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Lee Foster, Longtime BAIPA Member, Generous-Spirited, Prolific Travel Book Writer, Has Died Unexpectedly

July 25, 2020 by Linda Jay

Lee Foster, known to everyone in BAIPA as a friendly, inspiring, generous man, and a prolific writer of travel books, has died. His death was unexpected as he was in good health, according to his family, and those of us who knew him are in shock. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Spotlight on BAIPA Members

Welcome New BAIPA Members

June 24, 2020 by Linda Jay

Let’s welcome two new BAIPA members, who joined in May – Judy Bebelaar and Carolyn Jones! Judy Bebelaar co-authored a non-fiction book in 2018 , And Then They Were Gone: Teenagers of People’s Temple from High School to Jonestown, with Ron Cabral, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, Spotlight on BAIPA Members

BAIPA Video Author Interviews, Part 1

June 3, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

We talked at our May meeting about ways we as authors and publishers might help each other promote our books during the pandemic, or whether we shouldn't be doing that at all. One idea we had was to interview each other on Zoom and post those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, interview, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, video

How Beta Readers Made My Book Better — Getting What I Needed Helped More Than Getting What I Wanted

February 10, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

A year ago, as I was finishing the first beginning-to-end draft of my third novel, When I Killed My Father: An Assisted Suicide Family Thriller, I recruited a dozen beta readers to help me make it better.  I asked for honest feedback, which I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Editing, self-publishing, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, writing Tagged With: beta readers

Book Midwife Ruth Schwartz to present ‘Best Practices for Self-Publishing with KDP and IngramSpark’ at Book Passage February 23

February 9, 2020 by Webmaster

If you've come to more than a few BAIPA meetings, you already know that if you want to learn about self-publishing, there’s no better person to learn from than Ruth Schwartz, book midwife, self-publishing consultant, and, we're thrilled to say, BAIPA … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Public Speaking, self-publishing, speaking engagement, Spotlight on BAIPA Members

Why I Wrote an Assisted Suicide Family Thriller + Upcoming Book Launch Events

October 19, 2019 by John Byrne Barry

Reimagine End of Life event

I’m thrilled to announce the launch of my third novel — When I Killed My Father: An Assisted Suicide Family Thriller — and I invite you to my upcoming book launches in Berkeley (October 26, 3 pm at Mo’Joe Cafe), Mill Valley (November 2, 3 pm at the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Events, Book Signings, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: end-of-life

BAIPA Members Spreading the Word to Writers

May 21, 2019 by Webmaster

BAIPA members Betsy Graziani Fasbinder, John Byrne Barry, and Becky Parker Geist will be leading local workshops this month and next. Betsy Graziani Fasbinder, who presented “From Page to Stage” at BAIPA in October 2017, will be at Book Passage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Author Platform, BAIPA News, speaking engagement, Spotlight on BAIPA Members, writing

Woody Weingarten Splitting Time Between New Book and New Seat on County Commission

January 14, 2019 by Webmaster

Woody Weingarten, who’s working on his third (and, hopefully, final) draft of his second independently published book, MysteryDates®, has been sworn in as the newest member of the Marin County Commission on Aging. Simultaneously, he was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Spotlight on BAIPA Members

What Exactly Do Editors Do?

January 4, 2019 by David Colin Carr

(Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of BAIPA service providers talking about what they do. Find out more here.) After thirty years as an “editor,” it’s difficult to see a clear boundary to the scope of my activities. But one line is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Service Provider Profile, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: editing

David Kudler to Speak on “The Hero’s Journey” January 27 at Book Passage

January 4, 2019 by Webmaster

California Writers Club–Marin will be hosting BAIPA member (and former board member) David Kudler on January 27 at Book Passage for The Hero's Journey — How It Can Serve as Blueprint for an Enduring, Transformative Story. Mythologist Joseph … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BAIPA News, other events, speaking engagement, Spotlight on BAIPA Members Tagged With: hero's journey, Joseph Campbell

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Welcome to BAIPA

  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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BAIPA is now meeting on the first Saturday of every month via Zoom only for now. In general, if the first Saturday falls on a holiday or holiday weekend, we will meet on the second Saturday.

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June 5: Barbara Fuller on the different kinds of editing and how to choose the best editor for you

July 12: Brian Jud on How to get into TV and radio

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