Leaving on a Jet Plane, don’t know if I’ll be back again..
Seven sleeps!
Well, actually I do know. I’m heading out in one week to the Surrey International Writers’ Conference. YAY!!! It’s a great conference, with an excellent list of agents, editors and authors all waiting to teach yours truly how to be a bestselling novelist. (Okay, maybe they’ll be teaching everyone that and more) I highly recommend you check it out.
This is also a fab conference for networking, all the Wordbitches will be there staking hanging out in the bar after a long day of seminars and learning.
I’m terribly excited to be going away and having a conference to go to makes it a doubly great weekend. But I’m starting to wonder about what I need to bring. So I thought I’d post my list and get suggestions about anything I might have forgotten.
THINGS TO TAKE TO CONFERENCE
- Three copies of my chapter one. (Must remember to polish it up) This is for the agent pitch, the author blue pencil and the SiWC Idol (maybe).
- Three copies of my query/pitch. One to mark up. One to
read tomemorize for the agent and one in case I lose the other two. - Plane Tickets. Always helpful.
- Bottle of wine. Prices in the bar are pretty outrageous. Party in our room!
- Laptop. In case I have any spare time, because I always feel inspired to write while I’m there.
- Notebook and plenty of pens. ‘Nuff said.
- Phone for tweeting. Because everyone wants to sit next to someone tweeting about what they’re learning in a session. I must remember the important hashtags. #siwc2011 #fntwp and #wordbitches, of course.
- Business cards. I haven’t made these up, but I was thinking of just printing a couple of dozen on my own to exchange with people instead of writing down my email address on
barnapkins. - Bottle of wine. Wait did I already say that? Are you sure? Well, a second one couldn’t hurt.
- Snacks. Cause those hotel munchies are WAY too expensive.
- Books for authors to sign. They always have a lot of amazing authors at this conference to
stalkmingle with. I’m especially looking forward to meeting Bob Mayer. - Chocolate. This does tremendous things for a nervous soul before a pitch appointment.
Can you think of anything I’ve missed? What’s your favourite thing to bring to a conference or on a trip?
Leanne Shirtliffe
Elena Aitken
Trish Loye Elliott
Enjoy enjoy! Was hoping to go this year, but wasn’t able to. Went a few years back and _loved_ it.
It’s too bad you can’t come. We’ll miss you!
Wine! I knew I was forgetting something!
And chocolate!!!
I’m bringing a picture of nature because last year I spent 72 hours in the hotel.
Lol! Maybe we can look at it together and pretend we’re going for a walk.
Bring guts, lots and lots of GUTS!!! (for pitch sessions). Just sayin. Have fun, we’ll miss you guys this year. Have a drink for us, or two, or three or……yeah.
Ha! I was reading this and thinking, “Really, Trish? Only one bottle?” I should’ve known better
Thanks for these great tips!
I know where the liquor store is. And the drug store. And the Starbucks. And the Tim’s. Clearly, I could live there.
I bring protein shakes for a quick breakfast and/or energy-replenishing snack. Oh, and wine. Heh.
Have a blast! Wish I was going, too….
Hey, Trish. Don’t forget the wine. Remember who your roommate is!
Can’t wait.
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