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| Are you ready to hook your audience with your book's first words (whether they are your intended audience, agents or editors)? This live webinar will walk you through the steps of writing an engaging first chapter that keeps readers reading and wanting more from your story. Start impressing agents and editors with your first words by registering for tomorrow's live webinar! |
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| All registrants are invited to submit the first chapter of your manuscript for critique (maximum 1500 words). Please wait until after the live webinar date to submit your critique material. This allows you to make changes to your opening chapter based on the presentation and will ensure you receive the most helpful critique possible. All submitted first chapters are guaranteed a written critique by Literary Agent Maria Vicente. |
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| • | The cliché chapter openings to avoid | | • | What compels readers to continue reading... and what makes them stop | | • | How to make the best first impression of yourself and your manuscript | | • | Why having a great opening chapter is so important in today's publishing industry | | • | The best questions to ask while self-editing your first chapter |
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| • | Writers who want to strengthen their novel's opening chapter | | • | Writers looking for a way to make their work stand out from the competition | | • | Writers who want to engage readers and keep them turning the pages of their book | | • | Writers preparing to send query letters to literary agents |
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| Live Tomorrow, October 12, 2017 at 1:00 pm EDT |
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Maria Vicente
Maria Vicente is an Associate Agent at the P.S. Literary Agency. She specializes in children's books (picture books, middle grade, and young adult), but also represents select adult literary fiction and nonfiction projects in the pop culture, design, and lifestyle categories. |
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