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How Physicians Can Get Their First Novel Published
Preconference: Friday, November 3, 2006
Sea Crest Oceanfront Resort
Falmouth, Cape Cod, MA


LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Following this course, attendees will be able to:

• Understand what fiction sells
• Create ideas for novels with commercial potential
• Understand how the book publishing business works
• Write a superior query letter
• Understand how to locate and work with the right agent
• Submit novel excerpts prior to completion of your novel
• Submit their novel directly to editors
• Evaluate the utility of unsolicited submissions
• Decide whether to use a book doctor
• Evaluate whether to self-publish
• Know what to realistically expect in their first book contract
• Access the additional resources they need
• Find an agent
• Get their first novel published

 

SCHEDULE (Friday, Nov. 3, 2006)

7:30 - 8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 8:15 Introduction: An overview of the day

8:15 - 8:30 Publishing fiction vs. non-fiction
Using your unique medical expertise and training

8:30 - 9:30 Studying the book market
The six secrets of getting published

9:30 - 10:15 Writing the Superior Query Letter
 includes exercise reviewing attendees’ query letters

10:15 - 10:30 Break and Networking Opportunity

10:30 - 12:00 The Five Reasons You Need an Agent
Locating, obtaining and working with your first agent

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch with Faculty (provided)

1:00 - 1:30 What Agents are Looking for in a New Writer
and Vice Versa: All about the agent/author relationship

1:30 - 2:00 When you don’t need an agent: how to work without them

2:00 - 2:45 Perfecting the 30-second Pitch
 how to make the most of your meetings with agents and editors- exercise: reviewing attendees’ pitches

2:45 - 3:00 Break and Networking Opportunity

3:00 - 3:30 Book Doctors for Physicians
Advantages and Disadvantages

3:30 - 4:00 Subsidiary Rights

4:00 - 4:30 Advances and Book Contracts
What you can expect and need to know

4:30 - 5:00 How Becoming a Published Author is Just Like Becoming a Contestant on Wheel of Fortune

 

Faculty

Sheree Bykofsky is the co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting Published and is a New York literary agent who represents some 100 book authors in all areas of adult non-fiction and literary and commercial fiction. Sheree speaks about all areas of publishing at colleges, writers’ conferences, and seminars across the country, including the 92nd Street Y in New York City, and she also teaches the publishing overview course at NYU.

Reviews from last year's attendees:

"Absolutely awesome."

"Sheree was humorous and informative. I especially appreciated her offer to look at our books. It made it a special bonus to attend the seminar."

"Good, very informative for those of us trying to get their 1st novel published."

"Have Sheree back next year."

"Sheree did an outstanding job."

"Sheree was great!"

"Excellent, very practical and helpful."

"Lots of questions and answers time—great!"

"Superb."

"Well done, very helpful."

"Great, thank you!"