Preparing for ThrillerFest 2012
I love to write thrillers. One day, I might even become a successful author in the terms of the world, meaning selling lost of books. In the meantime, I love to immerse myself in a story and work to improve my craft of writing. I am fortunate to have a supporting family, including a professional blogger. The trade association of thriller writers is the Int’l Thriller Writers’ Ass’n. The ITW annual meeting in New York City is ThrillerFest. It will occur just after the 4th of July and we will be there. One element of the meeting is AgentFest, which is a speed-dating process of aspiring writers and agents. This will be my third AgentFest. I did have an agent at one point, who had wonderful credentials and credits but his heart was elsewhere.
My blogging partner, whose enthusiasm for the fiction business never ceases (even though her writer is yet to become a household name beyond the world of transfer pricing), and I will participate in both ThrillerFest and AgentFest this year, and I will try to be a faithful reporter.
Last year, about ten agents asked me to send a synopsis and the first 3-5 chapters of the manuscript I was working on, Bite Me! At the time I was working with a wonderful editor helping me to polish my style. We are still working, though I am delighted with my progress. I have contacted those agents to advise of my progress, hoping to see the mat AgentFest again this year.
I will report on ThrillerFest and AgentFest again this year, as well as my progress in the fiction-writing world.
Are you attending?
Are you attending?
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