HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:

On Tuesday, October 17 you will receive access to a special online tutorial created by author and senior literary agent Paula Munier. During this presentation, Paula will detail how your work's theme and variations on that theme determine your main plot as well as your sub-plots. You'll learn how to break your story down accordingly, scene by scene, forming a blueprint by which you can devise the most compelling version of the story you want to tell. In addition to the tutorial, you'll also receive two special templates designed to help you quickly develop the theme-based three-act structure you need to engage and entertain your readers.

After watching the tutorial, you'll sketch out a story structure for your own project using the template and submit it to your assigned Talcott Notch agent for review. The deadline for submission is NOON ET, Saturday, October 21.

The submission will then be reviewed by the agent, who will provide a personalized critique of your work by noon, Sunday, October 22. This critique will give you insights into what's working in your story, what's not, and how you can improve it. Informed by these comments, you'll revise the story structure throughout the day on Sunday. You'll have the opportunity to ask the agents questions via a live message board (open from 1:00 PM to 4:00 pm ET on Sunday, October 22), then finalize your revision and resubmit it for one last review no later than 10:00 pm ET Monday, October 23.

The Talcott Notch agents will spend the next few days reviewing the revised submissions. Once finished, they will send a final note assessing your revision efforts by no later than 10:00 pm ET, Monday, October 30. Please note that these comments are brief, and not meant to act as a second critique.