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Book-Browsing Adventures

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BOOK-BROWSING ADVENTURES by Dawn Marie Carlson While on a recent bookstore expedition at Copperfield’s in Novato, I uncovered this gem, Good Prose – The Art of Nonfiction – Stories and advice from a lifetime of writing and editing. The authors … [Read more...]

David Kudler shares keywords and categories handout

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As requested at today's wonderful IngramSpark! event, I've uploaded the handout that I created concerning categories/subjects and keywords/search terms. I created the handout for July's All Things Amazon roundtables, and so the focus is somewhat on … [Read more...]

“So When Is it Enough?” asks Julie Freestone, about Touring and Promoting Your Book

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When we published our book Stumbling Stone in June 2015, Rudi and I agreed that we’d give it a year, during which we hoped we’d have an adventure and sell some modest number of books.  When June 2016 rolled around, we began telling people we were … [Read more...]

More Social Media Tips from Shari Weiss

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Top Ten challenges for newcomers to social media: 1. Trying to do too much too soon: My suggestion to “students” — no matter what their age or discipline — is to understand that the learning process follows these four-steps: CONFUSION → SILENCE → … [Read more...]

Shari Weiss will Speak About De-Mystifying Social Media for Writers at August BAIPA Meeting

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DE-MYSTIFYING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR WRITERS Presentation by Shari Weiss, August 13 – 2-3pm Social Media: Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? WHO is your target reader/purchaser? WHAT can social media do for you? WHERE do you need to … [Read more...]

Catherine Sevenau To Read from Her Book 'Queen Bee' at Book Passage

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 Sevenau Presents New Book on July 10   BAIPA member and author Catherine Sevenau will introduce her book Queen Bee, Reflections on Life and Other Rude Awakenings, at 4:00 p.m. at Book Passage in Corte Madera on July 10. Her first book, Passages … [Read more...]

Lee Foster Talks Monetizing, Publishes in China

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I look forward to talking to BAIPA at 11am on August 13 about “Monetizing Your Book Content.” I plan to begin that talk with a teasing reference to the day in 1993 when my publisher wrote me a check for a windfall $28,000. Why did he do that? It was … [Read more...]

Mara Lynn Johnstone and Other Authors Read at Free Events

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BAIPA member Mara Lynn Johnstone shares about local authors event If you’re within driving distance of Santa Rosa on Sunday July 10th, or Tuesday the 12th, come join a number of local authors at two different free events! The first is Author Launch, … [Read more...]

John Byrne Barry’s Post Featured in BookWorks

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BAIPA board member John Byrne Barry’s post, “Is a Book Tour Worth the Trouble?” was featured this week in BookWorks, a community for self-publishing authors and the professionals who serve them. It was the inaugural post for BookWorks’ new feature, … [Read more...]