From Gabrielle Luthy
--there are a whole ton of articles on Gabrielle Luthy's site on conference
From Houston Bay Area RWA
--a great article by member and phenomenal writer Sandra K. Moore
From RWA
--get some conference tips straight from the RWA website
From Simone
--don’t stalk editors or agents
From Stephanie Bond
--she has two terrific articles on conference in her vault of resources for writers
From Tina
--if you know you're going to slip out of a session early, sit in the back
--keep your cell phone silenced during sessions
--(and this is a personal favorite) take pity and buy the book of the authors who no one is approaching at the Lit Signing, especially YA authors with pink prom dresses on their books :-D
From TLC
--never interrupt a private conversation
--don't dismiss unpublished authors as unimportant, they could be next year's bestsellers (and we were all unpublished once)
--if a workshop you are attending is full, don't use a chair for your belongings and let others know if there is an available seat near you
--if you take notes on your AlphaSmart, please take a seat near the back of the room so the clicking doesn't drown out the speaker for other attendees
Okay, what have we missed?
TLC
[honorary Tina for the day]
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Thanks for stepping in for me, TLC! As the Buzz Girls know, I'm doing a lot of traveling right now, which will culiminate in attending the RWA National Conference, so I'm going to be hit-and-miss here for a few weeks.
Tera had a terrific comment about not interrupting a private conversation. I have a problem with this myself because I tend to get excited when I see friends, and want to pounce! I need to pull back and gauge whether it's a serious convo or a light one, and to remember that my excitement or time constraints have nothing to do with them, and that a conversation that starts on the wrong foot often ends that way, too!
Great tips, TLC. I would have never thought of some of this!
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