Posts by San Francisco Writers Conference
AMA June 2023: Patricia Nelson
The AMA (Ask-Me-ANYTHING) program is a series of interactive Zoom video meetings on the web where attendees can ask questions pertaining to their writing and publishing projects. A publishing industry professional, the featured agent, would answer these questions in these monthly live meetings. The featured agent for our June 16, 2023 meeting is Patricia Nelson,…
Read MoreNew: Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) program launched!
May 2023 saw the first significant expansion of benefits for patrons: the Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) program. This monthly program features literary agents, acquiring and other editors, and other publishing industry professionals who can answer questions that writers may have. The first few months feature literary agents. The program was launched on May 19 with our own…
Read MoreBE INSPIRED BY ARCHITECTURE #1 INTRODUCTION
by Mary Rakow I look at this image every day because it reminds me to focus–in my life, my work, in the kind of person I want to be. This particular image of this particular building in this particular location does this more than any other image I have. Physical buildings can show us the…
Read More(Almost) Everything We Know About Life, We Learned in a Recording Booth
by Ralph Scott & Kendra Murray You’d be amazed what you can learn by sitting in a recording booth for six to eight hours a day. And none of it has much to do with claustrophobia. Because if you’re claustrophobic, chances are you won’t find yourself in a recording booth to begin with. But if…
Read MoreWhy come to SFWC?
Here are 4 great reasons from co-director Lissa Provost why you should consider attending the San Francisco Writers Conference this year! Why come to SFWC? Access to industry professionals The San Francisco Writers Conference offers the highest ratio of industry professionals to attendees available. It’s actually between a 3:1 and 4:1 ratio, a number I…
Read MoreA Fun Quiz for Authors and Authors-to-be on the business of being a professional author
By Joey Garcia, author platform coach and editor How much do you know about the business of being a professional author? Most of us spend a lot of time in writing classes but don’t make a commensurate investment in learning about the business we’re in. Think of it this way: Every author runs a small…
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