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Marketing for Dead-Broke Writers – Class 4: Using Other Internet-based Tools (part 2) - video
Joel Scott
This is session four of a ten part series designed to support your book marketing efforts. Each session is valuable on its own, but we recommend that you attend all 10 sessions to get the most comprehensive experience. Note that this recorded webinar...
over 8 years ago
Social Media
YouTube
Backstory: It’s Not a Bad Word
Jennifer Crosswhite
And Done Right, it Gives Your Characters Everything They Need to Come to Life on Your Page Backstory is one of the most common issues authors struggle with. Done poorly, it results in info dumps that stall the narrative. And yet we are all creatures...
15 days ago
Fiction
Character Development
Crafting an Engaging Memoir
Jeanne Lyet Gassman
If you’ve ever considered writing a memoir, you probably have an important story to tell. So, what are you waiting for? Are you wondering where to start? Or, maybe you’ve tried to write it but have struggled to push through? In this recorded session...
over 1 year ago
Nonfiction
Elements
Tricks of the Trade: Writing Tips to Make Your Prose Pop
Jeanne Lyet Gassman
Did you know there are dozens of little things you can do to make your writing stand out from the crowd? In this webinar with award-winning writer Jeanne Lyet Gassman, she looks at the tricks writing professionals use to make their prose more polished...
over 2 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Education and Craft
Making Your Book Work: Creating a Workbook for Your Nonfiction Book to Build Your Business
Cathy Fyock
You've worked hard to develop your nonfiction book that positions your thought leadership. So what's next? Why not take the content from your book and create a workbook? Your workbook can serve as a tool to generate additional revenue, can help your...
over 3 years ago
Nonfiction
Elements
How to Write and Illustrate a Children’s Book
Sheri Fink
In this webinar session, #1 best-selling children’s author Sheri Fink discusses how you can go from simply having an idea, to believing in that idea and taking the next step of starting your children’s book. She offers tips on how to focus your narrative...
over 5 years ago
Children's Books
Illustrations
The Baby Steps of Becoming a Children's Author: Bringing Your Book to Life & Building an Audience
Sheri Fink
Discover the eight steps of making your dream to become a successful children's author come true. Learn practical strategies from #1 best-selling, award-winning children's author Sheri Fink as she shares how to bring your book to life, how to determine...
over 6 years ago
Children's Books
Writing for Kids
Self-Help: Writing, Publishing, and Marketing Books that Make a Difference
Sheri Fink
Ever thought of writing a self-help book that could make a positive difference? Sheri Fink, best-selling author of InstaGrateful: Finding Your Bliss in a Social Media World , shares strategies for writing, publishing, and marketing your self-help book...
over 4 years ago
Nonfiction
Elements
Writing and Publishing Short Memoir and Personal Essays
Jeanne Lyet Gassman
There is a burgeoning demand for short memoir and personal essays in literary magazines and anthologies. These publications range from nonpaying to significant compensation. In this webinar, award-winning author Jeanne Lyet Gassman examines the differences...
over 4 years ago
Traditional Publishing
Submission Process
World Building: How to Out-Imagine Your Reader
Maurice Broaddus
Whether your story takes place in a far off land or an alternate version of an existing one; whether it is extrapolating science into futuristic technologies with its impact on society or conjuring new forms of magic, making your world believable is...
over 7 years ago
Fiction
Setting
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