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One Day Writing Workshop: Avoiding Rejection

Agents often only read the first ten pages of a novel before deciding if they want you as a client. Slush readers for magazines decide within a few paragraphs whether your short story is right for them. We'll practice techniques to make your manuscript grab the attention of an agent or editor from the first paragraph on. Students will provide a one-page sample of their writing for the instructor.

Louise Marley is the author of fourteen novels of historical fiction, fantasy, and science fiction. Her most recent novel, Mozart’s Blood, draws on her personal experience as an opera singer as well as her historical research.

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Attendance is limited to 12 students on a first-come, first-served basis.

Cost is a nonrefundable fee of $125.

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