 |
| The Candy Jar Team |
Jelly Bean Books is hosting a self-publishing workshop for aspiring writers
who need help with getting their work into print.
The
workshop will take place on Tuesday 4th December between 10am and 4pm at 113-116 Bute Street. It will consist
of talks from industry experts, interactive sessions and a Q&A
session for potential authors to ask all the questions they need
answered.
Writers
will be able to bring in a page of their writing for critiquing by
the company's editor.
Each
workshop participant will be given an information booklet to take
home with them. A place on the workshop costs £5 and can be booked online or by contacting Rose Widlake on 02921 157202.
10.00
– 10.15 Registration & Introduction
10.15
– 11.00 Self-Publishing: A Crash Course in ebook Publishing
This
session will guide you through the essential questions for an author
choosing to self-publish: why go it alone? What skills are needed to
be a self-published author? What do you need to be aware of before
embarking on a self-publishing project?
11.00
– 11.40 How to Successfully Edit your Work
A
session on the importance of editing. Should you edit on your own or
pay for an editorial service? What kind of editing does your
manuscript need - developmental or a close copy-edit? If you go it
alone, what should you be looking out for?
11.40
– 12.00 Coffee Break and Networking
12.00
– 12.30 Eileen Younghusband
A
chance to learn from Eileen's journey as an author, which began with
self-publishing her autobiography Not
an Ordinary Life.
12.30
– 13.10 Social Networking for Writers: How to Market Yourself
Twitter,
Facebook, Wordpress... which social media platform should you choose?
This session will show you how to build an online presence and
attract fans.
13.10
– 13.40 Lunch
13.40
– 14.10 Andy Frankham and Terry Cooper
This
session gives participants an opportunity to ask published authors
Terry and Andy questions about their writing careers. How did they
get published? How do they market themselves? What advice can they
give to new writers? etc.
14.10
– 14.40 Choosing Your Route: A Discussion Panel with Shaun, Steve
and Justin
In
this session we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of
self-publishing compared to mainstream publishing. The discussion
will last approximately half an hour, followed by a chance to have an
informal chat with the panel afterwards.
14.40
– 15.00 Coffee Break and Networking
No comments:
Post a Comment