NatCon Canberra April
It is always great to attend science fiction and fantasy conventions, especially one such as Conflux that this year was also home to NatCon. The usual great writers were there but also folk able to discuss the state of international publishing. I also got the opportunity to pitch my books to 4 publishers.
Pitching is both necessary and scary but my strong advice is to take every opportunity to pitch your work as you can. John Marsden once commented that he was once asked what one of his books was about and had trouble describing it succinctly or interestingly.
Given the nature of self-publishing, promotion and marketing, pitching - which includes dazzling summaries, is a skill worth practising.
Pitching is both necessary and scary but my strong advice is to take every opportunity to pitch your work as you can. John Marsden once commented that he was once asked what one of his books was about and had trouble describing it succinctly or interestingly.
Given the nature of self-publishing, promotion and marketing, pitching - which includes dazzling summaries, is a skill worth practising.
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