Publisher's Synopsis
Take charge of your author career
Are you an un-agented novelist managing your own writing career?
Have you written a book and don't know where to start with getting a publisher?
This book is for you.
I have worked in the Intellectual Property (IP) and licensing sector for over a decade. I'm also a novelist and creative writing mentor.
Over the years I've answered a lot of questions from authors who are at the start of their traditional publishing careers. A lot of writers find the business of licensing IP confusing and contracts impenetrable. Often, even when they seek legal advice, they aren't given a context in which to interpret this advice.
This easy-to-read guide will give you the tools you need to take charge of your author career.
You will learn:
Chapter 1: Becoming a professional Writer
Chapter 2: Intellectual Property
Chapter 3: Slicing up IP - Your work is more than the one thing you wrote
Chapter 4: Contracts
Chapter 5: Publishing Pathways
Chapter 6: Traditional publishers
Chapter 7: Vanity publishers
Chapter 8: Self publishing aka Independent ('indie') publishing
Chapter 9: Working with an agent
Chapter 10: Branding and Pen names
Chapter 11: Self promotion
Chapter 12: Alternative sources of income (until you have your big hit)
Chapter 13: It'll be okay, keep writing
Chapter 14: Resource list
