Writing a book - from idea to published manuscript

Coming Soon! Learn how to begin and write your book, including how to propose it to a publisher.

Brainard Carey walks you through the process of writing a book. He is an author that has published five books and has two upcoming books. In this class you will learn how to organize yourself, and the class assignments will ask for check-ins on your progress which will help you to move along the whole process with support from the teacher and other students in the class.

Your Instructor


Brainard Carey
Brainard Carey

Brainard Carey has written three books for artists; The 2022 edition of Making it in the Art World (211 pages), as well as The Art World Demystified (310 pages) New Markets for Artists (265 pages) and three smaller books Sell Online (82 pages), Succeed with Social Media (77 pages), Fund Your Dreams (162 pages) and How I got into the Whitney Biennial (29 pages).

Carey interviews curators, writers and artists from all over the art world for Yale University radio. He also has a resource page for grants that is always updated. He is an educator and also an artist that has had major shows like The Whitney Museum Biennial.


Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
How long do I have access to the course?
Depending on how you signed up, we have monthly and annual subscription plans. You may renew your subscription as long as you like.

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