This was excellent, Cat. If I ever manage to get one of my YA novels published, I would adore the opportunity to pedal network at these kind of events. The BookTok craze (is it still a craze?) feels so painfully inauthentic for me, personally. I'm sure it works for a certain brand of person, but I'd much rather have the chance to banter and gush about my love stories in person. I'll check out the directory link you provided, but wonder if you know of any YA book cons in the greater Boston area off the top of your head. 🙂
But first (and I'm leading somewhere with that): Are you coming to Dragon-Con this year? We have a sci-fi writer doing a meet&greet Sept. 1. This will likely be my last event in Atlanta.
My leading point: Uranus-Pluto-in-Virgo late-boomer/gen X tribute/cover bands are the musical equivalent of fanfic, and the NEW opera/classical music. And that's what my pic at left tells you. And why I'm leaving.
I love this! I sell my book at a lot of markets, and I’ve always felt like kind of a weirdo because mine is also a traditionally published book and a lot of authors don’t do this kind of thing unless they published their books themselves. But I really enjoy getting to talk to people and do that kind of hand-selling. My publisher printed stickers and I give those away for free which is also a nice way to get people to stop and chat, and it’s an ad for the book, too.
The essay on freelancing is interesting. I don't view writing for Substack as writing for free. I'm writing to build an email list. That said, I do freelance because I think it's a good way for an emerging writer to get in front of new people.
Thank you for this post! I feel like I have a How-to guide for something I never thought I would do. I love all of your ideas and it got me thinking about other ways to engage people. Thanks again!
While I am not currently in a Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" (I forgot they went all la-di-da with the spelling) life phase, I am currently enjoying your practical advice. Is there anything that introverts enjoy more than talking one-on-one? This is such a great idea.
This was excellent, Cat. If I ever manage to get one of my YA novels published, I would adore the opportunity to pedal network at these kind of events. The BookTok craze (is it still a craze?) feels so painfully inauthentic for me, personally. I'm sure it works for a certain brand of person, but I'd much rather have the chance to banter and gush about my love stories in person. I'll check out the directory link you provided, but wonder if you know of any YA book cons in the greater Boston area off the top of your head. 🙂
But first (and I'm leading somewhere with that): Are you coming to Dragon-Con this year? We have a sci-fi writer doing a meet&greet Sept. 1. This will likely be my last event in Atlanta.
My leading point: Uranus-Pluto-in-Virgo late-boomer/gen X tribute/cover bands are the musical equivalent of fanfic, and the NEW opera/classical music. And that's what my pic at left tells you. And why I'm leaving.
I love this! I sell my book at a lot of markets, and I’ve always felt like kind of a weirdo because mine is also a traditionally published book and a lot of authors don’t do this kind of thing unless they published their books themselves. But I really enjoy getting to talk to people and do that kind of hand-selling. My publisher printed stickers and I give those away for free which is also a nice way to get people to stop and chat, and it’s an ad for the book, too.
The essay on freelancing is interesting. I don't view writing for Substack as writing for free. I'm writing to build an email list. That said, I do freelance because I think it's a good way for an emerging writer to get in front of new people.
Thank you for this post! I feel like I have a How-to guide for something I never thought I would do. I love all of your ideas and it got me thinking about other ways to engage people. Thanks again!
While I am not currently in a Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" (I forgot they went all la-di-da with the spelling) life phase, I am currently enjoying your practical advice. Is there anything that introverts enjoy more than talking one-on-one? This is such a great idea.
How fascinating! Thank you for sharing your behind-the-scenes experiences, Cat. I saved your post for future reference 😊