Over at The Huffington Post publicist/acquiring editor Lissa Warren explains why aspiring authors should skip Book Expo America and head for the hills instead:
What I’m trying to say is this: when it comes to getting published, there’s a process in place and people who want to write books should respect it. But that means they should also be given the opportunity to learn it — via writer’s workshops, literary festivals, and other events that are less potentially soul-crushing than BEA.
So I’m going to do my part — going to keep speaking at venues like the New Hampshire Writers’ Project’s “Writers’ Day” and the Virginia Festival of the Book, where they invite literary agents and editors to explain how best to approach them (and when, and where). And I urge my colleagues in the industry to do the same — to volunteer their time and share their knowledge generously. An educated author pool benefits us all.
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