ON July 25, 2024 Celebrated NYC Literary Agent Katharine Sands, Sarah Jane Freymann Agency, is offering a MASTER CLASS on how to gain the attention of agents and editors for your book project. 6:30 to 8:30 at the 

This class is a run-up to the League of Vermont Writer’s summer event, Writers Meet Agents happening at the Delta Hotel on Saturday, July 27, when six literary agents will meet writers and hear pitches for books. 

Details for both events are on the League of Vermont Writers website: www.leagueofvermontwriters.org

Getting Ready, Getting Read, Getting Readers offers tips and training for writers at all stages of creativity. 

Topics include: 

• How to get a reader from the get-go
• Start in a logical place, but from a compelling perch
• How to encapsulate in clear core points
• Ways to create coming attractions that whet the reader’s appetite for more, and how to avoid “Querial Killers”
• Discussion of character(s), plot propulsion, pivots, sense of place, pacing, voice, telling details, mcguffins, red herrings, hooks, dings, and grabbers.

 Getting Ready, Getting Read, Getting Readers looks at each step of the writer’s journey from first writes to last rights. Literary agents are always on a treasure hunt. But few writers know what it takes to make a publisher want YOU, to read YOU, and to say YES to YOU. 

            This Masterclass teaches you the best ways to showcase your writing as a bold, new entry into its category—and yourself as a potential author with an intriguing book poised for sales. 

Use this link to register. Don’t wait—seats are limited!

To register by check, include your Name, Email Address, and Phone Number, with check made out to LVW and send to: 

LVW Treasurer Melinda Meyer

PO Box 187,   Waitsfield, VT 05673

Or call (802) 349-7475 for more information.