NYRC 2013 Final Day Linkies

*HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF AND GRATITUDE*

New Year's Revisions Conference 2013 comes to a close.

Thank you, THANK YOU, Thank you to our agents, authors, and editors for giving freely of their time and talents!

Thank you to the wonderful attendees who commented and shared the events. It was a blast getting to know you all. Be sure to enter the TWELVE-BOOK giveaway in the rafflecopter form below.

Here, without further ado, are the linkies from NYRC FINAL DAY 2013:

January 6th, 2013:

• 9:00 A.M.  The Dreaded Editor Letter: Confessions From Entangled Publishing Authors Rachel Harris, Lisa Burnstein, Cindi Madsen, and Amy Spaulding
• 10:00 A.M.  Lauren Morill: Revising Your Teen Voice
• 11:00 A.M. Gretchen McNeil: Write Drunk, Edit Sober
• 12:00 P.M.  Door Prize! Self-Editing for Fiction Writers by Renni Browne & Dave King
• 1:00 P.M.   Agent Q&A: Part III: Marketing and Publicity

Victoria Marini 

Kathleen Rushall

Natalie Lakosil 

Josh Getzler

Laura Bradford

Erin Harris

• 2:00 P.M.   Gennifer Albin: How I Revise
• 3:00 P.M.   Door Prize Winner Announced
• 4:00 P.M.   Anne Riley: Druid Magic and the Orb of No-Where, No-When
• 5:00 P.M.   Grand Finale Giveaway:

PRIZES:

New Year's Revisions Conference Day 1 Linkies

It's been a hell of a day. I'm happy. I got to read advice from an amazing assortment of publishing experts, and tweet all about it. 
And I got new shoes:

Aside from the fact that I got only a few hours of sleep last night (taking care of my 3-year-old with croup), I'm energized. I'm aaaaalmost ready to tackle revisions. 

But I can wait until tomorrow.



**All Times are listed as Central Time Zone**

January 3rd, 2013:

• 9:00 A.M.  Critique Partner Connection 

                        

January 4th, 2013:

• 9:00 A.M.  Natalie Lakosil: Taking The Time To Get It Right
• 10:00 A.M.  Amanda Bonilla: Revision Strategies
• 11:00 A.M.  Kate Hart: The Query Letter: Revising With Feedback
• 12:00 P.M.   Lisa Amowitz: Polishing The Beginning
• 1:00 P.M.   Bethany Wiggins: Creating Unique Characters
• 2:00 P.M.   Agent Q&A: Part I

Victoria Marini 

Kathleen Rushall

Natalie Lakosil 

Josh Getzler

Laura Bradford

Erin Harris

• 4:00 P.M.  Shelley Moore Thomas: Picture Book Revisions
• 5:00 P.M.  Jennifer Nielsen: The Magic In Middle Grade: Remembering Your Audience During Revisions
• 6:00 P.M.   Taylor Martindale: Owning the Process: Revising for or with an Agent
• 7:00 P.M.   NYRC Day 1 Wrap-Up

Tomorrow has its own slate of awesomeness:

January 5th, 2013:

• 9:00 A.M.   Christine Fonseca: Devil in the Details: Editing for Content
• 10:00 A.M.  Phoebe North: Goal, Motivation, And Conflict
• 11:00 A.M.  Cole Gibsen: Writing And Revising A Different Culture
• 12:00 P.M.   Elana Johnson: Character Consistency: How To Keep Your Characters True To Themselves
• 1:00 P.M.   Agent Q&A: Part II

Victoria Marini 

Kathleen Rushall

Natalie Lakosil 

Josh Getzler

Laura Bradford

Erin Harris

• 2:00 P.M.   Georgia McBride: Secondary Characters Who Sizzle
• 3:00 P.M.   E. J. Patten: Believable Monsters: Cthulhu Ate My Mother, Or the Rise and Fall of Human-Flavored Nougat.
• 4:00 P.M.   Erin Molta: Revisions From An Editor’s POV

Join us for the rest of the conference. Apparently there are prizes and things. *feigns shock but doesn't have to feign delight* Check it out in Kristal's great NYRC Day 1 Wrap-Up post. See you lovely people tomorrow. (I'm hopeful I may get some sleep tonight.)

