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February 9, 2010
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Webinars
Webinars
Upcoming Webinars: On-demand Webinars are now available! Browse the selection now, and learn from the Writer's Digest experts when you're ready - day or night! Have a question about Webinars? Check out the FAQ section at the bottom of this page. Get Your Children's Writing Published
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| Session Status: | Accepting Students (Register Here) |
| Date: | Thursday, February 11 |
| Length: |
60 minutes |
| Price: | $49.00 |
| Presenter: | Alice Pope, editor of Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market |
Each registration comes with access to the archived version of the program and the materials for 1 year.
Description
Publishing for young readers offers a diversity of genres and has an audience spanning from pre-readers to adults. If you're just getting started, it can be confusing to navigate. Learn about the basics about researching publishers and agents, submitting your work, and making connections in the industry.
The session will include live visits to helpful websites as well as bonus resources.
What you'll learn:
- The genres in children's publishing and how your work fits in
- How to conduct market research and determine publishers' needs
- If you really need an agent
- Tools for writing query letters and contacting editors and agents
- Advice on networking and making contacts in the industry
- Beginner mistakes in children's writing and how to avoid them
- The best online resources for children's writers
Alice Pope, editor of Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market
Who should attend?
- Beginning writers
- Established writers new to the children's/YA market
- Aspiring children's and YA novelists
Join Us: Click Here to Register
Critique Series: Nonfiction Hooks & Book Proposals
| Session Status: | Accepting Students (Register Here) |
| Date: | Thursday, February 25 |
| Length: |
90 minutes |
| Price: | $99.00 |
| Presenter: | Jane Friedman, Publisher & Editorial Director, Writer's Digest |
Each registration comes with access to the archived version of the program and the materials for 1 year.
About the Webinar
All registrants are invited to submit their nonfiction book hook (up to 300 words), OR query letter, in advance of the event. All submitted materials are guaranteed a critique.
Description
Smart authors never write the nonfiction book first—they always write and shop the proposal. In this presentation by industry expert Jane Friedman, you'll learn how to take your nonfiction book from idea to salable concept to persuasive proposal. Find out the difference between a nonfiction book concept that gets an immediate, enthusiastic response from agents/editors—and one that gets no response. Along the way, you'll learn the basics of nonfiction proposal writing, as well as common mistakes that authors make in describing their book idea to industry professionals.
What you'll learn:- 3 secrets to compelling nonfiction book concepts
- 5 key components to every nonfiction book proposal
- What makes a nonfiction book idea salable in today's market
- Common mistakes and red flags that appear in typical queries
- How a book proposal is like a business plan
- The secret ingredient to your author platform
Jane Friedman, Publisher & Editorial Director, Writer's Digest
Who should attend?
- Anyone trying to get a nonfiction book published
- Writers who need guidance on writing and improving a nonfiction book proposal
- Writers with a one-page query letter ready for critique
- Writers who need to know what it takes to get published in today's challenging market
- Entrepreneurs and professionals trying to get a book deal to help further their career, visibility, and expertise
How does the critique work?
All writers are invited to submit a nonfiction book hook (up to 300 words), OR query letter, before the event. (Instructions on how to submit your work are sent after you officially register.)
A critique is guaranteed for each registrant either during the live session or via e-mail afterward, depending on when the materials are received.
Each writer, whether critiqued during the live event or not, receives the session's critique materials after the event. All personal or identifying information will be removed from materials, except for book titles.
Join Us: Click Here to Register
Critique Series: Your Very First Page (Novel & Memoir)
| Session Status: | Accepting Students (Register Here) |
| Date: | Thursday, March 4 |
| Length: |
90 minutes |
| Price: | $99.00 |
| Presenter: | Jane Friedman, Publisher & Editorial Director, Writer's Digest |
Each registration comes with access to the archived version of the program and the materials for 1 year.
About the Webinar
All registrants are invited to submit the first page of their novel or memoir (up to 300 words), in advance of the event. All submitted materials are guaranteed a critique.
