I'm excited to let you know of two absolute bargain workshops I'm offering this fall in Northern California. Public Speaking Skills for Writers...and Anybody with a Story to Tell: A 2-day see/practice/grow workshop to learn, develop … [Read more...]
The Gradual Empowerment of Modern Writers/Authors: How Writers/Photographers Can Market and Monetize Successfully Today
I was asked recently by the California Writers Club in Sacramento to talk about the revolution in modern publishing. As I looked at the audience, I realized with new clarity that the main reality in our rapidly changing publishing world is “the … [Read more...]
Seeking Authors to Read Aloud Over the Phone for Senior Center Without Walls
BAIPA has teamed up with Senior Center Without Walls (SCWW), an award-winning program of Episcopal Senior Communities, which allows seniors to participate in more than 70 groups by phone or online, all from the comfort of home. The newest, Authors … [Read more...]
Seeking Members for BAIPA Speakers Team
Now and then, BAIPA gets requests to speak — about BAIPA and/or about self-publishing. But we have not been actively seeking out such opportunities. Until now. Well, that is, until we can get together a team of volunteers to find the gigs, map … [Read more...]
Host a Book Reading Over the Phone
BAIPA has teamed up with Senior Center Without Walls (SCWW), an award-winning program of Episcopal Senior Communities, which allows seniors to participate in more than 70 groups by phone or online, all from the comfort of home. The newest, Authors … [Read more...]
From Page to Stage — Betsy Graziani Fasbinder on Public Speaking
Betsy Graziani Fasbinder was kicked out of Girl Scouts for being too shy to sell cookies. She was such a nervous introvert in high school that she passed high school speech with a grade of A- without ever giving a speech. She convinced her speech … [Read more...]
Maetreyii Ma Launches New Book
Dear Friends Please join us next Saturday, December 10, at a Christmas Party to celebrate the book launch for my new book: Living Love: The Yoga of Yama and Niyama The party will include: Sattvic Vegetarian Potluck * Kirtan * Secret Santa … [Read more...]
Marilyn Skinner Lanier to Appear at Book Passage
My book launch for Hardpan is now set for Monday, May 8, 2017 from 6-7 pm at the Book Passage in the Ferry Building on the Embarcadero, San Francisco. I'll share some pics of my childhood ranch in Clark, Wyoming (setting for my novel) and photos … [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...]
David Kudler to Read from his Book, Risuko at Left Coast Writers Monthly Salon
On Monday, October 3, author/publisher David Kudler will read from his new teen novel Risuko: A Kunoichi Tale at the Left Coast Writers monthly salon. In addition to sharing sections of the book, he will discuss the process of publishing his first … [Read more...]