I'm always interested to see what kinds of writing courses people are offering. Today I came across one for which the pitch is, "Write a children's book in 2 weeks or less" using a SECRET system.
The author of this ebook is Mel McIntyre, who says "I've just landed yet another personal book deal--this time for four new children's books. The first in the series, Flutter Bunnies, has just been released."
I had a look on Amazon. That book was actually released three years ago, so I guess the sales page is old.
The book has a terrible cover (in my opinion) and the sales ranking is over 4 million. His or her other book is "The Legend of Lumpus and Ogols" which came out two years ago and also has a terrible cover (again, that's just my opinion) and a sales ranking of about 5 million.
The publisher is Guardian Angel Publishing, which has an unusual royalty arrangement (30% of profits--most publishers give you a percentage of the cover price or of their net receipts) and do their hard copy printing using the print on demand publisher, Lightning Source, for which they charge the author $100 set up fee.
I have no idea whether the course content is any good, and since the price is only $37 and there's a money-back guarantee, it's not the end of the world if it isn't. But in general I'd advise against buying a course that stresses how fast you can write a book above how well you can write one, and one whose author's work doesn't inspire confidence.
(For reliable advice on writing, get "Your Writing Coach," published by Nicholas Brealey and available from the usual suspects.)
