Live Class: Turn Your Revision Into An Offer
$25.00
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Wednesday, February 26, 8:30pm ET / 5:30 pm PT.
If you’re out on submission, or plan to be soon, you’ve likely heard of the dreaded R&R: The “Please revise and resubmit this piece to the following specifications” from an agent.
Or what if you get regular feedback from an agent – and don’t know whether you love it, hate it, want to incorporate it – or just walk away?
What should you do? How long do you have? Can you negotiate on edits? How do you let other agents know?
And how do you handle this delicate step so that you not only get another read, but turn it into an offer?
Thao Le, agent at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency, doles out advice on revisions and how to make the most of an R&R with an agent or editor. In this presentation, she’ll tackle the nuances of a R&R request (including the pros and cons of doing one) and how to best incorporate editorial notes for a successful revision that gives the best chance of yielding an offer from the agent or editor.
Even if you’ve never received an R&R or feedback from an agent, you may soon–and you’ll want to be ready.
This class is open to all genres and age groups — and comes with a replay available for 30 days.
Thao Le represents children’s, YA, Romance, and Sci-fi/Fantasy. She enjoys clever, heartfelt, and commercial middle grade and YA in prose or graphic novel format and across genres. In the Adult SFF realm, she’s a fan of contemporary fantasy, near future science fiction, and romantic fantasy. In romance, her favorite tropes are: hate-to-love/enemies-to-lovers, slow burn, forbidden/doomed romance, fake dating/marriage of convenience, grumpy/sunshine, mistaken identities, and she is a sucker for beta second male leads who steal the show (and hopefully the heroine’s heart!). If you can make her think of her favorite Asian Dramas then you’re on the right track!
In general, she’s a fan of high concepts that feel fresh and exciting. She’s especially drawn to character driven stories about family and friendships from the POV of diverse protagonists. She’s a fan of characters who are passionate about the arts, STEM, activism, and geeky fandoms. She’s a big reader of fanfiction and love that style of bingeable writing. She adores stories with a touch of magic and whimsy, and is a lifelong fan of mythology and fairytales. She’s interested in all things gothic, cottagecore, and dark academia.
Though she has represented them in the past, she is currently NOT looking for picture book writers at the moment.
Thao’s clients include New York Times and Indie bestselling authors such as Ali Hazelwood, Thea Guanzon, Sandhya Menon, Evelyn Skye, Jessie Sima, Jessica Kim, and more…
Thao is NOT looking for: non-fiction, adult literary fiction, adult general fiction, mystery/thriller/suspense, memoirs, poetry, religious/spiritual books, screenplays, or short stories.
