(For this past program, we offer two options for purchase: a Homestudy (DVD and written materials) or written materials alone.)
All attorneys who want to learn how to fine tune their writing skills and get their works published
"The lawyer with the best story wins." How many times have you heard that? It is as true in publishing as it is in the courtroom.
Learn how to write Your Best Story -the legal thriller to die for- and how to create a main character who will make that story come alive on the page. We will also teach you what to do with that story once it's written, how to introduce your work to the publishing world of agents and editors in the most effective way possible.
You can do it. We will show you how.
~Jeffery Deaver, Esq.
~ Alice Orr
~ F. Robert Stein, Esq
Find Out: Why the thriller novel is one of the most lucrative genres in publishing. What makes the legal arena perfect for thrillers.Who your hero or heroine and villian must be to hook agents, editors and readers into your story. How to grab the reader.
Alice Orr, Teacher, Author, Publishing Professional
Alice Orr Seminars / Burton, WA
An insider's view of the realities of the writer’s life, along with valuable tips on how to get started or move ahead with projects of your own; how your legal background can jumpstart your writing career
Jeffery Deaver, Esq., Published Author, Former Wall Street Attorney
Chapel Hill, NC
Reviewing a publisher's standard form contract: Information about traditional practices; changes that publishers are likely to accept and those that they will categorically reject; how to tiptoe through the trip wires while keeping your writerly limbs
F. Robert Stein, Esq.
Pryor Cashman LLP / New York, NY
Insider insights: Unwritten rules in the publishing business; whether a story and its characters are, or are not, saleable in today's marketplace; how to approach and deal with book editors and literary agents
Alice Orr, Teacher, Author, Publishing Professional
Alice Orr Seminars / Burton, WA
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There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders
This program qualifies for 1 WA CLE credit. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.
Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a DVD recording and the written course materials, is available for $505. The written course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your Homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or the date we receive payment (whichever is later).
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Jeffery Deaver, award-winning author, poet, and journalist, began studying law at Chicago's DePaul University and graduated from Fordham Law School. He worked for several years as an attorney for a large Wall Street firm. During his commute, he began writing the type of fiction he enjoyed reading: suspense novels. Author of twenty-three novels and two collections of short stories, his works include The Blue Nowhere, Mistress of Justice, The Bone Collector, Garden of Beasts, The Sleeping Doll, The Broken Window and, forthcoming, The Bodies Left Behind. www.jefferydeaver.com
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Alice Orr left book editing to become a literary agent and was President of Alice Orr Agency, Inc. in New York City for many years. She has edited many mystery novels, is past President of the New York Chapter of Mystery Writers of America and past Vice-President of Sisters In Crime Mid-Atlantic Chapter. She taught the first MWA mystery writing course ever given, has lectured on the mystery-suspense genre for twenty-plus years and been published seven times as a romantic suspense novelist. She published No More Rejections: 50 Secrets to Writing A Manuscript That Sells from Writers Digest Books. She conducts seminars and workshops nationally on writing and publishing. She is a part-time resident of New York City, where she keeps in touch with the current publishing scene, and spends the remaining time of the year in Seattle, Washington.
F. Robert Stein is of counsel to Pryor Cashman LLP in New York. He represents authors, literary agents, publishers and others in contract negotiations and disputes. He represents film producers in the pre-release review of screenplays and films (and received on-screen credit on Academy Award winner Taxi to the Dark Side and Academy Award-nominated No End in Sight and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room). He is the author of "Book Publishing: Standard 'Trade Book' Author/Publisher Agreements," a chapter in "Entertainment Law," published by the New York State Bar Association. Previously he has been in-house counsel for Random House, Inc., CBS, Inc., Simon & Schuster, and Warner Communications, where he served as Vice President and General Counsel for Warner Publishing. www.pryorcashman.com
