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Did You Publish a Book in 2019 or 2020?

December 29, 2020 by John Byrne Barry Leave a Comment

Back in September, we started compiling a list of books published by BAIPA members in 2019 and 2020. You can see it here — Books Published by BAIPA Members 2019 + 2020.  (It's also under the Members menu.) Thank you to the 20+ authors who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform

Wildflowers, Curses, and Managing Burnout — Interviews with BAIPA Authors Nita Winter, Rob Badger, Wendy Bartlett, and Janice Litvin

December 29, 2020 by John Byrne Barry Leave a Comment

Here are three more video interviews of BAIPA authors, which we recorded live during the afternoon session of our December meeting. Thanks to all of you who participated. We are considering doing live author interviews again in 2021. Let us know if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion, interview

Zooming Into the Holidays — Join Us for BAIPA’s December 5 Holiday Party, With Cover Design Contest and Author Interviews

December 2, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

We’ll start our December 5 meeting, as usual, with Q & A, introductions, announcements, and then our presentation — David Kudler on Book Cover Design. Then comes our holiday party, in two parts. Of course, you’re welcome to bring your own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, book design, Contests, interview

Join Us for Three Author Interviews after December 5 BAIPA Meeting

November 15, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

Since the pandemic started, we've been working on connecting authors who want to be interviewed with interviewers and posting the video interviews on our website. We now have eight. More are in the queue. For our afternoon session of the December … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion Tagged With: author interviews

BAIPA Book Cover Contest at December Meeting — How We’re Going to Do It

November 15, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

As was the case at our BAIPA meeting last December, David Kudler will lead a presentation on cover design. We will also be hosting our annual book cover contest. (This is our third year, so can we now confidently call it an annual tradition?)  But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Awards, book design, Contests Tagged With: book cover, cover contest, cover design

San Francisco Writers Conference Postponed Until 2022

November 15, 2020 by Linda Jay

A surprise email announcement from the 18-year-old San Francisco Writers Conference arrived earlier this fall: After being held in mid-February at the Mark Hopkins Hotel for years, “…given the current global insanity, we’ve reluctantly decided for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Book Events, writer retreat

Cellini’s Revenge Book 2 Coming Soon

November 15, 2020 by Wendy Bartlett

Hi Friends, Below is the link to my new book in the series of Cellini's Revenge, The Mystery of the Silver Cups, Book 2. This second volume in the Cellini’s Revenge series focuses on how Peter Evans’ life and the Cellini curse from over 400 … [Read more...]

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“The Fairshare Model” and “Sci-Fi with a Soundtrack” — Two More BAIPA Video Interviews

August 28, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

Here are two more video interviews of BAIPA authors who have recently published books. The Fairshare Model: An Interview with Author Karl Sjogren Sci-Fi with a Soundtrack — An Interview with Author Mike Van Horn … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion, interview

4-Week ‘Book Marketing Momentum Mastermind’ Starts in August

July 24, 2020 by Judy Baker

4-week Book Marketing Momentum Mastermind Your investment will never be this low again. The time for action is now. Successful book marketing needs two things: a plan and taking action. In this mastermind group, you will build an … [Read more...]

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The Poof! Academy Collection is Finally Here

June 24, 2020 by CallieRaab89

Dear BAIPA family, I’m finally published!—after writing eighty-plus children’s stories over thirty-five years! The Poof! Academy — a collection of fairy tales that teach kids to read — is now available at amazon.com, soon to be followed by The … [Read more...]

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  With COVID-19 teaching us all how to function remotely, BAIPA will meet via ZOOM ONLY until it is safe to resume in-person meetings. (Once in-person events are able to resume, we will continue the Zoom option.) We are implementing all the recommended precautionary measures to keep our meetings private and safe for all participants. All members and visitors who register in advance will receive a link to attend via Zoom video conferencing. On the Friday evening before the meeting, we will send the link and password out to members and to … More

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