Monday, February 6, 2012
7:30PM (EST)
You’ve got an idea for a book (or maybe you’ve started writing already), but you’re not 100% sure what goes into the process all the way around. You’ve heard that some people are finding great success with self-publishing, but wonder why so many people are still pursuing deals with mainstream publishers. Maybe you’ve got a book deal, and feel pretty good about that, but you’re struggling with the mechanics of actually getting the work done. There are MANY parts and bits to getting yourself sorted out in the process of writing a book and getting it published. Would you like some help in understanding how to make it all work for you?
Note: This presentation is more geared towards nonfiction book authors, but fiction authors might also find value in this project. You’ll have to adjust some of the premises listed below for fiction.
How to Write a Book And Get it Published
Join Chris Brogan, New York Times Bestselling author and Top 5 Advertising Age Power150 blogger, for an exploration on everything he’s learned in the book industry (Chris just published book 3, and has book 4 coming due in a few months), including some of the secrets that publishers probably wish you didn’t know or think about. Learn from Chris’s mistakes. Explore ways to make your own success, starting with a great book proposal (do you know that even New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestselling authors have to write proposals, and that they get rejected? Oh, yes, yes they do!), and moving into structuring your time to write, all the way into the rest of the twists and turns that come with writing a book.
What You’ll Learn
Chris covers the following (and more!) in this presentation:
- How to write a solid book proposal.
- Overview of Chris Brogan’s take on the publishing industry overall.
- Whether or not to publish with a mainstream press or self-publish or seek alternate routes.
- Some ideas on book contract negotiations and what to expect.
- How to find time to write.
- Writing frames and their benefit to book writing.
- How to start threading your social networks and websites to be ready for your book.
- The editorial process, as Chris understands it. (It’s different for different publishing houses.)
- Understanding affiliate marketing (and a way to make a few extra bucks off your books).
- What publishing houses tend to do for promotion and marketing.
- How to promote your book and not seem like a jerkbag.
- Social networks and how they empower authors.
- Getting ready for the next book (should you be silly enough to have enjoyed the process the first time).
How This Information Is Presented
Chris has put together the information you need to succeed at finding your way through the book publishing game and will present this as a series of three pre-recorded videos, followed by a LIVE 1 HOUR Q & A with Chris Brogan.
This way, you can learn in the format that works best for you. Chris will also make his email address available to you to answer any questions about the presentation (though he won’t be able to review your proposals or read your book drafts, or anything – sorry) in a timely fashion. The goal is getting you what you need to succeed. We intend to be helpful.
Are You Ready to Build Your Own Success?
The biggest mistake you could make would be to think that the book business is about writing a good book full of important ideas that others need to read. That’s the furthest thing from what goes on. If you want to understand a more accurate perspective, and prepare yourself for what will happen next, then join Chris Brogan in this informative presentation. Save yourself time and money by learning what not to do, and by understanding where to place your focus, your time, and your attention.
Reserve Your Seat Today
This presentation is being offered for only $97.00 and will be available for a limited time. Reserve Your Seat Today to learn from Chris Brogan, and to have access to Chris’ LIVE Q&A to answer your important questions from the webinar series.
