Write to be Published
£15.00
Title: Write to be Published
Location: Christ Church Centre (opposite The Edinburgh Bookshop)
Date: 2012-01-28
Start Time: 14:00
End Time: 15:30
Description: Write to be Published by our very own Crabbit Old Bat Nicola Morgan. A perfect Christmas present for the writer in your life – ticket and copy of the book come in a gift-wrapped package.
Write to be Published has been a huge success over the last few months – whipping budding authors into shape and setting them on the right path towards an agent and a publishing contract. In most cases you’ll send an agent or publisher a covering letter, three chapters and a synopsis and we’re delighted to be holding an event on Saturday 28th January where Nicola will pass on some valuable advice on how to make your submission as good as it possibly can be.
Nicola says: “The exciting thing about this event is that, because you will already have a copy of Write to be Published, I can now go into selected aspects in even greater detail. AND you can ask questions. So, we’ll look at actual covering letters and what makes them good or awful; I’ll show you how to create a great hook and the ins and outs of writing a synopsis. Plus, we’ll look at the faults that are most often revealed in the first three chapters of the book.
What do you need to bring? Paper, pen and all your neurons. Also, please try to read WTBP in advance. I’m not going to test you on it (!) but it means I can leap into the practical detail and not spend too long on the theory of getting published. Please note: I do want you to enjoy this event so there will be no stressful role-playing or activities. No one will have to read out work and I will not be crabbit at all, not even a bit. Also, there will be cake.”
Tickets are £15 which includes a copy of Write to Be Published and a free copy of Nicola’s forthcoming new e-book, out in January. And cake, as Nicola said.
It is the perfect Christmas present for the writer in your life and ticket and book come in a gift-wrapped package. We can even post it to the recipient on your behalf if you wish – call the bookshop on 0131 447 1917 for more information.
