Day 4 of So You Think You Can Write Conference

Hello Fellow Authors! I hope you Romance Writers managed to get some time in at the Harlequin SYTYCW conference. There was so much good information again today. (Thursday), I know I'm posting very late tonight. I've been writing and lost track of time.
There was a great BLOG discussing Grammar mistakes that really bother the Editors. It was a wonderfully funny and helpful blog. Take a look at it if you get the chance.
There was also a really great BLOG about Finding the Essence of your Plot in two sentences. Also great information and really helpful if you are out somewhere and asked the question....so what is your WIP about. You can jump in with a quick couple of sentences that sum it all up...because really many people just want the short version ..., they just want that quick answer to see if they might be interested in hearing more.
There were also two really great online chats I participated in. (Yes, I'm finally learning to Tweet!)
The first was talking to Editors about the Revision process and the second was a live chat filling us in on what an Acquisitions Editor does.

I'm receiving a lot of  wonderful information from this conference. But one thing I'd like to say is the HQ Editors are amazing and patient people. They are not the intimidating people that are sometimes described in writing advice articles. They WANT to help us to be the best that we can be and they want to publish our stories. They do expect us to do our best but won't write us off if we show our human side and make a mistake.
 I was so nervous the first time I "pitched" a story that I perspired and stuttered so badly that my time was up and I hadn't been able to even "read" my pitch from the index card I was holding. It was terribly humiliating. I think the editor I pitched to wanted to cry for me! (Smiling.......I can smile about it now.) She told me to remember that Agents and Editors are humans and not to be so nervous. After joining in these online chats with the editors I feel I can tell you with confidence that you need NOT EVER be that nervous!
Keep Smiling and Keep Writing!