These are notes from life the universe and everything writers’ symposiums. Any misinformation of notes is the fault of the note taker.

– Publishing is an industry build on relationships. It involves building potential relationships with your readers.
– Being a writer in public: if you want to be successful as a writer in the current age. You have to learn to be comfortable in public.
– Relationships and networking will be discussed. And discuss other things that other people have done.
– The career-minded author> will take advantage of all avenues of success. Publish Professional routs and Indi publications can cross-pollinate on sales.
– He would have a budget for buying drinks. Went to a con and circled all the publishers he wanted to publish,
– One author tried to pitch in a star trek costume. And burst in front of someone else.
– One aspiring writer approached an agent dressed up in a Star Trek costume. He was loud and pushy. He made the mistake of not reading the body language of the agent. Learn to read body language.
– Sf/f is a small industry and the publishers /agents talk to each other.
– Reading body language is also important to read their body language. Some of your fans you can snarky off with some you can’t. You need to determine which ones you can. You don’t want to misunderstand.
– Take classes and read books on body language.
– Manage your alcohol: promised 20 different things to agent, because of being drunk. Had been buying drinks for a certain agent for yrs. Now he has an open invitation to submit to those publishers. Weariness can have the same challenges as too much alcohol
– Rule of cons: Get six hrs. of sleep, eat two meals, and a take a shower a day.
– Don’t try to piggyback on someone else’s book pitch.
– Author ways to work a crowd. The same steps are good on panels. Brand Sanderson. Mere robin is good at entertaining. You need to be natural to whatever you do. If you are a forceful personality not everyone will respond. You need to be genuinely you.
– Know your audience.
– Book launches: talk to your publisher and agents and get advice on marketing.
– The presenter will do a storytelling show and sell books. You should know your elevator pitches so that you can just give it easily. You can use that pitch to people who want to buy a book.
If someone comes to the table. There is a series on a table.
– 1. Get them to stop.
– 2. Get them to tell you what they like to read. If it matches what you have that matches.
– 3. Give an evaluator pitch. If they return the book don’t take the book from them. Have them put the book on the table themselves.
– Talking on panels: There are three elements to successfully speak in public. This is also good for readings. YOU do readings to sell books.
– Vowels create meaning. I.e.: “she didn’t say he stole the wallet. You can give inflections in wring.
– Volume creates emotion.
– Speed creates tension. For example. Do I have your attention?
– Freewriting classes twitch.tv.mgallowgast. Also, teach online courses.