All the Classes + All The Events + Early Booking
- Early booking in the meetings & critiques system
- Access to 100% of our filmed, edited classes (30+ hours) taught by top agents, editors and authors
- Tickets to ALL of our live events
- A monthly Q&A help desk with rotating guest faculty
- Personal recommendations for faculty pairings
- Cancel at any time–if you watch everything in 30 days, you’ll pay just $49
View List Of Included Classes
- How To Pitch Your Book Like A Publicist with Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Folio Literary Management
- Great First Lines with John M. Cusick, Folio Literary Management
- Platform, Publicity & Publishing in Your Pajamas with Dawn Michelle Hardy, agent and publicist at Dream Relations
- Middle Grade Basics with Alyssa Jeannette, Stonesong Literary
- Making The Perfect Pitch with Katharine Sands, The Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency
- Finding The Funny In Your Manuscript with Jilly Gagnon, author of #Famous (Harpercollins, 2017)
- Trendsetter, Not Trendy and #OwnVoices: How to Write What You Know with Quressa Robinson, Nelson Literary
- From Concept To Picture Book with Hazel Mitchell, author/illustrator
- Worldwide Appeal: What You Need to Know About Foreign Rights with Rena Rossner, The Deborah Harris Agency
- Character, POV, and the All-Important Voice with Laura Zats, Headwater Literary
- How To Edit A Bestselling Romance Novel with Lane Heymont, The Tobias Agency
- A Beginner’s Guide to Publishing Law with Melissa Edwards, lawyer and agent at Stonesong Literary
- How To Write A Manuscript That Gets And Keeps Everyone’s Attention, with Linda Camacho, Gallt & Zacker Agency
- Writing Villians Readers Love To Hate with Stacey Graham, Red Sofa Literary
- Unbranding Yourself: Revealing The True You to the Book Community with Laura Barbiea, Alloy Entertainment
- Worldbuilding 101 with Roseanne Wells, The Jennifer DiChiara Literary Agency
- Writing Picture Books: How? Why? When with Julie Falatko, author of Snappsy The Alligator Did Not Ask To Be In This Book
- High Concept: What It Means, How To Make It Work for You with Jennifer Johnson-Blalock, formerly of Liza Dawson Associates
- Finding The Narrative In Your Nonfiction with Erik Hane, Headwater Literary
- Marketing 101 with Jalissa Corrie, Lee & Low Books
- School Visits: How To Meet Young Readers, Build An Audience, And Sell Books with Cameron Rosenblum, bestselling author
- Nonfiction Basics with Amanda Shih, Scholastic
- The Art of the Break for Writers with Elizabeth Ross Holstrom
- Internet Stalking Without Being Creepy: How to Research, Network, And Become A Priority in the Slush Pile Jessica Sinsheimer, Context Literary
- AND MORE!
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Monthly Agent Consultation + All the Classes + All The Events + Early Booking
- One monthly consultation with the faculty agent or editor of your choice ($49 value)
- Early booking in the meetings & critiques system
- Access to 100% of our filmed, edited classes (30+ hours) taught by top agents, editors and authors
- Tickets to ALL of our live events
- A monthly Q&A help desk with rotating guest faculty
- Personal recommendations for faculty pairings
- Cancel at any time–if you watch everything in 30 days, you’ll pay just $69
View List Of Included Classes
- How To Pitch Your Book Like A Publicist with Rachel Ekstrom Courage, Folio Literary Management
- Great First Lines with John M. Cusick, Folio Literary Management
- Platform, Publicity & Publishing in Your Pajamas with Dawn Michelle Hardy, agent and publicist at Dream Relations
- Middle Grade Basics with Alyssa Jeannette, Stonesong Literary
- Making The Perfect Pitch with Katharine Sands, The Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency
- Finding The Funny In Your Manuscript with Jilly Gagnon, author of #Famous (Harpercollins, 2017)
- Trendsetter, Not Trendy and #OwnVoices: How to Write What You Know with Quressa Robinson, Nelson Literary
- From Concept To Picture Book with Hazel Mitchell, author/illustrator
- Worldwide Appeal: What You Need to Know About Foreign Rights with Rena Rossner, The Deborah Harris Agency
- Character, POV, and the All-Important Voice with Laura Zats, Headwater Literary
- How To Edit A Bestselling Romance Novel with Lane Heymont, The Tobias Agency
- A Beginner’s Guide to Publishing Law with Melissa Edwards, lawyer and agent at Stonesong Literary
- How To Write A Manuscript That Gets And Keeps Everyone’s Attention, with Linda Camacho, Gallt & Zacker Agency
- Writing Villians Readers Love To Hate with Stacey Graham, Red Sofa Literary
- Unbranding Yourself: Revealing The True You to the Book Community with Laura Barbiea, Alloy Entertainment
- Worldbuilding 101 with Roseanne Wells, The Jennifer DiChiara Literary Agency
- Writing Picture Books: How? Why? When with Julie Falatko, author of Snappsy The Alligator Did Not Ask To Be In This Book
- High Concept: What It Means, How To Make It Work for You with Jennifer Johnson-Blalock, formerly of Liza Dawson Associates
- Finding The Narrative In Your Nonfiction with Erik Hane, Headwater Literary
- Marketing 101 with Jalissa Corrie, Lee & Low Books
- School Visits: How To Meet Young Readers, Build An Audience, And Sell Books with Cameron Rosenblum, bestselling author
- Nonfiction Basics with Amanda Shih, Scholastic
- The Art of the Break for Writers with Elizabeth Ross Holstrom
- Internet Stalking Without Being Creepy: How to Research, Network, And Become A Priority in the Slush Pile Jessica Sinsheimer, Context Literary
- AND MORE!
Afton Nelson
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- Real, face-to-face conversations–from home
- Choose from 30+ top agents and editors
- Ask questions in the moment
- Low-pressure format–every agent and editor specifically chosen for kindness, brilliance, and ability to share insightful feedback on the spot
- Meet with Skype, Google Meet or phone (international calls welcome!
- Choose from a 10-minute query review ($49) or 15-minute review of your query and first ten pages ($99)
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- Receive line-specific and large-scale notes from top agents & editors
- Choose from 30+ top agents and editors
- Introvert-friendly–no conversation needed; edits will arrive via email
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