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Jun. 30th, 2007 10:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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How to Write and Sell Your First Genre Novel
a 3 hour seminar on breaking into -- and staying in -- genre fiction
taught by Laura Anne Gilman
http://www.mediabistro.com/courses/cache/crs2923.asp
(skipping copy to get to the important stuff)
In this seminar, you will learn:
- The breakdowns and crossovers of genre classification.
- How to work within genre structures to create something original.
- How to pitch your work to a genre editor, as opposed to a mainstream house.
- The important know-how that gives new authors a foot in the door.
- The secret of success every genre author knows -- and how to make it work for you.
- The importance of a series concept versus a stand-alone book.
- How to maintain a career once you've had your first book accepted.
WHEN Wednesday, August 29, 6:30-9:30 pm
WHERE 494 Broadway (Spring & Broome), New York, NY 10012
PRICE $65 ($50 for )
http://www.mediabistro.com/courses/cache/crs2923.asp