{"id":96,"date":"2012-03-28T04:05:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-28T04:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/writers-conferences-from-the-blog-archives.html"},"modified":"2012-03-28T04:05:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-28T04:05:00","slug":"writers-conferences-from-blog-archives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/writers-conferences-from-blog-archives\/","title":{"rendered":"Writers Conferences – From The Blog Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Have you ever been to a writers’ conference?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I found the publisher for my first book through a direct contact at a writers’ conference. I used to attend the Romance Writers of America Conference <\/a>every year and I met Tracie Peterson (the former editor of Barbour Publishing’s Heartsong Presents line). Although Tracie didn’t offer me a contract for my story, when her former colleague, Stephen Reginald, was looking for an African American Christian Fiction author to write a novel for a special 3-in-1 collection for Crossings Book Club, he contacted Tracie for suggestions and she gave him my name. As a result, I landed the contract for Someone For Toni<\/em>, my first book in the novel collection entitled Promises To Keep <\/em>that was released back in 2002. <\/p>\n

My second romance was sold through the direct contact at a conference hosted by a local Romance Writers of America Chapter (Washington Romance Writers). I met with a Harlequin editor who referred me to Krista Stroever, who was a new editor for Love Inspired at the time. I submitted and made a sale to Love Inspired three weeks later.<\/p>\n

I now attend conferences sponsored by American Christian Fiction Writers<\/a>. I’ve sold three more romance novels since I’ve begun fellowshipping with this wonderful group of writers and they have a conference each year that is totally awesome! I recommend attending this event if you’re serious about pursuing commercial publication.<\/p>\n

Also, at writers’ conferences, you have the luxury of forming new friendships with fellow writers and you’ll get to meet some best-selling authors that you may have admired for years, and meeting these authors is a treat!<\/p>\n

So, have you been to a writers’ conference before? Which one did you attend? Was it a positive experience? Tell us about it in the comments section!<\/strong><\/p>\n

~Cecelia Dowdy~<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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