Coming attractions for writers in Texas: The Alamo Bay Writers’ Workshop outside of Austin July 19-21.
Category: Classes & Workshops
The Sensible Social Media Checklist
I’m working on my upcoming class on social media at Rice University’s Glasscock School on September 29 (ah, the irony of it all!), and stumbled upon this cheery infographic from the good folks at the Whole Brain Group. I need to print out a wall-sized version of this for myself! Enjoy! Courtesy of: The Whole […]
Yours Truly on Finding an Agent
At the 2011 Writers’ League of Texas Agents Conference, the Author Learning Center taped interviews with conference agents, editors, authors, and publishing consultants. I had the pleasure of talking about how writers can find an agent. A couple of more clips will be posted soon! Meanwhile, check out the resources at the Author Learning Center: […]
Words of Wisdom From the Agent Savant
Love this YA Rebels interview with the wonderful agent (savant) Laurie McLean of Larsen-Pomada Literary. Laurie is one of the smartest people I know and one of the most astute players in publishing. And no, Laurie doesn’t QUITE look like that! P.S. Laurie will be in Austin June 22-24 for the Writers’ League of Texas […]
A Writerly Weekend in Houston
Big weekend in Houston. Started off with my “The Path to Publishing” class at Rice University’s Glasscock School on Saturday. Excellent group of students with lots of great energy, promising book ideas, and thoughtful questions. Sometimes I wonder if I get more out of the class than my students do — I always walk away […]
Coming March 3: The Path to Publishing
Look out, Houston! ‘m going to be teaching “The Path to Publishing” at Rice University’s Glasscock School on Saturday, March 3. Here’s a quick preview on the school’s blog: We asked Cyndi a few questions about what she sees happening among would-be authors these days: What are the common misunderstandings people have about the publishing […]