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Introducing Kindle Vella…for serialized stories

April 13, 2021 by Ruth Schwartz Leave a Comment

This was just announced today, I believe. I found this video and below that are some links for more information. I have a feeling this will be useful to many BAIPA members. Please come back and add your thoughts to the Comments on this article. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Amazon, BAIPA News, KDP, self-publishing

Seeking Volunteers to Help with ‘Books Published by BAIPA Members’ Page on Website

January 26, 2021 by John Byrne Barry

Last fall, we started compiling a list of books published by BAIPA members in 2019 and 2020 — Books Published by BAIPA Members 2019 + 2020.   More than 20 authors submitted their books, but they aren’t all posted yet, and we could use some help. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion, self-publishing, website

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

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

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...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion

Only 8 Books Published by BAIPA Members in 2019 and 2020?

September 28, 2020 by Webmaster

Earlier this month, we announced, at the September meeting and in our blog, that we're 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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News

Politics is Tough. Family is Tougher — Bones in the Wash Ebook Free Till Election Day

September 28, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

Between now and Election Day, my first novel, Bones in the Wash: Politics is Tough. Family is Tougher, is free as an ebook. Set during the 2008 presidential campaign in New Mexico, the novel is one part political thriller, one part family soap, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News

Did You Publish a Book in 2019 or 2020?

September 9, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

At our last member meeting, we shared an idea that emerged from discussions about the BAIPA book contest, which we haven’t had the bandwidth to launch over the past few years. What if, instead — or someday, in addition to — we were to highlight … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News

“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

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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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