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Our Writing Away Refuge Virtual Pitch Retreats over Zoom focus on giving you the best opportunity to sign with a literary agent. It has been proven time and again that live pitching an agent is more effective than cold querying through email.


Write the Perfect Pitch, Query Letter & Synopsis Masterclass
with Former Acquisitions Editor & Founder of Writing Away Refuge, Lee Ann Ward
Saturday, August 9th, 2025 

 

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How to Write a Winning Romance Novel 6-Week MasterClass

masterclass Write the perfect picth, query letter & synopsis with former acquistions edito

Learn how to write an unputdownable romance novel with Lee Ann Ward, USA TODAY bestselling romance author and former acquisitions and Senior Editor of Champagne Books

Classes begin Tuesday, August 19th

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This will be a weekend writing intensive over Zoom where you will perfect your first 10 pages, your verbal pitch and query letter, have a private consult with Lee Ann Ward about your manuscript, and create your perfect tagline/logline for your project. We will also conclude the weekend with a Pitch War, and the winner gets a FREE Writing Away Refuge Course of their choosing!

(This weekend Zoom Write In is limited to 20 writers!)

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Want to learn how a USA TODAY bestselling author crafts a book from concept to rough draft and beyond? This is the masterclass for you!
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