THE WRITERS INSTITUTE
Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry
How To Get Published Successfully
2 days: Thursday, May 3 - Friday, May 4,
6 - 8 p.m.
Course will take place at Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus
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It is the greatest time in history to be a writer. The barrier to publishing has been torn down and now anyone can get published. But to get published successfully is a whole other matter. Eckstut and Sterry, authors of The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published, take you through the entire publishing process. This step-by-step, soups-to-nuts workshop will remove the smoke and mirrors from the murky world of publishing and give writers a compass and map to a successfully published book. Topics covered include choosing the right idea; creating a blockbuster title; crafting an attention-getting pitch; putting together a selling proposal/manuscript; finding the right agent/publisher; self-publishing effectively with ebooks, print-on-demand or traditional printing; developing sales, marketing and publicity savvy; producing a video book trailer and helping it go viral; building a following through social media; and more.
Arielle Eckstut is an agent-at-large at the Levine Greenberg
Literary Agency, one of New York City's most respected and
successful agencies. For 18 years, she has been helping hundreds of talented writers become published authors. Arielle is not only the author of seven books, but she is also a successful
entrepreneur.
She co-founded the iconic company, LittleMissMatched, and grew it from a tiny operation into a leading national brand, which grossed over 30 million in retail sales last year, and now has stores from coast to coast, everywhere from Disneyland to Disney World to Fifth Avenue in New York City.
David Henry Sterry is the author of 12 books on a wide variety of subjects, from memoir, to YA novel, to sports, to anthology, to reference. His most recent book appeared on the cover of the Sunday New York Times Book Review.
He is a regular contributor to the Huffington Post, and his work has appeared everywhere from the San Francisco Chronicle to the London Times.
His first memoir has been optioned by Showtime and his recent anthology has been optioned by the co-creator of Friends.
Together, Eckstut and Sterry, have appeared everywhere from NPR's Morning Edition to The New York Times to USA Today. They have taught writers about publishing everywhere from Stanford University, to the Miami Book Fair, to the granddaddy of American bookstores, Strand Books in New York City. Their book, The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published, is the go-to book on the subject, and contains all the information you'll ever need, taking you through the entire process of conceiving, writing, selling, marketing and promoting your book.
Date and Time
Thursday, May 3 - Friday, May 4
6 - 8 p.m.
This is a non-credit course.