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The Secrets Behind Writing and Selling Your First Book

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The Secrets Behind Writing and Selling Your First Book

WHEN 1 day, Saturday, March 8, 10 am-4 pm

WHERE West Hollywood, CA

LEVEL Beginner

PRICE
$175 ($150 for )
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Course Details

Do you have a great idea for a book but don't know how to go about writing and selling it? Maybe you've already written a book but you're stalled trying to get the attention of agents and publishers. Whether you're just starting to develop your project or have already written the entire manuscript, this workshop will give you all the tools you need to get your first book project sold, published, and on the shelves in bookstores.

We will focus on how to build the story of your book and then explore the publishing business as a whole, including tips on getting an agent.

In this workshop, you will learn:

  • The structure of the today's publishing business
  • What publishers and agents are looking for in today's climate
  • Structure and character in the book proposal or manuscript
  • How to get an agent through a great query letter
  • How to get a book deal without an agent, using a literary attorney
  • The essentials of a rock-solid book proposal
  • The top 10 reasons queries and book proposals are rejected, and how to avoid those pitfalls
  • How to promote yourself so that you get noticed and your book gets sold!

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Instructor Bio

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Sharlene Martin and Anthony Flacco
Sharlene Martin is the founder of Martin Literary Management in Los Angeles. She has had numerous clients sell second books, as well as film and television adaptations based their memoirs. You'll Never Nanny In This Town Again hit the New York Times and LA Times bestseller lists in 2006 and was recently optioned to E! Entertainment for a one hour scripted series. Several of her authors have had their books boosted as serial reprints in publications including Readers' Digest, People Magazine, and the London Times.


Anthony Flacco is acquisitions director of Martin Literary Manager. His first nonfiction book, A Checklist for Murder, was adapted as a two-hour television movie script and sold to NBC Studios for a movie of the week. His second nonfiction book Tiny Dancer was selected by Reader's Digest as their Editor's Choice. His second novel, The Hidden Man, is scheduled for publication in June of 2008.

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