Description
Agents and editors agree: Improper story beginnings are the single biggest barrier to publication. Why? If you have a bad beginning, no one will keep reading. Does your manuscript grab a reader's attention at page one and never let them go? Find out in this session.
What you'll learn:- Get an insider's perspective on how editors and agents can tell right away whether your manuscript is worth further consideration.
- Avoid beginner mistakes that doom a manuscript from the first page.
- Experience in real time how an editor makes a decision to keep reading or not.
- Get a checklist for self-editing and revision that will improve your manuscript overnight.
Jane Friedman, Publisher & Editorial Director, Writer's Digest
Who should attend?
- Writers with a first draft ready for critique
- Writers who keep getting rejected after submitting their manuscript to an agent or editor
- Writers unsure if their first page is making a good impression
- Writers who want to learn more about what kind of a story beginning will impress an agent or editor
- Writers who suspect their first page may have some challenges (e.g., slow start, prologue, flashback, too much description)
All writers are invited to submit their first page (up to 300 words) before the event. (Instructions on how to submit your work are sent after you officially register.)
A critique is guaranteed for each registrant either during the live session or via e-mail afterward, depending on when the materials are received.
Each writer, whether critiqued during the live event or not, receives the session's critique materials after the event. All personal or identifying information will be removed.
Join Us: Click Here to Register
How to Create an iPhone App
| Session Status: | Accepting Students (Register Here) |
| Date: | Thursday, March 25 |
| Length: |
90 minutes |
| Price: | $79.00 |
| Presenter: | Al Katkowsky is a singer/songwriter musician and voiceover artist whose book, Question Of The Day, has been downloaded over 100,000 times as an iPhone app. |
Each registration comes with access to the archived version of the program and the materials for 1 year.
Description
The opportunity in mobile publishing is staggering. It is estimated that, by 2011, there will be over one billion web-enabled mobile phones worldwide.
For those who may be considering putting their resources into other e-book formats, please consider this: iPhone owners outnumber Kindle owners by a ten to one ratio. While there is a Kindle app for iPhone, Kindle pays only one third of the book price back to the author for self published works, whereas Apple pays over two thirds back to the author/creator of each app.
In this webinar, we will demystify the iTunes store, iPhone app creation, and the approval process, and put you in the driver's seat.
What you'll learn:- 3 things you need to do to (that most people don't) to make your app succeed
- A strategy for turning free content into pay content
- Connecting your new app audience to your printed book
- A list of basic resources to get you going
Al Katkowsky is a singer/songwriter musician and voiceover artist whose book, Question Of The Day, has been downloaded over 100,000 times as an iPhone app.
Who should attend?
- New authors who would like to exponentially increase their audience in a short amount of time
- Established authors who have exclusive rights to their next book and want to control their own content and distribution
- Bloggers who are ready to connect with a wider audience
- Podcasters who need a better option within the iTunes store
- Publishers who have no idea what to do first, never mind what to do next
- Authors who have had it up to here with distribution, ISBNs and dividing up what little money there is left between yourself and five other gatekeepers
Join Us: Click Here to Register
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WEBINAR FAQs
What is a webinar?
It is a live, online event that you view on your computer at a specific day and time. Think of it as a conference workshop right in your living room.
What are the technical requirements for participating in a webinar?
You need a computer and a reliable broadband connection, as well as Web browser software (e.g., Firefox, Safari).
What can I do during a webinar?
- hear the presenter deliver the workshop (via phone or VOIP)
- see visuals from the presenter’s computer (e.g., PowerPoint, web browser, or any document they wish to share)
- ask the presenter questions in real time
- interact with other attendees if you like
We have technical support on hand to help you. Nearly 100% of our attendees don’t have any trouble after we assist them. You can sign on at least 10 minutes before the session is scheduled to begin, giving you time to ask questions if you have any trouble.
What happens if I miss something during the webinar?
After the webinar ends, you will receive access to the recording for a year. You also receive copies of any documents that were shared during the presentation.
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