Publishing Your Book From Concept to Sale

Let a successful, published author awaken your muse and help you shepherd your book from the earliest stages to publication and sale. This hands-on course will begin with a brainstorming session, discussion and "tool" to help you create a catchy title along with an outline and timeline to guide the writer. Whether you are writing a children's book, your autobiography or someone else's biography or a mystery, this course can benefit you.

Ron Gagliardi, the teacher of the program, is the author of two books for Arcadia Publishing. His first book, Images of America: Cheshire was published in 2001. His second, Naugatuck Revisited, was published in 2004. He has written a column for the New Haven Register has written articles for area magazines and has led the Hamden chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators for 20 years. Ron has taught this course locally for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. He also served as the first executive director of the Naugatuck Historical Society Museum and is a life member.

The course will run on two successive Mondays, July 16 and July 23, so12, from 6:00pm to 7:30 and will be held at the Naugatuck Historical Society Museum, in the former railroad station on Water Street near the United States   Post Office and the Metro North stop.

The cost of the course is $25 for members and $30 for non-members. Call 203 729 9039 or email naugatuckhistory@sbcglobal.net register.