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What graduates say about Dr. Silver's course Publishing Books, Memoirs and Other Creative Nonfiction“As someone who normally flees lectures and courses after an hour, I was surprised to find myself glued to my chair during Dr. Julie Silver’s course on writing for physicians at Harvard Medical School. The course is focused, diverse, and practical—highly recommended for all the arm-chair, wanna-be physician writers.” “Dr. Julie Silver’s course introduced me to the available options for publishing my book. In two days I learned how to write a proposal, approach a publishing house, find an agent, negotiate a book contract, enhance the book’s publicity and untangle the multifaceted processes required to get the book to the public. So effective was the process that I had a book contract within six weeks of attending the course! If there is one course you need to get published, this is it.”
“This course is a unique and superb resource for the many doctors and other health professionals who have great ideas but don’t know how to turn them into publishable books and magazine articles. The course covers every possible aspect of the publishing process, from writing and revising, through pitching proposals to editors, to finding an agent. By far the most useful continuing medical education course I’ve ever taken.”
“I arrived at the course knowing nothing about how to successfully write or publish a book. Two years later, my first book is in print!” “Thank you for putting together such a dynamic and informative program for aspiring physician authors. I had been trying unsuccessfully for years to publish a book for parents. Thanks to the preparation I received at your course, my agent said my proposal was the best one he’d ever seen from a medical professional. Based on that proposal, my agent was able to get three publishers into a bidding war for my work! Now I am under contract with a major publishing house, with a generous advance against royalties. Thanks again, Julie, for such a great course!” “The ‘Shameless Pitches’ portion of the course allowed me 90 seconds to pitch my book to a panel of agents and publishers and receive feedback. As a result, I was able to gain the attention of the panel members and the confidence to approach them throughout the course. In fact, as a result of contacts I made, I have received a book contract from a reputable publishing company—a dream come true! This course truly has changed my life and writing career; I would encourage any writer to attend!” |
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