Getting Published – an online video course
Everything you need to know to get a literary agent, a book deal, and sell books the traditional way.
Want to get a literary agent? And a book deal? And achieve decent sales? This course is your complete guide to getting published the traditional way.
You will learn how to find the right literary agent, how to draft your query letter and synopsis – and how to get published successfully, for the long term.
Purchase the ‘Getting Published’ Video Course
Free to members of Jericho Writers
Presenter bio
Harry Bingham
Over Harry’s fifteen+ book career, he has been published by each of the world’s three biggest publishers, and has secured multiple six-figure deals.
Getting Published
Course Summary
This course is based both on Harry’s own experience as a bestselling author, and on the hundreds of writers that our team has helped get published over the years. No one knows the world of literary agents better than we do. And this course tells you everything you need to know to get one, and what to do after that.
The Getting Published course is made up of:
- No of modules: 4 (see below)
- No of videos: 14 core videos & 10+ bonus videos
- Play time: 7 hours of core tuition, 3+ hours of bonuses
- Audio only: Available
- PDF downloads: Yes
Course Key facts
This course tells you everything you need to know about getting published.
Unlike most courses, it covers everything from manuscript preparation right through to the process of publication itself. The course also teaches you how to build an author platform that will support your long-term author career. Specific topics include:
- How to write a brilliant elevator pitch.
- How to check your prose.
- Where to get help.
- What agents do.
- How to choose your agent, and where to find them.
- Writing your query letter.
- Writing your synopsis.
- Sorting out problems with agents.
- Contracts, income and payments.
- The editorial process.
- Cover design.
- Publicity and marketing.
- Film & TV deals.
- How to build your author platform and why it’s essential to do so.
Syllabus
Module-by-module
Module 1: Get ready
Why agents reject most manuscripts quickly, and how to avoid that fate. How to check your idea and writing style are both strong enough. Where to get help if you need it.
Module 2: Get an agent
This module tells you everything you need to know about how to find agents; how to identify the right agents for you; how to prepare your query letter and synopsis; and everything else you might need to know. Finding the right literary agent is arguably the most important step in your entire publishing career, and this module tells you exactly how to get it right.
Module 3: Get published
Don’t think that securing a publisher means that your job is done. On the contrary, you need to be active and intelligent in securing the right outcomes for your career, and this module tells you just how to do it.
Module 4: Build your brand
The modern author needs to take control of their own career, and build their own direct connection with their readers. That’s easy to do and doesn’t involve a lot of pushy selling on social media. This module teaches you the tricks that will support your career for years to come.
Build a strong underlying story structure