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Publishing expert launches training course to help writers get published

More than 83 percent of Americans plan to write a book in their lifetime, yet literary agents and publishers do not read manuscripts -- they read book proposals, reports Michael Ireland, Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service.

A former acquisitions editor and former literary agent, publishing expert Terry Whalin -- who wrote the best-selling title, Book Proposals That Sell, 21 Secrets To Speed Your Success which has over 95 Five Star reviews on Amazon -- will lead a telewebcast to help new authors get off the ground.

Whalin will answer questions about book proposal creation or proposal marketing in a free live 70-minute telewebcast on Tuesday, February 22, 2010 at 4 p.m.. PST or 7 p.m. EST. Anyone can ask a question at: www.askaboutproposals.com and register for the free teleseminar.

His book ‘Book Proposals That Sell’ was written seven years ago, and has never been revised.

Since that book, Whalin spent three years as the fiction acquisitions editor at Howard Books. The author of over 60 books including Jumpstart Your Publishing Dreams, Whalin is a popular speaker at conferences.

According to a media release Whalin provided to ANS, every registrant to the teleseminar receives a free Ebook from Whalin: Acceptance or Rejection?, 5 Strategies That Make a Difference.

Besides answering questions about book proposals, Whalin is introducing a 12-week step-by-step course on how to write a book proposal at: www.WriteABookProposal.com.

“My goal is to help writers achieve their publishing dreams and get the literary agent or editor they want to publish their book. It begins with an excellent proposal,” Whalin explained.

The teleseminar will be recorded and every registrant will receive access to the replay links which can be downloaded to a computer or iPod. After the teleseminar, the site will remain to answer authors’ questions about book proposals and they can instantly access the recording.

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[02/23/2011]

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