I’ve been hearing all of the agents and editors talk about how much they hate prologues.Why did I care? Well, my WIP has a prologue.
I couldn’t imagine how my story would work without that preamble, so I kept it. I thought about calling it Chapter 1 so the entire prologue problem would be avoided. I [...]
Entries Tagged as 'conference'
Death to All Prologues
August 26th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Uncategorized
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Short Stories Can Improve Your Writing Skill
August 24th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Uncategorized
Finally! Here is a tidbit I picked up from the Willamette Writers Conference.
A few months back, I questioned whether writers can work on short and long pieces at the same time. Published writer Eric Witchey says not only can you, but you should.
Witchey offered some great ideas in his session Short Fiction for Fun, Money, [...]
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What I Learned about Attending Conferences
August 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Uncategorized
I’m going to share some session recaps from the Willamette Writers Conference here on the blog later. Today, I’m going to share the tips I learned about the nuts and bolts of attending a conference.
1. Volunteer
You can save a lot of money on registration by volunteering–as much as 75% off the cost of attending. You [...]
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My First Writers Conference
August 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
I am preparing to head off into the great wide world of conferences tomorrow.
I will be volunteering at the Willamette Writers Conference this weekend, and the volunteer orientation is tomorrow afternoon.
Volunteering is a pretty sweet deal. You receive tremendously discounted registration with breakfast and lunch (with the option of a vegetarian lunch–gotta love the Pacific [...]
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