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Your After-Conference Checklist

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon June 16, 2022
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Since the conference season is in full swing, you may have just returned from a beautiful event of learning and fellowship. Or you may be planning to go to a conference soon. With that in mind, consider a checklist of what to do upon your return.

1.) Rest. Give yourself at least a day after travel to refresh and relax. I realize very few authors take this advice, but I offer it all the same.

2.)  Thank. After thanking the Lord for an uplifting conference, consider thanking those who have touched your heart. While I never expect any acknowledgment after conference appointments, I always appreciate being thought of by authors, whether or not they plan to follow up with a submission to me.

3.)  Strategize. If you attended the conference pitching a devotional book, a romance novel, and a gift book, talking to industry professionals should have given you a pulse check on which projects you should pursue. Take time to strategize how you will follow up with agents and editors accordingly.

4.)  Update. Feel free to update any agents and editors you plan to follow up with on the status of your submission. Rest assured that I don’t make a list with notes such as, “Author will submit full manuscript by May 1,” and then send harassing emails when they don’t. Rather, if I don’t hear from an author, I assume that the author may have any number of reasons for not following up with me. For instance, the author’s family situation may have become more demanding, or information learned at a conference can change an author’s plans. However, I don’t mind receiving an update from an author such as, “I learned so much at the conference and hope to submit my proposal and manuscript to you after the New Year.” Correspondence such as this keeps your name in front of me, which never hurts!

5.)  Write. Enough said.

Thank you for supporting Christian publishing by attending conferences. I hope your time there leads to publishing success for you!

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The Writers Conference Bell Curve

By Bob Hostetleron May 19, 2022
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I’ve attended and presented at Christian writers conferences for more than three decades. (I know, I don’t look anywhere near old enough to make that claim, and thank you.) I’ve sometimes served on faculty at as many as a dozen conferences in a given year. (I know, it’s hard to believe that many conference directors would actually book me for their event, no offense taken.) And so I suppose I’ve …

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The Conference Appointment

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon May 18, 2022
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If you’re preparing to go to a writers conference, here are a few tips based on questions authors have asked over the years about agent and editor appointments: 1. What do I wear?  Each conference has its own personality. Visit the conference website to glean information concerning accommodations and weather. Comfortable, flattering clothes that show polish are available at different price …

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Six People You’ll Meet at a Writers Conference

By Bob Hostetleron May 11, 2022
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As an author and literary agent, I’m often asked for publishing advice. As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, my standard response to such queries is, “Have you been to a writers conference?” Because, for most of us, that is a major and necessary step toward writing for publication, for many reasons. One of those reasons is the variety and quality of people you’ll meet at a writers conference, …

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What Are You Doing This Summer?

By Dan Balowon May 4, 2022
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Writers conferences have been scrambling to maintain a connection to writers in two years of COVID restrictions, but maybe we are working our way toward a day when most can meet in person and get back to the best part of conferences: the planned and unplanned conversations that lead to inspiration and encouragement for everyone taking part. How will I spend some of my summer this year? May 11-14, …

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Writers Groups

By Dan Balowon April 13, 2022
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Writers need good, personal support structures because so much of the work is done in solitude. Christian writers conferences, whether they are held online or in person, are part of this structure, as one receives training; exposure to different ways of thinking; critical review; advice from people with experience they lack; and, most importantly, relationships. But another level of support is …

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Testing the Truth

By Tamela Hancock Murrayon April 29, 2021
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Years ago, after a class on taxes at a writers conference, an attendee shook her head. “That teacher’s going to get a lot of people in trouble.” I couldn’t deny that some of the suggestions offered seemed risky. I disregarded most of what I’d heard as I made my way out the door. This experience is rare, but it does happen. Conference directors engage well-known, established instructors for …

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Writing Advice I Took to Heart

By Guest Bloggeron March 4, 2021
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Today’s guest post is by Lori Hatcher. She is an editor, writing instructor, award-winning Toastmasters International speaker, blogger, and author of three (soon to be five) devotionals, including Refresh Your Faith, Uncommon Devotions from Every Book of the Bible, and Hungry for God … Starving for Time: Five-Minute Devotions for Busy Women. Her articles and devotions have been published by …

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What if You Get a Book Deal on Your Own and Then Want an Agent?

By Steve Laubeon October 12, 2020
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One of our readers asked this via the green “Ask us a question” button.
What happens if you get a book contract before you have an agent? What if, by some miracle, an editor sees your work and wants to publish it? (1) would having a publisher interested in my work make an agent much more likely to represent me, and (2) would it be appropriate to try to find an agent at that point (when a …

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Only Hours Left to Save the Writers Conference at Mount Hermon

By Steve Laubeon August 29, 2020
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As you may recall, nearly six weeks ago we began a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funding to ensure that the writers conference at Mount Hermon could proceed as planned in 2021. (Click here for the campaign page and for more details.) We are at 61% of the goal as of this writing, which is rather incredible with over 220 people contributing!. But we are still short. The campaign will end at …

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