We talked at our May meeting about what we as authors and publishers can do to promote and market our books during this pandemic. If we should be doing so at all. And what BAIPA can do to help. What a number of people suggested was that we … [Read more...]
About John Byrne Barry
How Are You Promoting (Or Not Promoting) Your Book During the Pandemic?
At our April meeting, during the Q & A, we briefly discussed how we, as independent publishers, might best use this pandemic period. Maybe it doesn't feel right to be plugging your books, and besides, bookstores are closed. Maybe the best … [Read more...]
Join Us Online Saturday — Different, But Also the Same
This Saturday, we’ll be meeting online for the second time. We hosted a hybrid meeting in March, where about ten people, including our presenter and many of our board members, showed up at our usual meeting spot in Novato, keeping their distance from … [Read more...]
John Byrne Barry Presents ‘Setting That Works’ on April 18
On Saturday, April 18 at 10:30 am, I’ll be presenting “Setting That Works — How Memorable Setting Can Advance Plot, Reveal Character, Echo Theme, and More” for the California Writers Club SF Peninsula. Of course, we won’t be meeting in person, but … [Read more...]
Ten Takeaways from Ruth Schwartz’s Presentation on Self-Publishing with KDP and IngramSpark
If you were fortunate enough to attend the February 22 meeting of the California Writers Club Marin, you learned from BAIPA's Ruth Schwartz, a.k.a. the Wonderlady, a.k.a. the Book Midwife, about the “Best Practices for Self-Publishing with KDP and … [Read more...]
How Beta Readers Made My Book Better — Getting What I Needed Helped More Than Getting What I Wanted
A year ago, as I was finishing the first beginning-to-end draft of my third novel, When I Killed My Father: An Assisted Suicide Family Thriller, I recruited a dozen beta readers to help me make it better. I asked for honest feedback, which I … [Read more...]
BAIPA Book of Answers, Take 2
Two years ago, we shared an idea with you about publishing the “Big BAIPA Book of Answers.” Since the morning Q & A is so valuable, we wondered, what if we compiled and curated those crowd-sourced answers and turned them into a book. After all, … [Read more...]
Why I Wrote an Assisted Suicide Family Thriller + Upcoming Book Launch Events
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of my third novel — When I Killed My Father: An Assisted Suicide Family Thriller — and I invite you to my upcoming book launches in Berkeley (October 26, 3 pm at Mo’Joe Cafe), Mill Valley (November 2, 3 pm at the … [Read more...]
Desperately Seeking Volunteer to Drive BAIPA Materials to and from July 13 Meeting
Becky Parker Geist, our fearless and charming president, will be away for our July 13 meeting and we've lined up backups for MC and video recording, but we still need someone who can go by our storage locker in San Rafael and bring the six or seven … [Read more...]