Stage 1: Shock & Denial After weeks — nay, MONTHS — of preparation, of tweaking and twisting and scrubbing and scratching it (yes, we’re referring to your manuscript here), the BIG DAY arrives and you present your precious batch of… Read more ›
Almost. I’m hitting the road today at noon for the 2010 SCWW Conference in Myrtle Beach. I’m mostly packed, except for wrapping up our chapter baskets for the silent auction. And for packing up my binders so if I have… Read more ›
It’s that time of year again. The 2010 SCWW Annual Conference is fast approaching, and once again I’m being bombarded with daydreams of NYT Bestseller-dom, nightmares of being nekkid with agents (NOT the fun kind of nekkidness, unfortunately!), and early… Read more ›
Every year the SCWW conference hosts a silent auction to help offset the costs of the conference. The biggest sellers are the critiques offered by conference faculty (usually agents but sometimes publishers and authors pitch in as well).This year, instead… Read more ›
I spent the weekend in Myrtle Beach at my third SCWW annual conference. This, after ten months of following the industry, studying the process of submission, and then learning about the specific steps to publication. My plan was to attend… Read more ›
I’m finally getting geared up for this weekend’s SCWW conference in Myrtle Beach, which will be my 3rd year attending. I’m really excited about this year’s conference, not that I have huge expectations (oh, the horror!) but I’ve always returned… Read more ›