Comic-Con is next weekend, and I just happen to live in San Diego. And, I just happen to be trying to sell a book. For those of you who don't know, Comic-Con is one of the BIGGEST conventions in the world.

Well, what is the etiquette for an author at a convention.

1. What are the best terms to approach publishers with? A business card? First three chapters? Manuscript on disk? Hardcopy? Nothing at all?

2. Would personal approaches by my agent be better?

3. Me and my agent?

4. How do you approach an editor that's been in phone contact with your agent, has a submission of yours, but hasn't "got around" to evaluating it? How do you approach one that's read your work?

5. Any other tips?

Have you asked your agent about this? If the agent knows any of the editors, see if the agent can set up a meeting, maybe even a meal together. At the very least, the agent could introduce you to the editor.

A good thing to do for homework is to find out what works the editors edited and say something complimentary about them. (You may need to find out which editors are going to be there, and then find out what they've edited. You may also need a scorecard or a cheat sheet, to make sure you don't get one editor confused with another and offend the editor you are talking to.)

Best thing is to make yourself known to an editor, and then when you send something, you can refer in your cover letter to having met the editor.

As for approaching one that's read your work, you could introduce yourself and thank them for reading your work.