{"id":172,"date":"2013-08-27T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/blog\/2013\/08\/27\/tactical-tuesday-advice-for-self-editing_27\/"},"modified":"2015-11-25T12:22:17","modified_gmt":"2015-11-25T19:22:17","slug":"tactical-tuesday-advice-for-self-editing_27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pelicanbookgroup.com\/blog\/tactical-tuesday-advice-for-self-editing_27\/","title":{"rendered":"Tactical Tuesday: Advice for Self-Editing"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nI
\nattended the wonderful Christian Author’s Guild Conference, Catch the Wave, this last weekend, and I want
\nto share some lessons I learned. Caution: This isn\u2019t a post about editing, but
\nit will help you in meeting with editors. The lessons I learned, are positive
\nones, taught to me by example.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nAt this
\nconference, the attendees networked, and I believe they did very well. I met
\nseveral delightful new friends. Yes, I said friends. I don\u2019t set out to network
\nfor business. I want to connect with friends, folks that may or may not be able
\nto help me. Therein is the key. When you attend a conference, 75% of your
\nanxiety can be lifted if you look at networking as helping another. <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nWhat can
\nyou, someone who paid to attend the conference and to meet with agents and
\neditors, do to help others? Here\u2019s a list of \u201cpay it forwards\u201d for conference
\nattendees, faculty, and staff:<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nv  
\nA prayer. I remember last year at a very big
\nconference, I stopped and prayed for several individuals, and several individuals
\ncame alongside me and prayed. Several horrible events occurred to me at that
\nconference (and I was staff), but I wouldn\u2019t trade one minute of the time I
\nspent because along with it came lasting friendships and prayers lifted to a
\nFather in Heaven whose timing is perfect. I\u2019m thankful to Him for those
\nfriendships. By the end of the conference, I was rejoicing, laughing, and
\njoking because prayers lifted for me asked for joy and wellness. God delivered.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nv  
\nA smile. At larger conferences, the intensity
\nlevel is enough to bring a person to their knees. Offering a genuine smile is
\nlike giving a person a pill for relaxation. <\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nv  
\nA hug. Wrap your arms around someone who has
\nreceived bad news about their work in progress. Rejoice by embracing someone in
\na celebratory hug when they\u2019re dancing around because an editor asked to see a
\npartial or full manuscript. Just keep your arms open wide. There\u2019s nothing like
\na hug to help a hurting heart or to show enthusiasm for another\u2019s great news.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nv  
\nA kind word. We never know what other emotions
\nanother writer might be bringing with them to the conference. They may be
\nattending the conference having left difficult situations at home. A kind word
\n(and a hug) will minister to that person.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nv  
\nA recommendation. Yes, editors and agents who
\nsit with you during meals do want to hear about your project. If they ask, give
\nthem the abbreviated version. Don\u2019t hog the conversation. Let everyone at the
\ntable have a chance to talk to the faculty member at your table. If the conversation
\ngoes forward, and you get the opportunity to share a recommendation with the
\neditor or agent regarding the work of another, be sure to do so.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nv  
\nA helping hand. Have you ever noticed the
\nfaculty and staff at a conference? They\u2019re running to meet with people, to get
\ntheir equipment set up for workshops, to find a bottled water before a
\npresentation, and to complete a myriad of other details. Sometimes, just
\nsaying, \u201cWhat can I do for you?\u201d takes some weight off and allows faculty and
\nstaff to breathe. Faculty and staff, when you see an attendee struggling under
\nthe weight of the conference, coming alongside that attendee can make all of
\nthe difference in the world to that person.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nv  
\nTruth and the ability to handle the truth. If I\u2019m
\nattending a conference, I want the people who meet with me to grow. After all,
\nthey\u2019re my old friends and my new friends. They deserve the truth\u2014given to them
\nin a loving manner. Attendees should brace themselves for some hard truths and
\nrealize that the person who brings it truly wants to help. You don\u2019t have to
\ntake the advice, but graciously say thank you. At the conference this week, I
\nfound everyone gracious and thankful. They may have wanted to smack me, but
\nthey were, without exception, wonderful to me and my hard words given to them
\nin love.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

\nThere
\nyou have it: pay it forward and happy editing.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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