My article on monetization is currently on the website for the Independent, a magazine published by the IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association): I hope the article will be useful to BAIPA authors who wish to earn income from their … [Read more...]
Join Barbara McVeigh for Redemption Reading and Signing at Ferry Building Book Passage
"My father is a federal criminal. My father is a hero," BAIPA member Barbara McVeigh writes in her memoir, Redemption: How Ronald Reagan Nearly Ruined My Life. She'll be reading from her book on Monday, January 8, 6 p.m. at theFerry Building … [Read more...]
Two February Speaking Gigs for JoAnn Ainsworth
Along with Peggy Lucke, and Kate Jessica Raphael, JoAnn S. Ainsworth will host a panel discussion on mystery writing at the San Francisco Public Library, Civic Center, 100 Larkin St., on February 8 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. A book signing will … [Read more...]
How to SEO Your Book Excerpt into a Blog Post
Serializing content isn’t something new to the Internet. Just about 150 years ago, for example, Dostoyevsky serialized his novel, Crime and Punishment, into the Moscow Journal, The Russian Herald. By putting excerpts of his novel into a newspaper … [Read more...]
Seeking Five-Minute Presentations on Website Tips and Tricks
We’re going to try something different for our March meeting, and we need your help. One of the most indispensable marketing tools for authors is an appealing website. We’re seeking members who’ve built their own author website and/or have enough … [Read more...]
Pronoun is Shutting Down. What Are Your Options Now?
Pronoun, a much-beloved independent publishing operation, is closing its doors next year. (BAIPA had been in conversation with Pronoun about a presentation at one of our meeting next spring. Alas.) To find out more about what it means and what the … [Read more...]
How Do You Live After A Child Dies? — Nisha Zenoff Book Launch November 12 at Book Passage
After the sudden death of her seventeen-year-old son in a hiking accident, grief counselor and licensed marriage and family therapist Nisha Zenoff questioned whether life could be worth living again. She vowed that if she lived through the loss, she … [Read more...]
A Book Tour Experience … Virtually
Marketing My Own Book “Where are you going on your book tour?” Friends and strangers often ask about where I am going on my book tour when they learn about my new historical novel, Sarah’s Secret. Those interested but uninvolved in the … [Read more...]
My Website and Me: A True Mystery Story
Member John Cammidge is the proud owner of a new author website. 515 Media out of Denver developed the design, and the site address is now on his BAIPA profile. “My old site focused on my first book, An Unplanned Encounter. Instead, I wanted it … [Read more...]
From Page to Stage — Betsy Graziani Fasbinder on Public Speaking
Betsy Graziani Fasbinder was kicked out of Girl Scouts for being too shy to sell cookies. She was such a nervous introvert in high school that she passed high school speech with a grade of A- without ever giving a speech. She convinced her speech … [Read more...]
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