Hey y'all.
Would you like to have a conference call with me? One where you don't even have to do the talking?
If yes, read further.
If no, then please don't tell me.*
*because I don't think my fragile ego could take the rejection right now. Then I have to wonder why you're reading my blog if you don't want to have a conference call with me... is it my voice? My frizzy hair? My big butt? Tell me!
Those of you who answered,Yes...
...have I got some news for you! Mark your calendars for December 16th at 9:00 EST. (That's tomorrow, for those of you less calendarically inclined).
Many of you are familiar with my critique group The SIX (we are ranked in order of most to least crazy in the sidebar, although there's been some discussion as to a revote to usurp the current number one. Which is me).
We've been asked to participate in a conference call for writers, where we will be discussing things like:
How we got our agents
Stories of our roads to publication
Query tips
Getting the most out of our critique groups
Which conferences are worth attending
etc.
All you have to do is call in, and you can listen to our group (along with F.O.B. Robin Weeks as moderator) which includes authors:
Emily Wing Smith
whose new book Back When You Were Easier to Love comes out in April with Dutton (Penguin).
Bree Despain
whose book The Lost Saint (the sequel to The Dark Divine) comes out December 28th.
And me!
EVERNEATH
(Okay, so apparently I have a little bit of cover envy)
Also, Kimberly Webb Reid, whose agent is submitting her book to editors...
and Valynne Nagamatsu and Sara Bolton, both of whom are excellent writers, crit partners, and played integral parts in my own (and everybody's) road to publication.
This is your chance to hear just how high and nasally my voice can be! (I always have nightmares that HarperCollins cancels the contract when they hear my voice for the first time).
The instructions on how to participate can be found on author David Farland's Author Advisory site. (Really, it involves dialing a number. You can even raise your hand and ask a question by pressing 5*).
I'm very excited because this is the first time anyone's asked me to do anything! So please listen in, and ask a question, because I don't want to look like a total dork sitting on the phone, talking about the super-weird piece of bellybutton lint I recently found. Which is what I will talk about if there are no questions.
Because, if a conference call takes place in a forest, will the tree even fall down?
Something to think about today.
So, who will be there? And if you're not going to be there, what's everyone up to this week? What can I buy an 8-year-old boy for Christmas? I'm just going to post the instructions here, because they're so easy. Call tomorrow night at 9 pm EST.
1: At the appointed time, dial 1-218-862-7200 (long distance charges may apply, depending on your phone plan) 2: Enter the Conference Code: 245657 3: To raise your hand and ask a question, dial 5* 4: To Mute yourself, dial 4*
