California Writers Club–Marin Branch is hosting Marin Writers Conference 2018 on April 22, featuring BAIPA stalwarts David Kudler and Ruth Schwartz discussing The Promise (and Peril) of Self-Publishing. The conference also features a keynote by … [Read more...]
Gordon Burgett to Present ‘Creating Travel Articles That Sell’ March 3 in Santa Rosa
Gordon Burgett will present Creating Travel Articles That Sell on Saturday, March 3, 1 to 5 p.m. at 1597 Emeritus Hall, Santa Rosa Junior College. Travel writing is an ideal way to see the world, consistently get in print for pay, create a solid … [Read more...]
2018 Redwood Writers Pen to Published Conference — April 21, 2018
It is time to sign up and save for the 2018 Redwood Writers Pen to Published Conference. Join us on Saturday, April 21 at the Finley Community Center in Santa Rosa. The conference includes keynotes with TV Writer/Producer Ellen Sandler, who … [Read more...]
BAIPA Author John Byrne Barry Presents ‘When Plots Collide’ at Book Passage October 22
At the October 22 meeting of the California Writers Club–Marin, John Byrne Barry, winner of the 2015 BAIPA Best Book Award, will be presenting "When Plots Collide — Create Suspenseful Page-Turners by Weaving Multiple Storylines." We often think of … [Read more...]
Get more clarity and focus with your writing
I strongly recommend you check out this special Workshop for Authors that BAIPA member Deborah Myers has put together. I can personally recommend her as a Certified Accupressurist and Jim Shin Jyutsu practitioner. Her expertise has helped me feel … [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...]
Patricia Dines Offers Holiday Discounts on Her Book
My Goddess books and art greeting cards are starting to roll out into stores! Plus, I was delighted to participate in the World Goddess Day event at Sebastopol's Milk & Honey on Sept. 4. I'm offering holiday and quantity discounts on the … [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...]
JoAnn Smith Ainsworth Wins Awards
JoAnn Smith Ainsworth received runner-up status for her WWII paranormal suspense novel, Expect Trouble, in the 2016 Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Competition. Check out the promo video. And her latest book, Expect Deception, the second book in … [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...]