FREE CLASS! – An Agent’s Point of View: Developmental Editing, Query Letters and Agent Submission Tips
Developmental Editing from an Agent’s Point of View, & Query Letters, and Agent Submission Tips
Instructor: Andrea Hurst, literary agent and editor
Registration – FREE
When: May 18, 2024 at 1 P.M. EST
Where: Writers' Police Academy…
Dead Women Sometimes Cry in the Rain, And Baby Socks
Never start a story with the weather.
I've heard this many times over the years.
Even Elmore Leonard kicked off his "Don't-do-it" list with a rule about the weather.
Never open a book with the weather.
Avoid prologues.
Never…
2024 Killer Con Classes and Instructors – Part Two
For the past 15 years, Writers' Police Academy has offered a plethora of specialized classes designed to help writers evoke a sense of hyperrealism in their stories. The event's unique hands-on training sessions stimulate the senses of participants,…