Book Publishing
A SFWC Success Story: John Hyde Barnard
I moved to the Bay area in 2020, a week before the COVID shutdown. Ironically, this provided time and opportunity to concentrate on my book: The Creole Incident. As I prepared the book for presentation: editing, query letters, synopsis of the book, ‘about the author,’ etc., I realized I needed guidance. This led to an…
Read MoreComing Full Circle at the SFWC
Coming Full Circle at the SFWC By Meredith Jaeger In the early aughts, I dreamed of becoming a novelist. At my office job, I imagined what my characters might be doing—their lives were far more exciting than mine. For six months, I took classes through The Writing Salon at night, until finally, I had completed…
Read MoreJudging a Book by Its Cover
Judging a Book by Its Cover By: Bruce Wawrzyniak It would be interesting if there was a study done on consumer behavior as it relates to purchasing habits, as follows. In my opinion, I feel as though if you go to an online retailer (we all know which one I’m talking about) to buy a…
Read MoreEven Writing is a Results-Oriented Business
Even Writing is a Results-Oriented Business By Bruce Wawrzyniak Podcasters want followers, YouTubers want views, both want followers (a.k.a. subscribers), indie music artists want downloads, and you as a writer want to see people consuming your creations too. You publish something, you celebrate, you exhale, and now it’s time to activate the next phase so…
Read MoreAMA November 2023: Mary Knippel
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 expert, would answer these questions in these monthly live meetings. The featured expert for our November 17, 2023 meeting is Mary Knippel,…
Read MoreAMA October 2023: Lissa Provost
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 expert, would answer these questions in these monthly live meetings. Due to a scheduling error, the originally scheduled AMA with Grant Faulkner…
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