Talks

How to Publish Your Book: Advice for Aspiring Authors

Searching for an agent or publisher for your novel or memoir? Considering self-publishing? Tips, tricks, traps presented by the founding authors of the New England Indie Authors Collective (NEIAC): Randy Ross, Jason M. Rubin, and Judah Leblang.

Audience: aspiring writers and authors

Links:

- The New England Indie Authors Collective (NEIAC)

- Contact us to talk to your group

- List of publishing resources

- Download the presentation (PDF)

A Debut Novelist's Rocky Road to Publication

Discouraged about your publishing prospects? Don't be! I queried 110 agents and 15 small presses before receiving an offer from The Permanent Press, a publisher specializing in literary fiction. I will share tips I learned the hard way about approaching agents and negotiating a contract with a publisher.

Audience: aspiring writers and authors

Links:

- My novel and reviews
- Lecture for a Canadian writing center

- List of publishing resources

- Download the presentation

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Other Lectures

Inspiration: How Ray Bradbury Influenced My Work

Part of a lecture celebrating "Fahrenheit 451" for a Medford, MA, book group. "Part of an author's job is to present readers with ideas that may make them uncomfortable and reflective."