As with his book, The Fledgling Author's Handbook, Michael Reisig's lecture covers four vital segments of the new author's world. It is of 90-minutes duration presented in two 45-minute segments.

1. Getting the attention of literary agents and publishers-Michael Reisig will explain how to get through the door with literary agents and busy publishers. What makes you appear a seasoned professional and what identifies you as an amateur, accepted protocol, format and content of query letters, synopses, author bios and more.
2. The many advantages of self-publishing--Why it is more viable, profitable, and controllable. Michael provides a step-by-step approach offering the methods and secrets to successful self-publishing, and identifying the pitfalls of being published by conventional companies or subsidy publishers. The lecture also details vital information on the latest technologies in printing books-Print on Demand (POD) and Print Quantity Needed (PQN) publishing, which are revolutionizing the industry and are particularly viable for the new author.
3. Marketing and Promotion--A down-to-earth, first-hand accounting of the tricks of the trade for the novice publisher/author--the latest innovations, tried and true avenues, and little-known inroads to accomplishment, notoriety, and prosperity in the book business. In this lecture you will learn not only how to survive, but how to thrive at a business in which the great majority of participants fail.
4. Resources--No one succeeds at this enterprise without connections--knowing the right person to contact. Michael provides the names, addresses and phone numbers of all the organizations the new author/publisher needs to successfully launch and maintain his or her career. For the new author, this segment alone, is worth its weight in gold.

      ***There will be a question and answer workshop immediately following the lecture, providing a more detailed examination of the lecture's segments to interested participants.

      "Remember this term, 'Craft your own celebrity.' It is one of the great truisms in the writing/marketing business. You must convince people of your fame long before it has found you. You have to create a self-fulfilling prophecy about yourself and your writing, and, in the process, you program your mind for success." - Michael Reisig

To request informatin or schedule a lecture, please contact Michael at : reisig@ipa.net