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Details, Focus and Visual Storytelling To Bring Any Genre To Life with Editor Melissa Warten Vogan
April 19, 2024

Details, Focus and Visual Storytelling To Bring Any Genre To Life wit…

We love this creativity-packed episode with Melis…

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Good, Better, Best, Agented! Julia Alexandra and Agent Ellen Goff on Plot, Character & World
April 8, 2024

Good, Better, Best, Agented! Julia Alexandra and Agent Ellen Goff on …

You may remember Julia Alexandra from our episode…

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Learning Advanced Point of View, Romantic Tension & Betrayal From A New Body-Swapping Novel
March 29, 2024

Learning Advanced Point of View, Romantic Tension & Betrayal From A N…

If you've ever had trouble with point of view in …

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Success Stories: Aime Alley Card, Agent Leticia Gomez And One Olympic Team That Changed Everything
March 25, 2024

Success Stories: Aime Alley Card, Agent Leticia Gomez And One Olympic…

Tennessee, 1960. One extraordinary team of women-…

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What Editors Look For: Fresh Takes On Familiar Stories with Harper Editor Sara Schonfeld
March 11, 2024

What Editors Look For: Fresh Takes On Familiar Stories with Harper Ed…

Join our interactive Says/Does Activity + view tr…

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Research, Marketing & Successful Small Press Publishing with Author JB Harris
Feb. 28, 2024

Research, Marketing & Successful Small Press Publishing with Author J…

Sometimes publishing your novel takes an unexpect…

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How To Build Romantic Tension In Any Genre with Author Lynn Painter
Feb. 20, 2024

How To Build Romantic Tension In Any Genre with Author Lynn Painter

We’ve never seen a romantic comedy like this one!…

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Red And Green Flags When Querying Agents with Agent Emmy Nordstrom Higdon
Feb. 12, 2024

Red And Green Flags When Querying Agents with Agent Emmy Nordstrom Hi…

We are thrilled to welcome Emmy Nordstrom Higdon,…

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Writing Dialogue That Brings Complicated Characters To Life with Author Karen Outen
Feb. 5, 2024

Writing Dialogue That Brings Complicated Characters To Life with Auth…

Even our podcast editor describes author Karen Ou…

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Personal, Political, Published: Finding Agents For Important, Sensitive Topics with Annie Cardi
Jan. 26, 2024

Personal, Political, Published: Finding Agents For Important, Sensiti…

Content Warning: Mentions of abortion, grooming, …

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Building Character, Enhancing POV, and Principles of (E)motion with Author Sarah Read
Jan. 20, 2024

Building Character, Enhancing POV, and Principles of (E)motion with A…

A smart, poignant novel perfect for fans of Lesso…

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Rejection Interpretation, Pivots & Annual Submission Strategy Workshop (January 23-25)
Jan. 16, 2024

Rejection Interpretation, Pivots & Annual Submission Strategy Worksho…

Are you a writer thinking about querying? Or have…

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"Good Enough" Versus Fit: Editor Erica Finkel On Improving Your Odds Of Yes
Jan. 9, 2024

"Good Enough" Versus Fit: Editor Erica Finkel On Improving Your Odds …

We're thrilled to welcome Abrams editor Erica Fin…

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Seventh Annual Holiday Party with Kaitlyn Sanchez, Linda Camacho, Kiana Nguyen & Stephanie Winter
Dec. 23, 2023

Seventh Annual Holiday Party with Kaitlyn Sanchez, Linda Camacho, Kia…

We are thrilled to welcome you to the replay of o…

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December Announcements: Classes, Mystery Agent + Our FREE Holiday Party
Dec. 4, 2023

December Announcements: Classes, Mystery Agent + Our FREE Holiday Par…

We can’t wait—what an exciting month!December 5…

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Live Q&A + Collaborative Query Consultations With Editor Jonathan Baker
Dec. 3, 2023

Live Q&A + Collaborative Query Consultations With Editor Jonathan Bak…

Query writing is a craft in and of itself and so …

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How To Talk To Your Family About Writing: A Holiday Pep Talk (Replay)
Nov. 21, 2023

How To Talk To Your Family About Writing: A Holiday Pep Talk (Replay)

This pep talk was inspired by that extremely unco…

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MSWL Live Agent Panel with T.S Ferguson, Kelly Van Sant, Jenissa Graham + Claire Harris
Nov. 8, 2023

MSWL Live Agent Panel with T.S Ferguson, Kelly Van Sant, Jenissa Grah…

In October, we wrapped up the month with a delici…

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You Belong Here: Middle Grade Voice, Success Via Community, & The Rule of 100 with Nancy Tandon
Nov. 6, 2023

You Belong Here: Middle Grade Voice, Success Via Community, & The Rul…

Join us December 5 for Nancy’s class, You Belong …

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The Rejections That Hurt Most: Author-Agent Empathy, Revision & Rejection As Protection
Oct. 27, 2023

The Rejections That Hurt Most: Author-Agent Empathy, Revision & Rejec…

We are so happy to welcome Monica Rodriguez, agen…

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Starting Soon! Unputdownable: Write A Book Agents Can't Stop Thinking About
Oct. 24, 2023

Starting Soon! Unputdownable: Write A Book Agents Can't Stop Thinking…

Starting today (we promise you're not too late!),…

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Finding Your Agent, Political Fiction, Hopeful Dystopias & The Chaperone with M Hendrix
Oct. 12, 2023

Finding Your Agent, Political Fiction, Hopeful Dystopias & The Chaper…

Join us in a lively conversation with debut autho…

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Second Books, Second Agents, & Second Chance Hotel: Live Q&A with Author Sierra Godfrey
Sept. 27, 2023

Second Books, Second Agents, & Second Chance Hotel: Live Q&A with Aut…

We are thrilled to welcome Sierra Godfrey, author…

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Nonfiction With Voice, Subrights & Anti-AI Clauses with Agent Dani Segelbaum
Sept. 19, 2023

Nonfiction With Voice, Subrights & Anti-AI Clauses with Agent Dani Se…

We are so happy to welcome Dani Segelbaum, Vice P…

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