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One of the most daunting aspects of becoming a writer is the expectation that publishers often want their writers to engage socially and to do public events. Certainly, plenty of writers achieve success without ever sneaking a peek outside of their office, but engaging with readers and the literary community can be a valuable networking and marketing tool.
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Rebecca Treasure, one of most popular workshop leaders, deals with both anxiety and glossophobia (fear of public speaking). In this workshop, she will cover the methods that have proven useful for controlling her anxiety and helped her achieve success as a writer, editor, and instructor.
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October 12th 1PM EST
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Managing Anxiety and Public Speaking
with instructor Rebecca Treasure
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You Have One Minute: Hook Me!
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I’ve read thousands of submissions in the slush pile and over time I’ve gotten better and better at determining quickly if a story is a good fit. Sometimes it’s obvious in the first paragraph—I’ll still read at least the first page, but my suspicions are often proven right within that first page, that one minute of reading.
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