tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post5918441268307508959..comments2024-03-28T11:16:30.313+02:00Comments on Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: Cape Town Book Fair ExcitementLaurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-85520546142088242362010-07-21T18:21:11.212+02:002010-07-21T18:21:11.212+02:00Yep, Karen, Bonty will be there. My office is up a...Yep, Karen, Bonty will be there. My office is up and running and already I feel more efficient.<br /><br />Helen- we don't really pitch books at CTBF but you do talk to publishers and then send them things after.<br /><br />Yes Tania it is really fun. <br /><br />Daoine- Why do you say your book fair is spammy?Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-399832259725425392010-07-21T14:54:18.757+02:002010-07-21T14:54:18.757+02:00Sounds like a wonderful business trip! I am so hap...Sounds like a wonderful business trip! I am so happy to see that you have a completed office, and it looks really wonderful.. Glad you will meet up with Bonty there - haven't seen her for several years now, but have been aware of her writing progress!karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12694425567973843826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-52453669603235465392010-07-20T08:48:27.928+02:002010-07-20T08:48:27.928+02:00I agree; that is excellent work for a year. I wish...I agree; that is excellent work for a year. I wish our Melbourne Writers' Festival was more useful and less spammy.daoinehttp://hearwritenow.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-65329826620288648602010-07-19T15:16:46.512+02:002010-07-19T15:16:46.512+02:00How can it be a waste of time or money? These even...How can it be a waste of time or money? These events are invaluable, it's the community of writers and writing-related people, you need to mingle to feel a part of it and to move onwards and upwards on your own path. It sounds really fun!Tania Hershmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15781460794034586895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9052453698252224336.post-44524043512029062242010-07-18T19:17:41.403+02:002010-07-18T19:17:41.403+02:00That is not good work for a year - it's excell...That is not good work for a year - it's excellent work!<br /><br />I agree about face-to-face being important. An agent or publisher sees you. That's different from seeing a letter. They hear you pitch your book. Much different from reading a paragraph. It does help, plus you make friends and see what they're doing.<br /><br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.com