Sell your book:

This is a panel from one of the Life the Universe and Everything symposiums. Any inaccuracies or misinformation in any of these notes is the fault of the note taker.

In New York, you need to finish your book in advance.
Establish a reputation of delivering on time.
Interview with the vampire had some funny lines. When the character is told by the vampire that he’s a vampire, the character says “how I did it off your meds?” Another funny dialogue is let’s go get lunch but not to have me as lunch. Both lines show this guy to be a real guy.
Want to sell your book go to Amazon and see the link that Amazon readers can read and see if you are convinced to buy their book. The same conditions is what you need to respond to.
Michelle says we must first eat with the eyes. The food needs to look attractive so we need to consider the visual aspects of your book.
Do it yourself means you have to promote yourself and get your manuscript professionally prepared.
Editors are looking for a reason to reject your manuscript.
You have two pages to sell your novel.
The beginning of your book needs to set up questions in the reader’s mind.
In 30 seconds of reading, you need to have a high concept introduced.
In the plot summary/back of the book avoid big words.
You want to concentrate on who wears what and why.
She got nebulated by Jason Brooke.
You need to make promises and deliver them.
Need to have very powerful first lines and great closing lines.
The opening line of the story in an anthology needs to meet the theme of the anthology
Study different for sentences and first paragraphs
The problem with nano nano (book in a month) is that people think they can write a book and not and it’s ready to sell. That’s just the first draft
A great mistake for many authors is thinking they need to have the first two pages be perfect to move on. Later you can go back and rewrite it.
To proofread you miss things on screen so print it out.
Reading out loud also helps to catch more.
If the beta reader says something is wrong they may be right even though they can’t identify what is wrong.
The author makes the final decision of what to be fixed
Show world building in first two pages
Start with character’s name and problem. to begin with the ending.