1st 5 Pages Writing Workshop: 1st 5 Pages December Workshop First Revisions Are Up

Monday, December 10, 2012

1st 5 Pages December Workshop First Revisions Are Up

Ready to see what's been done so far? Scroll down and dig in. And for additional tips on what makes a great opening, check out today's wonderful post by YA author and librarian Mindy McGinnis on Adventures in YA Publishing. Lisa Gail Green also has a wonderful tip today to help you identify the heart of what matters in your story and get past the block of that first blank page.

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ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

The first five pages of a manuscript may be all that agents, editors, and readers read, so the First Five Pages Workshop for young adult and middle grade fiction is here to help young adult and middle grade writers off to an unputdownable start with the help of three published authors and a literary agent over the course of three weeks.

We have a fabulous list of permanent workshop mentors including award-winners and NYT bestselling authors, two of whom are assigned to every manuscript in the workshop. In addition, we have a guest author each month who mentors all the workshop participants. During the third week, our guest literary agent also critiques not only the pages but also the pitch for the book and picks an overall workshop winner. The agent also chooses the strongest manuscript (or manuscripts) and awards a partial critique to an overall winner with potential priority submission opportunities for other selected participants, so not only is this a great learning opportunity, it's a great chance to get your novel published.

To see the workshop in progress, click here.