Prepare to Publish

Obtain entry-level career writing skills while etablishing professional presence

This course is an provides a professional-level foundation for editors and writers. Applying the skills they nurtured through earlier courses, authors will create a portfolio to house their published works, design a unique author brand, build a simple author website, and develop a personalized strategy to build, grow, & nurture an audience!

Course Goals

Think like a writer

Begin to explore how your strongest gifts and interests help focus a career writing strategy
Apply advanced composition, editing, and revision skills of professionals to
Design a customized author brand that captures your unique voice and polish its style to professional standards
Learn the essentials of graphic design—and how they help you establish professional-level online presence
Prepare to assert your online presence in ways that will attract paying clients and/or devoted followers

Speak like a writer

Use professional vocabulary of the publishing industry
Nurture the collaborative skillset of traditionally published authors & editors
Grow with peers that are motivated writers and committed to Christ-like word use
Build lasting collaborative connections with other Christian creatives

BE a writer

Understand the professional aspects of your call to write
Get supportive input that helps you successfully transition to professional writing
Learn how to navigate legalities from copyright to contracts
Be encouraged to understand your call to write as a call to fulfill Colossians 3:23
Add to a professional portfolio, research your niche & target audience, and continue studying the legalities of copyright and contracts

Learn by Doing

REQUIRED: Participate in weekly, live workshops
Apply what you know—to shine brightly at professional levels!
Discuss the only way writers can avoid the self-destructive nature of pursuing success for its own sake
Learn how each element of this course equips you to retain control over your creative works while avoiding self-publishing traps like endless social media marketing and chasing literary trends
Receive supportive mentorship from a Christian worldview as you prepare to make Christ known through your written voice
Set up your portfolio & entry-level resume
Design a consistent, well-composed, & sophisticated brand strategy
Build a simple but polished author website to assert confident online presence
Plan and set up to launch an email marketing strategy to nurture audience and convert new leads to audience members—or prepare for interactions with potential clients and employers
Nurture collaborative connections with other Christian creatives
OPTIONAL PUBLICATION COMPETITION: Practice using manuscript guidelines to prepare and submit a short creative piece for publication & promotion through Anistemi Publishing.

Authors receive lifetime access to the course, so they may choose to complete it at their own pace. It need not be completed within the same year as The Art of Meaning.

PLEASE NOTE: Participation in the optional publication challenge does not guarantee publication. This challenge gives student authors experience with professional publishing standards, practices, & communications.