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Skills of writing and publishing

GENERAL LOOK

 

Have you ever dreamt of being a writer? Has your imagination driven you to the composer's club to be one of them? Have you imagined the shape and the subject of your book? Have you dreamt about the people's compliment on it… the benefit it accomplished… and the fabulous spread it reached..?

All these sweet and rosy dreams that had stroked your mind for a period of time should be shown by now to all people, and it's the time to come out with your fancy book. Perhaps your pride of your book will be your first characteristics, and your ambition is about to come true.

We believe that after attending this session, you'll be a few steps away from your project. In order to make that true we please you to enjoy the attendance, and then to start ahead molding your coming book.

 

PARTICIPANTS

 

  • Who owns the talent of composing and works on improving it.
  • The ambitious writers for composing their own books.
  • The university professors who are involved in elaborating the curriculums.
  • Expertise.
  • People concerned about composing books and publishing it.

 

GOALS

 

  • Introduction on the rules of writings and its types.
  • How to build the structure in writing.
  • Master the process of production supervision.
  • Owe the knowledge of publishing and distribution secrets.

 

CONTENT

 

The First Day- Composing

A general introduction about the history of composing and the composers' schools of thought

The first theme: Why authorship?

  • Why do we compose?
  • What is the relation between composing and trading?
  • Where do you learn writing?

The second theme: How to write?

  • The rules and types of writings.
  • What should you write about?
  • The titles.
  • The outlines.
  • How much should I write per day?

The third theme: Structure of writing.

  • Structure types.
  • Dividing the book.
  • The rule (3-5)
  • The internal structure
  • The content.

A general summary regarding composing the story, novel, article and children's books.

 

 

The Second Day- Building up the Indexes and the Schemes

The first theme: Building up the indexes.

  • Why do we start by the indexes?
  • How to write an index?
  • The needed time
  • The form of the index or the scheme.

The second theme: Editing and Arranging the Book.

  • Design decisions.
  • Binding.
  • The opening and the acknowledgement.
  • The conclusion of the book.
  • The titles.

The third theme: The Basics of Producing a Book.

  • Reviewing the content.
  • Dimensioning
  • The initial design.
  • The front and back cover.
  • Publishing rights.

 


 

The Third Day- Publishing and Distribution

The first theme: Self- Publishing.

  • Why choosing self-publishing.
  • International classification number.
  • Manufacturing self-publishing.
  • The future of self-publishing.

The second theme: Prices and Sales.

  • How to bid.
  • Retail and wholesale.
  • Choosing the distributers.
  • Selecting the publishing house.
  • List of countries.

The third theme: Marketing and Advertising.

  • Articles.
  • Book exhibitions.
  • Promotion.

The fourth theme: Preparing the Future Plan.

  • Publishing rights.
  • Foreign markets.
  • Books plan.
  • Mistakes and slips (worst memories).

 

 


 


 

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