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Here's one: have all your answers ready for the questions:
Imagine every possible question they might ask -- Style, character, theme, plot...and be prepared with solid answers. They may ask all kinds of things but will certainly ask What's it about? and you will need to have a quick, concise and enthusiastic answer that tells them what genre, audience, style, theme... It should be in one or two sentances. It should be ready on the tip of your tongue-- no stopping to think about it as if for the first time! If it's non-fiction, they will almost surely ask what qualifies you particularly to take on the project.
Listen to what they have to say about any samples they've read. Don't waste your brief time with them in defending, explaining or justifying: if they want to know, they will ask. The less you talk, the more you will learn. So watch any tendency to nervous chattering, or trying to tell them who you are, if they haven't asked.
I went to my first writer's convention last winter and had 4 interviews with agents and editors. It was marvelous learning, and so was the rest of the convention. A serious new writer can't do better, in my opinion, than to go to these, and find out what it takes to get from writing to publishing .
Best of luck to you!
posted by
Ciel
on July 6, 2005 at 6:45 PM
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