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How and why to get book reviews

June 25, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

Carla King interview with Christopher Locke, Membership Liaison, IBPA Subjects covered The main subject of this episode is book reviews. IBPA prefers the term “author-publisher” because term “self-published” makes it sound as though au author do it all themselves; but, if they’re doing it right, they’re hiring people to help with the process. Trade reviews

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Motivation All Day Every Day

Motivation All Day Every Day

June 22, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

by Laurie McLean We began this Motivation Monday series of blog posts in early March to help writers of all levels and experience to weather the storm that was the Covid-19 pandemic and quarantine. We wanted to keep your spirits up. We wanted to share wisdom from other writers and people in publishing. We wanted

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Publishing in a Pandemic: Moving Forward with Both Traditionally- and Self-Published Books

June 15, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

by Aya de Leon When the shelter-in-place order hit Northern California, I was working on several different books. Two are with a commercial publisher and due out in December 2020 and fall 2021. Another was just about ready for my agent to shop. The other projects range from idea to outline to partial drafts to

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Claire McKinney Digital Platform Author Questions

Digital platform a major concern for emerging writers-PR Expert Answers Questions

February 20, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

By Claire McKinney The omnipresent questions at the  San Francisco Writers Conference (SFWC) were about digital marketing, social media for writers, and platform building.    Over the weekend I delivered a couple of presentations and met with at least twenty people individually to discuss various public relations questions and options.  Some people were already building their audiences;

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Open to public writing master classes San francisco writers conference

Wanted to attend the San Francisco Writers Conference but short on time or cash for the full event? 

February 6, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

Take a 3-hour MASTER CLASS- TAKE AN AFFORDABLE MASTER CLASS IN WRITING AND START YOUR YEAR OFF WRITE! By Laurie McLean, Director, San Francisco Writers Conference If you’ve ever wanted to concentrate on one problematic area of your writing career—be it brand building, pacing/tension, character development, article writing, memoir, pitching, self-publishing, website building, or visualizing

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Heroes Journey through the San Francisco Writers Conference HOW TO MAKE THIS YOUR BEST WRITERS CONFERENCE EVER “THE END” IS WHERE YOU BEGIN

How to make this your Best Writers Conference Ever, “The End is Where You Begin”

February 3, 2020 By San Francisco Writers Conference

By Lissa Provost The Heroes Journey through the San Francisco Writers Conference You’ve just typed “The End” on your Magnum Opus, the manuscript you’ve been working on for years. Your heart and soul and thousands of hours of work are backed up on a flash drive that fits on a keychain, and on the cloud,

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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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