Letting go of the beginning
I’ve been reading Irresistible Kidlit by Mary Kole (which I picked up at the Writers Digest conference), and it’s awesome. It’s got so many great tips and it’s so current (I mean, literally. It’s hot of the presses.) I hit the section on “Starting Your Story” where Kole lists common clichés for how one, well,…
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…