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What Happens After You Write? Understanding Your Publishing Choices

Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, The Writing Life

In Person

Introductory, Intermediate

1 Session

Start Date: July 15, 2023
End Date: July 15, 2023
Day of Week: Saturday
Time: 1:10pm - 4:10pm PT
Capacity: 15 seats
Member Price: $81.00
General Price: $90.00

Let's take an unbiased, unvarnished look at current publishing options and how to approach them, from the "Big Five" traditional publishers, to small presses, to self-publishing (with or without service companies), to hybrid and other emerging models. We'll examine the pros and cons of each choice, realistic costs, and income potential, as well as pitfalls to avoid. Most importantly, we'll look at how each writer's goals and strengths can help them make the best decision for them.

Registration dates:

June 5: Scholarship Donation Day (Learn more.)

June 6: Member registration opens

June 13: General registration opens

Beth Jusino

Beth Jusino

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Beth Jusino has more than twenty years of experience helping writers navigate the complicated space between manuscript and final book. A former literary agent and marketing director, she’s now a writer, developmental editor, and publishing consultant for both traditional and self-publishing authors. She’s the author of the award-winning Walking to the End of the World: A Thousand Miles on the Camino de Santiago and The Author's Guide to Marketing, and she’s ghostwritten and collaborated on half a dozen additional titles for both large and small presses. Beth is a member of The Authors Guild and the Northwest Editors Guild, and has taught at writers’ conferences and book festivals around the world. Visit her online at www.bethjusino.com or on Twitter/Instagram @bethjusino.

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