by Hazel Buys
Big news: I'm going to a writers' conference! It's big news
to me, anyway. No matter how many gatherings I go to, conference attendance is
a major event in my writing life.
I'm not much of a crowd person, so it takes a bit of energy.
It also takes time from my writing (yep, I tell myself I would be using the
time working on my novel, even if I weren't at the conference - LOL!). Actually,
it's a novel revision retreat sponsored by the MidAtlantic SCBWI, at the Roslyn
Conference Center in Richmond, VA.
In preparing for this retreat, I researched
ideas on what to bring, what to ask, what to wear (a sweater, even in June - conference rooms can be cold), etc.
It's amazing how much advice is out there!
It will surprise no one that one must-bring item is your
pitch. Yep, even if you only have a first draft and you are undertaking major
revisions, you should know enough about your novel to put together a pitch.
Fortunately, QueryTracker has a great post about
pitches. The post is from 2009 but it's timeless. And, admit it, we can all use refreshers on
writing pitches. Take a look:
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