
Colin Brush Pitching Non-Fiction Bootcamp – 10.00am
Colin Brush – Trainer at Penguin Books – Pitching Non-Fiction Writer Boot Camp Sunday 21st September 10 – 12. (12 places available – this course requires participants to bring along a lap top or iPad which can be connected by wifi). Telling True Stores: How to pitch and sell non-fiction After a quarter-century of copywriting as well as blurb-writing training at Penguin Books and well over 5,000 book blurbs on the shelves, Colin Brush offers a non-fiction copywriting workshop to help you pitch your project on the page to agents, editors and readers. Whether you're having trouble with a title or subtitle, want to improve your elevator pitch, or want to understand the basics of blurb structure, Colin will provide examples, tips, hacks, inspiration and exercises to help improve your craft. Includes: Pitching your book in a line. Figuring out your audience and what they really want. Know your opportunities and your pitch's tensions. Figure out your hook. Discover the opening types and three classic blurb/pitch structures to tell a story £5 morning ticket includes any coffee tea, hot chocolate or any soft drink