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Craft The Prose, Pitch The Pros in San Fran
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 In addition to our agents and editors, Algonkian would like to welcome celebrated book publicists David Cole and Isabella Michon to the Fisherman's Wharf Writers Conference in August. If a writer wishes to impress an agent with book marketing know-how, "earn out" an advance, or simply market the novel effectively, she or he must learn the nuances and ever-growing importance of book publicity in these times of small budgets and fierce competition ... 
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Fisherman's Wharf Writers Conference
Aug. 6-10, 08. OPEN TO APPLICATIONS. Tuition $695
"From the Heart, but Smart - Premise, Platform, Market and Execution" beside the San Francisco Bay ... Agent sessions With Elise Capron, Michael Larsen, Elizabeth Pomada, and Sally van Haitsma.; Short Fiction Workshop, Novel Into Film; Michael Neff and Bob Bausch. Book Publicity Pros David Cole and Isabella Michon.
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NYC Pitch and Shop Conference
Sept. 25-28, 08. OPEN TO APPLICATIONS. Tuition $595
Writers workshop their novel before pitching it to major publishers such as Scribners, Penguin, Random House, Holt, St. Martins, and more. See NYC Pitch and Shop NEWS for latest. Book publicity pros and top workshop leaders from Algonkian and NYWW.
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Fisherman's Wharf Writers Conference
Oct. 15-19, 08. OPEN TO APPLICATIONS. Tuition $695
"From the Heart, but Smart - Premise, Platform, Market and Execution" beside the San Francisco Bay ... Agent sessions With Elise Capron, Michael Larsen, Elizabeth Pomada, and Sally van Haitsma.; Short Fiction Workshop, Novel Into Film; Michael Neff and Bob Bausch. Book Publicity Pros David Cole and Isabella Michon.
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Point Loma Writers Conference
2/25 - 3/01/09. OPEN TO APPLICATIONS. Tuition $965
"From the Heart, but Smart - Premise, Platform, Market and Execution" - Agent Pitch Sessions With Elise Capron, Barbara Zitwer, Betsy Amster, Michael Neff, Kate Gale, and Sally van Haitsma. Craft workshops, short fiction workshop, novel into film.
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Book Resources for Writers
Read! Read! Read! ... The worst advice a writer can get is to ignore the market, forget craft, and simply "write from the heart." Our motto: "From the Heart, but Smart." Believe it or not, most aspiring authors do little to familiarize themselves with the most recent novels in their genre. Big mistake. We always cajole our writers to stay well read, know their market inside out, especially what type of work first-time authors are getting published. Why? Because their work is a better indication of what the market is looking for. As follows:
BookSense Picks
The indie bookers include a best picks page. A must for serious writers of all genres.
ChickLitBooks.Com
A-Z, loads of reviews and much more. The place for "all things chicklit." The genre is expanding.
Historical Novel Society
Both English and American historical fiction here. Excellent starting place. Five stars.
House of Blogs - all genres
A creation of Webdelsol.Com. FIVE LIVE blogs like Maud, Powell's, Beatrice, and more, + a list of the best + a remarkable blog search engine. If you want the real dig on a new novel, the bloggers are waiting for you.
Mystery Reader.Com
No fancy cosmetics here, but MR gets the job done. Great capsules, archives, + all sub-genres. Learn from the many-stars and one-stars too.
MetaCritic Scores for Lit Books
A "scoring" site for literary commercial books. Check the scores then hit the blogs.
San Francisco Chronicle
You might not agree with all the SFC book reviews, but they won't stop coming. Good archives. All genres plus non-fiction. Worth comparing to MetaCritic and blogger reviews.
The SF Site (sci fi/fantasy)
An explosion of book reviews on the very first page. Begin your search here.
Young Adult
YALSA, yowza, the best of the year list, plus check out Reading Rants for their latest reviews by category.
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• New Literary Agents
• Damn Good Advice
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NOVELS BY
ATTENDEES NOW
AVAILABLE FOR ORDER
AT AMAZON BOOKS
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 Madapple - by Christina Meldrum, now available for order from Amazon. When her mother dies unexpectedly, Aslaug is a suspect. And the more her story unravels, the more questions unfold.
 The Fiction Class - by Susan Breen, now available for order from Amazon. The collision of truth and fiction can result in romance or even redemption—or so say the writing exercises and life lessons that make up Breen's debut novel.
 Obedience - by Will Lavendar, now available for order from Amazon. Professor Williams assigns his students the most sinister of logic problems. "There's been a murder," he tells them.
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 NYC Pitch and Shop Conference
9/25 - 9/28/08
Writers workshop their novel and then pitch top Editors from Holt, Scribners, Viking, and more. A huge opportunity for aspiring authors.
WRITERS AND AUTHORS TALK ABOUT ALGONKIAN CONFERENCES
 Interview with Algonkian attendee, author Thierry Sagnier: "I was stuck, hadn't done any serious writing for months, and a friend of mine—also a writer—suggested I attend writer's conferences for a kickstart. So I looked on the net and found that there were quite a few places that offered what I wanted, but when I researched the Algonkian conference, I recognized the name of a reporter I really respect. He'd been there and was highly complimentary, so that sealed it for me."
 Interview with Algonkian attendee, author Julie Kaewert: "Because I was changing agents, I knew it was important to learn how to package the MS effectively ... When I saw the Seven Mountains Writer's Conferences on the website, it looked like just the thing. In fact, it far exceeded my expectations in every way."
 Interview with Algonkian attendee, author Kate Gallison: "One way to lengthen your life is to stretch it backwards, and so I read a lot of history. Early movies fascinate me. They were both like and unlike stage plays of the time, borrowing actors and melodramatic plots, but developing entirely new techniques for portraying dramatic action. "
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