Traditional publishing is extremely difficult to break into—only around 1% of writers land literary agents. The thing is…landing a literary agent is KEY to becoming traditionally published.

You’ve worked for months or years on finishing your novel…that’s an incredible accomplishment and you should be so proud! But querying is a completely different skill set and the only way to give your novel the best chance is to become an expert at querying and pitching.

Let me guide you through this daunting process with a proven strategy!

Hi, my name is Viviana, and I’m a thriller author, trial attorney, and editor. My first manuscript, THE PERFECT REPLACEMENT, landed me 3 agent offers and 24 manuscript requests in a few weeks. The writing sample and pitch for it also got me into the Yale Writers’ Workshop, a New York Times bestselling author’s retreat in NYC, and one of the most competitive residency programs in the world (The Chateau d'Orquevaux Artists and Writers Residency in France). By studying hundreds of successful queries, synopses, and first pages, and leveraging my litigation and marketing skills, I devised a strategy that got me my dream agent—a strategy I have since shared with hundreds of writers, many of whom have secured multiple manuscript requests and offers of representation.

My critiques go beyond developmental and line edits—they come with industry secrets and step-by-step strategies.

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