Category archive: events
My First Writers Conference Part 4: Pitch Slam Dunk (Well, sort of. Mostly I just wanted to use that pun)
In my last post, I went over some Pitch Slam Pointers that I gathered from my own experience, which I shall now detail here. I didn’t get in line early enough. I went to the Keynote speech, I went to lunch, and I socialized with other writers and practiced my pitch some more. Honestly, I…
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…