About Arielle Eckstut

http://thebookdoctors.com

Arielle is co-founder of The Book Doctors. She is the author of nine books including The Secret Language of Color: The Science, Nature, History, Culture and Beauty of Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue & Violet. She is also an agent-at-large at the Levine Greenberg Rostan 
Literary Agency, where for over 20 years, she has been helping hundreds of talented writers become published authors. Lastly, Arielle co-founded the iconic company, LittleMissMatched, and grew it from a tiny operation into a leading national brand, which now has stores from coast to coast, everywhere from Disneyland to Disney World to Fifth Avenue in New York City.

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Pauline Chow

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SPIRITED TO THE WEST by Pauline Chow

Modern life collides with spirits from the 1860’s western frontier, when a dormant evil awakens during an investigation into a family’s past, in this contemporary ghost story with a historical western twist.

Freya discovers that her ancestors’ immigration story is a mystery that she must solve. Over two generations ago, Freya’s relatives, the Locke sisters arrived in the United States during the California Gold Rush in search of freedom and opportunity. Their lives however, are changed by chance and discrimination they faced in the new world. As Freya digs into her family history, she connects with the spirits of the Locke sisters, just when she needs them the most. Freya, who is a new mother and estranged from her parents, finds deep meaning in the search for answers. She weaves through digital archives, antique books, and California ghost towns looking for clues. Freya’s metaphysical powers and connection with the sisters transports her to the boomtowns of the 1860s, like Bodie and Diamond Springs. In another time, she bears witness to death, murder, and frontier justice. The sisters’ stand against injustice entangle their bloodline with a depraved gang of outlaws. Now Freya must work with the spirits of her ancestors to save her daughter and husband from the wrath of the past.

SPIRITED TO THE WEST is JOY LUCK CLUB meets Stephen King’s BAG OF BONES with a splash of BLOOD MERIDIAN. Pauline Chow, the author, is Chinese American and a former lawyer and civil rights activist.

Vote for your favorite pitch. The pitch that receives the most votes will be named Fan Favorite, and the author will receive a free one-hour consult with us (worth $250).

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NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza 2020

NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza 2020

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10 years.  A decade. A tenth of a century. That’s how long The Book Doctors and Nano Nation have been slinging words and making beautiful music (and books) together.  Six continents (come on Antarctica, we need to hear from you!) have graced us with pulse-pounding pitches, and now another crop of hungry pitches have made us laugh, cry, sigh, gasp, and thank the universe we’re alive for NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza 2020!  

Damn Yankees, the California Gold Rush, a memory reader and a homicide detective chasing down a serial killer, New Adults confronting Nazis on the Zamzam, exploding houseboats on the Florida coast, and all manner of wizardry and witchcraft made this year our most exciting yet. As ever, we were filled with eye-popping, mind-blowing exuberation by the vast volume and overwhelming scrumptiousness of the beautiful words that flooded forth from Wrimos across our planet and we suspect, from across the universe. And yet, we were not even remotely startled. The Book Doctors could not have more gratitude in their attitude as we sucked in the rare air of NaNo Nation. We wait with baited breath for Year 11.

Now for the 411

The 20 pitches were selected randomly. You can watch the recording of NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza to hear our feedback. It’s our mission to try to help all you amazing writers not just get published, but get published successfully.  That’s why we’ve told you what works, but also what needs to be improved.

But don’t let our opinion sway your vote. What story intrigues you? What pitch would prod you from the couch to the bookstore (or to buy it online)?

The pitch that receives the most votes by 11:59 p.m. PDT on March 31, 2020 will be awarded the Fan Favorite, and the author will receive a free one-hour consult with us (worth $250). We’ll announce the Fan Favorite on April 1, 2020.

Here are the rules

But please note: YOU CAN ONLY VOTE ONCE! So please choose carefully. Don’t just read the first couple of pitches — read them all. You owe it to your fellow Wrimos. Encourage your friends, family and random strangers to vote for you via the link to the poll. Connecting with your future readers is a vital part of being a successfully published author today. And this is a great way to get some practice.

We will also be posting these pitches on social media. We encourage anyone to like your entry but only poll votes from the webpage will count toward the Fan Favorite.

