Dragon Con Panel: Tell It Like It Is!
26th September, 2009 - No Comments
Tell It Like It Is!
Sherrilyn Kenyon, Eric Griffin, Peter S. Beagle, Chesya Burke, Cherie Priest, Raven Hart, Gene Wolfe, Tiffany Trent
Key Points
Write:
Sit down and write – Talent isn’t enough, you have to show up.
Hard work trumps talent.
If the muse is late, start without her.
Find your audience and speak to them
Learn, Grow, Change
Keep writing
Get your work out there
Come out fighting
Networking:
Network – writers, bookmarks, website
Hang around digitally with other writers.
Make yourself heard.
Use contact forms on websites to protect your email address.
Business:
Learn the business.
Don’t pay an agent.
Take books to a signing
Take nothing for granted, especially your publisher
Learn to understand contracts
Vet agents – Writer’s Digest, agentquery.com, blogs, SFWA, Acknowledgements
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Posted on: September 26, 2009
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