by Nancy Herkness | Aug 10, 2009 | RWA, Uncategorized, writing
Two smart, young literary agents, Jennifer Schober of Spencerhill Associates and Laura Bradford of the Bradford Literary Agency, presented part of a workshop titled How to Catch Flies: on Professionalism and Choosing Your Own Business Reputation. I say “part” of a...
by Nancy Herkness | Jul 27, 2009 | RWA, Uncategorized, writing
Honestly, I hadn’t planned to go to this workshop. I’ve read articles, attended presentations, and done pitches already. Pitching is second only to writing a synopsis in my list of things I’d rather run through a swarm of angry bees than do. However, when I looked at...
by Nancy Herkness | Jul 23, 2009 | RWA, Uncategorized, writing
One amazing workshop I attended was A Look Inside the Editor’s Mind. As a writer, I’m always trying to figure out what’s going on in an editor’s mind so the title was irresistible. The description: Harlequin Editor-at-Large Leslie Wainger will cold-read up to 25...
by Nancy Herkness | Jul 21, 2009 | Romance, Uncategorized, writing
Last week I went to the Romance Writers of America’s national conference in Washington, D.C. Ordinarily, I only attend when the event is in New York City since getting there from New Jersey requires no white-knuckled, gut-twisting flight on an airplane (one of those...