Wow, another amazing day! So much activity in the forum (have you seen the Ninja Agents?!). So much excitement in the live chats today. So many good things from so many literary agents, editors, and authors.
Let’s talk authors for a sec…
Everyone who participates in WriteOnCon does so for free. FOR FREE. If you read a post today by an author, you can support them.
How?
Buy their book.
Writers need to support other writers. So if you watched a vlog today or yesterday and you loved it–buy a book. If you participated in a chat and got some great insight–buy a book. If you read a blog post and learned something new–buy a book.
You can find all the books from our participating authors (and us WriteOnCon organizers!) on our BOOKS PAGE. Each book cover is linked to an online retailer.
In case you missed out on all the book-buying-worthy posts from today, here’s the lineup:
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
6:00 AM: The Debut Year by author Lindsey Leavitt
7:00 AM: Illustration 101 by JH Everett and the Studio 5 Illustrators
7:30 AM: Putting Yourself Out There by author Saundra Mitchell
8:00 AM: I DON’T CARE THAT HE’S HOT: Building Believable Romance by editor Martha Mihalick
8:30 AM: The Shakeover Makeover—Shake Your PB Till It Shines! by authors Tiffany Strelitz Haber & Corey Rosen Schwartz
9:00 AM: Novel Beginnings, How to Find the Best Place to Start by author Lisa Schroeder
9:30 AM: How to Write A Synopsis by author Jodi Meadows
10:00 AM: Creating Characters for Picture Books by author Tammy Sauer
10:30 AM: What Makes Middle Grade Sing? by literary agent Joanna Volpe
11:00 AM: Live Twitter Pitch Event with literary agents Carlie Webber and Christina Hogrebe
12:00 PM: Are You Ready to Query? by literary agent Kate Testerman
12:30 PM: On Compactness by literary agent Weronika Janczuk
1:00 PM: Live Q&A with author Sarah Rees Brennan
2:00 PM: Character Growth by author Lauren Oliver
2:30 PM: Balancing Writing, Work, and Life by editor Kendra Levin
3:00 PM: Live Query Letter Q&A with literary agent Jenny Bent
4:00 PM: Submission Basics by literary agent Ginger Clark
4:30 PM: How I Know If I Like It by literary agent Sara Crowe
5:00 PM: Live YA Q&A chat with Holly Root and Barbara Poelle
5:30 PM: Critique Groups 101 by the YA Muses
6:00 PM: Marketing 101 for Children’s Book Authors by author Emma Walton Hamilton
9:00 PM: Panel of Professionals (Kate Testerman, Martha Mihalick, Joanna Volpe, Jen Rofe, Diana Fox)
Whew! Hope Wednesday brought you something to enrich your authorly life!
Today’s Giveaways (none of these require a donation, only a comment on the post):
- Corey Rosen Schwartz and Tiffany Strelitz Haber are giving away a Picture Book critique.
- Author Tammi Sauer is giving away a signed hardcover of her PB, Mostly Monsterly.
- Author Lauren Oliver is offering a signed DELIRUIM t-shirt.
- Editor Kendra Levin is giving away a prize package of books!
- The YA Muses are offering a 15-page critique!
- Literary agent Carlie Webber is giving away a 30-page manuscript (MG/YA) critique!
- Literary agent Diana Fox is offering a 30-minute marketing (no critiques or pitches) phone call!
- Literary agent Diana Fox is also giving away an ARC (Advanced Reader’s Copy) of THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER by Michelle Hodkin.
If you missed anything yesterday–including our giveaways–click HERE.
In a perfect world, everything about WriteOnCon would be free, but it turns out Error 403 and Database Errors are pricey beasts. We appreciate any amount anyone can donate!
Not only that, but you can win any number of amazing prizes by donating. Query critiques from literary agents Jim McCarthy, Sara Crowe, Caryn Wiseman, and Joanna Volpe. Check this post for more, and to leave a comment after you donate. http://writeoncon.com/2011/08/donate-to-writeoncon/
So much good stuff today! Thanks so much!
Yea! Just talked hubby into letting me buy TWO books. Is it the apocalypse or something? I may faint of delirium =)
(Sorry…not to sound like a grade-schooler who has to point out how good they are to get a gold star sticker =). Oh, and LOVE this conference so far. Has been very very helpful!
Awesome day, ladies. Thank you THIIIIIS much! Wish I could make tonight a little longer so you could get a few extra hours of sleep.
As I’ve read and appreciated the vlogs and pieces, I’ve been piling books onto my to-read list. I was doing it because the authors or into about the books interested me. But I realize I should’ve been thinking about supporting these authors for giving time to Write On Con.
I can’t believe tomorrow is the last day.
I’ve been so deep in edits and spending time on the forum, I have some serious catch up to do with the actual programming. Now I know what I’ll be doing during my vacation.
Loved what I’ve seen so far.
This is amazing. I can’t believe how much I’ve learned by critiquing. Thank you all so much!
I have a looong list of books to buy after this Con. It’s so nice of all the authors, agents and editors and other professionals to do this for us. Everyone’s just so kind around here. And the moderators and organizers are true stars.