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Did You Publish a Book in 2019 or 2020?

December 29, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

Back in September, we started compiling a list of books published by BAIPA members in 2019 and 2020. You can see it here — Books Published by BAIPA Members 2019 + 2020.  (It's also under the Members menu.) Thank you to the 20+ authors who … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform

Wildflowers, Curses, and Managing Burnout — Interviews with BAIPA Authors Nita Winter, Rob Badger, Wendy Bartlett, and Janice Litvin

December 29, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

Here are three more video interviews of BAIPA authors, which we recorded live during the afternoon session of our December meeting. Thanks to all of you who participated. We are considering doing live author interviews again in 2021. Let us know if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion, interview

My Top Blog Posts of 2020

December 29, 2020 by Kelley Way

Editor's note: Kelley Way will be presenting "Estate Planning for Authors" on January 2.  My Top Blog Posts of 2020: A Year in Review I think we can all agree that it has been a truly eventful year. All of us have been impacted by shelter in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Issues Tagged With: estate planning

Zooming Into the Holidays — Join Us for BAIPA’s December 5 Holiday Party, With Cover Design Contest and Author Interviews

December 2, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

We’ll start our December 5 meeting, as usual, with Q & A, introductions, announcements, and then our presentation — David Kudler on Book Cover Design. Then comes our holiday party, in two parts. Of course, you’re welcome to bring your own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, book design, Contests, interview

Join Us for Three Author Interviews after December 5 BAIPA Meeting

November 15, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

Since the pandemic started, we've been working on connecting authors who want to be interviewed with interviewers and posting the video interviews on our website. We now have eight. More are in the queue. For our afternoon session of the December … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion Tagged With: author interviews

BAIPA Book Cover Contest at December Meeting — How We’re Going to Do It

November 15, 2020 by John Byrne Barry

As was the case at our BAIPA meeting last December, David Kudler will lead a presentation on cover design. We will also be hosting our annual book cover contest. (This is our third year, so can we now confidently call it an annual tradition?)  But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Awards, book design, Contests Tagged With: book cover, cover contest, cover design

San Francisco Writers Conference Postponed Until 2022

November 15, 2020 by Linda Jay

A surprise email announcement from the 18-year-old San Francisco Writers Conference arrived earlier this fall: After being held in mid-February at the Mark Hopkins Hotel for years, “…given the current global insanity, we’ve reluctantly decided for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, Book Events, writer retreat

Cellini’s Revenge Book 2 Coming Soon

November 15, 2020 by Wendy Bartlett

Hi Friends, Below is the link to my new book in the series of Cellini's Revenge, The Mystery of the Silver Cups, Book 2. This second volume in the Cellini’s Revenge series focuses on how Peter Evans’ life and the Cellini curse from over 400 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Author Platform, BAIPA News, Book Promotion

Trademark Frequently Asked Questions

November 15, 2020 by Kelley Way

Most of my trademark clients come to me with questions, even before they’ve decided to hire me. There’s a lot of confusion out there about trademarks and how they work. Here are some trademark frequently asked questions that I see on a regular … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Legal Issues Tagged With: Trademark

Three Common Objections to a Trademark Application

November 15, 2020 by Kelley Way

Congratulations, you’ve filed your trademark application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)! You pat yourself on the back, and then turn your attention to other things while waiting for your application to process. A few months later, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Article, Legal Issues Tagged With: Trademark

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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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    • May 1, 2021
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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

August 7: Sell More Books: Laying the Foundation for Bigger Book Sales! with Penny Sansevieri

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