How To Become A Published Author, Represent One, & Protect Your Client's Film & TV Rights - A 2-Part On Demand Series - 6 CLE - 2025

How To Become A Published Author,

Represent One, & Protect Your

Client's Film & TV Rights

Part 1:

3 CLE - On Demand Seminar

Part 2:

3 CLE - On Demand Seminar

Attorneys aspiring to write and become published, or those who intend to represent clients with the same vision, will receive up-to-date practical advice regarding the publishing process through How to Become A Published Author, Represent One and Protect Your Client’s Film and TV Rights hosted by bestselling author Mark Shaw who has published 25+ books including How to Become a Published Author: Idea to Publication.

Materials Included:

Resource Materials include Sample Contracts, Forms, Book Proposals, Query Letters, and Publishing Agreements.

Topics for Part 1:

• How to choose a book concept with publishing potential.

• Tips about writing skills necessary to be published.

• A road map of the publishing industry including the difference between traditional publishers, subsidy publishers, and traditional self-publishing.

• How an aspiring author may locate legitimate literary agents and publishers.

• Should an aspiring author submit a manuscript or query letter/book proposal to literary agents and publishers?

• What are the components of a professionally written query letter and book proposal?

Topics for Part 2:

• What is the outline of a contract between an aspiring author and a literary agent or publisher?

• How can the author or the attorney representing an author protect against unfair advances, royalties, restrictions on future publications, promotion clauses requiring author contributions, and so forth?

• What reference sources should the attorney consult to properly advise a literary client?

• Entertainment Law Issues: Protecting Your Client’s Film & TV Rights.

National Speaker:

Mark Shaw

Author / Attorney

A former noted criminal defense attorney in Indiana, bestselling author Mark Shaw has published 30+ books including his best-seller, The Reporter Who Knew Too Much. He was also the legal correspondent for ABC, CNN, and ESPN while covering the Mike Tyson, O.J. Simpson, and Kobe Bryant cases.

Based on Mark’s careers sweeping across the horizons of the legal field, radio, television and the literary panorama, his impressive body of work is available at his alma mater Purdue University’s Archives and Special Collections alongside those of Amelia Earhart and Neil Armstrong. Mr. Shaw has published a biography of Larry Bird, the Holocaust novel Courage in the Face of Evil and his latest book, Abuse of Power will be published in November 2025. More information about Mark’s books is available at www.markshawbooks.com. with his last four including Collateral Damage and Fighting For Justice having garnered more than 15 million YouTube views and counting. Mark is a member of the California Bar.

What Past Attendees Have to Say:

Mr. Shaw was Terrific! – Donald

Probably ranks top 5 of any CLE I’ve attended in 20 years. Awesome! – Kim

Excellent Seminar…Practical & understandable information… Kudos! – Anonymous

Mark Shaw was incredible – Deborah

So much great information! – Katherine

Mr. Shaw was engaging & motivational – Michael

Excellent Presentation. Engaging and knowledgeable speaker. I would recommend this seminar to anyone interested in publishing or representing clients that want to publish – Susan

Tied for the Best Seminar I’ve Ever Attended - Anonymous.

Mr. Shaw’s organization of the course materials was done quite well. His speaking endurance was remarkable. -- Richard

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