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Course Description

What do you need to know to succeed in today’s literary world? Learn it all from a successful agent. You’ll find out how to prepare, polish and submit a manuscript, and find and maintain good relationships with agents and publishers. Explore the pros and cons of self-publishing and how to handle criticism and reviews. Learn about contracts, royalties, copyright, libel issues, your rights as an author and, most importantly, how to maximize your odds of success.

Learning Outcomes

  • Understand the publishing process and how the modern book business works.
  • Know what editors and agents look for in all genres.
  • Find out how to market proposals and manuscripts.
  • Explore the business side of writing, including how to find an agent.
  • Know your rights as an author.

This course may be applied towards the SCS Certificate(s) in

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