Non-Fiction Writing for Physicians
October 24, 2008
Falmouth, MA
Sea Crest Oceanfront Resort
www.seacrest-resort.com
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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
�
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
Jean Thomson Black oversees
the prizewinning science and medicine publishing program at Yale
University Press. In 2004, the Press launched Yale University Press
Health & Wellness, an imprint for consumer health books.
Regina Brooks
Regina Brooks is the
founder and president of Serendipity Literary Agency LLC in Brooklyn,
NY. She is interested in books on psychology and self-help, pop culture,
health, women's issues, parenting, politics, current events, design
crafts, spirituality, business and science/technology.
Julie Silver, MD
Dr. Silver is an
award-winning physician and writer who has published more than a dozen
books including:
Super Healing
(Rodale) and
After Cancer
Treatment: Heal Faster, Better, Stronger
(Johns Hopkins University
Press). She is the Chief Editor of Books at Harvard Health Publications
and is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School.
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 24, 2008
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