Upcoming Courses and Events

Join literary agents Carly Watters and CeCe Lyra — co-hosts of the segment ‘Books with Hooks’ of the
Sh*t No One Tells You About Writing podcast — as they guide you through the process of writing attention-grabbing first 5 pages.

The 2-hour workshop will cover how to write the perfect first 5 pages, including:
* what goes into a powerful opener;
* establishing a unique perspective;
* essentials of a strong opening scene;
* the inciting incident (does it need to happen in the first 5 pages?);
* prologue vs. chapter one (does it make a difference?);
* popular beginning tropes (when to lean in, when to avoid);
* common mistakes in the first 5 pages (and what to do to instead);
* tips and tricks to hooking your reader from the very first page;
* how to tell if you’re starting at the right place;
* goof proof checklist: making sure you’ve got it all covered;
* should my query letter start in the same place as my story?; and
* Q&A session.

Writers of all categories and genres are invited to attend. If you cannot attend live but wish to watch the webinar,
please sign up as the recording will be emailed to you 24hr later.
 
To register, go to: ​https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_oiXny43ySXetpTKGkZvXxg#/registration

PodFest Expo in Orlando, Florida
on the 25th to the 28th of January
To get your discounted tickets, 
go to: www.eventbrite.com/e/638791581817/?discount=TSNOTYAW

Webinars and Recordings

To look at recordings of webinars that Bianca offers,
and to see what she's currently teaching,
head over to: 
www.biancamarais.com/courses-and-recordings.html

To look at recordings of webinars that CeCe offers,
and to see what she's currently teaching,
head over to:
cecilialyra.com/webinars/