How to get your pitch critiqued

Finally, through April 2, 2020, we are still offering a free webinar (worth $75) to anyone who buys a copy of our book The Essential Guide To Getting Your Book Published. Just email a copy of your receipt to nanowrimo@thebookdoctors.com and we’ll be in touch to set up a webinar.

Write on, Wrimos!

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Liz Boeger

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ChainLinked! Book 1 in the Moccasin Cove Mystery Series by Liz Boeger

CHAINLINKED! is a 77,300-word cozy mystery with romance and tinges of southern humor.  

Ana Callahan is blown off her trailbike when a houseboat explodes killing a security contractor. Then a friend is charged with the murder. Ana came home to Moccasin Cove to turnaround her childhood elementary. While she knows a thing or two about flipping failing schools, she soon discovers the learning curve on solving a murder is steep. 

As Ana performs triage on the troubled school and chases clues to the murder, she finds herself suffering fools in a nightmare of bad press and amateur local politics. After a suspect charter school corporation targets her school for a takeover, she teams up with the school district’s disarming security chief to solve the crime. The losses pile up—her friend’s innocence, her career, the school, and possibly, her heart. In the end, a vindictive killer forces Ana to admit she has a lot to learn about murder.

Set in an industrial beach town on Florida’s Gulf coast, CHAINLINKED! tests the bonds of loyalty among friends, pits unyielding grief of lost love against a reawakened heart, and of course, murder. 

My stint as a bikini model peaked in kindergarten. My fallback career as a mystery writer didn’t kick in until I hit the mid-century mark. Thirty-years in between, I’ve wrangled children, adults, a Florida panther, and gators and snakes as teacher and school administrator. Don’t ask me about my work with the U.S. Secret Service, I’ve sworn myself to secrecy.

Vote for your favorite pitch. The pitch that receives the most votes will be named Fan Favorite, and the author will receive a free one-hour consult with us (worth $250).

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How Long Will It Take to Publish My Book?

How Long Will It Take to Publish My Book?

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Writers always ask, “How long will it take to publish my book?” Learn the hard truth in this week’s video. Then position yourself for success.

WHAT WE COVER

0:13 How long does it take to publish a book? How long does it take to get a book deal? How long does traditional publishing take?

1:17 How long does it take to publish a book on Amazon?

1:24 What’s the least helpful question to ask about publishing?

1:46 What should writers ask instead?

1:57 How can I tell if I’m ready to publish my book?

2:53 What else impacts how long it takes to publish a book?

3:52 What should writers do to help their book get published?

RELATED VIDEOS

My Book Was Rejected. How I’m Dealing With It. https://youtu.be/mq4q7ja4N9M

Beta Read Your Way to Better Writing https://youtu.be/n_PaLZjNNYU

Should You Self-Publish? https://youtu.be/7_mV1-1023Y

Principles of Successful Publishing: Persevere https://youtu.be/rr_gQJ29L-Q

Publishing Secrets Revealed https://youtu.be/AcCDISjFHc8

Get Published by Banishing Fear of Failure & Rejection https://youtu.be/owSbbKo2QFg

THE BOOK DOCTORS

We’re Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry. Between us, we have almost half a century’s worth of experience turning talented writers into published authors. Arielle is an author and agent-at-large at the Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency. David is an author and before writing professionally, he was a comic and actor. We’re dedicated to helping writers get their books published. Successfully!

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for tips on how to successfully publish your book.

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AMERICAN DIRT + Barnes & Noble | Why Publishers Are Stupid: Part 2

AMERICAN DIRT + Barnes & Noble | Why Publishers Are Stupid: Part 2

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We’ve said before that publishers can make BIG mistakes. Then came AMERICAN DIRT. Here’s our take on controversies rocking publishing in 2020. Links mentioned in the video are below.

WHAT WE COVER – REASONS PUBLISHERS ARE STUPID

0:49 An overview of the AMERICAN DIRT controversy.

4:22 There are many books by Latinx authors. So why aren’t Latinx authors being supported? Why is the money going to white authors?

04:54 Lee & Low Books released the Diversity in Publishing 2019 report earlier this year. The survey reveals the alarming lack of diversity in the the publishing industry hasn’t changed significantly in editorial since their 2015 report. The exception to this trend was among interns, who are now more diverse than the rest of publishing.

05:27 What was the fallout for publishers and Oprah after AMERICAN DIRT?

06:10 The defensive reaction from some white writers and why it’s problematic. Instead, write responsibly and learn when it’s better for someone else to tell a story.

7:50 Controversy #2: The Barnes & Noble tried to launch a line of classic novels with new covers featuring people of color. Instead of supporting authors of color, they put blackface on the covers.

08:26 The Barnes & Noble covers were cancelled when their bottom line was impacted.

08:55 What do we do? 1) Support people who write great books by buying their books. 2) Buy a book by someone who doesn’t look like you or share your experiences. 3) Make your voice heard. 4) Share information from other authors. Amplify their voices. 5) Start your own collective. 6) Start your own publishing house to publish, serve, and reach people who are often ignored by New York publishing.

11:52 Controversy #3: The reaction to the 2020 Newbery and Caldecott winners.

14:26 We share some GOOD NEWS.

RELATED LINKS & FURTHER READING

Myriam Gurba’s review of AMERICAN DIRT https://tropicsofmeta.com/2019/12/12/…

USA Today’s critique of AMERICAN DIRT and the author’s note https://www.usatoday.com/story/entert…

Diversity Baseline Survey by Lee & Low Books https://blog.leeandlow.com/2020/01/28…

Carlos Greaves’s article in McSweeney’s https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a…

Barnes & Nobel cancels “diverse” editions https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/b…

The 2020 American Library Association awards http://www.ala.org/news/press-release…

The Wall Street Journal reaction to the ALA awards https://www.wsj.com/articles/children…

Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop’s “Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors” https://scenicregional.org/wp-content…

In Praise of a Scholarly Force: Rudine Sims Bishop https://secure.ncte.org/library/NCTEF…

RELATED VIDEOS

Why Publishers Are STUPID https://youtu.be/ZiW-bYk4Spg

We Need Diverse Books and Voices https://youtu.be/cGxi37TEdzA

Cheryl Willis Hudson, Author & Co-founder of Just Us Books, on Children’s Books https://youtu.be/ftHI8DB1SVI

THE BOOK DOCTORS

We’re Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry. Between us, we have almost half a century’s worth of experience turning talented writers into published authors. Arielle is an author and agent-at-large at the Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency. David is an author and before writing professionally, he was a comic and actor. We’re dedicated to helping writers get their books published. Successfully!

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The Book Doctors Announce a New Partnership

The Book Doctors Announce a New Partnership

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Write Articles to Help Get Your Book Published, Build Platform, & Promote Your Work.

The Book Doctors are proud to announce we’re starting an exciting new partnership with Shawna Kenney, journalist, author, writer, coach and teacher.

We regularly tell our clients that writing and publishing short pieces is a great way to build your brand and resume, get your work into the world, prove to a publisher that there’s an audience for your work, become a better writer, and publicize your book when it comes out.

We’ve brought Shawna onto the team to show you how to craft and shape a short piece, how to research and find the appropriate editors, and how to query magazines, newspapers, online publications of every stripe, and literary markets. Then we can show you how to leverage your published piece into attracting agents and/or landing a book deal.

Shawna will:

  • Walk you through her 3-part pitch formula
  • Take the guesswork out of sending work to literary and commercial markets
  • Share successful query and pitch letters
  • Find current calls for submissions and writers’ guidelines
  • Offer ideas and resources for finding the right home for your writing
  • Shape a memoir chapter into a memoir-adjacent personal essay
  • Turn your expertise into salable service pieces
  • Revamp your bio or book proposal

Shawna Kenney wrote the award-winning memoir, I Was a Teenage Dominatrix (Last Gasp), co-authored Imposters (Mark Batty Publisher), edited the anthology Book Lovers (Seal Press) and co-authored Live at the Safari Club: A History of Hardcore Punk in the Nation’s Capital (Rare Bird Books). Her creative nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, Vice, Playboy, Creative Nonfiction, The LA Weekly, Brevity and more. Her essays appear in numerous anthologies, with “Self-Propelled: How Biking Steered My Writing Life” forthcoming in Moving Writers on Peter Lang Publishing. She lives in Los Angeles where she teaches in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program and is a Contributing Editor with Narratively magazine.

Contact us at arielle@thebookdoctors.com to schedule a consultation with Shawna.

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TENTH ANNUAL NANOWRIMO PITCHAPALOOZA

TENTH ANNUAL NANOWRIMO PITCHAPALOOZA

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NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza The Book Doctors

You wrote your 50,000 words (or got pretty close!). You’re a winner. You felt the high. Now what are you going to do with your precious manuscript? That’s where we, The Book Doctors, come in.

For those of you not familiar with Pitchapalooza, here’s the skinny: You get 250 words to pitch your book. Twenty pitches will be randomly selected from all submissions. We will then critique the pitches during a live webinar on March 14, 12PM PT, so you get to see what makes a great pitch. At the end of the webinar, we will choose one winner from the group.

The winner will receive an introduction to an agent or publisher appropriate for his/her manuscript.

Beginning February 1, 2020, you can email your pitch to nanowrimo@thebookdoctors.com. PLEASE DO NOT ATTACH YOUR PITCH, JUST EMBED IT IN THE EMAIL. Include your title and your name at the top of your pitch. All pitches must be received by 11:59PM PT on February 29, 2020.

We will also crown a fan favorite who will receive a free one-hour consult with us (worth $250). On March 15, 2020, the 20 random pitches will be posted on our website, www.thebookdoctors.com. Anyone can vote for a fan favorite, so get your social media engine running as soon as the pitches go up! Connecting with your future readers is a vital part of being a successfully published author today. And this is a great way to get some practice. Voting closes at 11:59PM PT on March 31, 2020. The fan favorite will be announced on April 1, 2020.

If you purchase a new copy of our book, The Essential Guide To Getting Your Book Published, by April 2, 2020, we’re offering an exclusive one-hour webinar where you’ll get the chance to pitch your book. Just attach a copy of your sales receipt to your email and we’ll send the link to the webinar dates.

NANOWRIMO PITCHAPALOOZA SUCCESS STORIES

It’s been a great year for past NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza winners. Gloria Chao won the 2015 NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza with the novel that would become her critically-acclaimed debut American Panda. Her second novel, Our Wayward Fate, came out in 2019 from Simon Pulse. Gloria also sold the rights to her next novel Rent a Boyfriend  with publication planned for fall 2020. Read Gloria’s winning NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza pitch. 

 

In 2016, May Cobb ran away with NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza. She’s been capturing attention ever since. This time it was a “heated six-publisher auction” that ended with Berkley winning the rights to publish her latest thriller The Hunting Wives, which was pitched as In a Dark, Dark Wood meets Mean Girls. Berkley plans an early 2021 release. Read May’s winning pitch. 

“Having my pitch selected as the 2016 winner for Pitchapalooza was such a boost! Of course it was wonderful to win, but even more than that, having the Book Doctor’s feedback on my pitch was instrumental.”

–May Cobb

Stacy McAnulty has been on fire since she won our third NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza. Her latest middle grade novel, The World Ends in April, is out now from Random House Books for Young Readers. Shelf Awareness gave it a starred review and called it “a smart, funny and emotionally candid book.” Stacy also signed a deal with Random House to publish another middle grade novel, A Penny Doubled, pitched as How to Steal a Dog meets Brewster’s Millions. Look for it in spring 2021. Read Stacy’s winning pitch.

 

Cari Noga was one of our first NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza winners. Her winning novel, Sparrow Migrations, went on to be a semi-finalist in the 2011 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest, then she received an acquisition offer from Lake Union Publishing. Her latest novel, The Orphan Daughter (Lake Union Publishing), released last year. Read Cari’s winning pitch. 

“Winning Pitchapalooza gave me confidence and the courage to keep fighting. It also helped bring my manuscript to the next level.”

–Gloria Chao

Are you feeling a little unsure about exactly how to craft your pitch?  We’ve got you covered. 

