You’ve written a great crime story. Now, you have to tell the world. Where does one begin when you have no experience in marketing or publicity?

Objectives:

Participants will better understand the ugly business of book marketing; how it works, how to influence the results, and when to go out on your own.

Suggested Reading: 

19 Ways to Promote a Book: https://scribemedia.com/how-to-promote-book/

How to Promote: https://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2017/05/18/how-to-promote-a-book

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Writing the story is half the journey. Now you need an agent and publisher. But where do you begin?

Objectives:

Participants will discover how to submit to professional agents and editors. This separates the real writers from the amateurs.

Suggested viewing: 

Alyssa Matesic YouTube channel on publishing: https://www.youtube.com/@AlyssaMatesic

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Every crime story has a common structure. It’s up to you to know when to subvert the rules. A look at how the sausage is made - what goes into good crime writing?

Objectives:

Participants will learn how to manage their writing time and how to organize their story into a compelling narrative structure.

Suggested Reading: 

Writing True Crime: https://www.janefriedman.com/writing-true-crime-qa-with-janis-thornton/

The Power of True Crime Writing: https://crimereads.com/the-power-and-the-responsibility-of-true-crime-writing/

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