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Yes, there are words to avoid in your manuscript if you don't want agents to reject your pages...

Here's the hard truth when it comes to your manuscript. Words matter. Yes, they do! And there are words that will stop an agent or editor in their tracks when reading your pages. And former acquisitions editor and agent liaison, Lee Ann Ward, is here to show you those words and how to avoid them in this fun and informative 2-hour Zoom workshop. 

    Words to Avoid in your Manuscript Zoom Workshop
    Thursday, November 13th, 7:30 PM--9:30 PM CT (Central Time)

    (Recording of workshop is also available)

    Did you know that there are words that will make us stop reading your story? We don't want to, but you've forced our hand. You've pulled us out of your story. And that's a big no-no (hand lingers over the reject button). But never fear. Lee Ann is here to show you how to kick those weak words to the curb and build a stronger, more engaging word and skill set to make your manuscript unputdownable. This workshop is not to be missed! And it will also be recorded, so you don't have to be present to participate. 

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    Lee Ann Ward is a USA Today bestselling author represented by Terrie Wolf of A.K.A. Literary. She is the former Senior Editor of Champagne Books, a book coach, writing instructor, agent liaison, and has taught workshops at writers' conferences across the country.  She’s the Founder and CEO of Writing Away Refuge, a one-of-a-kind writing organization that brings writers and agents together over Zoom, offering intimate one-on-one pitch sessions. WAR offers workshops, writing classes, a yearly first chapter contest, and one yearly in-person writers’ retreat in Gulf Shores, Alabama where writers network with our staff and literary agents in a cozy beach house setting. Our mission statement? Writing is such a personal journey, why should selling our work be so impersonal? We nourish writers in mind, soul, career, and body through intimate connections in the literary world and not the mundane, cookie-cutter conference scene. We live our vision and strive to keep the dream of traditional publishing alive.

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