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

FACULTY
Sheree Bykofsky In addition to being a literary agent, Sheree Bykofsky has written, co-authored and edited more than two dozen books, including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Getting Published, 4th Edition, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Publishing Magazine Articles, The New York Public Library Desk Reference, The Best Places to Kiss In and Around New York City, The Rules of Poker, and Secrets the Pros Won’t Tell You About Winning Hold’Em Poker. She is an adjunct assistant professor of publishing at NYU and a member of both the Association of Authors’ Representatives (AAR) and the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA).

Sheree Bykofsky Associates, Inc., represents hundreds of authors in all areas of adult nonfiction and literary and commercial fiction including popular reference, business, health, psychology, spirituality, self-help, humor, cookbooks, finance, poker and women’s issues. Clients include Richard Roeper, Mike Matusow, Taro Gold, Rachel Vreeman, M.D., Aaron Carroll, M.D., John Link, M.D., Eric Maisel, Rosemary Ostler, Supermodel Roshumba, Matt Gaffney, Cy Tymony and Leslie Rule.