• • how to tell when your manuscript is ready for submission;
  • proper query/submission letter format and etiquette, with samples;
  • the difference between a query and submission letter;
  • how to find agents and editors, with links to resources;
  • how to conduct market research and finding comp titles;
  • how to decipher publisher submission and agent query guidelines, with samples;
  • how to put together a target list and track your submissions.

Day one will be spent on the lecture, understanding the material, and getting to know each other. You will then have homework where you put everything you’ve learned into practice and use the templates and samples provided to write your own query or submission letter and start your target list.

On day two, you’ll bring that homework in to share with the group and receive feedback and suggestions from the instructor.

Writers will leave this workshop with a completed query letter draft, a submission target list, a handout packet from the instructor with templates, checklists and resources, plus tons of encouragement!

Please note that this class will be recorded.