Accolades
All three of the previous workshops designed and presented by the 3 Literary Agents have been a sell-out. Here are just a few of the comments from workshop participants:
"It was a great pleasure to be with other writers and hear all of your critiques. The day gave me much to think about, both in terms of children's writing in general and my own work in particular. Thanks so much to all of you."
"Since this was my first professional critique session, I wasn't too sure what to expect. However, I got a tremendous amount out of it—both personally in terms of your direct feedback and also indirectly in terms of your feedback to others."
"The information you provided was very helpful and sometimes surprising. I was impressed with your balanced and supportive comments regarding our work. You gave me a lot to think about as I revise my manuscript."
"It was very refreshing to meet three literary agents and hear them speak. They were not fierce! In fact, they were very nice and helpful. I have so many invaluable notes from the workshop. It was helpful to get three different viewpoints about my work. I loved the workshop and I would do it again."
"The light bulb that went on over my head. Seriously, something was nagging at me about my story, and I couldn't figure out what it was. The most pertinent comments, for me, were the ones having to do with plot. There was imagination, but no motivation for what my character was doing, no desire, no transformation. Kind of like a movie with great special effects but no story line to hang them on. The critique made it much more clear what needs to be done."
"The feedback was eye opening and very helpful. As an aspiring writer I found the experience of having agents, as opposed to many of the editors I've dealt with at other conferences, very important since I soon want to query agents. What I learned that afternoon was valuable and pertinent, and can only help me prepare a more polished manuscript to market in the future."
"Although I'd have loved more time for each of us, having us timed so precisely prevented the critiques from going overtime (always a problem at other workshops) and definitely allowed each person to get a fair share of critiquing time."
"I very much enjoyed listening to my feedback and the feedback of others. I have gotten A LOT of feedback from former editors and current children's book authors, but this is all done through letters. The in-person feedback (so that I could ask questions) was absolutely invaluable."
