Non-Fiction Writing for Physicians
Non-Fiction Writing for PhysiciansOctober 26, 2007 Falmouth, MA Sea Crest Oceanfront Resort |
Executive Summary
Non-Fiction Writing For Physicians provides hands-on and practical training on how to write medical non-fiction and get published. Much of this course is focused on how to publish a non-fiction book that will be targeted toward the public. In this course, the faculty also addresses how to write or edit professional books and textbooks as well as how to publish magazine articles. Attendees will have the opportunity to get all of their questions answered. There will be a number of opportunities to meet with and network with the faculty – a critical part of what successful writers need to do. Attendees will also have an opportunity to get their writing, query letters, and proposals reviewed and evaluated by the faculty (samples of which should be brought to the course).
Learning Objectives
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Pick a medical subject and turn it into a book you get paid to write• Meet face to face with literary agents and editors
• Write a successful non-fiction book proposal
• Understand how to find the right literary agent
• Describe the way medical book publishers operate
• Increase your motivation to write, find the time to write, and become a better writer
• Understand the option of editing a book or collaborating with a medical writer
• Publish articles in medical trade journals and magazines
• Negotiate a favorable writing contract
• Recognize the skills you need to develop beyond your MD degree
Here's what past attendees have to say!
“All presenters top-notch.”
“Superb.”
“Provided practical advice I can use.”
“Excellent.”
“Very useful insights into the process of publishing and writing.”
“Excellent, I learned a great deal and came away very motivated.”
“Outstanding.”
“It inspired me, I will start writing.”
“Excellent, exceeded expectations.”
“Lots of good advice, inspiring. I am now ready to take the plunge.”
Faculty
Jean Thompson Black
is a Senior Acquisitions Editor for Science and Medicine at Yale University Press. Jean manages trade, scholarly, professional, reference, and course books in the life, physical, environmental, and cognitive sciences, as well as consumer health, history of science and medicine, the medical humanities, and bioethics.Regina Brooks
is the founder of Serendipity Literary Agency LLC., a boutique agency representing a diverse base of award-winning clients in the areas of adult fiction and non-fiction, young adult, and children’s literature. Before forming her own company, Brooks was the youngest and first African-American editor to work in the college division at John Wiley & Sons Inc,. a leading non-fiction publisher.Julie Silver, MD
is the Non-Fiction Writing for Physicians course director, an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and an award-winning and prolific writer. Two of her most recent books are Chronic Pain and the Family (Harvard University Press, 2004) and Easy EMG (Elsevier, 2004). Dr. Silver has also written for a number of national magazines including the women’s magazine All You and Writer’s Digest. She is currently working on several books including a children’s book on the history of polio that will be published by Candlewick Press.Tuition
The $495.00 tuition includes a continental breakfast, breaks, lunch with faculty, a detailed manual which can be retained as a bookshelf reference, and a dynamic learning experience.
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Schedule
Friday, October 26, 2007
8:00-8:30Introduction (Julie Silver, Course Director)
8:30-9:00Publishing Basics-What You Need to Know to Get Your Non-Fiction Published (Julie Silver)
9:00-9:30How to Approach an Editor or Literary Agent with your Non-Fiction Book (Julie Silver)
9:30-10:00How to Publish Magazine and Trade Journal Articles
10:00-10:15BREAK & NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY
10:15-11:15What You Need to Know About Literary Agents (Regina Brooks, Literary Agent)
11:15-12:00Non-Fiction Book Proposals that Sell (Jean Thompson Black, Editor)
12:00-1:00LUNCH PROVIDED WITH FACULTY
1:00-1:30Contracts and the Business of Writing (Julie Silver)
1:30-2:00Building Your Platform-Sales, marketing and Promotion (Julie Silver)
2:00-3:00Panel Discussion with an Agent, Editor, and Ghostwriter (Regina Brooks, Jean Thompson Black, and Sharon Cloud Hogan)
3:00-3:15BREAK AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY
3:15-4:30Networking-meet with faculty about your non-fiction book idea