November 3 - 28, 2008
The Heart of Your Story
by Bob Mayer
Can you say what your book is about in 25 words or less? Summarizing your original idea is essential to both writing a tight book and then selling it. Participants will get the opportunity to share their idea and have it discussed by the instructor and group.
Find out what you really meant to write, and the level of interest it generates. In this highly interactive workshop, you'll learn how to:
* Find and state your original idea in order to...
* Excite the reader and stay the course while writing
* Focus your creative energies
* Keep from having a new idea supplant it during the creative process
* Be able to pitch the book to an agent and editor succinctly
* Allow your agent and editor to be able to sell the book
* Give you the center of your marketing plan for your book
New York Times Best-Selling author Bob Mayer graduated West Point and served in the Infantry and Special Forces (Green Berets) before earning his MA in Education. He's the author of over 35 fiction and non-fiction books, including The Novel Writer's Toolkit: a Guide to Writing Great Fiction and Getting it Published. He has been a speaker for over 500 groups and organizations, ranging from the US Army and the CIA to the University of Georgia and the Maui Writers Conference, on topics including the use of Special Operations Theory and Tactics in the Civilian World. Check him out at www.bobmayer.org
To register for the November 3 - 28, 2008 “The Heart of Your Story” course, click HERE.