(I just love this new photo of Mark!)
Last February I was fortunate enough to "meet" Literary Agent Mark McVeigh. (Smile) I won a skype chat/interview with him which resulted in a publication credit for me. (Big Smile...See side bar!) Then Mark offered his first Webinar and I was one of the lucky people he invited to participate (waves to my cps that I met through Mark). It was a super experience! You can read about it here. You can read more about Mark here and here. I have to tell you guys that Mark is one classy guy and I am so blessed to have him as a friend. His friendship made me realize that Literary Agents are people too. I was much more comfortable chatting with agents and editors at the SCBWI conference I went to in September. I attribute this to Mark taking me under his wing. (Thanks Mark! You're the best!)
So, here's the Scoop...
NAILING YOUR FIRST CHAPTER by Mark McVeigh of The McVeigh Agency Available Dates: Dec 11 or Jan 8
Times: 1PM or 4PM EST
Register by: 11/30 (Mark is taking late registration for the 1pm webinar on 12/11)and 12/30
Fee: $75 for YALITCHAT.ORG Tier II members or $100
Register via email: webinars@themcveighagency.com (or you can let me know and I'll forward your name and email to Mark) with NAIL YOUR FIRST CHAPTER in the subject line. In body of email please include: Full name, contact email, daytime contact phone. Please also indicate whether you are a TIER II member of YALITCHAT.ORG.
Course description: 90-minute interactive course focused on the all-important first chapter of your manuscript including: crafting a killer opening line, introducing your main character, establishing setting/ context without getting bogged down in detail, capturing your voice, and how and when to end the chapter. 60-minutes of instruction and 30-minutes of Q and A using anonymous first paragraphs from attendee WIPs.
Attendee Information: This interactive webinar has a voice component that allows attendees to speak directly to Mark and the class, as well as a chat function.
About Mark McVeigh
Former Editorial Director, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (Aladdin), Senior Editor, Dutton Children's Books, Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books
Visit The McVeigh Agency online! Or Visit The McVeigh Agency Blog!
This is a super opportunity! You don't need to be a paying Yalitchat member to take the class, but you do need to be a "free" member before you register for Mark's webinar. Mark's doing the webinar twice in December and twice in January--$100 for a 90 minute webinar plus critique or $75 if you are a Tier II member. It's well worth the money!
If you have any questions you can leave them in the comments or leave me your email address and I can reply personally or forward it to Mark if I can't answer the question.
Have a great rest of the week! We're expecting snow...
What a great opportunity! Thanks for letting the blogosphere know. I'll have to check out more about Mark and his agency.
ReplyDeleteWow!! How amazing!!!! What a brilliant opportunity!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this news!!
Mr Mark is looking very moody!! :-) Take care
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Wow - very cool. Thanks for the tip :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip, sounds like an awesome opportunity.
ReplyDeleteI'll link this on my blog!!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great opportunity for those who are able to do it.
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hi miss sharon! its real nice that youre helping out mr mark by talking about that webinar. i hope he gets lot of people for it. if i was more older and had more money i could like doing it. he looks a little not happy in that picture. hell get smiling when he sees how much people get at his webinar cause of you. :) me and him look alike cause both of us got a bald head. ha ha.
ReplyDelete...hugs from lenny
What a great opportunity! Thanks for the information!
ReplyDeleteI'd also like to thank you for stopping by my blog tonight and providing feedback on the Anonymous Critique. I love this writing community. Pure magic.
Thanks again!
Mark is a great guy! I'd totally do this if I was writing YA at the time!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing about this, Sharon. Hope it's helpful to you in getting your work published!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it'll be a super workshop!!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool! A webinar sounds awesome. =)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a super opportunity, Sharon! Your enthusiasm shines through.
ReplyDeleteHi Sharon .. that's a great plug & and even better one from Lenny! Does sound like a fun course to take .. and sounds like you had an amazing experience or two .. Hilary
ReplyDeleteThis is sounds like a great program!
ReplyDeleteHooray for you! I'm very proud of you...and very happy to have you as a friend!
ReplyDeleteYay for snow! :o) I was so excited when I got your email about his next webinars. Now I need to figure out if I can make one work!
ReplyDeleteStay warm, my friend. :o)
I also met Mark at a conference in Ottawa. Agreed, he's a great, down to earth dude. Congrats on your publication credit!
ReplyDeleteSNOW! :) I wish it would snow here. Usually by now we've at least had a few flurries or a coating. Nary a flake thus far. *pouts* In fact, yesterday was the first cold day we've had...and today we had a high of 39F. COLD. But clear skies. I love snow in December. It puts me in the Christmas mood. (after mid January I am SO over snow. Fickle, that's me.)
ReplyDeleteI hear wonderful things about Mark. I hope those working goon YA take this opportunity.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Sharon.
Hugs,
Lola
I've never done one of those but might soem day. It sounds like you had an awesome opportunity with him and I appreciate the feedback about agents being just people too:)
ReplyDeleteAren't you lucky - what a great opportunity for you!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fab opportunity. And yes, it's hard to remember agents are real people too and not just those-we-must-impress-with-our-awesome-personality-and-writing. ;)
ReplyDeleteAwesome post, Sharon. Yes, Mark certainly has a lot to offer. I was so thrilled to be included as one of the recipients of the Skype chat and then the webinar. His guidance has helped so much. Anyone who is able to should take this opportunity and run with it. Mark really knows his stuff. I'm gonna' link to this post so others will have the chance to see it. I hope that's alright with you. Thanks for the update.
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Hi Sharon .. Happy Birthday! We had snow - fortunately melted quickly .. now it's freezing and freezing fog down here .. hope your snow doesn't interrupt life too much - it's pretty - but! Enjoy today .. Hilary
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, Shannon!And Happy Birthday!!! =D
ReplyDeleteHere,its's snowing a lot. Bugger!=(
Happy Birthday, Sharon!
ReplyDeleteI hope people take advantage of this opportunity. That's not a lot of $$$ and would pay for itself. Writers have to have that opening paragraph that really hooks a reader.
ReplyDeleteANd Happy Birthday!
Veyr interesting. Now I'm curious. It's not a time in my life when I can use this now but I will tuck his name away and remember later.
ReplyDeleteHe sounds like such a great guy. I'm keeping an eye open for what he offers.
ReplyDeleteInteresting profile of a strategic literary agent and a special opportunity.
ReplyDeleteIsn't Mark the best? I was so blessed to "meet" him through you!
ReplyDeleteI think I need to save my vacation time so I can be free for these things...would've been nice for writeoncon, too
ReplyDeleteWhat an excellent opportunity! Thanks for sharing this Sharon. I really need to check out Mark's agency.
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