How to Maximize Your Time at a Writers' Conference in 2024 & 2025

Writers' conferences can help jump start your authorship journey, offering valuable opportunities to network, learn, and set meaningful goals for yourself. This video offers guidance on how to make the most of your time at these events from someone who's attended them herself for numerous years, both before and after being traditionally published through a small press.

Discover the essential steps to prepare your author brand, from refining your website and business cards to preparing yourself for agent pitch sessions. We'll cover what you need to bring (and what you can leave behind), as well as tips on networking with key industry professionals.

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TIME STAMPS

⏱️ 0:00 Intro
⏱️ 0:20 Publishing Seasons
⏱️ 1:07 Overview of What to Prepare
⏱️ 1:25 1) Your Author Brand
⏱️ 6:18 2) Business Cards
⏱️ 8:24 3) Your Author Platform / Social Media
⏱️ 10:52 4) Reviewing Your Workshop Itinerary
⏱️ 13:08 What You Don't Need & How to Pitch to Agents
⏱️ 18:21 Researching "Comp" Titles
⏱️ 19:20 Identifying Your "Unique Selling Point"
⏱️ 20:46 The Biggest Thing to Do Post-Conference
⏱️ 22:28 EXCITING NEWS!!! ⭐😍
⏱️ 24:47 Outro

🎵 Music: Summer Somewhere In Cuba by Cumbia Deli

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