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Wonderful class! I enjoy the way she combines several teaching methods (book excerpts, movie clips, personal observations) to show the concepts she's teaching. Awesome at answering questions and giving suggestions. Hope she continues to do more classes.

This is such a fresh way to look at tropes and what to actually put into my work. Tere is hilarious and wickedly smart. She's such a generous instructor!

I learned a great deal from Joan in the Visual Writing class. Even the stuff I thought I already knew, she provided a super fresh perspective on. I appreciated all the options and various ways to complete the "Try It Outs" (homework). I couldn't make Canva do what I wanted, so I really need to play around with it. But, there again, I thought Canva was only for businesses &/or sales pitches. Glad to have these resources. Depending on my story &/or what I what to accomplish within my story will determine which resource(s) I will use. But, never fear, I WILL use them. Plus, her feedback was gentle, kind, & informative, which helped facilitate the learning - no "wrong" way, whatever works for you!!!

the guidelines were easy to follow and to find on the website. An excellent selection of agents and editors, with a wide variety of genres they are interested in.

I really liked this event and what it represents. I was also very happy with the format, as it was quick and easy to participate with multiple agents and editors. I was surprised at how few total agents and editors participated, but I'm still very glad to have been given the opportunity to pitch.

Awesome opportunity! This was my second time participating. Even if no requests come in, it's still a great chance to practice pitching.

Great opportunity. Thank you! I wish there were more editors and agents, but appreciate what you've done for the community.

I have had very little experience with pitching but I appreciate this opportunity. It gave me a chance to try something I haven't done much which I really appreciate. It was really easy to understand what to do and how to craft a written pitch. Very straighforward. Thank you.

The process of posting a pitch is too rule-focused and needs to be simplified. Instead of choosing an agent, I should be able to select a genre bucket, add 1-3 tags, and provide up to a 3 sentence pitch. Then let the agents have at it. Agents need to see the products that are out there. Not the other way around.

Always a great event. It is a great opportunity to polish up my pitches and get the down to 3 sentences. Thank you!

Angela went above and beyond. Fantastic feedback and help honing my pitch, plus a great confidence boost going into Pitchfest!