DFWCON 2018

Last weekend, I attended the DFW Writers Conference in Hurst.  I’ve been to other conferences, but this was my first time for this one.

I wasn’t sure what to expect, so I walked in with the idea to simply “soak it in.”  As it turned out, that was a pretty good strategy.

The registration included one agent pitch session, but I wanted to increase my odds.  After all, there were a lot of agents there — a lot.  When they opened the pitch line, I abandoned my original workshop choices for Saturday morning and joined in.  I figure I was roughly person #40 in that line and had little chance to schedule more pitches.  And they were going fast.  Most of the agents were completely booked by the time I got to the smiling face at the little table.

Using my “which agents do I want to pitch?” cheat sheet and the “SOLD OUT” white board next to the table, I was pleased when the signer-upper person found two openings, back-to-back.  So, I grabbed those timeslots.

The end results were, well, surprising.  Two of the three agents asked me to send them a submission.  The third agent, while not interested in my novel, gave me valuable advice.

The past week, I’ve written, re-written, scrapped and started over on my query letter so many times, I lost count.  Fortunately, I have a wonderful writer friend who has helped me polish my query.

I think I’m ready, which is likely a sign I’m not.  But here goes.  I’ll letcha know the results.