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By: Writing Tricks and Blog Treats « August McLaughlin's Blog

Writing Tricks and Blog Treats « August McLaughlin's Blog — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 19:17:41 +0000

[…] & Goderich Literary Management Conference Consternation by Michael […]

By: Published Author

Published Author — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:17:50 +0000

Don’t be a starf***er. Don’t be that writer whose main goal is to kiss up to agents or editors and whose secondary goal is to kiss up to authors. We can tell when you’re kissing up and most of us don’t like it.

The unpublished writer you befriend today because you like her as a person may become a lifelong friend and critique partner as well as a superstar author. The publishing professional you pursue at the conference at all costs and try to kiss up to may very well find you annoying.

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:28:40 +0000

I have discovered that an appointment with an agent at a conference is a lot like a two-way job interview. While discussing my project, the agent and I get to size each other up and decide if this is a working relationship – regardless of the merits of the pitch.

By: Hillsy

Hillsy — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:43:52 +0000

No.8 & No.3…….DAMMIT!

By: Loretta Torossian

Loretta Torossian — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:14:42 +0000

Thanks, Michael! Great post. I’ll be attending the SCBWI NYC conference in a few months. These are helpful tips. I love the last (#1), by the way.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:21:42 +0000

Don’t only be there to promote yourself… Don’t act like other writers are your competition… Don’t look at my nametag and – when you realize I’m “not important” – pretend like you weren’t just looking at my nametag to see if I was important.

And what’s wrong with sweats?!