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  Let Me Critique Your Synopsis: Webinar This Thursday, July 8

  3560 readersThose pesky synopses for novels and memoirs are very tricky to do. Questions abound. How long should they be? Which characters should you mention? Should you have plenty of detail or just sparse mentions? If these questions are crossing your mind, you've come to the right place. I'm teaching a webinar this Thursday, July 8, called "Critique Series: Novel Synopses"

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  I am Critiquing Queries and Pitches!

  3869 readersIf you dread writing a query letter or composing a pitch for your book, perhaps all you need is a little feedback and instruction. That's why I'm running a webinar called "Novel Queries & Pitches: Critique Series." Here's the deal: The key to catching an agent's eye is a compelling query and pitch, so all registrants are invited to submit

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  Agent Rachelle Gardner’s Teaching a Webinar!

  6228 readersExciting news. Literary agent Rachelle Gardner (well known for her super-awesome and popular publishing blog) will be teaching an online webinar on Thursday, March 11, on "How Do Agents and Editors Decide?" It's a 90-minute online class guaranteed to be an info-filled bonanza of advice and tips for both fiction and nonfiction writers. ABOUT RACHELLE: Let's cut right to

• Agent Kristin Nelson is Teaching a Webinar on ”How to Write & Sell Fantasy and Sci-Fi” (Sept. 30)

  3416 readersMore exciting news in the webinar arena. Agent Kristin Nelson of Nelson Literary is teaching a webinar on "How to Write and Sell Fantasy and Science Fiction Novels." It all goes down at 1 p.m. EST on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010. The webinar is 90 minutes. (You can still sign up even if you can't make the live event,

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  August 12: Agent Rachelle Gardner Will Critique Your Query Letter and Share Tips on How to Write a Dynamite Pitch

  8442 readersAgent Rachelle Gardner of Wordserve Literary (famous for her super blog on publishing) is teaching a new webinar: "Novel/Memoir Pitches and Queries (Critique Series)" on Thursday, August 12, 2010. 4 Reasons to Attend Her Webinar: 1) Get a professional critique from an agent. Every webinar attendee gets thoughts on their query from Rachelle! Heck, if she loves your query, she may

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  May 27: Agent Rachelle Gardner Teaches You How to Sell Your Fiction or Memoir

  5340 readersAgent Rachelle Gardner of Wordserve Literary (famous for her super blog on publishing) is teaching a webinar: "Sell Your Stuff: How To Get Your Novel or Memoir Published" this Thursday, May 27. 4 Reasons to Attend Her Webinar: 1) Top instruction. Rachelle is extremely respected in the published industry, and she is passing on her top tips on getting your

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  Join Me for ‘How to Land a Literary Agent’

  3708 readers You hear me talk a lot on this blog about the writers' conferences I attend and the presentations I give on agents and pitching.  Well, if you've ever wanted to attend such a conference but can't because of money or proximity issues, here is your chance to listen in and ask questions from your computer at home! I'm teaching a

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  Join Me For ”How to Land a Literary Agent” on Aug. 26

  4897 readers You hear me talk a lot on this blog about the writers' conferences I attend and the presentations I give on agents and pitching. Well, if you've ever wanted to attend such a conference but can't because of money or proximity issues, here is your chance to listen in and ask questions from your computer at home! I'm teaching

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  Come Meet Me in Akron, OH on July 17. It’s the Northern Ohio SCBWI Summer Session.

  2422 readers OK, so it's not technically a conference, per se, but I will be speaking at a regional meeting of the Northern Ohio Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators. Very cool stuff.  DETAILS It all goes down from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, July 17, 2010, at the Holiday Inn Cleveland South, 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, OH 44131.

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  What ”Show, Don’t Tell” Really Means, by Agent Mary Kole

  14818 readersIt’s the old adage you hear in every writing class, workshop, critique group and probably on some things you’ve had edited, rejected or submitted in your lifetime. “Show, don’t tell,” says the editor or agent or well-meaning crit partner. “...