February 21, 2015: How to Sell 75% of Almost Everything You Write

Headshot: Gordon Burgett, Publisher and Speaker
Gordon Burgett, Publisher & Speaker

Gordon Burgett will show you the way to sell 75% of almost anything you write as the guest speaker for the California Writers Club Tri-Valley Branch on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard, Pleasanton.

Burgett has published 1,700+ articles and 46 books, plus offered over 2,000 professional paid presentations. During that time he has appeared extensively on radio and TV as a guest author and a publishing specialist. Burgett is a long-standing member of the National Speakers Association, the American Society of Authors and Journalists, and the Independent Book Publishers Association. His books include Niche Marketing for Writers, Speakers, and Entrepreneurs; Self-Publishing to Tightly-Targeted Markets; Empire-Building by Writing and Speaking; Speaking for Money (with Mike Frank); Sell and Resell Your Magazine Articles; Treasure and Scavenger Hunts; Life After Dentistry (with Dr. Jay Hislop); The Travel Writer’s Guide; How to Sell More Than 75% of Your Freelance Writing; The Writer’s Guide to Query and Cover Letters; Ten Sales from One Article Idea; and The Query Book.

Four of Burgett’s books have been Writer’s Digest Book Club top choices: Sell and Resell Your Magazine Articles; Travel Writer’s Guide; Writer’s Guide to Query and Cover Letters; and How to Sell More Than 75% of Your Freelance Writing.

Gordon Burgett currently speaks nationwide at conventions, retreats, associations, and colleges or universities offering keynotes, break-out sessions, and workshops about three topics: “How to Publish Your Own Book in 30 Days or Less”;  “Niche Publishing”; and “How to Sell 75% of Almost Everything You Write.”

Gordon has owned and directed a publishing company, Communication Unlimited, since 1982.