Posts Tagged ‘networking’
Posted on October 5, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
Tips on How to Be a Pro | Part 3 of 3
Thanks for your feedback on this series about “How to be a Pro.” Even though I could go on forever about the importance of being a professional, I’d like to wrap up this topic by offering more tips from other pros and ten more nuggets to consider.
First, here are the links to the first [...]
Posted on September 13, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
Creating an Offline Writer’s Group is Harder than it Looks
As many of you know, supporting my fellow writers and editors is very important to me provided my schedule allows for it. Whether someone is new to the craft or not, I can relate to the challenges of networking. When I started forming a writer’s group a few months ago, I really had no idea [...]
Posted on September 2, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
Bridging the Online to Offline Connection
Twitter. Facebook. LiveJournal. FriendFeed. Chat rooms and forums. The list of places where you can go to interact with someone online goes on and on and on. Eventually, you get to know personalities on these different platforms and (in some cases) can meet up with people offline. The experience of meeting someone offline can [...]
Posted on August 3, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
AP’s New Pay-Per-Quote and the Power of Asking “Permission”
If you work in the business world, you might have heard the phrase: “Ask forgiveness, don’t ask permission.” This phrase is supposed to reflect how you, as an employee, might take calculated risks in your day job to “get ahead” in your career.
As a writer, the reverse is often true, especially if you’re writing [...]
Posted on August 2, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
My GenCon 2009 Writer’s Symposium Schedule
Folks, things have been a bit crazy on my planet as I get ready for GenCon: Indy. This will be my first year I’ll be speaking on panels through the Writer’s Symposium, even though this is definitely not my first speaking engagement. I’ll be bringing along some mini-flyers for those of you that are interested [...]
Posted on July 27, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
Looking for Publishing Advice? Why Offline May be Better.
On the internet, there is no shortage of publishing advice. You can often find this advice from people who work in the publishing industry (authors, agents, publishers) as well as from people who don’t (fans, readers, reviewers and some marketers or booksellers). While I do sometimes give publishing advice, I try to put that advice [...]
Posted on July 10, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
Special Thanks to Author Paul Genesse
One of the things I love about being a writer, is the ability to connect with other authors and professionals I admire. Usually I go to quite a few conventions every year, and in about a month I’ll be speaking at the Writer’s Symposium as part of GenCon: Indy 2009. I’m very grateful to Jean [...]
Posted on May 29, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
My Philosophy on Writers, Readers and Critics
After a very, busy week following my appearance at WisCon 2009, I felt it was time to sit down and share my philosophy toward other writers, readers and critics. In the past, two weeks I’ve met more new people on-and-offline than I have in the past year. Since many people are unfamiliar with me and [...]
Posted on May 28, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
WisCon: the Recap
Billed as a feminist science fiction convention, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I walked through the doors to WisCon for the first time. Held at the Concourse hotel in Madison, this was — by far — the best organized event I’ve ever attended. (This includes both the gaming-related and business events I’ve [...]
Posted on April 27, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
Observations from OddCon
This is the second year I went to OddCon hosted in Madison, Wisconsin. The convention is “fan-run” meaning that fans organized, scheduled and arranged three days of events, panels and signings. There were several professional writers on hand including Guests of Honor Emma Bull and Patrick Rothfuss, alongside notable writers Sarah Monette, Lori Devoti, Alex Bledsoe, Matt Forbeck, Adrian Drake, Chris Welch, Richard Chedwyck, Cam Banks, Jamie Chambers, Michael Damian Thomas and Lynne Thomas, Matt M McElroy, etc.
Posted on February 4, 2009 - by Monica Valentinelli
Meet Members of My Writing Community
Part of the idea of “community” is being able to support one another regardless of whether you have brilliant milestones or crushing defeats. A few weeks ago, I asked the people who follow me on Twitter, Facebook and LiveJournal to sound off and share with me their website or what they were working on.
As [...]
Posted on October 8, 2008 - by Monica Valentinelli
Be Excellent to One Another!
In this politically-charged environment filled with demands, vitriol and rumors, I just wanted to pause for a moment and say that the words of Bill and Ted still hold true– BE EXCELLENT TO ONE ANOTHER. Whether you’re in customer service or running your own business, now more than ever it’s really important to remember what [...]
Posted on July 10, 2008 - by Monica Valentinelli
Using Referrals and Word-of-Mouth to Find Work and More!
When I talked about two free sites to look for places to submit your work, I had also mentioned about the phenomenon that happens when editors come to you for work. (By the way, if you haven’t read the comments on my post about Duotrope and Ralan, take a look. Some new sites added!)
I’d like [...]
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