Ever feel like your weekend went by too fast? Thanks to Thomas Finnegan for this blooper. … [Read more...]
Get more clarity and focus with your writing
I strongly recommend you check out this special Workshop for Authors that BAIPA member Deborah Myers has put together. I can personally recommend her as a Certified Accupressurist and Jim Shin Jyutsu practitioner. Her expertise has helped me feel … [Read more...]
Jim Azevedo Shares Smashwords’ Origin Story and Secrets of Ebook Publishing Success
Jim Azevedo first met Smashwords founder Mark Coker in 1994 at Dovetail, where they worked to garner publicity for their high-tech clients. When he got burned out, Azevedo joined a heavy metal band, playing drums in a chicken costume. Being in … [Read more...]
Fortune Magazine Covers “The Kindle Effect”
You might enjoy "The Kindle Effect," by Jennifer Alsever in Fortune, January 1, 2017. The Kindle Effect: Self-Publishing on Amazon, Apple iBooks ... fortune.com Consider the metamorphosis of self-publishing. For decades it was … [Read more...]
14th Annual San Francisco Writers Conference February 16-19 at Mark Hopkins
The 14th annual San Francisco Writers Conference, called by many one of the premier writers' conferences in the United States, will be held at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco on Presidents' Day Weekend, from February 16-19, 2017. There … [Read more...]
Children’s Book Author Sharon Cooper Reads at Redwood Empire Gymnastics
On January 5, children's book author and illustrator, Sharon Christine Cooper, visited Redwood Empire Gymnastics to read her book, Gymnastics Day with Silly Sammy, to 39 Winter Day Campers ages 5-10. The children were very engaged in the story. They … [Read more...]
Writers Want to Write, Right?
Seeking Writers, Volunteers for Website Not all BAIPA members are writers, but many of us are. And almost all of us are trying to promote ourselves or our work in one way or another. Meanwhile, we have this BAIPA website, which has untapped … [Read more...]
Marilyn Skinner Lanier’s Book Passage Reading Rescheduled from January 9 to May 8
BAIPA members, please note that Marilyn Skinner Lanier's reading at Book Passage's San Francisco store (Ferry Building) has been rescheduled from Monday, January 9 to Monday, May 8 from 6-7 p.m. Please save the date. She will be reading from … [Read more...]
The Secrets of Ebook Publishing Success
January 14 BAIPA Meeting Jim Azevedo, Marketing Director of Smashwords (Morning Speaker + Afternoon Workshop) Here's a preview of the BAIPA January meeting by presenter Jim Azevedo. My morning session will be more of an introduction to ebooks, … [Read more...]
JoAnn Smith Ainsworth to Speak on Jan. 28 Mystery Panel
JoAnn Smith Ainsworth will be speaking on a panel about writing mystery and suspense at Barnes & Noble, 313 Corte Madera Center on Saturday, January 28– 2:00-4:00 p.m., with authors Peggy Lucke and Kate Jessica Raphael. A BAIPA member, she is … [Read more...]
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