This summer at the Realm Makers Conference, we’re offering free mentoring to anyone who signs up. We’re happy to share some of the Castle Gate Press special handling we give our authors. This TLC has so far resulted in: last year one Amazon category bestseller, and for this year a book that is both a finalist […]
The Ambiance of a Writing Conference Makes a Difference
The co-owners of Castle Gate Press, Phyllis Wheeler and Suzanne Hartmann, attended the Realm Makers Writing Conference for Christian Speculative Fiction this past weekend. While they are both exhausted, the atmosphere of sharing and the sense of family energized and renewed them. Sensing these qualities–which Castle Gate Press also promotes–poured out in a larger arena and touching every attendee, […]
Editors and Agents Don’t Bite…Really!
You’re at a writers’ conference, and you finally have a chance to sit in front of the literary agent you know would be perfect to represent your books and an editor from your favorite publishing house… And you’re so nervous that you can barely put two words together, much less spit out the elevator pitch you […]
After the Writers’ Conference
Many of you have been to a writers’ conference this summer. It was a fabulous experience where you met new friends, learned new writing and marketing tips, and (hopefully) received requests for your Work in Progress (WIP). Now you’re back and home and real life has set in. The excitement is treasured memory, you’ve had time […]
Fun at Realm Makers
Where else but at a conference for speculative fiction writers could you find Waldo next to the Mad Hatter, Men in Black wiping the memory of Princess Leia, and Wolverine fighting a Jedi quarterback? And where else would Phyllis and Suzanne of Castle Gate Press want to be but in the middle of it (especially […]
Five ways to prepare for a writers’ conference
How do you best prepare to show your wares at a writers’ conference? Perhaps you are hoping to get the attention of an agent and/or editor for your latest project. Or maybe you want to network. Perhaps you’re there to learn more about the writing craft. Or all three of those. If you’re hoping for […]