Building Relationships–Vital to a Writer’s Career

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In her query policy posted on January 3rd, Rachelle Gardner stated she was closed to queries except those from authors who have previously published with a royalty-paying publisher, personal referrals, or longtime blog commenters and others she knows.

After reading her post, I realized again how important building relationships are for writers. Attending conferences, retreats, & organizations allows you to meet potential mentors, critique partners, editors, and agents face to face.

I signed with Rachelle last March after establishing a relationship with her by meeting with her two years in a row at ACFW, reading & commenting on her blog, and following her on Twitter & Facebook. She was not a nameless agent to me.

For the rest of this post, head over to MBT Ponderers blog where I continue my discussion on the importance of building relationships. Leave a comment and your email for an opportunity to win a first chapter critique from me.

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3 Comments

  1. Bonnie R. Paulson

    Hi Lisa, I've commented before on the Ponderer's site, but wanted to say how much I liked this post over here!

    The pic is great! I love hearing about fellow authors' stories.

    Dr. Mabry's is a good one! Have a great day! Thanks for the post!

  2. T. Anne

    I'm heading over… 🙂

  3. Cecelia Dowdy

    Yes, building relationships in this crazy publishing industry is very important! Thanks for reminding us of this fact!