Dear BAIPA board and members, I am not renewing my membership at this time. Other projects and concerns have been pulling me away from book writing, publishing, and promoting, so I haven't been attending the meetings. But I didn't want to leave … [Read more...]
4/6/24 RECORDING: Making Your Book Marketing Plan with Alexa Bigwarfe
Making Your Book Marketing Plan Alexa Bigwarfe, CEO & Founder, Write|Publish|Sell & Women in Publishing Summit BAIPA April 2024 chat Learn the key elements of your book marketing plan—for short and long-term goals. We’ll also cover … [Read more...]
‘The Pirates of Sausalito’ Or Maybe ‘Pirates? In Sausalito?’ Help Me Decide
At our April 6 meeting, I will be leading a Five-Minute Feedback session about the title of my upcoming book. Titles are important. And hard. Once my book is published on KDP, I can change the book description, the cover, the interior, and the … [Read more...]
A debut author speaks out: Annie’s journey
(Ed. note: Odile Sullivan-Tarazi sits on the board of Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE), a sister organization of BAIPA, where she chairs the book awards program. She's sharing this story about one author's experience with the 2023 Book … [Read more...]
Will winning a book award make a difference for you and your book?
Within the traditional publishing industry, outside of winning the National Book Award, the Booker Prize, a Pulitzer — that kind of thing — no, it’s unlikely to. You’re not going to impress agents or acquisitions editors in the arena of the Big … [Read more...]
3/2/24 RECORDING: Writing Success Guaranteed with Mike Larsen
Writing Success Guaranteed: Using Your 10 Unique Superpowers to Build a Career Doing What You Love Michael Larsen, Michael Larsen Author Coaching BAIPA March 2024 chat Learn how to clarify and reach your writing career goals as quickly as … [Read more...]
How I Turned Blog Posts into a Book About Character Creation
I call the process, BYOB: Blog Your Own Book By Marilyn Flower Not your typical way to create or develop characters which usually involves a list. A long list of striking visuals, quirky tics, personality traits, bio, and even their CV. … [Read more...]
2/3/24 RECORDING: The Power of Taking the Stage as an Author with Parchelle Tashi
The Power of Taking the Stage as an Author Parchelle Tashi, Founder, The Author’s Leverage In this session, discover the art of harnessing the stage to amplify your author impact. We’ll delve into the world of public … [Read more...]
Your Author Newsletter: Important New Rules
Are you sending a newsletter to your readers or audience using a tool like Mailchimp, ConvertKit, MailerLite, AWeber, or Active Campaign? If so, new rules are coming in February, and it's likely you'll need to take some action. Between them, Google … [Read more...]
Seeking One-Sentence Testimonials Praising BAIPA. There May Be Something in it for You.
BAIPA is a sponsor of the San Francisco Writers Conference February 15-18 at the Hyatt Regency. We will be staffing a table there. Ruth Schwartz will be on a publishing panel on Saturday and John Byrne Barry will be at the Ask-a-Pro table, also on … [Read more...]
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