Workshops
THE LEAGUE OF VERMONT WRITERS PRESENTED:
"Getting Ready, Getting Read, Getting Readers"
A Masterclass with NYC Literary Agent Katharine Sands
Thursday, July 25, 6:30pm to 8:30pm at The Delta Hotel, 1117 Williston Road,South Burlington, VT
Cost: $49 per person
Celebrated NYC Literary Agent Katharine Sands from the Sarah Jane Freymann Agency, provided a MASTER CLASS on how to gain the attention of agents and editors for your book project!
This class was a lead-up to the League of Vermont Writers' major summer event, Writers Meet Agents Conference. At the conference six active, renown literary agentsmet with writers on-on-one and hear pitches for books.
Sands' masterclass "Getting Ready, Getting Read, Getting Readers" offered tips and training for writers at all stages of creativity.
Topics included:
- How to get a reader from the get-go
- Start in a logical place, but from a compelling perch
- How to encapsulate in clear core points
- Ways to create coming attractions that whet the reader’s appetite for more, and how to avoid “Querial Killers”
- Discussion of character(s), plot propulsion, pivots, sense of place, pacing, voice, telling details, mcguffins, red herrings, hooks, dings, and grabbers.
Katharine looks at each step of the writer’s journey from first writes to last rights. Literary agents are always on a treasure hunt. But few writers know what it takes to make a publisher want YOU, to read YOU, and to say YES to YOU.
This Masterclass teaches you the best ways to showcase your writing as a bold, new entry into its category—and yourself as a potential author with an intriguing book poised for sales.
To register by check, include your Name, Email Address, and Phone Number, with check made out to LVW and send to:
LVW Treasurer Melinda Meyer
PO Box 187, Waitsfield, VT 05673
Call (802) 349-7475 for more information.
