Getting a Book Published
The Power of Persistence: #1 in a New Series by Katie Coleman, Author
Power of Persistence I’d stared stage IV cancer in the face at twenty-nine and had come out on the other side. Yet now, the idea of facing strangers gathering in the lobby downstairs suddenly felt like an insurmountable challenge. As I hid in my room, attempting to summon the courage to go down to mingle…
Read MoreA 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 MoreA SFWC Success Story!
We love sharing success stories that come out of our San Francisco Writers Conference. It gave us so much joy to recently learn about one of our alumnae, Janet Garber, who found inspiration and a connection at our 2019 SFWC. Here’s what Janet had to say: “In February 2019 I decided to fly to San…
Read MoreTo produce an audiobook or not? Is there really a question?
By Sue Zizza Audiobooks have grown to be a very important part of the publishing industry. Major publishers typically include producing an audiobook for both fiction and non-fiction titles to be released at the same time as the print version. Sales from audio can help drive print sales and visa versa. And while some independent…
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