April Live Events

In this live webinar, Andrea Somberg will discuss the four major factors that determine every agents decision. She will reveal the strategic questions that every agent asks, helping you position your project for optimal success. She will reveal the steps to crafting a query letter that will yield results and multiple manuscript requests. And she will discuss the steps to finding an agent that will help you realize your dreams.

Writers Digest University is pleased to present a one-of-a-kind online event for poets! OnApril27, 2024, our3rd Annual Poetry Writing Virtual Conferencewill provide expert insights from FOUR award-winning and bestselling poets on the finer points of how to write poetry. Spend the day learning techniques for honing your craft from four different published poets, then (if you choose) you can have a poem of up to 40 lines critiquedby one of our participating poets.

May Live Events

In this live webinar taught by publishing industry expert Jane Friedman, youll learn the key foundations of every book marketing campaign but also how to develop a personalized framework thats appropriate to your strengths and abilities. Fortunately, most book marketing isnt about having a big bankroll, but having sufficient time and energy to devote to it, consistently, over time. Few authors truly lack marketing opportunities; most lack sufficient focus and patience to pursue those opportunities, or feel overwhelmed by the task and end up doing nothing at all.

In this invaluable event, you'll get to work with an agent to review and refine the first ten pages of your novel or non-fiction book. You'll learn what keeps an agent reading, what are the most common mistakes that make them stop, and the steps you need to take to correct them. The best part is that you'll be working directly with an agent, who will provide feedback specific to your work.

Spend the weekend learning techniques for honing your craft skills, marketing your short fiction, editing, and getting the tools you need to advance your career as a writer from seven different published authors, then (if you choose) submit up to 500 words of a short story to an editor for critique. The editor will provide you with a personalized critique of your short story.

By opening a window into your past, creating a narrative arc, starting strong and ending stronger, and setting up scenes, you can take your smallest moments and make them into big publishing success. This live webinar will show you how, and guide you on how to craft your own. So bring an idea with you, and lets get you writing.

If you want to have a chance at all to set up a project anywhere, you need to understand what the studios, streamers and networks are willing to buy in this suddenly panic-driven marketplace. This live webinar is going to explore the kinds of shows that have a chance to be bought, the genres that are going to be thriving in the next couple of years, and how to take your own stories, characters and themes and adapt them into concepts that can fly in the current market.

June Live Events

Jane Friedman discusses everything you need to know about how book publishing operates today, in plain English, to help you understand the pros and cons of every major publishing path available. She'll cover traditional publishing and what projects are well-suited to being represented by literary agents; the capabilities of mid-size publishers and independent publishers; how to evaluate small presses, micro-presses, and digital-only presses; what "hybrid" publishing is (or thinks it is) and how to evaluate such companies; and all forms of self-publishing and e-publishing practiced today.

In this live webinar, youll learn how to use your basic story idea to set up a compelling premise and build upon it until you have all the elements of a winning novel. Through examples from the bestseller shelves, youll learn tips and techniques that can easily be adapted to your experience level, personal writing style, and the needs of your story.

Spend the day learning techniques for honing your craft from four different published humor authors, then (if you choose) you can have your query letter critiqued by one of our participating literary agents. Experience the education, camaraderie, and opportunities provided by a live writing conference without ever having to leave your home!

Too many fiction writers start their stories without any research. And those who do some research barely scratch the surface, sticking to what they can find on Google or watch on TV. This unique live webinar will teach you how to interview actual sources and research primary documents that can enrich your stories, whether youre working on a crime thriller, a cozy mystery, or even science fiction that involves new technologies.

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