Praise For Publishing Books, Memoirs and Other Creative Nonfiction from Course Graduates:
“Dr. Silver’s publishing course creates a real-world microcosm of the publishing industry. It’s like learning another language by immersion. In only a couple of jam-packed days, participants connect face to face with agents, publishers, publicists and successful writers in a collegial atmosphere. If you want to fluently speak the language of writing and publishing, this course will make it happen.”
Jeffrey L. Brown, PsyD, ABPP
Psychologist, Harvard Medical School
Author, The Competitive Edge: How to Win Every Time You Compete and The Winner’s Brain
“I came to this workshop with little more than an idea and ambition. The 90 second ‘Shameless Pitch’ that I learned how to prepare and present at the course gave me a new-found confidence that has led to unexpected opportunities, including an appearance on Good Morning America. A NYC literary agent in attendance heard my book idea, and liked it enough to take me on!”
Loren A. Olson, MD, DLFAPA
Psychiatrist, Des Moines, Iowa
Author, Finally Out
“Dr. Silver’s course is a one-of-a-kind experience not to be missed by anyone who desires to publish in the medical field.”
Gerard E. Mullin, MD, MHS, CNS, CNSP, FACN, FACP, AGAF
Director of Integrative GI Nutrition Services, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Author, The ADA Pocket Guide to Gastrointestinal Nutrition
“I arrived at the course knowing nothing about how to successfully write or publish a book. Two years later, my first book is in print!”
Kym Orsetti Furney MD
Adjunct Associate Clinical Professor at University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Author, When The Diagnosis is MS: Help, Hope and Insights From an Affected Physician
“This course is a unique and superb resource for the many doctors and other health professionals who have great ideas but don’t know how to turn them into publishable books and magazine articles. The course covers every possible aspect of the publishing process, from writing and revising, through pitching proposals to editors, to finding an agent. By far the most useful continuing medical education course I’ve ever taken.”
Suzanne J. Koven M.D.
Internist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Teacher, Harvard Medical School
“Dr. Julie Silver’s course introduced me to the available options for publishing my book. In two days I learned how to write a proposal, approach a publishing house, find an agent, negotiate a book contract, enhance the book’s publicity and untangle the multifaceted processes required to get the book to the public. So effective was the process that I had a book contract within 6 weeks of attending the course! If there is one course you need to get published, this is it.”
S. David Nathanson, M.D.
Director of Breast Cancer Services, Department of Surgery, Henry Ford Health Systems, Detroit, MI
Author, Ordinary Miracles: Learning From Breast Cancer Survivors
“Thank you for putting together such a dynamic and informative program for aspiring physician authors. I had been trying unsuccessfully for years to publish a book for parents. Thanks to the preparation I received at your course, my agent said my proposal was the best he’d ever seen from a medical professional. Based on that proposal, my agent was able to get 3 publishers into a bidding war for my work! Now I’m under contract with a major publishing house, with a generous advance against royalties!”
James Coplan, MD
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics of the Main Line, PC, Pennsylvania
Author, Making Sense of Autism Spectrum Disorders
“As someone who normally flees lectures and courses after an hour, I was surprised to find myself glued to my chair during Dr. Julie Silver’s publishing course for physicians. The course is focused, diverse, and practical – highly recommended for all the arm-chair, wannabe physician writers.”
Victoria McEvoy, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Medical Director and Chief of Pediatrics, Mass General West Medical Group
Author, The 24/7 Baby Doctor: A Harvard Pediatrician Answers All Your Questions From Birth to One Year
“The [Oral Book Pitch] portion of the course allowed me 90 seconds to pitch my book to a panel of agents and publishers. I was able to gain the attention of the panel members and the confidence to approach them throughout the course. In fact, as a result of contacts I made, I received a book contract from a reputable publishing company a dream come true! This course truly has changed my life and writing career; I would encourage any writer to attend!”
Sarah A. Benton
Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Emmanuel College Counseling Center, Boston
Author, High Functioning Alcoholics: Professional Views and Personal Insights
“This course was well-organized, comprehensive and very enlightening…Speakers were highly knowledgeable and lively presenters…If you have never been involved in trade publishing and are interested in writing outside of the scientific literature of your discipline, I highly recommend this course. Taking this course will save you significant frustration as you attempt to make a dent in this highly competitive field.”
Janice Bell Meisenhelder, DNSc, RN
Associate Professor
MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston
Author, Melissa’s Prayer Journal: The Power of Prayer in the Face of Cancer
“The course was a very unique experience for me. I did the [Oral Book Pitch] and received glowing responses from the panel … as a result an editor from Johns Hopkins University Press and a couple of literary agents expressed interest in my book and asked for my proposal. Soon after the course, the editor emailed me with the good news that she wanted to publish my book.”
Jill Grimes, MD
Family Physician, Austin, TX
Author, Seductive Delusions: How Everyday People Catch STDs
“I particularly enjoyed the chance to meet agents and publishers in a one-on-one setting. I met a New York book agent at the course who became my agent and successfully sold my book. I fully credit this course with taking me from someone with nothing more than an idea on paper to a published author. Without doubt, it was the best and most effective course I’ve ever taken.”
Barbara Berkeley, MD
Internist, Cleveland, OH
Author, Refuse to Regain: 12 Tough Rules to Maintain the Body You’ve Earned
“I was just offered a contract with Zondervan for my Christian weight loss book, The Eden Diet. They’re going to release it in January of 2010. The signing bonus went way beyond my expectations (ssshhh, don’t tell the publishing company). The reason why I got such a great bonus is my PLATFORM, and I wouldn’t have known how to build it had I not attended your course. Thank you so much for giving me step-by-step instructions to publishing success!”
Rita M. Hancock, MD
Doctor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Norman, OK
Subspecialty Board Certified in Pain Medicine
Author, The Eden Diet Christian Weight Loss Program
Registration & course information: www.HarvardWriters.com or (617) 384-8600.
For more information or to interview Dr. Silver, course graduates and instructors, please contact Leslie Wolfe Arista, (617) 713-4130, leswolfe@mediabuzzpub.com
