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Every week we invite top professionals to share their knowledge with you live. Learn how to publish smarter, straight from the people that can help.

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Tracy Gold and Julie Artz Avatar

15:00 EST - May 20, 2020

Professional Copyeditors Polish Extracts Submitted by Authors

Professional editors Tracy Gold and Julia Artz go through extracts submitted by authors and refine their prose live on Youtube.

– Tracy Gold and Julie Artz

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Alyssa Matesic Avatar

15:00 EST - May 12, 2020

The 5 Most Common Suspense Pitfalls (and How to Avoid Them)

Editor Alyssa Matesic shares the biggest and most common pitfalls that she's encountered in suspense manuscripts.

– Alyssa Matesic

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Caroline Leavitt and Gina Sorrell Avatar

15:00 EST - Apr 22, 2020

How to Revise Your Novel (and Have Fun Doing It)

Authors Gina Sorell and Caroline Leavitt look at the process of revising a novel.

– Caroline Leavitt and Gina Sorrell

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Rebecca Faith Heyman Avatar

13:00 EST - Apr 08, 2020

First Line Frenzy #3: An Editor Critiques Your Opening Line

Writers from the Reedsy community have submitted their first lines to editor Becca Heyman, and she reviews them. It's that simple.

– Rebecca Faith Heyman

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Harry Freedman Avatar

14:00 EST - Mar 25, 2020

The Art of Storytelling in Non-Fiction

Author Harry Freedman shows how storytelling principles are at the heart of all good nonfiction writing. Includes examples for bestsellers.

– Harry Freedman

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Sally Collings Avatar

14:00 EST - Mar 11, 2020

How to Build a Successful Author Platform

Book proposal specialist Sally Collings breaks down the myths surrounding 'author platform' and offers practical tips to help you build one for yourself.

– Sally Collings

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Jeff Lyons Avatar

14:00 EST - Feb 26, 2020

How to Avoid the Mushy Middle in any Novel

Story consultant Jeff Lyons shares his secret for fixing the mushy middle for any book.

– Jeff Lyons

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Rebecca Faith Heyman Avatar

13:00 EST - Feb 06, 2020

First Line Frenzy #2: An Editor Critiques Your Opening Line

Rebecca Heyman returns for a second live installment of her First Line Frenzy event, where she critiques opening lines submitted by authors.

– Rebecca Faith Heyman

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Jon Darga Avatar

14:00 EST - Jan 22, 2020

How to Make a Literary Agent Read your ENTIRE Manuscript

Literary agent Jon Darga reveals the 5 key elements which will make people read past the first 10 pages of your manuscript.

– Jon Darga

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Natasha MacKenzie Avatar

14:00 EST - Dec 08, 2019

Book Cover Critique with Natasha MacKenzie

Reedsy designer Natasha MacKenzie reviews book covers submitted by authors, offering suggestions and advice for improvement.

– Natasha MacKenzie

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Alex Newton Avatar

14:00 EST - Dec 04, 2019

Harnessing Market Forces To Sell More Books

Alex Newton from K-Lytics returns to share his latest insights into the Amazon book market.

– Alex Newton

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Bryan Cohen Avatar

14:00 EST - Nov 20, 2019

How to Write Better Book Descriptions to Sell More Books

Book marketing guru Bryan Cohen returns with more tips on cracking your book's selling copy.

– Bryan Cohen

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Rebecca Faith Heyman Avatar

17:00 EST - Nov 07, 2019

First Line Frenzy: An Editor Critiques Your Book's Opening Line

Editor Rebecca Heyman hosts her popular #FirstLineFrenzy event on Reedsy Live, critiquing the opening lines to novels submitted by authors.

– Rebecca Faith Heyman

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Caroline Leavitt Avatar

14:00 EST - Oct 23, 2019

How to Structure a Novel Before You Write it

New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt talks about her approach to story structure

– Caroline Leavitt

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Parul Bavishi Avatar

14:00 EST - Oct 09, 2019

5 Common Traits of Successful Young Adult Novels

Editor Parul Bavishi discusses the art of writing YA fiction that appeals to both teens and adults.

– Parul Bavishi

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