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NEW PUBLISHING WORKSHOP

Independent Publisher presents The Much Ado About Publishing Workshop: Surviving the Book Industry to Become Well-Published, A workshop for professional writers, journalists, authors & those on their way.
Conducted by author, editor, Independent Publisher columnist, and publishing insider Nina L. Diamond, this workshop will explain the complicated and often frustrating world of book publishing in a relaxed, casual atmosphere.

DATES & TIMES:

The three-hour Workshop will be held every month in Austin, Texas.

  • April 4, Saturday: 2-5 p.m.

  • April 7, Tuesday: 6:30-9:30 p.m.


    • THE WORKSHOP INCLUDES plenty of insider info and busts all the myths about the book publishing industry. Whether you’re planning to write a book, are already writing one, or have completed one, this Workshop helps guide you through what you need to know about the industry so you can avoid the land mines and become well-published.

    Whether your book is fiction or non-fiction, you will learn:

  • How to navigate your way through the traditional publishing route.

  • Why you need a book proposal and how to write one.

  • How to find and work with an agent.

  • What agents do and don’t do.

  • How you or your agent finds a publisher.

  • What makes a good publishing contract.

  • How to work with your publisher during the editing, production, marketing, and promotion processes.

  • What your publisher will and won’t do.

  • What is expected of an author during the entire experience from finding an agent and publisher through promoting your book once it’s published.

  • How to determine whether you should self-publish or seek a traditional publisher, and the basics of self-publishing.

  • How perseverance and a sense of humor preserve your sanity as you wind your way through all of this.


    • WORKSHOP LEADER: Nina L. Diamond has written Independent Publisher magazine’s Much Ado About Publishing commentary/humor column since 2003, and also regularly contributes feature articles. She is also a judge for the Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY Awards).

    Nina is the author of Voices of Truth: Conversations with Scientists, Thinkers & Healers, which NAPRA Review called “an extraordinary book, inspiring, entertaining, and rich in wisdom.”

    She is also the author of the unfortunately titled Purify Your Body, a book of natural health reporting that has been a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club’s One Spirit Book Club and the Quality Paperback Book Club. On the cover, Deepak Chopra calls the book, “A compelling blend of valuable healing techniques, wit, and wisdom for both men and women.”

    As a journalist and essayist, she has written hundreds of articles for dozens of magazines and newspapers, including Omni, The Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald, and The Los Angeles Times Magazine. She covers the arts and sciences; the media, publishing and current affairs; and she publishes feature articles, interviews, commentary, humor/satire, essays, and book reviews.

    Nina has appeared on Oprah discussing the publishing industry, and she has also been interviewed on television news programs and radio shows across the country in conjunction with her work as a journalist and author.

    She was also a writer and performer on Pandemonium, the National Public Radio (NPR) satirical humor program, for its entire run in Miami and select markets nationwide from 1984-1998.

    As an editor, she works frequently with other authors and journalists on both fiction and non-fiction. She has collaborated as a ghostwriter on numerous non-fiction books that have been published by Simon & Schuster, Pocket, Contemporary Books, Marlowe & Co./Perseus, and other publishers.

    PRICE: The three-hour workshop is $140 per person.

    WORKSHOP MATERIALS: You will receive hand-outs that list publishing industry resources. You may bring a laptop or pen and paper to the workshop to take notes.

    WORKSHOP LOCATION: We will meet at Dominican Joe Coffee Shop, 515 South Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78704. We will meet at the shop's front entrance. When you register, you will receive an e-mail registration confirmation and the workshop leader's local phone number. Do not call Dominican Joe's regarding the workshop.

    REGISTRATION: In the sidebar on the right or at the bottom of this page you will find links to Workshop registration. You can either register online and pay by credit or debit card or print out a registration form and fax it to the magazine. The registration deadline is noon (Central time) on the day before each Workshop date.

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    Click here to register online for The Much Ado About Publishing Workshop.

    Click here to download a printable PDF version of the registration form for faxing or mailing.