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Power
Pitching & Promoting
February
15-29
2 weeks, $25
Registration ends 14 February 2008
INSTRUCTOR: Kelley St. John (www.kelleystjohn.com)
CLASS DESCRIPTION:This 2-week course focuses first on pitching your work to an agent or editor, and then on pitching yourself (self-promoting with punch).
The first five days of the workshop will encompass the tips and tools Kelley St. John teaches in her Extreme Pitch Makeover Workshop. The remaining nine days will focus on promoting your work, starting first with promotions that work for pre-published authors, and then finishing with promotions that work for published authors.
This multi-purpose workshop covers:
- Four types of pitches. (GMC pitch, Cover Blurb pitch, High Concept pitch, Multi-hook pitch)
- Promotional tools for pre-published authors (including insight on contests, articles, conferences, web sites, promo items, workshops and blogs)
- Promotional tools for published authors. (including insight on contests, articles, conferences, web sites, workshops, blogs, print advertising, online advertising, sponsors, product placement, bulk promo items, book trailers, author newsletters, individual promo items, press kits, publisher-provided promo, utilizing your in-house publicist and agent-provided promo)
INSTRUCTOR BIO: Kelley St. John’s previous experience as a senior writer at NASA fueled her interest in writing action-packed suspense, and she also enjoys penning steamy romances and quirky women’s fiction. Since 2000, St. John has obtained over fifty writing awards, including the National Readers’ Choice Award, and was elected to the Board of Directors for Romance Writers of America. St. John’s media appearances include the CBS Early Show and NBC’s Daytime (WFLA). St. John and her novels have been featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Publishers Weekly, Pages magazine, Quick and Simple magazine, Foam magazine, Accent on Tampa Bay magazine, and the Writer’s Digest Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market. |
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REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE: Sorry, registration is now closed for this class.
