What you'll learn:
- The fastest, most effective way to sell your novel to a major publisher
- A clear, straightforward path to getting published "traditionally"
- How authors make additional income from their novels without lifting a finger
- How to find the best agent to represent you and avoid publishing scams
- How film agents work to turn your book into a movie or TV show
- How to write a query letter that will have agents begging to read your manuscript
- The process of selling your book in multiple languages to publishers around the world
- The "Magic Query Maximizer" - a unique, proven system for maximizing responses from agents
- The four key methods of pitching your novel to agents and editors
“Because of Jessica’s help, I now have an agent and my first book deal.”
- Brad G
"LOVED the Query Letter explanation"
- Jay S.
"As always, Jessica Brody delivers an insider's knowledge and the tools to move forward in the process, now!"
- Sue M.
Do you dream of SELLING YOUR NOVEL TO A MAJOR PUBLISHER?GETTING PAID TO WRITE?BECOMING A PUBLISHED AUTHOR?AndSEEING YOUR BOOK ON THE SHELF OF BOOKSTORES AROUND THE WORLD?
This course will teach you exactly how to accomplish all of this...and more.
"SellYour Novel to a Major Publisher"istaught by Jessica Brody,bestselling author of more than twenty novels published by several major publishers like Simon & Schuster, Random House, Macmillan, and Disney Press. Her novels have been translated and published in more than 23 countries and several are currently in development as major motion pictures.
In this comprehensive, one-of-a-kind course, Jessica (Udemy’s “Breakout Instructor of 2016”) shares her secrets of success for writing, pitching, and achieving all of your publishing goals.
The road to publication can be a very long, daunting and complicated process with plenty of opportunities to get lost, frustrated and make mistakes that could cost you weeks, even months of wasted time and effort.
In this course, Jessica putsyou on the fast-track to selling your novelby laying outasimple, straightforward path to publication,complete with exercises, templates, and tools that will guide you through each step of the process.
“When it came time to query agents, it was Brody’s research techniques and the Magic Query Maximizer system that landed me my “Top Choice” literary agent. This course is the complete package. And as proof, my debut novel sold shortly after following Jessica’s advice.”
- ARA G.
"Thestyle and presentation is tailored to how I get the most from learning."
- MICHAEL T.
"Surprising, useful, and mind opening."
- Rafa D.
Whether you’ve already finished a novel, you’re currently working on one, or you’ve been itching to start writing one for months (or even years!), this course will give you the knowledge, insight, andedgethat you need to jump start your novel-selling journey including:
The four key methods of effectively “pitching” your novel
How to write a query letter that will have agents begging to read your manuscript
The six tools for finding the perfect agent to represent your work
The Magic Query Maximizer—Jessica’s unique, proven method for maximizing responses from agents
How to identify reputable agents and avoid publishing “scams”
And everything you need to know about selling your novel!
But this informative insider'sguide doesn’t stop when you land a book deal. Jessica will also walk you through:
Navigating your first book contract
The journey from book deal to book release
The process of selling your novel in multiple languages to publishers around the world
How film agents work to turn your book into a movie or TVshow
Understanding advances and royalties
How authors make additional income on their novels without lifting a finger
What happens behind-the-scenes ofa publishing house
And so much more!
"Valuable information for the novelist looking to publish."
- Joe M.
"Jessica is awesome!"
- Lisa M.
"Jessica Brody's courses are all thorough, entertaining, and extremely helpful. This one convinced me to try the traditional publishing route. It feels like a much less mysterious process after completing the course."
-Tricia G.
With over twenty book contracts from major publishers to date, Jessica Brody packs her 13+ years of publishing industry experience into oneeasy-to-follow course.
PLEASE NOTE:THIS IS NOT A SELF-PUBLISHING COURSE!
Self publishing (publishing a book yourself) is a perfectly viable option for many authors, but this specific course is abouttraditional publishing. Or in other words, how to sell your novel to a major publisher.
But what exactly istraditional publishing? And what does it mean to sell your novel to a publisher?
These are just some of the benefits of traditional publishing:
Getting paid up-front for your book.
No out of pocket expenses incurred by you throughout the entirepublishing process.
Working directly with an experienced editor and editorial team toensure that your novel is the very best quality it can be when it releases to the public.
Being able to focus almost exclusively on writing -As a traditionally published author, you typically don’t have to deal with the many other facets of the publishing process like marketing, publicity, sales, design, production, or distribution
A dedicated sales team whose job is to getyour book on the shelf of large and smallbookstores around the world, which may include giantretailers likeBarnes and Noble, Waterstones,Target, WHSmith,Walmart, Chapters, Costco,and grocery stores.
An in-house bookpublicist (at no cost to you!)whose job is tosetup bookstore signings, festivals, events and possibly even nationwide book tours, as well as securing you TV and radio appearances, interviews, and reviews in local and nationalpublications.
Being represented by an literaryagent who sells your novel to publishers all over the world (This falls under the category of"translation rights"- the right to translate your book in other languages, which we talk about extensively in this course)
Working with film agents in Hollywood to make sure your book has the best possible chance of being adapted for film or television.
So if you want to learn how ALLof this (and more!)can be part ofyourpublishing journey, join me in this course!
I’m going to share with you the proven techniques and unique strategies that I used to sell my book to a major publisher andbecome a successful traditionally published author.
And I’m going show you exactly how you can do it too.
So, are you ready to break into the “big leagues” and see your novel on the shelf of your local bookstore?
Check out the free previews to get a sample of what you’ll learn in this course and then enroll to get started on your path to publication today!
PRAISE FOR COURSES IN THE WRITING MASTERY SERIES:
10 writing courses
Over 50,000 students enrolled
Average Rating 4.7 stars!
"Jessica is truly a gifted teacher!"- Vicky
"Jessica is a LEGEND...Completely worth it." - Ras
"Superb. Clear and engaging - Dan
"Just, WOW! Jessica Brody provides much more than a boatload... try a cruise ship FULL of tips, tricks, resources, references, and actionable steps" - Tracy
"Thorough, accurate, and well-presented --I would recommend Jessica Brody’s courses to any writer eager to rise."- Mark
"Jessica Brody breaks down these concepts with clarity and amazing insight." -Mike
"Jessica Brody's courses are all thorough, entertaining, and extremely helpful."- Tricia
"As always, Jessica Brody delivers an insider's knowledge and the tools to move forward in the process, now!" - Sue
"Very informative and well worth the time and cost."- Noel
"Clear, concise, & well-narrated with an abundance of enthusiasm." - Christopher
"This course is worth far more than the price of admission!" - Talmage
"Jessica Brody has a gift for distilling lots of hard-earned information into concise and tasty bites."-Katherine
"If you write (or plan to write), get this course"-Scott
