Write On!!!...con

Today is the final day of WriteOnCon, but before you get all "No fair! I didn't know!" if you missed anything it's all up on the site. You can go back and read/watch anything you missed. =)

Here are some of my favorites so far:
Live Chat with Suzie Townsend (because she's my truly fabulous agent and she mentions Personal Demons :p)
Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Start Revising by Kendra Levin
Becoming a Career Author by Catherine Drayton
Romance in YA by Lisa Schroeder
Writing Authentic/Edgy Teen Literature by the FABULOUS Kody Keplinger (they didn't have the fabulous thing in there, but...)
Panel of Professionals chat LIVE (Anica Rissi, Joanna Volpe, Suzie Townsend, Mary Kole) Topic was voice.

Lots of seriously mind-blowing stuff!

Here's today's line-up:

Thursday, Aug 12:
6:00 AM: Writing With a Real Life by author Lindsey Leavitt
7:00 AM: Writing Advice from PJ Hoover and the Texas Sweethearts
8:00 AM: Writing Realistic, Captivating Dialog by author Tom Leveen
8:30 AM: Author Branding by author Shelli Johannes-Wells
9:00 AM: How to have a Successful Author Event at a Bookstore by Calondra McArthur
10:00 AM: Q&A by literary agent Steven Malk
10:30 AM: Writing a Complete Story Even Though it’s Part of a Trilogy by author Michelle Zink
11:00 AM: From Submission to Acquisition: An Editor’s Choose Your Own Adventure by editor Martha Mihalick
12:00 PM: Transitioning from Adult to YA by author Risa Green
1:00 PM: Rhyme in Picture Books by author Tiffany Strelitz
2:00 PM: The First Five Pages by Kathleen Ortiz
3:00 PM: Writing Thrillers for Young Adults by author Kimberly Derting
3:30 PM: Picture Books and Easy Readers by author Shelley Thomas
4:00 PM: Staying positive in the face of rejections by author Crystal Stranaghan
5:00 PM: Avoiding Character Stereotypes by literary agent Mary Kole
6:00 PM: Creating New Mythologies by author Aprilynne Pike
9:00 PM: Panel of Professionals chat LIVE (Michelle Andelman, Molly O’Neill, Kate Testerman)
10:30 PM: The Revision Process from Both Sides of the Desk, a live Workshop with literary agent/author Regina Brooks

Get over there and check it out! And thanks to Elena Johnson and the crew for doing such a fabulous job!

Holy guacamole!

You guys won’t believe all the totally amazing information over on WriteOnCon! For those of you who have been living in a cave for the past few days, WriteOnCon is a FREE on line writers conference going on RIGHT NOW! You can click through on the link above, or the ticker on my sidebar. There is SO MUCH awesomesauce over there that I feel like I’m drowning in it! Here’s today’s line up:

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

6:00 AM: Romance in YA by author Lisa Schroeder
7:00 AM: Plot and Pacing by author/literary agent Weronika Janczuk, part one, two, and three (series of 3, posted every 20 minutes).
8:00 AM: Using an Independent Publicist by author Lauren Becker
9:00 AM: The Revision Process by author Cynthea Liu, part one, two, and three (series of 3, posted every 20 minutes)
10:00 AM: Transition From Self-Published to Traditional Publishing by author Jennifer Fosberry
10:30 AM: Joanna Volpe’s query critique
11:00 AM: Live blogging event: Queries with literary agent Natalie Fischer
12:00 PM: Creating Memorable Characters by literary agent/author Mandy Hubbard
1:00 PM: Reaching Out to Schools and Libraries Before You’re Published by author Stasia Ward Kehoe
2:00 PM: Sex in YA: The ABC’s of Hooking Up by author Suzanne Young
Live chat with literary agent Natalie Fischer
3:00 PM: Keynote Address by author Lindsay Eland
3:30 PM: Writing Genre Fiction by author Julia Karr
4:00 PM: Do’s and Don’t’s of Querying by literary agent Kate Testerman
5:00 PM: Authentic/Edgy YA by author Kody Keplinger
6:00 PM: How to Make a Character Collage by author Tera Lynn Childs
7:00 PM: Live chat with literary agent Jennifer Laughran
9:00 PM: Panel of Professionals chat LIVE (Anica Rissi, Joanna Volpe, Suzie Townsend, Mary Kole)
10:30 PM: Building an Online Presence, a live Workshop with author Daisy Whitney

Did you guys see who’s up at 9pm? Yep, that’s my truly fabulous agent, Suzie! A panel with an editor and three amazing agents! Don’t miss it!

Holy literary lexicon, Batman! A FREE on-line writers conference!

If you write, have written, or are thinking about writing, here's an opportunity you so totally don't want to miss. The organizational goddess, Elana Johnson (Control Issues, 2011), and a crew of others has organized a FREE three day on-line writers conference, WriteOnCon, with some TOTALLY AMAZING presenters. There is information here for published authors, soon to be published authors and aspiring writers at every stage of the process. I strongly encourage you to CHECK IT OUT!

Just to get you drooling, here's the line-up for Tuesday (day 1)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010:
6:00 AM: Keynote Vlog Address by author Josh Berk
7:00 AM: Refining Your Craft with Each Book by author Janette Rallison
8:00 AM: Making the Most of Your Advance (no matter its size) by literary agent Michelle Wolfson
9:00 AM: Myths and Misconceptions by literary agent Holly Root, and editors Molly O’Neill and Martha Mihalick
10:00 AM: Illustrating Children’s Books by J.H. Everett and studio
11:00 AM: Bringing the Funny by author Rachel Hawkins
12:00 PM: Becoming a Career Author by literary agent Catherine Drayton
1:00 PM: Writing Middle Grade by author Jon Lewis
2:00 PM: Voice by literary agent Elana Roth
3:00 PM: Writing a Query Letter by author Jodi Meadows
4:00 PM: Author Branding by author Shelli Wells
5:00 PM: Questions to Ask Yourself Before a Revision by editor Kendra Levin
6:00 PM: Pizza in the Face (how characters react to situations) by author Rosemary Clement-Moore
9:00 PM: Panel of Professionals (Elana Roth, Kathleen Ortiz, Dan Ehrenhaft, Martha Mihalick) TOPIC: Online platform
10:30 PM: Working with Agents and Editors, a live Workshop with literary agent Mark McVeigh

You can click the link above, or the ticker on my sidebar, to get all the information you need to participate! I'll be passing along information here next week and updating you on schedules. I'll see you there!