Get Published Now Online Academy

Dear Writer,
Thanks for dropping by the Get Published Now Online Academy.
    Hopefully, 2012 will be the year you move closer toward your goal of becoming a published author.
    Now that you've mastered the learning curve of how to write, there's another one coming your way. Yikes! In truth, this next learning curve can be relatively brief--shouldn't take you years and years to master it.The process involves learning to shift from "telling" to "selling, as you learn to present your work to agents and editors. The process and many examples fill this website. Take a look. And really, really read every page. In fact, read some of them many times.
    Taking the next step and introducing yourself and your project to a prospective agent can be challenging. This becomes less so if you're armed with information about how to sell your skill and sell your manuscript. The purpose of this Academy is to help you move along your path toward publication by making available tools and information to keep you moving.
    BTW: Since March, 2010, I've been almost totally involved in a non-fiction "Project X" that I plan to self-publish in paperback form via createspace.com (an Amazon.com company). I've turned down an offer from HarperCollins because of too many reasons to list here. More about all of that later.
    I miss interacting with many of you at writer's conferences or through "wizard" chats and contests etc. here on site. So, until the intense initial phase of this projects settles down a bit, I won't be offering anything new except a video of two or three of encouragement from time to time. Because of the major amount of interest, and the vast amount of misinformation running rampant throughout writers land, I will be adding a page about e-publishing...when I can get to it.
    IN THE MEANTIME, I will continue to be available to assist you on a personal level by offering the following writer's services.

PRIVATE CONSULTATION for unpublished fiction or non-fiction writers. If you need assistance in crafting a query and synopsis that will leap out of the slush pile and into the hands of an agent/editor, I can help you.
EVALUATION AND POLISHING of your manuscript first five pages so they glow in the dark and motivate the reading agent/editor to keep reading pages.
FREE QUOTES ARE AVAILABLE.
PRICES AND PROGRAMS CAN BE FOUND ON Writer's Services page.

CLASSROOM NAVIGATION
Enter the classroom of your choice by clicking on link.
PUBLISHING TRENDS that impact YOU
BOOKSTORE Includes the first tutorial / Workbook and 11 recommended reads
WRITERS' SERVICES / CONSULTATION
Written evaluations on your query, synopsis,
first page, and/or non-fiction book proposal.
FROM "TELLING TO "SELLING"
Make the mind shift to move your publishing career into high gear
CONTEST WINNERS
QUERY CLASSROOMS
The #1 Secret to Query Success, Query Basics, Evaluated Queries, Successful Queries, Queries in process, Contest Winners, Perfect Queries, and more
AGENT UPDATES
What agents want from you?
SYNOPSIS LAB
Synopsis basics
MANUSCRIPT FIRST PAGE
Basic Structure, Eliminate weak words and capture attention immediately WORKSHOPS / KEYNOTES / PRESENTATIONS
RAISED BY WILD BOOKWORMS Molli Nickell biography

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36-Page Tutorial/Workbook . . .
complete with examples and writing exercises on the Query letter "Sales Pitch" first paragraph is available at the BOOKSTORE

Hi there,
I'm Molli Nickell, former pom-pom queen and now publishing consultant. Ive spend 45 years in the business as a Time-Life editor and publisher--reading and rejecting submissions. I know what works in today's competitive market, and what doesn’t.
As Director of this Online Academy, I teach writers--like you--how to craft the "sales documents," (query, synopsis, first page and/or book proposal) you need in order to move you into the heart of the toughest critic--someone like I used to be!

Testimonials

Thanks for your insightful critique on my query "Survivors.” I now have received three full requests for my manuscript. One of these is from my “dream” agent.
J. Kidd

Molli's my hero. Her unflinching eye for electrifying and pruning helped me figure out how to write a riveting query and punch up my "quickie" elevator pitch.
Mac Wheeler, Florida Writers' Association

Now that Writer's Digest has published my book on writing picture books, I want to "thank you" for your help and encouragement. I couldn't have done it without you.
Ann Paul, UCLA instructor/children's book author

FREE TUTORIAL
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