Help me attend a writers conference

The reason I applied to this conference is that it is small, intimate, and attendees are able to spend a good deal of time, one-on-one, with a variety of people in the book world: Pulitzer Prize winning authors, notable agents, and editors.

I spent eight years writing my novel, The World is Bound by Secret Knots, and even managed to land a contract with a highly acclaimed literary agency in New York City. Alas, the book was never picked up for publication.

What I need is help with the overall structure of the manuscript, plot vs. story, so that I can get it as good as it possibly can be. I truly believe in this story, and I think with a little help, it will be published.  This conference would go a long way in achieving that.

I am only seeking the cost of tuition.

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Thank you for reading.