Webinars
Platform Building When You'd Rather Write: Literary Strategies to Elevate Your Career
Jane Friedman
OCTOBER, 10Â |Â 1:00 PM ET
Learn about literary citizenship, the enlightened approach to marketing and promotion for authors of all backgrounds and genres.
The Middle Grade Market: The Business of Writing and Publishing Books for Kids
Maria Vicente
OCTOBER, 14Â |Â 1:00 PM ET
In the Middle Grade Market, literary agent Maria Vicente will cover everything you need to know about the business of writing and publishing books in this space.
Effective Book Marketing for Any Author: Even if You're Starting from Scratch
Jane Friedman
NOVEMBER 7Â |Â 1:00 PM ET
In this live webinar taught by publishing industry expert Jane Friedman, you’ll learn the key foundations of every book marketing campaign but also how to develop a personalized framework that’s appropriate to your strengths and abilities.
Self-Publishing Foundations for Long-Term Success
David Woghan
NOVEMBER 14Â |Â 1:00 PM ET
The objective of this class is to educate you, an author considering or choosing self-publishing, about the important decisions you need to make and things you need to do during the book preparation process that have an impact on marketing success once your book is released.
Social Video Secrets: TikTok, Instagram, and Beyond
Jess Zafarris
NOVEMBER, 21Â |Â 01:00 PM ET
In this session, discover what it takes to get started with (or improve!) your social video game, including what to post and where to reach new fans, build your platform and become an influential author.
This workshop will be interactive, with time questions and answers.
Boot Camps
Agent One-on-One: First 10 Pages Boot Camp
The Talcott Notch Literary Agency
OCTOBER 10–OCTOBER 13, 2024
In this invaluable event, you'll get to work with an agent to review and refine the first ten pages of your novel or non-fiction book.
Publishing Your Children's Book: How to Write and Pitch Young Adult, Middle Grade, and Picture Book Manuscripts
P.S. Literary Agency
November 5–November 8, 2024
Children’s books are celebrated for their enchanting prose, relatable characters, beautiful illustrations, and fantastic stories that transcend age categories and genres—and this Writer’s Digest Boot Camp will teach you everything you need to know about being a children’s book author.
Guided Courses
21 Days to Your Novel Outline and Synopsis
Bryan Young
This course is designed to help you understand how to craft a winning premise, how to outline your novel, and then how to take both of those things and assemble a synopsis that will act as a guide for you to write your novel and sell it.
Comp Titles Intensive: The Essential Tool That Can Launch Your Career
Amy CollinsÂ
This one-week intensive will walk you through the process of finding comparable titles and authors. The class covers what the industry uses comps for and why they are so important. Then it shows HOW to find the titles with the best sales numbers by using readily accessible online tools.
Mastering Amazon for Authors
Rob Eagar
Mastering Amazon for Authors is the premiere online course designed to help you maximize book sales at the world’s largest retailer. This self-guided video course provides in-depth instruction for authors at every level.
Pitch an Article: Write for Today's Marketplace
Estelle Erasmus
This intensive two-week course will teach you how to craft a good pitch letter and do it well. Be ready to mine your life for ideas. Start thinking about a great spin on a topic or an unusual personal experience that you'd like to write about in class.
Query Letter in 14 Days
Jack Adler
Take your writing one step further and tackle the publishing process. When you enroll in this online course, you'll learn the details of the query letter format and how to write a query letter that catches the attention of agents and publishers.
Sell Books on a Shoestring Budget
Rob Eagar
You don't have to spend crazy sums of money to get crazy good results. Even on a shoestring budget, you can take your book sales to a higher level. Let one of the most accomplished book marketing experts in the industry show you the way.
Submission Coaching: Everything You Need to Know to Get Published
Amy Collins
There is so much more to getting an agent or publishing deal than just writing a good book. This 5-week class will give you the tools you need and that agents and publishers are looking for when considering taking on an author.
