Tips on How to Write a Non-Fiction Books For Newbies

Learning Objective:

This program teaches you how to come up with a marketable idea for a nonfiction book, write the book, and sell it to a major New York Publishing House for a $5,000 to $15,000 advance.

Who Should Attend:

• Writers
• Editors
• Speakers and seminar leaders
• Professionals
• Anyone interested in writing and publishing a book
  

Topics covered:

• Overview of the book publishing industry today
• 10 ways to generate ideas for books
• How to determine whether a publisher would be interested in publishing your book
• Writing a winning book proposal
• Getting a good literary agent to represent you
• Approaching publishers
• Negotiating the deal
• Advances and royalties
• Book contracts
• Researching and writing the book
• Pros and cons of traditional publishing vs. self-publishing
  

About Bob Bly:

• Successful freelance writer—full-time freelance since 1982
• Over 100 published articles in such magazines as New Jersey Monthly, Writer’s Digest, Amtrak Express, and Cosmopolitan
• More than 80 books sold to major New York Publishers. Titles include:
  — The Ultimate Unauthorized Star Trek Quiz Book (HarperCollins)
  — Creative Careers: Real Jobs in Glamour Fields (John Wiley & Sons)
  — The Elements of Business Writing (Macmillan)
  — Secrets of a Freelance Writer (Henry Holt & Co.)
  — How to Sell Your House, Coop, or Condo (Consumer Reports Books)
• Self-published: more than two dozen audio CDs, videos, and special reports