Last March we held our first Superstars Writing Seminar in Pasadena, California: informative, no-nonsense talks on how to be a professional writer, presented by five bestselling authors (Eric Flint, Brandon Sanderson, Dave Wolverton, Rebecca Moesta, and myself).  DVDs and MP3 audio files of the seminar sessions have just been released.  Copies available from Writer’s Canon.

Topics include

• Econ 201 for Writers: Economics of Commercial Publishing
• Inside Editors: How editors look at manuscripts, novels & short fiction
• “Dirty Secrets”—What you need to know about being a Professional Author
• From Slushpile to #1 New York Times Bestseller in 4 Years
• Intellectual Property: How to Exploit Yours
• Balancing Acts: Writing World & Real World
• Agents: the “A” Word
• Networking for Writers
• Self-Promotion for Authors
• Novel Contracts
• Self-Publishing: Realities & Pitfalls
• Pitching the Big Proposal
• Two Heads Are Better than One: Collaborative Writing
• New Media: Using It to Get an Edge
• E-Publishing
• Movies, TV—and Authors
• Anatomy of a Major Book Release
• Myths of Publishing
• Eleven Tips to Increase Your Writing Productivity

If you missed the seminar (and are just kicking yourself for passing up such a great opportunity!), now you can listen to the talks.  For more information, see the Writer’s Canon site.