ADVANCE WITH SHALLA

"Tips From Madison Avenue: The Selling Synopsis"

by Laurie Schnebly Campbell

Registration $25 at

www.WriterUniv.com/

No wonder so many great novelists have a tough time writing a synopsis -- the two jobs require completely different skills! Advertising copywriters have discovered a variety of techniques that make people want to buy a specific product, whether it's a bike or a burger or a book. So this hands-on workshop teaches those same techniques, including:

* Finding your unique selling points

* Headlines (or openings) that grab a buyer

* Identifying your target market

* When details matter, and when they don't

* Brainstorming a creative plot strategy

* Highlights that sell your product

* Changing format, emphasis or both

An advertising copywriter for 25 years, Laurie Schnebly Campbell was amazed when she realized her day job made it easier to "sell" editors on her books. So far she's sold six to Silhouette, including one that beat out Nora Roberts for Best Special Edition of the Year, and loves sharing marketing techniques with people who DON'T work on Madison Avenue.

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