Time to prep for next year! Here’s a great post on going to conferences and conventions by Chuck Wendig. I chickened out and didn’t do #6 in this list. Here’s the story…I was at the Texas Book Festival last year and found out…
Doug Solter
Young Adult Author and Screenwriter blogging about books, writing, movies, music, and life.
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3 Steps To Making Friends and Enemies at Conferences
Ran across this interesting post from editor A. Victoria Mixon… I don’t really attend writers conferences anymore, because it’s much more comfortable to stay home in my cozy attic office editing the books of the coolest writers on the entire…
Tagged with: 3 steps, A. Victoria Mixon, advice, authors, conferences, making friends, networking, reality check, writing
Posted in Networking, The Business of Writing, Writing
Posted in Networking, The Business of Writing, Writing
The Austin Film Festival
This is the fourth time I’ve been to the Austin Film Festival. The last time was in 2003 when my script THE VETERAN was a second rounder in the screenwriting competition. The Austin screenwriting conference is held in conjunction with the…
Tagged with: Alvaro Rodriguez, Austin, conference, Deborah Chesher, Driskill Hotel, Film Festival, Julie Howe, Max Adams, screenwriting, Texas
Posted in Great Writers, Hollywood, Networking, Screenwriting, The Business of Writing, Travel, Writing
Posted in Great Writers, Hollywood, Networking, Screenwriting, The Business of Writing, Travel, Writing
60 Ways To Increase Your Influence Online
Ready to go Genghis Khan all over the internet in your writing career? Check out these suggestions courtesy of Copyblogger.
Tagged with: branding, marketing online, networking, online presence
Posted in Networking, The Business of Writing
Posted in Networking, The Business of Writing
A Newbie Writer’s Guide to Twitter
Twitter can be very confusing at first. I know it was for me. But I didn’t have this straightforward guide on using Twitter. This is especially helpful if you’re a writer wondering how to get started. Once you get set…
How To Impress Booksellers
A few days ago people on the popular social site Twitter began a hashtag labeled #waystoimpressbooksellers. This mass of tweets contained quite a few nuggets of great information for authors in these days of do it yourself promotion since no one else will. If you…
How To Make The Most Out of A Writer’s Conference
Since the wonderful OWFI Writer’s Conference is coming next month, I though it would be helpful to post Dana Kay’s great post on how to effectively network at a conference. Take a moment to read it and remind yourself that…
