Creative Writing and Book Publishing Course
Creative Writing and Book Publishing Course

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Eagle Productions in association with Nugrow Technologies present their all New “Creative Writing and Book Publishing Course”.

Get Cracking and get your book written, completed and published now!

We offer the complete package of helping you write that book within you and to get it published.

The Course is fifteen lessons via email with an input from your Personal Tutors.
At the end of the course you will have a published book, if you have a manuscript ready to go!

[Click here to Download Course Outline]

If you wish we will issue a Certificate of Participation. Just send the details of your Name and Address to leftfieldnz at gmail.com and we will issue a Certificate.


Course Cost $NZ300 or $US200
For more information visit our website www.webng.com/writernz or email leftfieldnz at gmail.com
Pay for the course via Paypal, Visa, Mastercard or a Cheque or of cause Cash

This a look at the course content;

Lesson 1

INTRODUCTION:

GETTING STARTED:

THEN

Homework:

Lesson 2

What other tips are there?

GETTING STARTED

WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT?

So after all this...

Homework:

Lesson 3
What to do if publisher says 'no'
Subsidized
Vanity publishing
Publishing yourself (Self Publishing)
Book packaging

Lesson 4
Money matters
Price Structure
Royalties
Advances
Fee rather than royalty
tax
Agents

CONTRACT
Law: Copyright and Plagiarism big word, eh!)

Lesson 5
Whos who in the publishers office
Publisher
editor
designer
production manager
sales and marketing

PRODUCING THE MANUSCRIPT:

Typing or Word Processor?
number of copies
disc?

Lesson 6
Points to remember while you're writing
style and consistency
sexism
racism
notes and refs
tables and figures
photos
drawings
maps, bibliography

Lesson 7
How to Present the Manuscript?
Publishing process.
What will happen to your book

Lesson 8
Checking proofs.
Marking mistakes clearly
Reading
Don't rewrite
Don't worry

Lesson 9
After publication
Author questionnaire
promotion
launching party?
reviews
remainders and discounting

Lesson 10
The final word: Review of course so far


SOME MORE INFO ON CONTENTS OF COURSE
Other topics covered in this course (and manuscript) are:

HOW TO WRITE A "DARN" GOOD NOVEL
HOW TO PRESENT A BOOK PROPOSAL
SELF PUBLISHING
HOW TO PRESENT A MANUSCRIPT
CONTRACTS
AGENTS
COPYRIGHT
WRITING FOR CHILDREN


Lesson 11

Suggested Software

Prepare Manuscript

Format Document

Font, Layout, Table of Contents, etc

Lesson Conclusion

Lesson 12

Spell Check, Edit and Proof Read document

Lesson Conclusion

Lesson 13

Obtain an ISBN number

Create Cover

Create PDF or DOC

Upload to Internet

Lesson Conclusion


Lesson 14

Create a Sample PDF Document

Create a website

Lesson Conclusion

Lesson 15

Publish on www.lulu.com

Promote on Google Books, Youtube etc.

Order Some Copies of Your Book from Lulu

Some Interesting Websites

Lesson Conclusion

Certificate of Participation
Creative Writing Tutor

Craig Lock of Eagle Productions a writer and author and educator
clock@paradise.net.nz

Publishing Tutor
Bill Rosoman of Nugrow Technologies a Computer IT Specialist and Writer
leftfieldnz@gmail.com

websites
www.webng.com/writernz
or
www.webng.com/leftfieldnz

TTFN
Bill and Craig