Sarah’s Secret: A Western Tale of Betrayal and Forgiveness will be released in early January. I am happy to provide a free digital copy to anyone who is willing to read it and post an objective review. A brief synopsis: Follow the journeys of … [Read more...]
BAIPA Member Joel Blackwell Asks: Outrageous Offers on Amazon—What Is Behind These Things?
Below is an image of how Amazon presents my books for sale: I asked David Kudler, author and publisher, to please explain to me what is going on since this seems insane. Here's what he said: "What’s going on is that booksellers … [Read more...]
Marilyn Skinner Lanier’s Travelogue on Wyoming Book Tour
This one-week trip in early August was both a sentimental journey to my childhood ranch in northwest Wyoming (the setting for my debut novel, Hardpan) and book tour of indie bookstores in the state. … [Read more...]
Join BAIPA for Writer’s World, a Free Unique Vendor’s Faire on Saturday, November 12
Don't forget to mark your calendars for Writer's World, on Saturday, November 12 from 12-3pm, a meeting place for publishing professionals to mingle while enjoying refreshments. If you pre-register, upon arrival you will receive a goody bag packed … [Read more...]
BAIPA Member Wonders Who’s Had Experience in Foreign Markets
Recently we’ve had an offer to do a “book tour” in Germany. Not sure at this point what that might be look like but we feel that unless our novel Stumbling Stone is available in German, it might not be a very effective strategy. We're wondering … [Read more...]
Two Upcoming Events for JoAnn Smith Ainsworth
Join BAIPA member and author JoAnn Smith Ainsworth at a couple of events BARNES & N0BLE proudly presents a Mystery Authors Panel on Saturday, September 24, 2016, 1-3pm. Join them for lively and informative conversation with these … [Read more...]
More Social Media Tips from Shari Weiss
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
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...]
All Things Amazon —Takeaways from the July 9 BAIPA Meeting
BAIPA board member John Byrne Barry collected some information to share from the July meeting There was a lot of great information shared at the July BAIPA meeting, “All Things Amazon,” more than we can possibly include in this blog post, but here … [Read more...]
Takeaways from BAIPA Meeting on May 7 (Last Saturday—One Week Earlier Than Usual)
BAIPA Meeting Held on May 7 Frances Caballo on Social Media and Joel Friedlander on Blogging for Authors We had a great meeting last Saturday, with Frances Caballo speaking about the ins and outs of social media, and Joel Friedlander sharing his … [Read more...]