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So You Want to Be An Agent by Carly Watters

So You Want to Be An Agent by Carly Watters

Are you interested in becoming a literary agent? Come listen to a senior literary agent at P.S. Literary talk about what it takes to get your foot in the door and what it takes to succeed at the job.

10 Business Strategies for Authors from BookEnds Literacy

10 Business Strategies for Authors from BookEnds Literacy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU93SkDUItY&t=1s Literary agents Jessica Faust and James McGowan talk about the business side of things, and cover what steps authors should take once they've gotten their first book deal and begin to make writing a career. BookEnds...

From Memories to Memoir Webinar with Celia Lira

From Memories to Memoir Webinar with Celia Lira

Turning Your Life’s Journey Into a Story that Sells The 2-hour-minute workshop, which was offered live on October 6th, 2022, covered all things memoir, including: Types of memoir in trade publishing; Trends within the memoir category; Finding the right angle in your...

diyMFA: An Inside Look at the Publishing Industry

diyMFA: An Inside Look at the Publishing Industry

Interview with Bianca Marais, CeCe Lyra, and Carly Watters In this episode: Common myths about writing and publishing and what’s actually true Writing groups, beta readers, and how to find them What happens after you sign on the dotted line Plus, their #1 tip for...

Preparing your pitch package to literary agents

Preparing your pitch package to literary agents

Preparing your pitch package to literary agents: from polishing your manuscript to formatting your query May 24 @ 8pm-10pm ET Q&A included Slides and replay will be available to those to sign up in advance  $69 USD About The Course: Many querying authors’ biggest...

Putting the Hook in Your Book

Putting the Hook in Your Book

May 18, 2023 08:00 PM EST We all know that a strong hook is essential to a good story. But what exactly makes for a compelling hook? And how can a writer know when they have it? Indeed, no matter the genre, a strong hook will draw your readers in from the very start...