Big things are happening at bigwords101, Arlene Miller, The Grammar Diva, announces. First, she has a new e-book, currently available only on Kindle for $2.99. It is called The Great Grammar Cheat Sheet: 50 Grammar, Punctuation, Writing, and … [Read more...]
Directions to January 11 Meeting, with Brian Jud Speaking
The new location is the Key Room, in Novato, about six minutes’ driving time north of our current San Rafael location. The address for the Key Room is: The Next Key Center, 1385 N. Hamilton Parkway, Novato, CA 94949. From the North: Head south on … [Read more...]
The Astounding New Market for English-Language Books
By Joseph T. Sinclair How many English readers are there in the world? There’s no telling. But there are estimates of how many people can speak English as either a first or second language. David Crystal, a British linguist, estimates that … [Read more...]
Gordon Burgett — Three Appearances Coming Up
Gordon Burgett Presents Workshop at SRJC Gordon Burgett, BAIPA member, will present a four-hour workshop, “Creating Travel Articles and Video Tours That Sell,” at Santa Rosa Junior College campus (1520 Emeritus Hall) on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 1-5 … [Read more...]
February 2014 San Francisco Writers Conference
2014 SAN FRANCISCO WRITERS CONFERENCE. It’s a Celebration of Craft, Commerce and Community for Writers--February 13th-17th at the Mark Hopkins Hotel. Featuring: Julie Kagawa, USA Today & NY Times bestselling author of The Iron Fey series; Barry … [Read more...]
Brian Jud Speaks Saturday, January 11, on How to Sell Books to Non-Bookstore Owners
By Linda Jay Geldens Come join BAIPA this Saturday, January 11, at 9 a.m., at our new venue -- The Key Room, 1385 North Hamilton Parkway in Novato. Brian Jud, who is an author, book marketing consultant, seminar leader, television host, and … [Read more...]
Independent Bookstores
By Joseph T. Sinclair The news in 2013 was that independent bookstores are making a comeback. The question is, what are we talking about? A book, The Little Bookstore of Big Stone Gap, published by St. Martins Griffin, gives us an inkling of what … [Read more...]
Writing by Voice
By Joseph T. Sinclair About ten years ago I investigated voice recognition software, which I found to be surprisingly accurate but not accurate enough to be useful for writing a book by voice (dictating). Nonetheless, I wrote a short book by voice … [Read more...]
Lee Foster Speaks at Bay Area Travel and Adventure Show on January 25
By Linda Jay Geldens BAIPA member Lee Foster will give a narrated slideshow presentation on "Iconic Northern California Travel Itineraries" at the annual Bay Area Travel and Adventure Show in Santa Clara, Saturday, January 25, at 10:30 a.m. The … [Read more...]
Bob Pimm Speaks on February 1 about Legal Issues in Publishing
By Linda Jay Geldens Bob Pimm, Chief Learning Officer and Director of Legal Services at California Lawyers for the Arts, will be our BAIPA speaker at the Key Room in Novato on February 1, 2014. NOTE THAT THIS … [Read more...]
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