Are you working on a book you want to publish? Often the intention is there but the route to publishing seems overwhelming.
Julie Salisbury, who has travelled the world (mostly on small boats), is now living on Bowen Island. She has developed a program that covers all you need to know to get your book ready to pitch to a publisher. This intensive eight-week course offers the best tools and information for success.
Julie has been teaching this program for 10 years on Vancouver Island, Vancouver and retreats in Mexico. She also has her own company, Influence Publishing. Originally she wrote and self-published her own book Around the World in Seven Years – A Life-Changing Journey. This experience informed her that most new authors have no idea of all the work that is involved in getting published.
Julie researched the changing industry and was moved to create her own business, ‘InspireABook’. She started a hybrid category of publishing, which offers all the services that a traditional publisher offers. She says, “It is a joint venture between publisher and author, they share the costs but the author keep the rights to the book and receives higher royalties.”
Her publishing house has a very tight genre and Julie calls her authors “wisdom keepers, or people who influence the way we look at the world.” She has published 70 books including her own.
Julie also advises authors how to find the right publisher whether traditional, independent or to self-publish. And she helps them find a publisher after self-publishing. She says a successful book needs a platform, so the author needs to develop entrepreneurial skills, be a speaker, be prepared to use social media and self promote.
This course is for people who are committed to getting their story published. There will be assignments at the end of every class, which will give the book a structure and flow. Basically you will be building your book, with commitment, and perseverance. Julie inspires people to write books – to leave a legacy. It’s about publishing your wisdom and experience.
The course costs $395, with a provisional starting date of October 13. Each session is two hours. Contact Julie at president@inspireabook or Kami at 604-947-9713.
