Lily O'Brien, Author at BAIPA

2016 SFWC Writing Contest

December 2, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

Are you ready for your work to be discovered? Don’t miss this once-a-year window of opportunity. In addition to the recognition that can open doors in the publishing world, the Grand Prize winner of the SFWC Writing Contest will receive $500 and a … [Read more...]

Arlene Miller's Book, Fifty Shades of Grammar, Now in Paperback

December 2, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

Fifty Shades of Grammar: Scintillating and Saucy Sentences, Syntax, and Semantics from The Grammar Diva (Arlene Miller) is now available in paperback from Amazon and all other online retailers—and of course at the BAIPA meetings starting December 12. … [Read more...]

Books & Booze/Book Promotion Forum Hosting Holiday Party

November 29, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

Happy Holidays! Join them for a night of books, booze, and schmooze! Raise a glass of holiday cheer with your fellow Bay Area publishing professionals and toast to the fact that we are all still here! Engage in scintillating conversation (otherwise … [Read more...]

Mara Lynn Johnstone’s TV Interview and Second Giveaway

November 28, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

Mara Lynn Johnstone was recently on WriterSpeak, the local show that interviews authors. It premieres on November 30 at 7pm on Comcast Channel 26 in Santa Rosa, though it’s already up on YouTube to watch at any time. She recommends this for authors … [Read more...]

Medusa's Muse Press Book Wins Award

November 26, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

BAIPA member Terena Scott's publishing company Medusa's Muse Press, publishes non-fiction, memoirs and children's books about people who are transformed through chaos and art. USABookNews.com, the premier online magazine featuring mainstream and … [Read more...]

BAIPA Member Lee Foster Reflects on Our Indie Publishing Innovations

November 25, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

Wondering where the independent publishing revolution is headed in the new year of 2016? Longtime BAIPA member Lee Foster has written an intriguing post on his website, describing many aspects of this revolution in publishing that have occurred here … [Read more...]

The Legal Implications of Collaboration and Copyright Issues

November 22, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

BAIPA Board member Ruth Schwartz found this interesting and informative article on LinkedIn. Collaboration—Joint Copyright Owners Authors of copyrightable work BEWARE. Before you think about combining forces with another author, musician, or any … [Read more...]

Julie Freestone Uses Book Groups for Exposure to Her Book

November 22, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

Exposure Comes in Many Forms Besides the traditional book "reading", BAIPA member Julie Freestone and her co-author Rudi Raab have been doing a few other events to get exposure for their historical novel Stumbling Stone. Most recently, they met with … [Read more...]

Karin Fisher-Golton's 'My Amazing Day' in Two Giveaways

November 19, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

Karin Fisher-Golton's book, My Amazing Day: A Celebration of Wonder and Gratitude is currently in two giveaways. The first of those, a Goodreads Giveaway, was inspired by discussions at BAIPA meetings. Karin decided to have the Goodreads Giveaway … [Read more...]

Laurie McAndish King Reads about Cornwall at Novato Library

November 19, 2015 by Lily O'Brien

Need a virtual vacation? Cornwall's moors and mineshafts, castles and Camelot, magic and Merlin are as close as the Novato Public Library, where Laurie McAndish King will read from the recently released Wandering in Cornwall — Mystery, Mirth and … [Read more...]