2027 WORKSHOPS
One workshop a month, all year long.
One hour, live on Zoom, one Thursday each month. $20 live or $15 for the replay.
WHAT YOU GET
Every workshop comes with three things.
Come live for $20, or get the replay for $15.
ONE HOUR
Live teaching
I walk you through one part of getting published, step by step, in plain words. Bring your questions.
TEN HOT SEATS
Your pages, worked on live
Every session has ten hot seats, included in your ticket. Send your material ahead, and I work on it live in the last 20 minutes.
THE REPLAY
Watch it later
Can’t make it live? Get the replay and watch on your own time.
THE 2027 LINEUP
Twelve Thursdays. Twelve topics.
Pick the ones you need, or come to all twelve.
Jan 14 Your Query Season Plan
Your agent list, your rounds, and what to do while you wait.
Feb 11 Comp Titles That Help You
How to find comps that tell an agent where your book sits.
Mar 11 Read Your Manuscript the Way I Read It
What I look for when I open a full request.
Apr 8 Show, Don’t Tell, Explained Plainly
How to spot flat telling and turn it into scenes readers can see.
May 6 Dialogue That Works
How to make your characters talk to each other, not past each other.
Jun 3 Understanding Rejection
What a pass means, what it doesn’t, and what to do next.
Jul 15 Your Author Bio and Platform
What goes in your bio, and how much platform you need.
Aug 12 Your First Ten Pages
Why so many openings stop me, and how to keep me reading.
Sep 9 The Synopsis, Start to Finish
From a blank page to a synopsis that shows the whole story.
Oct 14 After Yes: The Offer, Signing, and Going on Sub
What happens after an agent says yes.
Nov 11 Are You Ready to Query?
A clear look at your pages, your letter, and your list before you send.
Dec 9 Read Like a Writer: The Craft Books I Love
The books that taught me the most, and how to use them.
THE BESTIE PASS
Get in before everyone else.
The Bestie Pass is for writers who come back month after month.
EARLY SIGNUP
Three days early
Signup opens for you three days before it opens to everyone else.
FIRST PICK
Hot seats first
You get first pick of the ten hot seats in every workshop.
10% OFF
Live seats for less
Take 10% off every live seat. (The discount doesn’t apply to replays.)
SEATS OPEN MONTH BY MONTH
Hear the moment signup opens.
Signup for each workshop opens about four weeks before it runs. Join Secrets & Slush, my weekly email, and you’ll get the link the day it goes live.
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