BAIPA board member John Byrne Barry captured these key takeaways from the August BAIPA meeting, which featured the following three presentations: Lee Foster on How to Monetize Your Book Content More Effectively Bob Heyman on Getting Your SEO … [Read more...]
More Social Media Tips from Shari Weiss
Top Ten challenges for newcomers to social media: 1. Trying to do too much too soon: My suggestion to “students” — no matter what their age or discipline — is to understand that the learning process follows these four-steps: CONFUSION → SILENCE → … [Read more...]
Social Media Tips from Shari Weiss
BAIPA board member Shari Weiss will be speaking in the afternoon at the BAIPA meeting on August 13 about social media for authors. Here are some tips and topics to think about. Every new enterprise — whether it’s a new project, new class, new … [Read more...]
Shari Weiss will Speak About De-Mystifying Social Media for Writers at August BAIPA Meeting
DE-MYSTIFYING SOCIAL MEDIA FOR WRITERS Presentation by Shari Weiss, August 13 – 2-3pm Social Media: Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? WHO is your target reader/purchaser? WHAT can social media do for you? WHERE do you need to … [Read more...]
Practice for a Book Reading on February 11
Hey authors - got a book reading coming up? Feeling like you could use a little practice beforehand? Come to the first Readers Theater at the home of BAIPA Board Member Shari Weiss, on February 11 at 7pm. For more information, contact Shari at … [Read more...]
Author Interview — Shari Weiss in Conversation with John Byrne Barry
In the continuing series of BAIPA members interviewing BAIPA members, Shari Weiss recently interviewed John Byrne Barry. Q: How did you come to write Bones in the Wash? I wanted to write the kind of book I like to read — fun, fast-paced, full of … [Read more...]
Shari Weiss Answers Author Questions from February BAIPA Meeting
Shari Weiss, BAIPA's social media maven, sends these informative answers to questions from the Q&A session she led at our February 7 BAIPA meeting. Question: Fictitious names for independent publishers? Answer: Search county websites for … [Read more...]