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Romance Writing with Author Rebecca Hunter

Romance Genre Writing with Rebecca Hunter

January 22, 2021 By San Francisco Writers Conference

Subjects covered Rebecca Hunter is a romance writer. Rebecca began writing romance after reading Outlander, which broke all of her stereotypes about romance and opened her up to what romance could do. Rebecca explained how becoming a member of Romance Writers of America helped her to learn everything she knows about writing romance. She also

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Revisiting the 80s with Kevin Smokler

Revisiting the 80’s with Kevin Smokler

January 14, 2021 By San Francisco Writers Conference

Subjects covered: Kevin Smokler is an author and filmmaker. Kevin’s documentary Vinyl Nation, is the study of the comeback of vinyl records in America over the last 12 years, the diversification of vinyl fans, and what it means for America in this divided time. Kevin explained that records have come back because we use music

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10 publishing predictions for 2021 with Director Laurie McLean

Ten Publishing Predictions for 2021!

January 11, 2021 By Laurie McLean, SFWC Director and Agent at Fuse Literary

Hold onto your pens, people…it’s going to be a wild ride. It’s that time of year again. I present to you Predictions in Publishing: the 2021 Edition! It’s hard to believe that last year at this time I was bemoaning the fact that the book publishing industry seemed to have stagnated and not a lot

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World Gone Missing with Laurie Ann Doyle

World Gone Missing with Author Laurie Ann Doyle

January 8, 2021 By San Francisco Writers Conference

Subjects covered Author Laurie Ann Doyle discussed her short story collection, World Gone Missing, including some of the stories themselves. All of the stories are set in or around San Francisco, and in each someone has gone missing, sometimes literally, sometimes metaphorically. Laurie discussed the main theme uniting all of the stories, i.e., the presence

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Laurie Mclean Happy Holidays 2020

Looking back and looking forward

December 18, 2020 By Laurie McLean, SFWC Director and Agent at Fuse Literary

When the years roll forward, as they inevitably will, will we look back at 2020 as the year of The Great Pause? The year that wasn’t? The year we stayed home? Certainly there was enough grief, chaos, loss and sorrow to go around, that’s for sure. We lost friends, family, jobs, our minds. We hoarded

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How to Grow Your Mailing List with Ebook Presales

December 4, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

by Jim Azevedo Imagine if you had the personal email address of every reader who’s ever enjoyed one of your books. Surely, many of these readers would happily buy your next book if only they knew about it. Apart from mastering the craft of writing, your ability to notify fans about your next new release

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Writing Memoir with Louis Nayer

Tips for Writing Memoir with Louis Nayer

November 27, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

Subjects covered Louise Nayer is the author of Burned: A Memoir, an Oprah Great Read and winner of the Wisconsin Library Association Award. When asked about the biggest mistakes new memoirists make, Louise noted that many authors make the false assumption that writing memoir is like journaling. Instead, she explained, it’s about being able to

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Matthew Felix quote Doubt is the Devil

Doubt is the Devil

November 20, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

by Matthew Félix “Doubt is the Devil! Show doubt, and he’ll be back!” I woke up with the quote resounding in my mind. It was as though an old woman were standing over me waving her finger, scolding me to make sure I got the point. A couple of weeks earlier, I had received the

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John Burke Interview co-founder of Pub Site

Dos and Don’ts of Author Websites with Pub Site’s John Burke

November 12, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

John Burke, co-founder of Pub Site, talked about the service, which provides a quick and easy way to create author and book websites. Asked about the need for authors to have a website versus relying on social media, John explained the reasons why a website is essential for an author – and just having a

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John Burke quote

How to Use Your Author Website for Book Marketing

November 6, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

By John Burke Reposted with permission from the author. You can find the link to the original post here.  Your author website is your primary online presence, your brand, your “home” and your author platform. This is where people will come to find out more about you and your books, which gives you an excellent

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The San Francisco Writers Conference (“SFWC”) enjoys a rich literary culture. Over the course of four days in mid-February, over 500 attendees and renowned keynote authors, presenters, editors, and agents, attend SFWC, combining the best of both the traditional publishing industry with the latest technology to empower authors to publish anywhere. Situated just north of Silicon Valley, the SFWC is truly a one-of-a-kind celebration of craft, commerce, and community.

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