This Saturday, we’ll be meeting online for the second time. We hosted a hybrid meeting in March, where about ten people, including our presenter and many of our board members, showed up at our usual meeting spot in Novato, keeping their distance from … [Read more...]
How to SEO Your Book Excerpt into a Blog Post
Serializing content isn’t something new to the Internet. Just about 150 years ago, for example, Dostoyevsky serialized his novel, Crime and Punishment, into the Moscow Journal, The Russian Herald. By putting excerpts of his novel into a newspaper … [Read more...]
Ignite Your Writing Life on April 2 at Book Passage
Pitch agents. Improve your craft. Market your work. Protect your rights. The California Writers Club–Marin Branch is hosting a day-long writing conference at Book Passage in Corte Madera on April 2. The conference features keynote speaker Constance … [Read more...]
Takeaways from September BAIPA Meeting — Indie Publishing Trends, plus IngramSpark How To’s
Here are some key takeaways from the September 10, 2016 BAIPA meeting, which featured Jackie Thompson of Ingram Content Group speaking about Ingram’s digital distribution and print-on-demand services. 1. Learn about the book industry Think … [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...]
Social Media Tips from Shari Weiss
BAIPA board member Shari Weiss will be speaking in the afternoon at the BAIPA meeting on August 13 about social media for authors. Here are some tips and topics to think about. Every new enterprise — whether it’s a new project, new class, new … [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...]
Join a Discussion for Beginners About How to Book Promote and Sell Your Books
Book Promotion and $ales for Absolute Beginners Clear your calendar. It’s going down! Book Promotion and Sales for Absolute Beginners kicks off on August 3rd, and you’re invited to take part in the conversation. Readers’ Books (130 East Napa Street) … [Read more...]
Lee Foster Releases Revision of Book/E-book on Self-Publishing
Lee Foster has published his annual revision of his recent book/e-book about the independent publishing movement, titled An Author’s Perspective on Independent Publishing: Why Self-Publishing May Be Your Best Option. The book can be seen … [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...]