Sara writes about working with Fiona. When a literary agent called to ask if I was happy to work with Fiona I was excited. Fiona had already earned a reputation on the competition circuit. She was clearly talented but the agent felt she needed a little help. Fiona wasn’t convinced by the idea of persisting…
TWO MORE SPACES LEFT Amazing opportunity to unleash your creativity and get some top tips from two well known writers. Book your space now. Five night tutored retreat November 12 – 17 for novel writers at Asthall Manor, near Burford, Oxfordshire. Situated in the beautiful Windrush valley, Asthall is a Jacobean gabled manor house and the…
Sara and Emma talk through tips for hooking an agent through a compelling first line. At the Festival which took place in June we gave a first chapter workshop. With examples of great first lines, opening paragraphs and endings, more than 70 writers were shown how to engage their readers from the very start. Over…
June 17, 2017 Winchester Writers’ Festival, University of Winchester. At 5 pm we’re running a free drop in session for festival attendees on the subject of that important first chapter. For information on the festival and to sign up go to www.writersfestival.co.uk , tel 01962 826367.
June 5 – 9, 2017 Writers’ Retreat in Sheepwash, Devon. Sara Sarre – First Chapter Workshop Your first chapter is what will sell your novel time and time again: to your agent, your publisher, the marketing team and eventually to your reader. It needs to be good. The week will be dedicated to the opening…
– The Bluepencilagency Novel Award 2017 – A new award for rising literary talent with a £1000 cash prize and introduction to literary agent Eve White. Runner up wins a four night writing retreat with Retreats for You and an editorial report. Writers who are unrepresented and unpublished are eligible to enter and are asked…