Critiques, with Sangeeta Mehta

July 10th, 2018 - August 5th, 2018

with Sangeeta Mehta

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This group is for writers interested in attending Sangeeta's July 10th webinar "Plots, Subplots, and Threads" and receiving a critique. Writers will submit a single document including a story synopsis 250-500 words in length, and their first 3500-3750 words of their novels, for a total of up to 4000 words. Sangeeta will offer feedback on the work, focusing particularly on the plot and the first pages' fulfillment of the expectations set out in the synopsis. Peer critiques are optional in this group, but given its limited number of participants (6), are encouraged.

Enrolling in this workshop will automatically register you for Sangeeta's webinar on Main Plots, Subplots and Threads. The group is limited to 6 participants.

Notes

Who this workshop is for: This is for novelists, children's or adult, who wish to get feedback on their plots and high level story issues.

Focus:

Group size: 8 writers

Submissions: There will be one 4000-word submission.

Fee

Members: $65; Non-members: $90

About Sangeeta Mehta

Sangeeta Mehta has worked in the publishing field since the late 1990s. She has been an acquiring editor at both Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (the children's division of the Hachette Book Group) and Simon Pulse (the teen paperback division of Simon & Schuster). She currently consults on book projects for corporate and independent book publishers (with current and recent clients including Macmillan, Lee & Low, and Workman Publishing) and individual authors. She also mentors aspiring teen writers through the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES.

A California native, Sangeeta moved to New York City in 2002, after working for two literary agents and earning a Masters degree in comparative literature from UCLA. She continues to live in the heart of the publishing industry and enjoys taking on clients from all over the world. Visit her website at www.mehtabookeditingnewyork.com.

Schedule:

July 10th, 8:30-9:45pm: Webinar "Main Plots, Subplots, and Threads"*
July 11th-17th: Submit your manuscript anytime in the week after the lecture (this time is built in for those who want to revise after the talk).
Critiques will be due two weeks after your submission.
August 5th: Group closes

*The webinar will be recorded and shared next day with registrants unable to attend live.