{"id":2372075,"date":"2017-09-14T16:15:13","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T21:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/?p=2372075"},"modified":"2023-01-06T19:37:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T01:37:38","slug":"game-connections-networking-new-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/blog\/game-connections-networking-new-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"A Game of Connections: Networking from a New Perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/oyan-blog-network-pinterest.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2372077\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2372077 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/oyan-blog-network-pinterest.jpg\" alt=\"oyan-blog-network-pinterest\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/oyan-blog-network-pinterest.jpg 500w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/oyan-blog-network-pinterest-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/oyan-blog-network-pinterest-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/09\/oyan-blog-network-pinterest-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>By J. Tobias Buller, Student Contributor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not too long ago, I was reading an author page on Facebook. The posts were peppy, with a lot of eye-catching pictures, and without fail, the author closed the post with <strong>a question designed to engage the reader<\/strong>. \u201cWhat book are you currently reading?\u201d and \u201cWhat&#8217;s YOUR favorite way to drink coffee? Let me know in the comments!\u201d and \u201cGive a heart react if so-and-so is your favorite character!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Exhausted by the effort of reading these impossibly energetic posts, I thought to myself, <strong><em>If this is networking, count me out<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Networking lingo gets thrown around a lot in the publishing world. It&#8217;s often associated with too-many-handshakes at writing conferences, aggressive elevator pitches, and overly-caffeinated Facebook posts. Read this, follow that, and stay connected!<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re like me, you find it kind of gross. Maybe I&#8217;m just a cynic, but <strong>the typical approach to networking strikes me not only as grunt work, but inauthentic<\/strong>. I don&#8217;t like \u201cusing\u201d people to get a platform. Plus, I&#8217;m not really peppy, I don&#8217;t get to read nearly as often as I&#8217;d like to, and writing is ridiculously hard work. If I had an Instagram, I&#8217;d post an honest picture of an empty cup of coffee. The caption: \u201cI don&#8217;t have money to buy more coffee, and I only wrote 120 words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But despite this desire to stay authentic, there remains a real need to network. <strong>You cannot advance yourself or your work without a solid list of professional contacts.<\/strong> Unfortunately, our usual approach not only feels inauthentic but morally questionable. As a Christian, there usually is something \u201cicky\u201d about the word <em>ambition<\/em>, and networking to advance your career feels like the work of the devil. What we have to do, then, is <strong>reclaim networking and rephrase ambition<\/strong>\u2014a positive, authentic path forward.<\/p>\n<p>You see, there is another way. And to get there, I want to reframe the very idea of networking\u2014in fact, I&#8217;m going to abandon that word altogether, in favor of the word <em>connecting<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>As much as I&#8217;d like to idealize publishing, the industry is not usually centered around quality or art, and having a darn good novel doesn&#8217;t mean that you&#8217;re going to get a contract and a hefty advance. More than anything, <strong>publishing is about connections<\/strong>. The old adage is true: \u201cIt&#8217;s not what you know, but who you know.\u201d However, many authors assume that networking has to be work\u2014that it&#8217;s all about gaining leverage and name-dropping at just the right time. And yes, there is a place for those things, but I want to tell you something revolutionary: making connections doesn&#8217;t have to be work. The most effective networking isn&#8217;t work at all\u2014it&#8217;s enjoyable. <strong>In fact, it&#8217;s something of a game.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I stumbled into this realization by accident. For six weeks this summer, <a href=\"http:\/\/aliveliterary.com\/live-alive-intern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I interned at Alive Literary Agency<\/a>. I got to meet a lot of important people in the publishing industry. These meeting opportunities went a lot like this: I would connect over mutual friends, talk about great books, and ask about the publishing process\u2014and to my surprise, I found the whole thing immensely enjoyable. It wasn&#8217;t until afterward that I realized <strong>I had gained a lot of important contacts that could prove crucial in my career<\/strong>. I had played the \u201cgame of connections\u201d for six weeks before discovering just how useful it was.