BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//6.4.10.2//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3568@thedccenter.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190515T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190515T203000 DTSTAMP:20181110T050713Z URL:https://thedccenter.org/events/outwritequeries/ SUMMARY:OutWrite Writing Workshop: Queries DESCRIPTION:Free. Open to the Public. Led by John Copenhaver\, author of DO DGING AND BURNING.\n\nQueer-y Writing: Tips for Writing an Effective Query \n\nA query email is often your first introduction to an agent or editor. For fiction writers\, who often think expansively\, these important emails can be challenging to write. However\, they are a crucial first step to g etting a manuscript published and must be mastered. In this workshop\, we ’ll explore several approaches to query writing\, addressing some of the more difficult aspects of it\, particularly how to make a compelling open ing to how to streamline your synopsis to how to refine your book’s cent ral message. We’ll discuss structure and tone\, and look at some example s together.\n\nSee this event on facebook. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://thedccenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/ 11/outwritequeries.jpg CATEGORIES:Center Arts,OutWrite LOCATION:The DC Center\, 2000 14th Street NW\, Suite 105\, Washington\, DC\ , 20009\, DC\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=2000 14th Street NW\, Suite 105\, Washington\, DC\, 20009\, DC\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-T ITLE=The DC Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR