Publishing Secrets Talk with Brenda Knight!
January 18

Publishing Secrets Talk with Brenda Knight!

Would you like to know how publishers think? Learn all about it here! 

 

 

 

From the outside, book publishing can seem mysterious, but from the inside, it is really quite simple. Publishing veteran Brenda Knight will teach you how to sell yourself and your book idea, who you are really selling, the importance of “comp titles,” how to craft the perfect proposal and trend tracking.

 

 

 

In her own words, “I have acquired over one thousand books in my career, including a few New York Times bestsellers. One of the great joys in my life is helping authors get their work into print and published successfully.” Brenda Knight currently acquires both fiction and nonfiction and will listen to your pitches in the second half of the session. Bring all your questions for the Q&A!

What you’ll learn from this session:

  • How publishers think
  • Who the decision makers are at any publishing house (prepare to be surprised)
  • Platform-building tips and marketing strategies that will work for you<
  • The art of the book “hook;” the one line that might sell your book
  • How to ask the right questions and the one question every editor is waiting to hear

 

Brenda Knight began her career at HarperCollins, working with luminaries including Paolo Coehlo, Marianne Williamson, Mark Nepo and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

 

Knight was awarded IndieFab’s Publisher of the Year at the American Library Association in 2014. She is the author of Random Acts of KindnessBe a Good in the World, and Women of the Beat Generation, which won an American Book Award.

 

Past President of WNBA-SF Chapter, Knight is Publisher at Mango Publishing Group and Founder of the Book That Save Lives. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WNBA Event-10 Insider Publishing Secrets Every Writer Should Know

Thursday, January 18th at 12 pm PDT-A FREE Virtual Event for WNBA-SF members and $15 for non-members-A Lunch and Learn Discussion with Brenda Knight

 

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From:   January 18, 2024 - 12:00 PM
To:  January 18, 2024 - 2:00 PM
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