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Conferences mean agents. Agents mean pitches and platforms. Recently our conversations revolve around how to build our marketability.
Here is a breakdown of sources we feel might help us build our author relevance.
Attending Conferences:
Social Media:
Twitter
Linked-In
Facebook
Canva.com (memes for media)
Gaining Publishing Credits: (add to this list of magazines/publishers/anthologies...)
New York Time-Modern Love
NYT Lives
Psychology Today
Self
Cosmopolitan
Salon
Marie Claire
Kenyon Review
Matter Journal
Tin House
The Southern Review
Draft Publishing
Highlight for Children
Home Education Magazine
Glimmer Train Stories
DAW Book (Penguin Group)
Sumbittable.com seems worth looking into...
Competitions:
A few notes from an article about writing personal essays:
- Focus on the magazine's themes/need, read samples of published work in the magazine
- Tell your juiciest story, think drama
- Be timely, can you tell a personal story relatable to current trend/news
- Take an unusual/provocative/controversial angle
- Have an unexpected ending
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