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Submit Your Book Cover to BAIPA Contest by November 21

November 5, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

David Kudler will lead a presentation on cover design at our December meeting and once again we will hold our annual book cover contest. (This is our fifth year, so it's now practically an institution!)  Since we're not meeting in person, here's … [Read more...]

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

Join Patricia Sullivan for a Conversation About Her Memoir ‘Overland Before the Hippie Trail’

November 2, 2022 by Webmaster

Author Patricia Sullivan will be discussing her travel memoir with her daughter Rebecca Sullivan Silbert, presented by the Ashby Village Exploring Creativity Group. See the notice below. November 13, 1-2:30pm on zoom. Register here. (Registration … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Book Events

The Left Turn free ebook promo 8/11-13 – Becky Parker Geist

August 11, 2022 by Becky Parker Geist

The Left Turn by Becky Parker Geist

Free ebook promotion 8/11-13 BAIPA President Becky Parker Geist respectfully requests your participation in her free ebook giveaway Aug 11-13. Get your free copy of her book The Left Turn: Two Lives, Worlds Apart at https://amzn.to/3AqzZmq which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Amazon, Author Platform, Book Promotion, ebooks Tagged With: book launch, Fiction

Reading My Own Novel, Nine Years After Writing It

July 10, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

In June, I hiked and hung out with my brother-in-law at his family’s off-the-grid cabin at Echo Lake, and one evening, impatient with the library book I was reading on my tablet, I scrolled through what other books I had downloaded and there was my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, self-publishing

Join Us to Celebrate Launch of ‘I Used to Be Shy’ June 25 & July 16

June 15, 2022 by Pamela Mirabella

We are delighted to introduce you to I Used To Be Shy, an illustrated story with songs about inclusion, belonging, and compassion.It’s Book Two in The Carla Stories. Book One is Sister Butterfly and Book Three, coming in 2023, is Special People. (See … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Events, Book Signings Tagged With: Children's Books, I Used to Be Shy, music

My Novel Takes Place in Sausalito, but I’m Calling it ‘Sausalypso.’ Is That a Good Idea?

June 1, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

I’m rewriting my fourth novel and I have a problem with the title. Or rather, others do. My tentative title is Sausalypso Houseboat Wars Murder Mystery or maybe I leave off the last word and call it Sausalypso Houseboat Wars Murder.  I like it, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform Tagged With: book title

Book Blurb Contest Deadline Extended to April 30, But You Can Seek Feedback on Your Blurb This Saturday

March 29, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

Thanks to those of you who submitted book blurbs for our contest already. However, because of a scheduling conflict, we are extending the deadline for the contest until April 30. We will vote on the entries at the May meeting. In the meantime, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Contests, self-publishing Tagged With: book blurbs

Nancy Martin Short Story Published in ‘Remember When’ Anthology

March 29, 2022 by Webmaster

Nancy J. Martin has recently had her short story Those Colorful Streets published in both the Redwood Writers 2021 anthology Remember When, edited by Shawn & Crissi Langwell and in Work in Progress, edited by Mandy Haynes (Texas). Nancy is the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News

Seeking Book Blurbs for BAIPA Blurb Contest

March 21, 2022 by Webmaster

We're running our first book blurb contest, modeled after our cover contest. The book blurb is the short book description on your online book sales page or on the back of your book. Here are the rules. The contest is open to any book blurb by a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion Tagged With: book blurbs

‘What If Your Father Asked You to Kill Him?’ — Book Talk + Conversation About End-of-Life Issues

March 21, 2022 by John Byrne Barry

I'm hosting two author events through Reimagine End of Life this week and next — “What If Your Father Asked You to Kill Him?” on Wednesday, March 23, 5 pm PDT and Tuesday, March 29, 7 pm PDT.  It will be one part book talk and one part … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Book Events, speaking engagement Tagged With: end-of-life

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Welcome to BAIPA

UPDATE: BAIPA will continue to meet via ZOOM ONLY until it is safe to resume in-person meetings, which we are planning to try on May 6th, 2023 (see below for some initial info). Even when we decide to resume in-person events, 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 … More

Current BAIPA members do not need to register for our monthly meetings. The night before the meetings, they will receive the Zoom info. However, members must log in to get a discounted ticket for workshops. 

Upcoming Events

BAIPA Monthly Meetings

IMPORTANT
BAIPA is now meeting on the first Saturday of every month via Zoom only for now. In general, if the first Saturday falls on a holiday or holiday weekend, we will meet on the second Saturday.

We are also having workshops on the third Saturday of every month (also via Zoom only for now. In general, if the regular monthly meeting moves to the second Saturday, then the workshop will be two weeks later.

Future Events

  • February 4th: Chris Morris on tax advice for authors
  • February 18th: WORKSHOP—Chris Morris on crafting systems for success as a writer
  • March 4th: Shelly Adina on how to sell more books using metadata
  • April 1st: Dave Farrow, Memory & PR Expert, shares his tips for memorable marketing and business success.
  • April 15th: WORKSHOP—Dave Farrow on helping authors position themselves for success after releasing their story
  • May 6th: HYBRID EVENT (In-person in Novato, CA + Zoom, followed by MEMBERS ONLY in-person celebration party) What every author needs to know about Amazon NOW

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