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Navigating the Changing Book Industry
Slideshow | 33 minutes
Bonnie Hearn Hill, Panelists Barney, Booth and Hearn Hill
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Insider Views of What Writers Should Know
Three industry insiders provide essential tips on what you need to know about crafting a story that sells, the right way to approach an editor, and changing your publishing strategies to sell your work in a digital environment. Speakers are:
- Bestselling author Bonnie Hearn Hill: Publishing in New Year
- New York acquiring editor Stacey Barney: Polishing Your Approach to an Editor
- Authorlink CEO Doris Booth: Changing Your Marketing Approach to Fit the Digital World
In this lecture, Bonnie shows you how to avoid the “Page 142 sag”. Don’t love your characters too much, she says. When Cinderella goes to ball how do you maintain conflict. How do you map out the really big plot points before you write the story. Avoid the Robinson Crusoe syndrome, one character walking around thinking about his life. Stacey shows you how to approach an editor in these tough times. Not all is gloom and doom on Stacey Barney’s side of the desk. Be cognizant of what the market is doing, she advises. Find out what Stacey is looking for in debut authors and how to approach her in an e-mail. From Doris, learn the key concepts for dealing with the digital world, how to shift your approach to fit the times before you ever begin to search for editors and agents.
Here, you'll learn:
- To avoid the “Page 142 sag”.
- Avoid loving your characters too much
- Maintain conflict
- Map out the big plot points
- Be cognizant of what the market is doing
- Find out what an editor looks for in debut authors
- To identify key concepts in dealing with the new digital publishing world to shift your marketing approach to fit the times
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