Writer Sandra Tayler teaches techniques for comprehensive marketing.
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In a world of social media, creative work sells better if you frame your pitch with a story. Come learn from author Sandra Tayler how to present your work so it intrigues your potential audience. This works for everything from novels to artwork to Kickstarters to growing a social media following. Track: GCWS Classroom.
Fostering Great Writer-Editor Relationships (Session A)
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Agents, editors, and writers discuss the ups, downs, and goals of editorial relationships.
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Writers need to know that their editors are giving feedback that will improve their stories. Editors need to know that the writers they’re working with trust them. Both writers and editors have ended up in working relationships that were rocky at best. However, the writer–editor partnership can be creatively fulfilling for both parties. How do writers and editors build trust and learn to communicate with each other so that their collaborations produce the best stories possible? Join our panel of agents, editors, and writers as they discuss what works best for them in an editorial relationship. Panelists: Brady McReynolds (moderator), Jennifer Brozek, Erik Scott de Bie, John Jennings, Gini Koch. Track: GCWS Editing.
Fostering Great Writer-Editor Relationships (Session B)
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Editors and writers - who have worked together - discuss the ups, downs, and goals of editorial relationships.
Description:
Writers need to know that their editors are giving feedback that will improve their stories. Editors need to know that the writers they’re working with trust them. Both writers and editors have ended up in working relationships that were rocky at best. However, the writer-editor partnership can be creatively fulfilling for both parties. How do writers and editors build trust and learn to communicate with each other so that their collaborations produce the best stories possible? Join our expert panel of editors and authors who have worked with each other - and certainly have stories to tell. Panelists: Bryan Young (moderator), Maurice Broaddus, Dr. Chesya Burke, Katherine Monasterio. Track: GCWS Editing.
Fostering Great Writer-Editor Relationships (Session C)
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Editors and writers - who have worked together - discuss editorial relationships.
Description:
Writers need to know that their editors are giving feedback that will improve their stories. Editors need to know that the writers they’re working with trust them. Both writers and editors have ended up in working relationships that were rocky at best. However, the writer-editor partnership can be creatively fulfilling for both parties. How do writers and editors build trust and learn to communicate with each other so that their collaborations produce the best stories possible? Join our expert panel of editors and authors who have worked with each other - and certainly have stories to tell. Panelists: Toiya Kristen Finley (moderator): E.D.E. Bell, Brandon Crilly, Jordan Jones-Brewster, Latoya Peterson, Gregory A. Wilson. Track: GCWS Editing.
Writers discuss their Summer 2023 book releases - and how they're managing them.
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Join our panel of authors, each with Summer 2023 book releases, as they discuss the process of promoting and publicizing a recent work in the current environment, on and offline, from a writer's perspective. Panelists: S E Lindberg (moderator), George Jreije, Sean CW Korsgaard, John Jackson Miller. Track: GCWS Career.
Writers discuss their Summer 2023 book releases - and how they're managing them.
Description:
Join our panel of authors, each with Summer 2023 book releases, as they discuss the process of promoting and publicizing a recent work in the current environment, on and offline, from a writer's perspective. Panelists: Cat Rambo (moderator), E.D.E. Bell, Dedren Snead, Gregory A. Wilson. Track: GCWS Career.
Writers discuss their Summer 2023 book releases - and how they're managing them.
Description:
Join our panel of authors, each with Summer 2023 book releases, as they discuss the process of promoting and publicizing a recent work in the current environment, on and offline, from a writer's perspective. S E Lindberg (moderator), Dr. Chesya Burke, Dan Jolley, K.B. Wagers. Track: GCWS Career.
Writers discuss their Summer 2023 book releases - and how they're managing them.
Description:
Join our panel of authors, each with Summer 2023 book releases, as they discuss the process of promoting and publicizing a recent work in the current environment, on and offline, from a writer's perspective. Panelists: S E Lindberg (moderator), Erik Scott de Bie, Erin M. Evans, Howard Andrew Jones, Patrick S. Tomlinson. Track: GCWS Career.