Online Workshop with Gemma Halliday

Posted on April 16, 2009 by Debbie_Mumford

Online workshop: New Author’s Survival Guide

A practical guide for the newly published. Whether you’ve just signed your first print contract with New York, are dipping your toes into the arena of e-publishing for the first time, or preparing in advance for when that first call comes, this course will take you on a step-by-step journey from contract to bookshelves with everything a new author needs to know to survive in the competitive marketplace. In this one week online course, we’ll go over:

  • Contracts – what to avoid and what to fight for
  • Rights – what to do with your TV/Film, Foreign, Electronic, and Audio rights
  • Editor/agent relations – who do you turn to, how often, what makes you vigilant and what makes you a pest
  • Revisions and Galleys – what to expect, what to watch for
  • Promotion – how to tailor a promo campaign for you, make the most of your promo dollars, and getting your publisher behind your book
  • Cover art/blurbs – your input and options
  • Cover quotes – how to get them, which ones are most effective
  • Contact info for reviewers, vendors, booksellers

    • Dates: May 4th – May 11th
    Cost: $20

    For more information or to register for class, please go to:  http://www.gemmahalliday.com/classes/

    Instructor Bio:
    Gemma Halliday is the author of the High Heels Mysteries, as well as this fall’s upcoming Hollywood Headlines romantic mystery series. Gemma’s books have won a multitude of awards, including a Golden Heart, a National Reader’s Choice award and two RITA nominations. She’s sold foreign rights for two of her novels, and optioned television rights for her debut book, SPYING IN HIGH HEELS.

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