I’m attending Open Camp this weekend. While people who read The Juggling Writer regularly may wonder what a recap about a conference focusing on Web technology has to do with writing, so far every panel discussion I’ve listened to has offered things I can do and use as a writer to get what I write […]
Tweet or Die?
We’ve all heard people touting the importance of that ever-present writing buzzword: platform. We’ve all heard that without a platform, you may as well give up writing, no matter how good you are. We’ve all heard about how writers need a blog, a Twitter account, a Facebook account, a Foursquare account, a Gowalla account, a […]
WLT Agents Conference – Day 2 Recap
On Saturday morning, I attended the Why We Still Love Fiction session, moderated by John Pipkin. Panelists: agents B.J. Robbins and Alex Glass. What Makes a Book Good? When asked what the panelists look for in good fiction, Alex said he wants a book that’s a “transporting reading experience.” While both agents mentioned that readers […]
WLT Agents Conference – Day 1 Recap
The Writers’ League of Texas Agents Conference started Friday, June 25. I attended a pre-conference pitch workshop with agent, Rebecca Oliver. Here’s a recap of the workshop for those in other agents’ workshops, or for people unable to attend: Rebecca began the workshop by sharing 10 things agents often hear that drives them crazy. None […]
Writers’ League of Texas Agents Conference
This weekend is the Writers’ League of Texas Agents Conference. If you’re interested in what I’m up to, I plan to update my Twitter feed as much as possible. If you’re interested in all the goings on at the conference, check out the #wltcon hashtag. If you’re attending the conference and see me, please say […]
Awfully Quiet
I apologize for being so quiet, lately — I’ve been preparing for the Writers’ League of Texas Agents Conference at the end of the month. I’m sure I’ll post an entry or two before the conference, but I wanted to let everybody know why I haven’t been posting regularly. I hope everybody’s writing is going […]
Austin or Bust
For the past couple years, I’ve wanted to attend an annual writers conference in Austin, Texas. Each year, there was always a reason not to attend (work schedules, finances, not having my third novel completed). I gave myself excuses not to attend. This year, instead of excuses, I’ve given myself a deadline. I just registered […]