into my head. But I knew Winter Wilder would be different. (Back then, it was…
Welcome
Hi! My name is Tania del Rio, and this is my new site focusing on my YA paranormal novel, Winter Wilder. As of this writing, I’m currently working on polishing and strengthening my complete draft, and am planning to enlist the help of some beta readers soon (people who will give me honest critique, not…