Master Class: How To Get Published Successfully

with Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry, "The Book Doctors"

It is the greatest time in history to be a writer.  The barrier to publishing has been torn down and now anyone can get published.  But to get published successfully is a whole other matter.  Eckstut and Sterry take you through the entire publishing process. This step-by-step, soups-to-nuts workshop will remove the smoke and mirrors from the murky world of publishing and give writers a compass and map to a successfully published book. Topics covered include:

• Choosing the right idea
• Creating a blockbuster title
• Crafting an attention-getting pitch
• Putting together a selling proposal/manuscript
• Finding the right agent/publisher
• Self-publishing effectively with ebooks, print-on-demand or traditional 
• Developing sales, marketing and publicity savvy
• Producing a video book trailer and helping it go viral
• Building a following through social media

ABOUT THE BOOK DOCTORS

Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry are co-founders of The Book Doctors, a company dedicated to helping authors get their books published.  They are co-authors of The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published: How To Write It, Sell It, and Market It… Successfully. Arielle was a literary agent for over 30 years at The Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency. She is the author of ten books and the co-founder of the iconic brand, LittleMissMatched. David is the bestselling author of 16 books.  His first book was translated into a dozen languages; his latest book was featured on the cover of the New York Times Book Review. Their feature-length documentary, Pitchapalooza: Discovering America’s Next Great Author is currently in pre-production. They have appeared in, among others, The New York Times, The Washington Post, People Magazine and The Wall Street Journal.