That’s one of the most frequently asked questions I get when I teach at writing conferences. “I’ve written my novel and I think it’s ready to go to an agent or publisher, but now what do I do?”

And, honestly, I didn’t have a good answer.   

You see, there’s a step missing in the professional writing arena. Sure, we have writers' conferences and classes for aspiring authors, and of course there are agents and publishers looking for blockbuster stories, but that step in-between—the one of taking work that has potential, and then sharpening it so that it grabs the eye of key people—is missing.

So I decided to do what I could do to meet the need, to fill in the missing piece. Thus, the creation of the Novel Writing Intensive Retreat.

If you're serious about improving your writing and taking it to the next level, I hope you'll be able to join me for a weekend of intense teaching, growth and encouragement.

Looking forward to August!

—Steven James, author of The Pawn, The Rook, The Knight , and The Bishop