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Publishing/Self-Publishing Seminar
Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
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Nationally best selling author Karen E. Quinones Miller went from a struggling self-published author to a successful novelist with a six figure contract with Simon & Schuster in a matter of just six months. Her amazing story has been written about in The New York Daily News, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Redbook Magazine, the City Paper, and others. If she can do it, you can do it, too!
When I finished writing the manuscript for “Satin Doll” I just knew I had a bestseller on my hands, but to my surprise I couldn’t find anyone willing to publish it. So I decided to take a chance and self-publish. While it’s true that many people who self-publish only sell 2-3,000 books in a year, I managed to sell 3,000 in just six weeks! I ultimately sold 24,000 copies in eight months. I’m sure I would have sold more, but by that time, publishers were beating down my door to buy the publishing rights to “Satin Doll” – so many publishers, in fact, that a publishing auction was held. “Satin Doll” was re-released by Simon & Schuster in 2001. They also published my second novel, “I’m Telling,” in 2002, and my third, “Using What You Got,” in 2003, and "Ida B." in 2004 -- and I'm proud to say that all of my novels have made the Essence Magazine Bestseller's List! My fifth book, "Satin Nights," (a sequel to Satin Doll) will be published by Warner Books this August.
Don’t get me wrong, self-publishing is hard work, and ninety-nine percent of the people who attempt it don’t’ sell enough books to make back the money they invested in the endeavor. But those who are armed with information before embarking on the self-publishing journey stand a much better chance than those who do not. And that’s why I’m holding this seminar to give you enough information for you to decide if self-publishing is for you, and also to discuss how to get your manuscript in front of publishers should you decide you’d rather be published than self-published.
Topics covered will include:
Book Publishing 101 – How to prepare your manuscript to send to publishers. How to write a query letter, synopsis, and book proposal (samples will be handed out) – all selling tools for your manuscript.
Literary Agents – Do you need a literary agent to sell your manuscript? How do you get one?
Self-Publishing – Do you have what it takes? Exactly how to go about publishing your own book – from obtaining an ISBN to getting your book into stores. The pros and cons of Print On Demand.
Promoting Your Book – It’s no fun being an author if you’re the only who knows you are! Find out how Karen E. Quinones Miller managed to sell 3,000 copies of her first self-published novel in just six weeks. Learn how to get the word out about your book so it will sell, sell, sell!
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This 5-hour seminar will be held in my home in Philadelphia, and attendance is limited to 12 people. The fee is $85.00, and lunch is provided.