tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285101.post6475438079201751206..comments2012-06-07T20:13:38.221-04:00Comments on To Elysia and Back Again: My Adventures at the Naples Press Club Writers ConferenceM. B. Westonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17097844239691357293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285101.post-14942096938619669162007-03-01T21:39:00.000-05:002007-03-01T21:39:00.000-05:00Is that why Sandy was gone so long Sunday? She was...Is that why Sandy was gone so long Sunday? She was hanging out with you? I knew I should have hovered at that conference to get her to leave faster...She should have been here, at home, writing...<BR/><BR/>Nigel TaimanNigelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034801700165308979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285101.post-35715891541237936192007-03-01T07:59:00.000-05:002007-03-01T07:59:00.000-05:00Thanks :)I couldn't find the list of confrences b...Thanks :)<BR/><BR/>I couldn't find the list of confrences but I googled writing and reading conferences - there's a lot in Florida!Raven Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139687669463139532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285101.post-35177975303140441572007-02-27T12:40:00.000-05:002007-02-27T12:40:00.000-05:00Writers conferences are generally set up with:1) W...Writers conferences are generally set up with:<BR/>1) Writing workshops about topics ranging from how to write better to how to get published to how to market your book once it gets published<BR/>2) Author book signings, generally held by authors who are presenting the workshops<BR/>3) Pitch sessions with agents and editors, giving you face time with a prospective agent and a chance to get over the "slush pile."<BR/>4) Chances to meet other authors and network.<BR/><BR/>Since you've got a book coming out, you can probably start calling writers conferences in your area and asking them if they need workshop presenters and offering to present something. (Saying, "I'm a traditionally published author, and I was wondering if you needed any workshop presenters," usually gets you a quick response.) In your case, you could say, "I was wondering if you needed anyone to present a workshop on horror?" Then you 1) have a captive audience that 2) likes or has an interest in horror and will 3) probably want to buy a signed copy of your book. I found that "Shaw's Lists" (an online list of everything) has a great list of writers conferences. (I don't have the website, but you can google it.)M. B. Westonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17097844239691357293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285101.post-74106766812331529432007-02-27T06:52:00.000-05:002007-02-27T06:52:00.000-05:00Plus it looks like a lot of fun.What generally hap...Plus it looks like a lot of fun.<BR/><BR/>What generally happens at them?Raven Bowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139687669463139532noreply@blogger.com