Summer. The days are longer and you have time to think by the pool. Or while sitting outside during your lunch hour. Or when you’re up at the crack of dawn writing while the kids are sleeping in. ’Tis the season of querying agents to get that masterpiece out there and evaluated by these publishing
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826 National Trains Next Gen Writers
Each year the San Francisco Writers Foundation donates a portion of our charity auction proceeds to a leading nonprofit in the field of writing and publishing. For 2019 we selected 826 National. Join host Alex White and 826 National CEO Laura Brief as she discusses the importance of learning how to write if kids want
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Are You Listening? Audiobooks and Podcasts are More Popular Than Ever
When you’re first trying to break into publishing, you are thinking about a printed novel or possibly an ebook, but the big bucks in publishing these days is coming from audiobooks. And podcasts are a great way to build a fan base and author brand. The sales numbers on audiobooks just continue to accelerate. More
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Podcast: Rusty Sheldon talks about Digital Marketing and Building an Authors Brand
For many years, Zilker Media’s Rusty Shelton has helped bestsellers and debut authors alike build their author brand and ramp up their online image so they can sell more books. Listen in as Rusty tells Alex White all about digital marketing and brand building for today’s authors. http://traffic.libsyn.com/sfwriters/Shelton_Podcast_5.31.19.mp3
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The 10 Best Ways to Market Your Books
Social media is the number one marketing tool for authors today. Decades ago, you would have had to buy billboards or magazine ads or pay PR pros thousands of dollars to schedule drive-time radio interviews for you. Here are the 10 best ways to market your books and your brand. It’s a great time to
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Podcast: Author Ransom Stephens Interviews Literary Agent, Paul Stevens
Ever wanted to find out what a day in the life of a busy literary agent is like? Well listen and learn as Ransom Stephens interviews Paul Stevens, an agent at the Donald Maas Literary agency in New York. http://traffic.libsyn.com/sfwriters/Paul_Stevens_Podcast_5.17.19.mp3
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SFWC and Mechanics Institute at the Bay Area Book Festival 2019
The San Francisco Writers Conference shared a booth with Mechanics Institute Library at the Bay Area Book Festival this past weekend. Barb and Rich Santos of SFWC, Taryn Edwards and Heather Terrell of MIL, and volunteers Robert McAdams and Simona Carini had a great time talking about our conferences and the joint MIL-SFWC year-round classes
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Podcast: Three Questions about Memoir Writing with Linda Joy Myers
Memoirist Linda Joy Myers is the President and Founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers. She answers three questions about memoir writing from host Carla King. Listen in and learn all about how to write a memorable memoir! http://traffic.libsyn.com/sfwriters/Myers_Podcast_5.3.19.mp3
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CHECK OUT OUR NEW LOOK! SFWC Redesigned Newsletter.
If you subscribe to the monthly San Francisco Writers Conference e-newsletter you may have noticed a difference in this last issue. We’ve updated our look to be more graphical, easier to navigate to find content you find most useful, and an all-around better experience. You can still find all the latest news from the SFWC
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The San Francisco Writers Conference is over for this year… but there is so much going on in our community for writers right now! April 18 – 6:30pm Rising Writers Series: The Boatbuilder Author Daniel Gumbiner in conversation with writer Kevin Smokler Cosponsored by McSweeney’s: Daniel Gumbiner’s novel, long-listed for the 2018 National Book Award, deals
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