Editor David Colin Carr, who has been hosting "Craft of Writing" conversations Thursdays at Larkspur Landing, will be unavailable for consultations until July 12. … [Read more...]
Pulling Together Your Author Dream Team
On Saturday, June 9, a panel of four publishing professionals shared their expertise and insight on pulling together an author's dream team. Self-publishing doesn't mean you have to do everything yourself. Traditional publishing has always … [Read more...]
Finding Your Audience
Finding Your Audience for Author-Publishers Are You Serious about Selling Books? When your goal is to sell more books, and you are not sure where to start, this is the workshop for you. Authors will get help in answering these questions: who … [Read more...]
BAWIP Hosts Events Targeting Sexual Harassment and Gender Bias
The Bay Area Women in Publishing (BAWIP) is hosting two topical events in June: Confronting Sexual Harassment with BAWIP! Date: June 13, 2018, 5:45 p.m. - 8 p.m. Location: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 1333 Broadway, Suite 1000 (10th … [Read more...]
Get Creative with Your Book Launch
Check out this 58-second video by Chad Michael Granier for the launch of The Everyday Superman: a Cajun Boy’s Quest to Fight Evil from the Inside Out. I’ve asked him to record the launch party (a Cajun feast) in the courtyard of an LA restaurant. I’m … [Read more...]
Three Ways Short-Term Sales Can Sabotage Long-Term Success
by Anne Janzer What do you do in the hours or days after your book is published? If you’re like me, you start looking at the sales numbers or Amazon ranking. Is anyone buying it? Checking your Amazon ranking or Kindle sales numbers can … [Read more...]
Writer’s World is Coming — Save the Date (September 8)
Preparations are well underway for our next Writer’s World on September 8. This year, the event will be at Guzman Hall on the beautiful Dominican campus. Some of our very own BAIPA members will be presenting, and we’re expecting attendees from all … [Read more...]
Footnote Format
If you're seeking guidance on footnote format, I found Citation Machine very helpful for books and websites. Put a book title or ISBN in, and it will pull author, publisher, etc. Put in a URL and it will pull information about it—title, author, … [Read more...]
New Deal for Book on American Health Care Providers in Iraq and Afghanistan
BAIPA member Peter Beren reports a new deal on behalf of award-winning military Journalist, Gary Bloomfield, author of George S. Patton, for The One, in which American doctors, nurses, combat medics and other health care providers (in Iraq and … [Read more...]
Late Justice — the $2,935 Check I Received for Content I Wrote Twenty Years Ago
The check for $2,935.66 appeared in my mailbox on April 30, 2018. The payment was for a little late justice, about 20 years after the offense. Checks of varying amounts went to 2,494 of my fellow writers, who received portions of a $9,456,000. … [Read more...]
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