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Finding and Working with a Freelance Book Editor
JoSelle Vanderhooft
In this webinar, editor JoSelle Vanderhooft explores topics relating to different types of freelance editing services, such as copyediting and content editing, and the differences between them. She'll also discuss interactions between editors and authors...
over 7 years ago
Careers
Freelance Editor
An Eye for the Weird: Finding the Extraordinary within the Ordinary - recorded webinar
Sarah Gerkensmeyer
How can the strange, the uncanny, and the unordinary help give us more direct access to our characters’ ordinary, human experiences? This webinar will explore how some “weird” writers, like our presenter Sarah Gerkensmeyer, work with a careful balance...
over 8 years ago
Fiction
Finding Your Voice
7 Things Every Writer Needs to Become an Author - recorded webinar
Keith Ogorek
About 200 million people in the US have an idea for a book, yet most never become an author. In this helpful webinar, Keith Ogorek shares seven key things he has learned from working with hundreds of writers and authors so that you don’t end up with...
over 8 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Goal Setting and Process
Selling Your Story to the Indie Film Market - recorded webinar
Ken Atchity
The explosive independent (“Indie”) film market is the primary entry point for books seeking adaptation to film. Indie producers are much more accessible to new authors today than are studio buyers, and can be approached through representatives like...
over 8 years ago
Book to Screen
Movies
7 Things to Know About Writing Comics - recorded webinar
Neo Edmund
Neo Edmund, CEO of Wayward Media, shares 7 things you should know before writing comics.
over 9 years ago
I have an Idea!
Choosing Your Topic
Your Book, Your Rules: Exploring the Benefits of Print on Demand - recorded webinar
Amy Collins
You’ve heard of print on demand (POD) services like Kindle Direct Publishing (formerly called CreateSpace) and IngramSpark and how they’ve revolutionized self-publishing. No more hand stapled copies, no more offset costs, no more waiting. Just your book...
over 8 years ago
Distribution & Sales
Print-on-Demand
Book in a Year: Planning a Memorable Book Launch Event - Recorded Webinar
A.G. Billig
Is it possible for a first-time author to plan a memorable book launch event? How about an event that draws over a hundred people, gets you media exposure, increases your social media following, and boosts your sales? It is possible if you plan everything...
over 7 years ago
Events
Launch Parties
Success! Now What? Media-Ready Tips for New Authors - recorded webinar
Steve Piacente
It sounds incongruous, but even the smallest success can thrust an author into a place that feels quite uncomfortable. As a writer accustomed to the quiet, would you be ready for the glare of the spotlight? Could you afford not to be ready? This webinar...
over 8 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
Using the Google Display Network to Drive Book Sales - recorded webinar
Jason Schmetzer
You’ve seen Google Display Network (GDN) advertising before: it’s the banner ads that appear on websites across the Internet. It is the tool that shows you ads for products you may be interested in while on websites that don’t sell those products. ...
over 8 years ago
Advertising
Internet
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