Without further ado, here are the agents and their top conference tips. Whether you’re going to this particular conference, or another writing event where you’ll be meeting industry professionals, most of these tips will apply. I’ve grouped the advice together by topic and added my own bonus tip to each section. Forget taking advice from writers who’ve “been there, done that,” today you’ll getting the information straight from the people who know the drill.Īs you’ll see, each agent has a different perspective and style, but there are many common themes. I’ve reached out to the agents attending the Backspace Agent-Author Seminar and asked them to share their best tips and advice, which I now share with you. I’ve pitched at conferences before (not this particular conference, but others similar to it) and while I always came out of those experiences wiser than when I went in, it would have been nice to learn some of those things before the actual conference. The Backspace Agent-Author Seminar is a great opportunity for writers to get feedback from agents about their work, but with this there can also be much stress and anxiety. A newbie writer at the time, I appreciated the practical, no-nonsense advice I got on how to navigate the publishing process. I attended a Backspace conference once before–it’s actually where I first met my agent–and loved it. In less than two weeks, I will be attending the Backspace Agent-Author Seminar (Nov.

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