Jack Castle to Share Tips For Getting Published

Jack Castle

Presentations a Lead-In to Writers Competition
As the library prepares for the 28th annual Writers Competition, an author will lead a series of workshops designed to help writers get their work published.
Jack Castle, described by the Coeur d’Alene Press as the “Man of Adventures,” will lead the free series, “The Write Stuff: How to Get Your Book Published,” each Thursday at 7 p.m. during January beginning Jan. 5.
All sessions are free and no registration is required. Workshops will include:
► Jan. 5: “Is Your Book Sellable?”
► Jan. 12: “The All-Important Cover Letter”
► Jan. 19: “The Book Proposal”
► Jan. 26: “Marketing, Marketing, Marketing!”
Castle has traveled the globe as a professional stuntman for stage, film, and television. While working for Universal Studios, he met Cinderella at Walt Disney World and they were soon married.
After moving to Alaska, he worked as a tour guide, police officer, criminal justice professor, and certified weapons instructor. He has been stationed on a remote island in the Aleutians as a response team commander and his last job in the Arctic Circle was protecting engineers from polar bears.
He has had several Alaska adventure stories published along with articles in international security periodicals. His first science fiction novel, ‘Europa Journal’, was released in 2015 and became the No. 1 best-selling book in its class on Amazon.  His novel, “Bedlam Lost” was released to rave reviews, and his third novel, “White Death,” was released this fall. 
For more information on Castle and his books, visit:  www.JackCastlebooks.com.
Entry forms and rules for the library’s Writers Competition will be available at the library and online on Jan. 27.
The competition is for fiction and nonfiction entries of up to 2,000 words submitted in age categories of 6-8, 9-11, 12-14, 15-18, and 19+.
Each participant can submit up to two entries in either fiction or nonfiction categories or one of each. The competition does not include poetry.
Entries are judged by professional authors, reporters, editors, and educators.
The winning entries in each category and age group will receive cash prizes of $100 for first, $50 for second, and $25 for third.
Sponsors for the competition have previously included the Coeur d’Alene and Panhandle Kiwanis Clubs with additional support from the Friends of the Coeur d’Alene Public Library.
All entries in competition will be included in professionally bound books that will be added to the library collection. Entries from previous years can be found in the library’s Nelson History Room.