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Crowdfunding for Authors with Jason Brick, veteran freelance writer and crowdfunded author who shares the ins and outs of using platforms like Kickstarter to boost your success as an author.
Apply the realities of your writing life and goals to a template for crowdfunding success covering writing, production, publicity, advertising, and fulfillment across the three core phases of crowdfunding: growth, execution, and completion.
There's been an explosion of interest in self-publishing, and with it, a tremendous amount of confusion about the various options available to authors who want to self-publish.
Many authors start their book without a budget, so end up spending too much on the wrong things and not enough on the right things. This workshop will cover how much to budget for each stage, where to cut corners, and what profits to expect.
Learn how to balance creativity with market expectations and communicate your book’s essence at a glance to ensure your cover performs in print, digital, and audiobook spaces.
Explore today’s key publishing paths with five experts covering traditional, hybrid, full-service, assisted self-publishing, and DIY models. Each speaker offers a 10-minute overview, followed by open Q&A to help you choose the best path for your book.
We’ll look at the newest, practical ways author-publishers are using AI to streamline their workflow, strengthen their manuscripts, and expand their marketing reach—without losing their voice or control.
Learn how to use AI to sharpen your messaging, strengthen your online presence, and generate reader-focused marketing assets that actually move the needle.
Whether you write fiction, memoir, or nonfiction, you can write op-eds and opinion essays that promote your book. Learn what makes a submission succeed with syndicated columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp.
Look at real slush pile examples of successful op-eds from authors and more with syndicated columnist, Bonnie Jean Feldkamp.