On April 3 at 6 pm, I’ll be leading a two-hour workshop on setting for the California Writers Club in Berkeley — Setting That Works: How Memorable Setting Can Advance Plot, Reveal Character, Echo Theme, and More. The workshop is at WeWork, 2120 … [Read more...]
‘A Journey to Silicon Valley and Beyond’ — Interview with Author Andrea Anderson
(In our continuing series of BAIPA authors interviewing BAIPA authors, children’s author Christina V. Kueppers interviewed author Andrea Anderson about her new book, A Journey to Silicon Valley and Beyond.) “Unlike explorers in the old days who … [Read more...]
What Is a Blog Tour, Anyway?
If you’re gearing up to promote your new book or to revive an already published title, you might think you should do a book tour. Contact bookstores and cafes. Make posters. Sell books out of the trunk of your car. But in our wild and futuristic … [Read more...]
Entering the ‘Winwood Deep State’ — A Film and Music Journey Following Brazilian Guitarist José Neto
Three months ago I parked my car in my carport just as the light for the empty fuel tank lit up. I had just returned from the bank, where my account was now in the red. I looked at myself in the rearview mirror to put on lipstick, and found the case … [Read more...]
BAIPA Board Elections at March 9 Meeting
We'll be holding board elections at our March meeting. The board will be elected by a majority vote of the members present on Saturday. If you want to vote, but cannot attend the meeting, you can request a ballot and we will email it to … [Read more...]
Who Makes the Rules for the English Language?
A blog post by Arlene Miller, The Grammar Diva — As a copyeditor and grammarian, I sometimes find myself having to defend my position on a point of grammar or punctuation. For example, someone will ask me why I took out the comma … [Read more...]
U. S. Supreme Court Ruling Affects all Copyright Owners
Here's a March 6 story from Bowker, the people that bring us ISBNs, about a new Supreme Court ruling that affects all copyright owners. U. S. Supreme Court Ruling Affects all Copyright Owners by Judy Andrea Bowker | Wed Mar 6, 2019 The U.S. … [Read more...]
Check Out Mark McGuinness Podcast Interview with Thriller Award Winner CJ Lyons
If you don’t know Mark McGuinness, take a listen to this podcast — which is a smart and inspiring interview with thriller award winner CJ Lyons. You’ll hear him at his interactive best. Mark designs his podcasts beautifully — has a composer … [Read more...]
Diane Kelly to Launch Her True Story, ‘The Sky Turned Green and the Grass Turned Blue,’ at Book Passage March 9
When Diane Kelly's lover and friend, Jack, comes out seven years into their relationship expressing his well-kept secret desire to transition from male to female, Diane's world turns upside down. With little information to help her answer the … [Read more...]
Keywords in Book Descriptions — How to Make Them Work When Amazon Won’t
After the wonderfully informative presentation at BAIPA in January by David Kudler and Bob Heyman on the topic of keywords and categories, I then attended an IBPA webinar by Joshua Tallent on the same basic topic. As an audiobook producer who also … [Read more...]
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