<\/p>\n<p>This \u201cgame of connections\u201d has simple rules: <strong>get to know people, and talk about what you have in common<\/strong>, such as literary interests or acquaintances. Like two Mennonites who want to find out if they&#8217;re related to one another, making publishing connections is about asking sincere questions and being genuinely interested in other people.<\/p>\n<p>This strategy works because it&#8217;s an essentially human strategy. Publishing is no different from the rest of life: it&#8217;s about relationships. In many ways, the most fulfilling events in our lives are centered around our communities, places where we connect to other people. It follows that <strong>the most fulfilling approach to networking is one that prioritizes relationships with others<\/strong>. Networking, as many writers conceive of it, is a robotic, mathematical strategy. <em>X<\/em> connection plus <em>Y<\/em> social media presence equals <em>Z<\/em> success. It&#8217;s exhausting because it&#8217;s not the way we were meant to function.<\/p>\n<p>The game of connections should be focused on meaningful relationships. If you want to make an impression on an important figure in the industry, don&#8217;t focus on making an impression. Focus on asking them thoughtful questions. <strong>Find common ground.<\/strong> And guess what? It&#8217;s okay to geek out over your favorite stories, because editors and publishers are people too.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an example. Several weeks back, I visited a faith-based division of Penguin Random House. In casual conversation, I mentioned Jeffrey Overstreet, a writer and film critic I have a great deal of respect for. As I was passing by the next office, the editor in the office called out to me and said, \u201cHey, I don&#8217;t mean to interrupt, but I heard you mention Jeffrey Overstreet and I just couldn&#8217;t help myself.\u201d We went on to have a really great conversation about art and fiction, and he gave me his business card. <strong>I now have the full contact information of an editor at a major publishing house and a memorable interaction with him\u2014thanks to geeking out over great art.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unlike networking, the game of connections is exciting. It means meeting interesting people and talking about great books. By shifting the focus away from creating a \u201cnetwork\u201d and becoming successful, you actually strengthen your chances at gaining valuable connections. Shocking, I know, but <strong>people don&#8217;t want to be a resource\u2014they want to be known<\/strong>. Focus on meeting people as people first. More often than not, those very people will end up being your greatest assets as you move forward into the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Making publishing connections doesn&#8217;t involve selling your soul; it doesn&#8217;t mean that you have to force yourself into a peppy, overly-caffeinated bubble (although if the shoe fits, wear it proudly!). The game of connections means enjoying yourself and having invigorating conversations about art and literature. Not only will you make a good impression, but you&#8217;ll find\u2014regardless of what happens with your novels or your career\u2014that you&#8217;ve also <strong>made a few friends<\/strong> along the way.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/Jake-Buller-headshot.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2372831 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/Jake-Buller-headshot.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>About Jake<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>J. Tobias Buller (better known as Jake) is a writer, reader, poet, and missionary kid with a lot of stories to tell. Growing up in Kansas and West Africa means he has a hodgepodge of perspectives that continues to inform his approach to Story. He attends Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas (but daydreams about returning to Kansas). He&#8217;s majoring in English and Bible, with a concentration in Biblical Text\u2014which means that you&#8217;ll find him either reading a good book (to avoid his Greek homework), hanging out with good friends (while ignoring his Greek homework), or tearing his hair out over Greek participles.<\/p>\n[P.S. &#8211; His novel <em>Chromeheads<\/em> placed first in the <a href=\"https:\/\/clearwaterpress.com\/oneyearnovel\/events\/young-writers-novel-contest\/\">OYAN Student Novel Contest<\/a>, so that&#8217;s pretty cool too.]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By J. Tobias Buller, student contributor<\/strong><br \/>\nNetworking lingo gets thrown around a lot in the publishing world. It&#8217;s often associated with too-many-handshakes at writing conferences, aggressive elevator pitches, and overly-caffeinated Facebook posts. 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