The Las Vegas Writers Conference
Sponsored by The Henderson Writers Group
If you’re attending the Las Vegas Writers’ Conference (you are, aren’t you?) you’ll want to attend the first three Monday evening meeting at Community Lutheran Church, 6:30pm. We’ll be refreshing everyone’s memory about Log Lines, Elevator Pitches, and Synopsis, and then helping members with those items. Then, we’ll have practice pitch sessions. These meetings are … Read more
This is the 26th FREE Dear Lucky Agent online contest with agent judges and super-cool prizes. Here’s the deal: With every contest, the details are essentially the same, but the niche itself changes-meaning each contest is focused around a specific category or two. If you’re writing any kind of fantasy or science fiction novel (for adults), then this 26th … Read more
Leviosa is a 4-day non-profit Harry Potter, Young Adult Lit & Writing conference at Green Valley Ranch in Henderson, NV, July 7 – 10. They thought some of you might be interested in the Writing Track, and the literary agent one-on-one pitching sessions available for an additional fee of $25 beyond day pass/registration costs (prices $60-$450: vary from one day … Read more
If you’re a serious writer, you are at least familiar with the name Chuck Sambuchino. He does a lot of good things for writers, and he’s been faculty at our conference. In particular are his timely updates on Agents open to new submissions. I know we have several writers amongst us who write SciFi and Chuck … Read more
PITCHING TO AN AGENT PART 6 THE FACE TO FACE LIKE A JOB INTERVIEW I’ve always considered the pitch session as a job interview. That’s exactly what it is. The difference is that it’s a two way street. Not only will you be working for the agent and/or publisher, they’ll be working for you. … Read more
PITCHING TO AN AGENT PART 4 THE PITCH LETTER (QUERY LETTER) (One That Worked) Now I’m going to show you a pitch letter that worked. Below is the letter that I handed to the publisher that gave me the contract for my upcoming novel, Meleena’s Adventures – Treasure Of The Umbrunna. Keep in mind … Read more
PITCHING TO AN AGENT PART 3 THE PITCH LETTER (QUERY LETTER) (What Not To Do!) In this part we’ll get down to some technical thingies. We’re going to go over what not to do. NEGATIVITY I mentioned never to use negativity or put yourself down. Here are a few examples. Some are overt, while … Read more
PITCHING TO AN AGENT PART 2 THE PITCH LETTER (QUERY LETTER) I need to tell you up front that this discussion pertains to pitching fiction and not non-fiction. When it comes to queries, they’re two different animals. I’ve never pitched non-fiction and don’t have a clue how to do it, so if that’s what … Read more
PITCHING TO AN AGENT PART 1 THE PITCH LETTER (QUERY LETTER) Probably one of the hardest things an author has to write is the pitch letter. I’m reminded of the teen who doesn’t want to finish high school and comes up with the excuse, “Well Axl Rose of Guns N Roses never graduated, and … Read more