Write On Con is back

The crit. forums are live and the 2-day conference starts tomorrow.
Every time I attend a conference two things happen.
1. I realize I have a ton to learn.
2. I'm on fire to write better: to know more, to deepen my characters, to cut out unnecessary plot points, and to write the best story ever.

Here's the perfect conference for me. I don't have to stress about my hair or clothes or my lack of a cool bag. I don't have to find babysitters, book a hotel, or spend a single dime. This is one time where the saying "You get what you pay for," does not apply. Last year on the forums I perfected my query and first 250 of LOVESENSE. So many new eyes helped make my query that much stronger for when I queried last fall.

 Have you seen the list of presenters? I'm putting stars by the ones I've met.

29 Authors: (including Natalie Whipple*, Caroline Star Rose, Liesl Shurtliff*, Peggy Eddleman*, Dan Krokos, Dianne Salerni*, Kimberley Griffiths Little* Mindy McGinnis, Ellen Oh)
20 awesome literary agents (including Peter Knapp-love his eyes, Victoria Marini, Sarah LaPolla, Suzie Townsend, and Kathleen Ortiz)
9 Editors: (including Sarah Dotts Barley and Patricia Riley)

hope you'll take some time this week to pop in. Even the live events can be viewed after the fact.
If you have material up in the forums, let me know in the comments and I'll check it out-in my pjs:)
What's your favorite reason for attending writing conferences?

WriteOnCon is here

Are you attending the awesome, two day, FREE WriteOnCon? I am.

Register here if you haven't already.

 This is my first year participating and I think my CP's are all breathing a sigh of relief that I'm bothering somebody else with all my new query versions and reworking my 1st page for the 4,364th time. I even entered Gennifer Albin's 1st 100 words crit. contest. I only have a 1 in 10 chance of being picked but still I'm all giddy with excitement.  My first 5 pages-they're way better (if I do say so myself) and I've read so many queries for books I WANT to read.

Tomorrow and Wednesday all the big stuff happens. Here's is rundown of where I'll be tomorrow. I'm trying to suck it up and deal with the times being EDT. But sorry guys, I'm not getting up at 3am for the Keynote Address.


(9am-Interview with agent Daniel Lazar -if I can wake up)

10 am (my 7): Live pitching event with agent Peter Knapp. I'm submitting my query for it. Random org is picking all the 30, so I'm not that hopeful.

12:30 pm Middle Grade Rules

1:00 pm Hooks and Killer First Lines with Lissa Price

2:00 pm Author/Agent Relationship  Denise Jaden and Michelle Humphrey

3:00 pm MARISSA MEYER!!!!

3:30 Voice with Jennifer Nielsen

9:00 pm Live Panel of Professionals-Mollie Glick, Cheryl Pientka, Emily Keyes, and Sarah Barley



After typing this up I realized I'm planning on attending everything MG and YA that isn't crazy early, so I won't do this write up for Wednesday. But here's the link to the full schedule.

Let me know if you're attending and I'll read your stuff.

WriteOnCon has been incredible and the "Events" haven't even started yet.