Here are some more gems of wisdom from the experts at the Writer’s Track.
Nancy Knight: Never start a sentence with a semicolon.
Georgia McBride: This business runs on new material – we need it and we want it – but the submission guidelines are there for a reason.
Claire Eddy: If you have five editors, you have seven opinions.
Anthony Francis: My first advice is to write. Don’t think about it, don’t look for a market or an agent – just keep writing until you’re finished.
John Hartness: The Book of Your Heart – that Great Project you’ve been working on since high school – finish the piece of shit and shove it into a drawer. This is a business.
Debra Dixon: You’ve got to get some rejections or you have nothing to talk about at the bar.
Nancy Knight: There are two things you need – storytelling and technical ability.
There are even more great panels scheduled for today, too!