10 tips for pitching your novel

  1. A great pitch is like a poem.  Every word counts.
  2. Make us fall in love with your hero.  Whether you’re writing a novel or memoir, you have to make us root for your flawed but lovable hero.
  3. Make us hate your villain.  Show us someone unique and dastardly whom we can’t wait to hiss at.
  4. Just because your kids love to hear your story at bedtime doesn’t mean you’re automatically qualified to get a publishing deal. So make sure not to include this information in your pitch.
  5. If you have any particular expertise that relates to your novel, tell us. Establishing your credentials will help us trust you.
  6. Your pitch is your audition to show us what a brilliant writer you are, so it has to be the very best of your writing.
  7. Don’t make your pitch a book report.  Make it sing and soar and amaze.
  8. A pitch is like a movie trailer.  You start with an incredibly exciting/funny/sexy/romantic/etc. close-up with intense specificity, then you pull back to show the big picture and tell us the themes and broad strokes that build to a climax.
  9. Leave us with a cliffhanger.  The ideal reaction to a pitch is, “Oh my God, what happens next?”
  10. Show us what’s unique, exciting, valuable, awesome, unexpected, about your project, and why it’s comfortable, familiar and proven.

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NANOWRIMO PITCHAPALOOZA FAQS

Q: May I submit more than one pitch? 

A: Yes, you may submit multiple pitches. Please include your book’s title and your name at the top of each pitch.

Q: How are the 20 pitches selected? 

A: The 20 pitches are randomly selected; however, we read all the pitches.

Q: Are the choices for fan favorite also randomly selected? 

A: Yes. They are the same 20 pitches that we read during the webinar.

Q: If I buy a copy of The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published, how does the one-hour webinar work? 

A: We limit each webinar to 20 people, which gives everyone the chance to pitch and get feedback. To be eligible, purchase of a new copy of The Essential Guide is required. 

Q: Where can I learn more about writing my pitch? 

A: We offer resources on our YouTube channel. We recommend that you watch “The Art of the Book Pitch”,  last year’s NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza, and our Pitch Tips playlist. Hungry for more examples? Check out our Pitchapalooza playlist.

 

IMPORTANT NANOWRIMO PITCHAPALOOZA DATES

Saturday, February 1, 2020–Pitch submission opens

Saturday, February 29, 2020–Final day to submit pitches

Saturday, March 14, 2020–NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza live on YouTube

Sunday, March 15, 2020–Voting for fan favorite begins

Tuesday, March 31, 2020–Final day to vote for fan favorite

Wednesday, April 1, 2020–Fan favorite announced

 

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The Book Doctors Holiday Gift Packages

The Book Doctors Holiday Gift Packages

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Are you, a relative, or a loved one dreaming of a White Christmas, a Kool Kwanza, a Happy Hanukkah or a Festivus Miracle that involves getting a book successfully published? Luckily for you, the Book Doctors have put together a stocking stuffer for the naughty and the nice.

The Book Doctors Holiday Gift Packages come in three sizes depending on your budget and how much you like the person you’re buying it for.

Elf Special: A signed copy of our book, The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published, and a pitch critique webinar: $20.

Yuletide Delight: Signed copy of our book, half-hour consultation: $150

Mistletoe Magic: Signed copy of our book, read first 25 pages, one hour consultation: $300 (A $525 value!)

Offer good through January 1st but if you want it before the holidays, ORDER NOW! The holiday packages are only available here at our website.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE BOOK DOCTORS

See ya at the bookstore!

100th YouTube Video = Giveaway Time

100th YouTube Video = Giveaway Time

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UPDATE: Our winner is Michelle Reynoso! Thank you to everyone who participated. Keep watching to learn how to write your book, sell it, and market it successfully. We look forward to chatting with you in the YouTube comments.

After months of tutorials and interviews, vlogs and voice-overs, we’ve reached a milestone on The Book Doctors’ YouTube channel:

We shared our 100th video!

To celebrate, we’re running a giveaway, and one lucky winner will get a free 30-minute consultation with us (a $150 value). Here’s how to enter:

  1. Head over to YouTube to watch our interview with mega-bestseller Mark Kurlansky.
  2. Subscribe to our YouTube channel.
  3. Comment on the video.

