Take charge of your author career


Are you an un-agented novelist managing your own writing career?
Have you written a book and don't know where to start with getting a publisher?
This book is for you.


I have worked in the Intellectual Property (IP) and licensing sector for over a decade. I'm also a novelist and creative writing mentor.
Over the years I've answered a lot of questions from authors who are at the start of their traditional publishing careers. A lot of writers find the business of licensing IP confusing and contracts impenetrable. Often, even when they seek legal advice, they aren't given a context in which to interpret this advice.


This easy-to-read guide will give you the tools you need to take charge of your author career.




You will learn:


Chapter 1: Becoming a professional Writer


Chapter 2: Intellectual Property


Chapter 3: Slicing up IP - Your work is more than the one thing you wrote


Chapter 4: Contracts


Chapter 5: Publishing Pathways


Chapter 6: Traditional publishers


Chapter 7: Vanity publishers


Chapter 8: Self publishing aka Independent ('indie') publishing


Chapter 9: Working with an agent


Chapter 10: Branding and Pen names


Chapter 11: Self promotion


Chapter 12: Alternative sources of income (until you have your big hit)


Chapter 13: It'll be okay, keep writing


Chapter 14: Resource list