Spring is right around the corner and that means writing conferences!
(I'm going to Pennwriters in Pittsburg, which is in mid-May.)
Conferences are great for writers for so many reasons. You can get an opportunity to pitch your book to agents and editors (which is great practice for when you have to market yourself), you can meet fantastic authors, and you can take seminars on a hundred helpful topics (from craft to promotion). You get to meet people interested in the things you're interested in. Being around writers and those in the industry is exciting, it's rejuvenating. It reminds you of why you do what you do (and that it's perfectly normal).
Donna Bowman Bratton has put together a great Dos and Don'ts list for conference-goers. It had some things in there I hadn't thought about before.
Diana Rowland guest posted on Inkpunks about How To Network at conferences (an absolute must)
And Kerry Gans at The Goose Quill posted about an Epiphany she had while battling her nerves at a conference.
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1 comment:
Thanks for the useful links, Emily. Hope you enjoy the conference and get something useful from it.
I'm concentrating on writing this year and will save up to go to a UK conference next year.
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