Whew. I can't believe how drained I am after Writeoncon. It makes me even more amazed at the energy and dedication of the organizers.
I made some great connections with new friends, read a ton of fabulous YA queries and first pages, watched a couple wicked cool live chats by agents Natalie Fischer and Jennifer Laughran. And read a bunch of great advice from industry professionals.
I'm still surfing over to the forums page to read!
Things I learned:
1. I'm not the only one writing a sporty-girl book (yeah for sporty girls!)
2. After participating in a query critique offered by Natalie, I'm rewriting my query to focus more on my protagonists journey rather than "getting the boy ". (Thanks Natalie--it's going to be much better!)
3. I really like the writerly community--and I'm proud to be a part of it.
Thanks to the organizers, the participants, the agents and editors, and the behind the scenes crew who made it all happen.
6 comments:
I am so glad you enjoyed yourself!
I, too, had a FREAKIN' BLAST!!
I participated in everything Wednesday and I was tired too. I'm sure the organizers were wiped out!
The journey vs. the boy is an important distinction. I think too many YA books miss that. I learned to put platform in perspective.
Good luck on your WIP.
I'm exhausted too! But in an awesome way. And the internet seems a little less right now.
I loved the conference! Learned so much and keep going back to revisit things. I'm so glad they are keeping things up for awhile.
Jamie--Thanks for all your hard work!
Theresa--the boy is part of the journey, but not the only part. :)
Heather--yeah!
Catherine--I'm revisiting too. I hope it stays archived, I have a feeling it's going to be hard to absorb it all!
I realized I've missed something called the journey vs. the boy!
I had to miss day 2, plus the later half of day 3. I have so much to catch up on!
I really was awesome, and so generous!
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