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SUMMARY:How To Promote Your Book by Writing an Op-Ed
DESCRIPTION:  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.\nTherefore\, 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.\nPlease scroll down to the bottom of this page if you need a non-member ticket.\nThe general meeting begins at 9 am\, the speaker presentation is at 11 am\, after Q&A\, networking time\, introductions & announcements.\n(Click here for the schedule for the day)\n_________________________________________________________________________________\n\n\nHow to Promote Your Book by Writing an Op-Ed\nWhether you write fiction\, memoir\, or nonfiction\, op-eds\, letters to the editor\, and opinion essays are a great way to establish your expertise and promote your book\, but so many writers get it wrong. Learn what op-eds are and why they matter\, regardless of genre. Bonnie Jean Feldkamp will show you how to mine your work for op-ed topics and angles. With actionable advice and prompts to get you going\, learn why op-eds and essays should be part of your book sales tool box.\n\n\nTakeaways: \n\nWhat is an op-ed\, and how is it different from a letter to the editor?\nHow op-eds are used and why they are important.\nHow to make your op-ed timely and why it matters.\n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Speaker\n\n \nBonnie Jean Feldkamp is an award-winning syndicated columnist published in newspapers across the United States via Creators Syndicate. She’s been writing\, publishing\, and mentoring writers for more than 20 years. Feldkamp is the former community engagement and opinion editor for the Louisville Courier Journal as well as the former media director for the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Her TEDx Talk “Contempt Versus Connection in Online Communication” aims to encourage productive discourse and foster commentary with compassion. \n\n\n\nConnect with Bonnie
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