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Writing Young Adult
(YA) in 2019 is tricky. The market is ever-changing and at times,
overcrowded. Everyone seems to have an opinion on what is NOT working, but
not on what IS working.
In this live webinar, literary agent Devin Ross will demystify the current market. She will discuss some changes that have been taking place over the past year, how to make sure you are writing for the future of YA, not the past, and how to best position your project, query, and first pages for the greatest success. Before becoming an agent, Devin was mentored by YA agent superstars Joanna Volpe and Suzie Townsend. For years, she has navigated the market with world-renowned YA authors. Now she is actively seeking YA authors to grow her client list. |
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Instructor: Devin
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Devin Ross earned her B.A. in English from Lawrence University and her Publishing Certificate from the Denver Publishing Institute. She began her publishing career as an author’s assistant, helping authors grow their platforms and meet their deadlines. Her next career move landed her in the Subsidiary Rights department at Crown Publishing Group before she found her home at New Leaf Literary & Media. As an agent she works in Adult and YA fiction. |
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The Writer's Digest Annual Conference is 5
months away and we’re hard at work putting together a killer lineup for you!
We’ve already announced two amazing keynotes—N.K. Jemisin and Min Jin Lee—and we’ve now confirmed our first round of speakers and sessions that you won’t want to miss, including some returning favorites:
We’ll be announcing more speakers and
sessions over the next several weeks—including Pitch Slam agents & editors and
pre-conference workshops—so be sure to check out our speakers and schedule pages on the Writer’s Digest
Annual Conference website for all the details, follow us on Twitter @WritersDigest, and keep an eye out for
the next email.
NOTE: Register by March 26th and save $150! |
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Writer's Digest University
is pleased to present an exclusive online event for mystery & thriller
writers! On April 13th and 14th, our Thriller Virtual Conference will provide
expert insights from SEVEN award-winning and best-selling authors on the
finer points of how to write within the mystery and thriller genres. Spend
the weekend learning techniques for honing your craft from seven different
published authors*, then (if you choose) pitch your novel via query letter to
a literary agent specifically looking for material in the mystery or thriller
genre. The agent will provide you with a personalized critique of your query
– and maybe ask to see more.
Experience the education, camaraderie, and opportunities provided by a live writing conference without ever having to leave your home! |
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Pitch Your Mystery
or Thriller Novel to a Literary Agent
Join us for the live event and have a chance to get written feedback on your query letter from a literary agent who works with mystery or thriller authors (or both). |
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Instructor: Larry
Brooks
Larry Brooks is the author of four Writers Digest books on fiction craft, including the bestselling STORY ENGINEERING, named by Signaturereads.com as the third best writing book of the modern era. He is a frequent speaker at WD events and other conferences, and his website, www.storyfix.com, is a well-known resource for authors at all levels of the fiction trade. His new WD book, THE CRITERIA-DRIVEN NOVELIST, will be released Fall 2019. |
Instructor: Jane K.
Cleland
Jane K. Cleland writes the multiple award-winning and bestselling Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries [St. Martin’s Minotaur]. The 13th in the series, Hidden Treasure, will be published in spring 2020. Her short stories are published by Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine. Jane also writes about the craft of writing, including the Agatha award-nominated Mastering Plot Twists and the Agatha Award-winning and bestselling Mastering Suspense, Structure & Plot, both from Writer’s Digest Books. She is also a Contributing Editor for Writer’s Digest Magazine and chairs the Wolfe Pack’s Black Orchid Novella Award in partnership with AHMM. |
Instructor: Naomi
Hirahara
Naomi Hirahara is the Edgar Award-winning author of two mystery series set in Southern California. Her Mas Arai series, which features a Hiroshima survivor and gardener, ended with the publication of HIROSHIMA BOY in 2018. The books have been translated into Japanese, Korean and French. The first in her Officer Ellie Rush bicycle cop mystery series received the T. Jefferson Parker Mystery Award. She has also published noir short stories, middle-grade fiction and nonfiction history books. Her new mystery set in Hawai’i, ICED IN PARADISE, will be released in September 2019. |
Instructor: Paula
Munier
Paula Munier is an agent and authors whose roots in the mystery writing community run deep. As Senior Literary Agent and Content Strategist for Talcott Notch Literary, she specializes in crime fiction, representing many great crime writers. She’s author of the Mercy Carr series, the first of which, A BORROWING OF BONES, was just nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. The second in the series, BLIND SEARCH, will be published in Fall 2019. She’s also written three popular books on writing: the bestselling Plot Perfect, The Writer’s Guide to Beginnings, and Writing with Quiet Hands. |
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Have you had your
eye on a few ebooks, but were waiting to pull the trigger? Now is the time to
take advantage of these super low ebook prices!
For two days only, all ebooks are available for just $4.99 each! Hurry, the sale ends tomorrow! No coupon needed. |
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This course pays
special attention to the most notable form of online article writing: the
blog posting. Publications of all types have enlisted the aid of bloggers to
help disseminate information. Blogs incorporate characteristics from other
article types—news, feature articles, and opinion pieces. Learning to write
blog postings is a marketable skill, and the writer of online content should
have a strong understanding of blogs. Finally, every writer should have her
own blog whether associated with a publication or not; blogs are an integral
facet of any viable platform.
In addition to online article writing, this course will also teach you how to pitch online assignments and establish and promote an online platform. Special attention will be paid to blog and website establishment, leveraging social media (Facebook and Twitter), SEO (key words, meta tags, and so forth), Google Tools (Google Analytics and AdWords), and using premium subscription services. |
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Instructor: Naveed
Saleh
Naveed Saleh is a freelance medical writer and editor who has written for a variety of national publications and content-marketing teams. He’s also written and edited for many prominent physicians and researchers and is an instructor, course developer and consultant with Writer’s Digest. |
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Blogging is an incredibly effective and efficient way for
writers to reach their target audience and build writer platforms. In other
words, it’s a great method for writers to find engaged readers and more
success with their writing.
Here are the 8 blogging tips for writers to find success:
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Register for this
course and learn how to set up your own blog and so much more. A key to
success for any writer is having an online presence. Blogging is one way to
share your expertise and—at the same time—build an author platform. Don’t
know how to start a blog? Not sure what to focus on? Don’t fret! This online
writing workshop will guide you through the entire blogging process—how to
create and setup a blog, where to start, and much more. You’ll learn how to
attract readers and how to market your writing. Start a successful blog today
and get noticed by editors and publishers.
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Writer’s Digest is thrilled to announce the
closing keynote for this year’s WD Annual Conference: National Book Award
finalist Min Jin Lee.
Lee’s New York Times bestselling novel Pachinko was a finalist for the National Book Award for Fiction, a runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, winner of the Medici Book Club Prize, and a New York Times 10 Best Books of 2017. Her debut novel Free Food for Millionaires was a Top 10 Books of the Year for The Times of London, NPR’s Fresh Air, USA Today, and a national bestseller. Her work has also appeared in The New Yorker, NPR’s Selected Shorts, One Story, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, and more. Join Lee, N.K. Jemisin, Jane Friedman, Steven James, Jordan Rosenfeld and dozens of successful authors, literary agents, editors and industry experts at the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference in New York City from August 23–25 for everything you need to advance your writing career creatively and professionally. Writers of all backgrounds and experience levels will sharpen their skills, pitch their work to literary agents and find inspiration in the words of experienced mentors. Reserve your space today and save $150! |
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