You can get a full rundown of the official rules here. 

You have until December 1, 2019 at 11:59 PM PST to enter. We’ll randomly select one winner, and we’ll announce that winner on our YouTube channel on December 2, 2019.

What could we cover during a 30-minute consultation?

Between us, we have almost half a century’s worth of experience turning talented writers into published authors. Whether your book suffers from Titleitis, has no spine or needs a chapterectomy, we will help you fix it so that you can write it, sell it, and market it. Not to mention have fun while doing it.

Here are a few of the topics we could discuss during your call:

  • Choosing the right idea
  • Coming up with a great title
  • Formulating and perfecting your pitch
  • Deciding if you need an agent or if you should go directly to a publisher or explore self-publishing
  • Constructing a query letter that will actually get read
  • Finding an agent/publisher that’s right for you
  • Figuring out the best way to self-publish
  • Making and selling an ebook
  • Understanding and assessing contract issues and questions
  • Creating a social media plan
  • Creating an online marketing strategy
  • Creating a publicity and marketing plan
  • Becoming TV and radio friendly via media training
  • Formulating your event-planning strategy
  • Setting up a schedule

Enter now

 

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The Book Doctors Present at Kauai Writers Conference

The Book Doctors Present at Kauai Writers Conference

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Tunnels beach on Kauai

The dramatic coastline of Tunnels Beach offers outsanding views of the iconic Mt. Makana (Bali Hai).

Aloha! The Book Doctors are headed to Hawaii.

Pack your swimsuits and manuscripts and join us at the Kauai Writers Conference, November 4 – 10, 2019, where we’ll be presenting with a cavalcade of world-class writers, agents and editors. Do yourself and your book a favor and come to the Garden Island, where bestselling and award-winning writers will help you get your manuscript ready for the world; where top agents and publishers (not the typical young and inexperienced publishing folks who normally show up at these conferences) will be ready and waiting to hear your pitch; where four-day master classes on how to build a platform (with us!) and how to turn life into art, among many others, will be served up with mai tais with little umbrellas in them.

Because this is such a rare and wonderful opportunity, we asked if our readers could receive a 10% discount. And the kind folks at the Kauai Writers Conference have said YES! The code is bookdr789. Enter it on the checkout page.

We hope you’ll move fast because they are almost out of rooms at the hotel (great conferences sell out super fast). The conference hotel is the place to be. While you can stay anywhere on the island, the conference hotel is where you may run into the agent or editor of your dreams one night in the Tiki Lounge! This is how careers get made.

Check out Kauai

Featured Authors

In addition to yours truly, Kauai Writers Conference has a lineup of rockstar authors, agents, and publishing insiders.

  • Paula McLain
  • Greg Iles
  • Meg Wolitzer
  • Christina Baker Kline
  • Téa Obreht
  • Lisa Wingate
  • And more!

Where It’s Located

Kauai, the oldest of the Hawaiian islands, has waterfalls, rainforests, rare habitats, sculpted cliffs, and more beaches than the other islands. The conference is held at an exquisite resort nestled in a cove, a perfect spot for novice surfers.

Resort pool where Kauai Writers Conference is located

What It Includes

  • Four days of master classes (November 4 – 7)
  • A three-day conference (November 8 – 10)
  • Talks by beloved authors
  • Intimate small group discussions
  • Individual sessions with literary agents
  • Group and individual consultations with leading experts on alternatives to traditional publishing
  • An immersive Hawaiian experience

Who Should Attend

Any writer looking to get successfully published will benefit immensely from coming to this conference. And frankly, any human will benefit immensely from coming to Kauai. Whether it’s in-depth writing instruction with some of the best authors and teachers in the world, or learning about the publishing business from industry insiders, or actually meeting an agent who could take you on as a client, the Kauai Writers Conference will be a boon for writers at all stages in their careers.

The conference sheds light on the ever-changing landscape of the modern book business. Traditional publishing, self-publishing, hybrid models: the faculty roster boasts experts who’ll help you realize what’s right for you and how to achieve your dreams.

See you in Kauai! Aloha.

Register now

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