BAIPA monthly meetings are now on Zoom, with occasional hybrid meetings (Zoom and in-person). The Zoom links will be provided to you via email on the Friday evening before, around 9 PM.
Therefore, all non-members MUST register in advance in order to participate. However, all current BAIPA members will get the Zoom info for this session automatically.
Please scroll down to the bottom of this page if you need a non-member ticket.
The general meeting begins at 9 am, the speaker presentation is at 11 am, after Q&A, networking time, introductions & announcements.
(Click here for the schedule for the day)
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Crowdfunding for Authors
with Jason Brick
Jason Brick has made a living in almost every corner of the writing industry in his ongoing project to feed his family while never taking a real job. Today he’s here to share his experiences and mistakes with crowdfunding, and how authors can use it both to springboard a writing career and as a way to add momentum to one that’s already going.
Key Takeaways include:
- How to apply crowdfunding at your specific point in a writing career
- Which crowdfunding models and platforms are best for your goals
- Key changes in and misconceptions about crowdfunding as it exists today
- A template for success in your next (first) crowdfunded project
About Our Speaker: Jason Brick
Jason Brick has written professionally since 2001, full-time since 2007. He’s a nerd, traveler, martial artist, husband, and dad…and writing for a living has helped him do all of those things better. His crowdfunded Flash in a Flash project has sold thousands of copies and involved hundreds of authors, while his fiction and nonfiction projects have hit bestseller lists consistently. Jason also writes and ghostwrites content.