2013 New Year’s Revisions Conference SCHEDULE

Straight from Operation Awesome today:

2013 New Year’s Revisions Conference SCHEDULE

January 3rd, 2013:

• 9:00 A.M.  Critique Partner Connection 

                        

January 4th, 2013:

• 9:00 A.M.  Natalie Lakosil: Taking The Time To Get It Right
• 10:00 A.M.  Amanda Bonilla: Revision Strategies
• 11:00 A.M.  Kate Hart: The Query Letter: Revising With Feedback
• 12:00 P.M.   Lisa Amowitz: Polishing The Beginning
• 1:00 P.M.   Bethany Wiggins: Creating Unique Characters
• 2:00 P.M.   Agent Q&A: Part I

Victoria Marini 

Kathleen Rushall

Natalie Lakosil 

Josh Getzler

Laura Bradford

Erin Harris

• 4:00 P.M.  Shelley Thomas Moore: Picture Book Revisions
• 5:00 P.M.  Jennifer Nielsen: The Magic In Middle Grade: Remembering Your Audience During Revisions
• 6:00 P.M.   Taylor Martindale: Revising For An Agent

January 5th, 2013:

• 9:00 A.M.   Christine Fonseca: Devil in the Details: Editing for Content
• 10:00 A.M.  Phoebe North: Goal, Motivation, And Conflict
• 11:00 A.M.  Cole Gibsen: Writing And Revising A Different Culture
• 12:00 P.M.   Elana Johnson: Character Consistency: How To Keep Your Characters True To Themselves
• 1:00 P.M.   Agent Q&A: Part II

Victoria Marini 

Kathleen Rushall

Natalie Lakosil 

Josh Getzler

Laura Bradford

Erin Harris

• 2:00 P.M.   Georgia McBride: Secondary Characters Who Sizzle
• 3:00 P.M.   E. J. Patten: Believable Monsters: Cthulhu Ate My Mother, Or the Rise and Fall of Human-Flavored Nougat.
• 4:00 P.M.   Erin Molta: Revisions From An Editor’s POV

January 6th, 2013:

• 9:00 A.M.  The Dreaded Editor Letter: Confessions From Entangled Publishing Authors Rachel Harris, Lisa Burnstein, Cindi Madsen, and Amy Spaulding
• 10:00 A.M.  Lauren Morill: Revising Your Teen Voice
• 1:00 P.M.  Agent Q&A: Part III

Victoria Marini 

Kathleen Rushall

Natalie Lakosil 

Josh Getzler

Laura Bradford

Erin Harris

• 2:00 P.M.  Genn Albin
• 4:00 P.M.   Anne Riley: Druid Magic and the Orb of No-Where, No-When
• 5:00 P.M.   Grand Finale Giveaway:

PRIZES:

A preorder of Phoebe North's STARGLASS

A copy of ELLIOT AND THE GOBLIN WAR by Jennifer Nielsen

A copy of MEANT TO BE by Lauren Morrill

An ebook of E.J. Patten's THE HUNTER CHRONICLES: RETURN TO EXILE

A Kindle e-copy of LACRIMOSA by Christine Fonseca

An e-copy of SUPER SWEET SIXTEENTH CENTURY by Rachel Harris

An e-copy of PRETTY AMY by Lisa Burstein

An e-copy of ALL THE BROKEN PIECES by Cindi Madsen

An e-copy KATANA by Cole Gibsen

SHAEDES OF GRAY by Amanda Bonilla (ebook or paperback)

An ebook preorder of CAUGHT IN AMBER by Cathy Pegau

A copy of RENEGADE by J.A. Souders 

Pre- Writers Conference Giveaway: NYRC 2013

Cross-posted to Operation Awesome:

Woot! I love it when Operation Awesome is operation: AWESOME!

It's time to spread the word about our upcoming online writers conference, and what better way than with an awesome online giveaway!

Enter using the rafflecopter form below.

New Year's Revisions Conference 2013

January 4, 5, and 6 

Totally free, totally online. 

You wrote the crap out of that book in November. Or maybe you've been working on yours even longer. The time has come... revision time. Pay the piper, meet the reaper -- all those lovely euphemisms for the real work of writing: revising. You do not have to do it alone. We have gathered a group of fabulous book lovers: the ones who write the books, the ones who represent the authors, and the ones who edit the books. They all want you to succeed in making your book as shiny as it can possibly be before you query/publish.

That's the focus of NYRC 2013.

If you love books, want to write, or have written a book, this conference will have plenty for you to love in the way of professional publishing advice, and yes, more giveaways. There will also be a critique partner matching service for those looking for a second pair of eyes for their work.

We'll be live-tweeting the events @OpAwesome6 and using the #NYRC hash tag. Hope you'll join us!

To recap:

• Professional publishing advice from our panel of experts
• Guest posts by literary agents, editors, and published authors - all with an eye toward helping you through the revision process
• Book giveaways - *happy sigh* mmm, books.
• Critique partner matching service (January 3, the day before the conference officially begins)

Giving away today via rafflecopter (giveaway runs from Dec. 21-24):
SHADOWS OF THE HIDDEN by Anne Riley (e-copy)
DEADWOOD by Kell Andrews (signed ARC)
AMAROK by Angela Townsend (e-copy)
A LITTLE BIT WICKED by Robyn DeHart  (e-copy)
GABRIEL STONE AND THE DIVINITY OF VALTA by Shannon Duffy (e-copy)
SHIMMER OF ANGELS by Lisa Basso (e-copy)

$10 amazon.com gift card

a Rafflecopter giveaway