2006 Speakers List > Detail about Presenter

2006 Presenters (Authors, Agents, Editors & Producers)

Donald Maass, Agent
Donald Maass is president of the Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York, which he founded in 1980. He represents more than 100 fiction writers and sells more than 100 novels per year to top publishers in America and overseas. He is himself the author of fourteen pseudonymous novels and of the books The Career Novelist (Heineman, 1996), Writing the Breakout Novel (Writers Digest Press, 2001) and Writing the Breakout Novel Workbook (Writers Digest Press 2004). He is a past president of the Association of Authors' Representatives, Inc. (AAR).

Workshop(s)

Panel: Great Queries That Stole Their Attention (workshop) Friday, October 20, 2006 (3:30 PM to 5:00 PM) Join these industry professionals as they share the queries that made them sit up and take notice.
How to Break the Rules and Succeed (workshop) Saturday, October 21, 2006 (3:30 PM to 5:00 PM) TBA
Advanced Fiction: The Last 10%: Getting From Finished Manuscript to Agent (workshop) Sunday, October 22, 2006 (9:30 AM to 10:45 AM) You suspect there's more to do, but what? Beyond teachers, workshops and critique groups lies the tricky territory of a novel that's basically done yet may need that final 10% to go all the way. What might you revise—and who can help you—when your novel basically feels done? This panel will discuss final stage revisions, the role of independent editors, filtering advice, what to look at, when to stop, pitching to agents and more.
The Excruciating Tension Workshop (Master Class) (master class) Thursday, October 19, 2006 (5:00 PM to 9:15 PM) The big secret of best selling fiction, regardless of category, is tension on every page. In this hands-on workshop, agent Donald Maass shows how to ratchet up the tension—all the time. Bring your manuscript. Arrive early. Don’s workshops fill up fast.