Author Jim Tritten had this to share with me about working with other authors
“Other writers can be your greatest strength. How many men know how to write a scene that involves what goes on in a ladies room? Partner with someone who can provide insights into what you don’t know. When I re-wrote a scene with Sandi Hoover about two men who are old friends walking into their favorite bar, Sandi said to me that her Richard would never talk like that. My response was, yes he would if you weren’t there.”
Jim and Sandi have a multi- award winning collaborative effort – Love and Lies: Call me Eve – find it on red penguin books dot com
And then there’s the opportunity to commiserate. who else can you commiserate about those bad reviews that you’re going to get no matter how good your book is.
Or even just having a chance to support each other. Just a couple of weeks ago at the Women’s Thriller Writers Association meeting a group of us were helping a fellow author com up with ways to stand out at an event.
So, to find those authors to connect with and work with, you can make your own review group, go to conferences, search for organizations that match what you are looking for, and there are a lot of them, from non-fiction to all types of genre support organizations.
If you’re going to a conference, so for example the Killer Nashville conference is coming up next week. If you’re going, check out the attendee list on the website and see if there’s someone who writes in your genre and make it a point to connect with them over a cup of coffee or a glass of wine at the wine shindig; and when you sit down in a presentation, talk to the people next to you.
But I highly suggest that you get out there and connect.
Combine forces for:
- Book signings and tables at events
- Newsletter exchanges
- Review group support
- Writing projects
- Commiserating
- Supporting
Show Notes:
You can find Jim Tritten and Sandi Hoovers book here:
Killer Nashville Information HERE.
Link to review group podcast HERE.