All Pennwriters Courses are conducted in a “live” presentation format utilizing the Zoom platform. If a conflict arises based on the required meeting times, please contact the instructor and Online Courses Coordinator to find a possible solution. ALL sessions will be recorded.
PLEASE NOTE: You should receive a confirmation email upon registering for the course from both Club Express and the Online Classes Coordinator. If you do not receive either emails, please reach out to the Online Classes Coordinator immediately so you do not miss out on information for your class.
Class Information:
This class begins with a look at the advantages of becoming an indie author, and how you can make money. We will then look at getting your manuscript ready. This is your product. You have to put it together. This not only means getting it professionally edited but formatted with a cover. We’ll talk about how to get all these done and whether it’s worth it to do yourself or hire someone.
Once the once is ready, we look at choosing your printer. Do you go offset or POD? Hardback, paperback, and/or ebook? How do you compare the pricing? With a product and a way to get it to market, we’ll look at the basics of selling your book. However, marketing can be a class on its own. This will get you started down the right path for you.
Finally, we’ll go over the business basics you need to run your business, and yes, being an indie author is a being a business owner. By the time the class is done, you will have a good overview of what you need to do to start maximizing your income as an author.
Author Benefits/Takeaways—Participants will:
- Attendees will know the self-publishing options that available to them.
- Attendees will know how to prepare a manuscript for publication.
- Attendees will learn the basics of marketing a self-published book.
- Attendees will know how to secure a distributor for their self-published book and negotiate discounts.
Instructor Bio:
James Rada, Jr. is an Amazon-com bestselling author of historical fiction and non-fiction history. They include the popular books
Strike the Fuse,
Canawlers, and
Battlefield Angels: The Daughters of Charity Work as Civil War Nurses. He also writes fantasy, horror, and middle-grade books as J. R. Rada.
He lives in Gettysburg, Pa., where he works as a freelance writer. James has received
more than two dozen awards from the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association, Associated Press, Maryland State Teachers Association, Society of Professional Journalists, and Community Newspapers Holdings, Inc. for his newspaper writing.
He was also taught writing workshops and classes at Frostburg State University,
Harrisburg Area Community College, and Frederick Community College.
E-Mail:
jimrada@yahoo.com
Website:
www.jamesrada.com
Facebook:
https:// www.facebook.com/jamesradajr
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/stores/James-Rada-Jr./author/B001K8UU88