On Friday, we're driving five hours to Cincinnati for my very first writer's conference! Whoo-hoo.
It's the Writer's Digest Editor's Intensive conference, being held at their headquarters. A handful of names I actually recognize will be there. On Saturday, we'll sit through several workshops on query do's and don't's, whether you should self-publish, e-publish or wade through the slush. There's a lot of stuff on novel writing techniques, common mistakes, pacing, style, structure, etc.
I cannot wait. How cool will it be to actually hang out with other writers for a weekend and talk nothing but writing? Awesome.
But the biggie is on Sunday. We had to submit the first 50 pages of our manuscript a few weeks ago and were then assigned a 30-minute one-on-one critique session with a real live book editor! Gulp. Mine is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. Central Time, so if you're religious, say a prayer for me. If you're not, well, wish me luck anyway. Pretty please?
It's the Writer's Digest Editor's Intensive conference, being held at their headquarters. A handful of names I actually recognize will be there. On Saturday, we'll sit through several workshops on query do's and don't's, whether you should self-publish, e-publish or wade through the slush. There's a lot of stuff on novel writing techniques, common mistakes, pacing, style, structure, etc.
I cannot wait. How cool will it be to actually hang out with other writers for a weekend and talk nothing but writing? Awesome.
But the biggie is on Sunday. We had to submit the first 50 pages of our manuscript a few weeks ago and were then assigned a 30-minute one-on-one critique session with a real live book editor! Gulp. Mine is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. Central Time, so if you're religious, say a prayer for me. If you're not, well, wish me luck anyway. Pretty please?
Okay. So. I'm a bit nervous.
I've decided that I will let this weekend guide me when it comes to what I'm going to do with TDYDK. Although I like the new one better (since I know what I'm doing now, kind of), I had to submit the first 50 pages of the old one since I was only at page 44 of the new one at the submission deadline.
But like a couple of people here said, submit the old one and take any criticism and apply it to the new one, too. It's a win-win situation.
Unless, of course, I get crushed.
But hey, I'm told the local Starbucks is hiring. For reals.
But like a couple of people here said, submit the old one and take any criticism and apply it to the new one, too. It's a win-win situation.
Unless, of course, I get crushed.
But hey, I'm told the local Starbucks is hiring. For reals.
