tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post8738986402300367754..comments2024-03-28T02:00:11.260-05:00Comments on A Newbie's Guide to Publishing: Con EtiquetteJA Konrathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08778324558755151986noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-68611290158200830402009-02-10T14:14:00.000-06:002009-02-10T14:14:00.000-06:00Well put JA!And Jessa, I will be going to RWA this...Well put JA!<BR/>And Jessa, I will be going to RWA this year (1st time) A little intimidating but I hear it's well worth it.<BR/>Are there any other "don't miss" cons out there? Maybe something smaller?<BR/>I write suspense and romance.Laura Morriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11092640268291193609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-2234480210750127262009-02-09T16:35:00.000-06:002009-02-09T16:35:00.000-06:00If you're serious about being an author, I think y...If you're serious about being an author, I think you have to go to conferences. I got a second job in order to pay my expenses.amberargylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058327741777322247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-22579544375344411712009-02-09T09:06:00.000-06:002009-02-09T09:06:00.000-06:00Sound advice. I most enjoy teaching at these event...Sound advice. I most enjoy teaching at these events, and talking craft afterward. Being with the like minded is a great refresher. Also: don't be dull, but don't be desperate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-50597723229710053862009-02-08T01:48:00.000-06:002009-02-08T01:48:00.000-06:00The expense can be particularly daunting, especial...The expense can be particularly daunting, especially for those of us who are in the boonies. Conferences never come to us, we must go to them.<BR/><BR/>My entire conference budget this year is committed to Book Expo America and Writer's Digest's Writer's Conference in New York. Flying from Western Australia to New York, USA and paying for a week's hotel accommodation is painful but the experience is INCREDIBLE! I LOVED last year in L.A. and I came away with a buzz, loads of books, business cards, smiles, a tonne of content for blog posts, and new motivation for my current novel.<BR/><BR/>This year, I'll be pitching it while there and I'm very excited. It is fantastic to meet other industry professionals and is definitely the high point of my year. I'll definitely find the bar this time!<BR/><BR/>I wonder who else is going to be there this year. :-)Rebecca Laffar-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085299881243825229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-11956416135599465742009-02-07T23:49:00.000-06:002009-02-07T23:49:00.000-06:00Be careful about buying JA Konrath TOO many drinks...Be careful about buying JA Konrath TOO many drinks, or you'll get a blurb like: <BR/><BR/><I>*Hic* Thish book is the besht thing I ever... What's your name again? I don't care if I didn't finish the blurb. Wait, I didn't finish the blurb? Where the hell is that waitresh? Oh, yeah, besht romantic comedy effer!!! Itsh a thriller? Really?</I>Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570340821679002851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-87911606324580850872009-02-07T11:40:00.000-06:002009-02-07T11:40:00.000-06:00Well said, Joe. Cons are great places to network. ...Well said, Joe. Cons are great places to network. I signed two authors last year from cons - and it wasn't through the pitch sessions - though you just can't beat that one on one time - but the bar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-78526762228175943852009-02-07T08:48:00.000-06:002009-02-07T08:48:00.000-06:00Trouble is in finding a nearby convention to atten...Trouble is in finding a nearby convention to attend...when you live out here in the middle of nowhere.T. M. Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315726033990784930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-30374110960386795252009-02-07T00:31:00.000-06:002009-02-07T00:31:00.000-06:00That's great advice. Thanks for sharing.Joan De La...That's great advice. Thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/>Joan De La Haye<BR/>http://joandelahaye.wordpress.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-47908526969309809402009-02-06T21:07:00.000-06:002009-02-06T21:07:00.000-06:00Now I regret missing it. Had to work today, takin...Now I regret missing it. Had to work today, taking the boy to Bob the Builder Live! tomorrow, and am responsible for the girl on Sunday. Poor planning on my part. Have fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-9101815300864091362009-02-06T20:01:00.000-06:002009-02-06T20:01:00.000-06:00Can I plug the Romance Writers of America conferen...Can I plug the Romance Writers of America conference? They make it very easy to do all of the above. There are ed&ag appts, great workshops, and 2000+ friendly ladies who will all ask you, 'What do you write?' So if you don't have your one-line pitch ready, it'll be polished by the end of the con :)<BR/><BR/>I think we could make "seeking a blurb from Konrath" a new euphemism for the aftermath of excessive drinking. You know: Dudette, how many sour apple martinis did you have with Nora last night? You sought a blurb from Konrath all over the shuttle to the airport.Jessa Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569827979530923930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-78185247398441426852009-02-06T16:46:00.000-06:002009-02-06T16:46:00.000-06:00Thanks for the advice.Thanks for the advice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11291165.post-38953572630630847112009-02-06T15:51:00.000-06:002009-02-06T15:51:00.000-06:00Doesn't buying JA Konrath a drink get me closer to...Doesn't buying JA Konrath a drink get me closer to a blurb?<BR/><BR/>Great post Joe, wish I was there. Perhaps next year.Bobby Mangahashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335616508441176887noreply@blogger.com