Then attend this high-energy, acute-focus workshop for almost-there writers of literary and genre fiction and most nonfiction book projects.
The Tired and Frustrated Writers’ Boot Camp is led by a remarkable team of literary agent, editorial director, promotion specialist, line editor, copy editor, acquisitions editor, library specialist, editorial list planner, fiction writer, essayist, book reviewer, and university-level instructor.
These abilities collide in the persons of two individuals who have performed these functions and who are at this moment, literary agent (Toni Lopopolo) and client (Shelly Lowenkopf).
In the TFWBC, a weekend intensive, Toni and Shelly will show you why you almost (but not quite) made it and how, with what you will have learned in this seminar, you will position yourself to go all the way next time. Bonus opportunity: one-on-one time with Toni and Shelly.
Among the things you’ll learn:
• How to prepare a proposal
• How to prepare your personal platform
• How to construct a take-no-prisoners first chapter
• How to develop an irresistible narrative line or table of contents
• How to discover the glitches you missed in your last close-but-no-cigar project
• And, anomalous as it may sound, how to plan for surprises
Prerequisites: (Toni and Shelly will take you at your word on these)
• At least one excruciatingly close turn-down
• At least two projects behind you
• An awareness of titles in your field published within the past ten years
• An idea, if not an actual outline, for at least one new book beyond your present project
• A present project at least fifty-percent completed
What you’ll also get:
• A chance to hear your work discussed as it would be in an editorial meeting
• A chance to hear your work read aloud by someone other than you
• A line-edited first chapter of your work
• Truthful responses you can get only from professionals
What not to bring:
• Defensiveness
• “It really happened that way”
The Tired and Frustrated Writers’ Boot Camp is led by a remarkable team of literary agent, editorial director, promotion specialist, line editor, copy editor, acquisitions editor, library specialist, editorial list planner, fiction writer, essayist, book reviewer, and university-level instructor.
These abilities collide in the persons of two individuals who have performed these functions and who are at this moment, literary agent (Toni Lopopolo) and client (Shelly Lowenkopf).
In the TFWBC, a weekend intensive, Toni and Shelly will show you why you almost (but not quite) made it and how, with what you will have learned in this seminar, you will position yourself to go all the way next time. Bonus opportunity: one-on-one time with Toni and Shelly.
Among the things you’ll learn:
• How to prepare a proposal
• How to prepare your personal platform
• How to construct a take-no-prisoners first chapter
• How to develop an irresistible narrative line or table of contents
• How to discover the glitches you missed in your last close-but-no-cigar project
• And, anomalous as it may sound, how to plan for surprises
Prerequisites: (Toni and Shelly will take you at your word on these)
• At least one excruciatingly close turn-down
• At least two projects behind you
• An awareness of titles in your field published within the past ten years
• An idea, if not an actual outline, for at least one new book beyond your present project
• A present project at least fifty-percent completed
What you’ll also get:
• A chance to hear your work discussed as it would be in an editorial meeting
• A chance to hear your work read aloud by someone other than you
• A line-edited first chapter of your work
• Truthful responses you can get only from professionals
What not to bring:
• Defensiveness
• “It really happened that way”
