Congrats! to the organizers of the Hampton Roads Writers' Conference I attended this past week in Virginia Beach, Va. The HRW surely must be filled with magicians as everything was done with what appeared to me (an attendee) as sleight-of- hand precision.
The daily keynote speakers, NY Times Best Selling Author, Michael Palmer, and Agent Marisa Corvisiero, respectively, were outstanding.
Chuck Sambuchino of Writers' Digest Books and editor of the Guide to Literary Agents gave us guidance and suggestions in a "pitch" session that went beyond cursory.
The one-on-one pitch sessions, the 15 minute manuscript evaluation, the 10- line reading of your work and the one page reading evaluated and commented on by the prestigious panel was enlightening.
I came away from the conference with a surreal feeling of confidence as each agent and author found my work--in the words of Michael Palmer--"quality writing."
I made lots of new writing friends in the Hampton Roads area and have already been contacted by some of them who want to keep in touch.
This is one conference that will definitely be pencilled in on my calendar for next year.
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