A SFWC Success Story: John Hyde Barnard

I moved to the Bay area in 2020, a week before the COVID shutdown. Ironically, this provided time and opportunity to concentrate on my book: The Creole Incident. As I prepared the book for presentation: editing, query letters, synopsis of the book, ‘about the author,’ etc., I realized I needed guidance. This led to an…

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TWO’S COMPANY….THREE’S A MULTICAST

Coming to you live from the 2024 SFWC, it’s a special blog post from Squeaky Cheese Productions! TWO’S COMPANY….THREE’S A MULTICAST by Ralph Scott, Producer/Narrator SQUEAKY CHEESE PRODUCTIONS, LLC, Petaluma, Calif. (15 Feb. 2024)   AUDIOBOOKS ARE ON FIRE.  A 2023 sales report from HarperCollins that broke this past week (‘Profits Soar at HarperCollins as Audio Sales Boom’) supports…

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Coming Full Circle at the SFWC

Coming Full Circle at the SFWC By Meredith Jaeger In the early aughts, I dreamed of becoming a novelist. At my office job, I imagined what my characters might be doing—their lives were far more exciting than mine. For six months, I took classes through The Writing Salon at night, until finally, I had completed…

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Judging a Book by Its Cover

Judging a Book by Its Cover By: Bruce Wawrzyniak It would be interesting if there was a study done on consumer behavior as it relates to purchasing habits, as follows. In my opinion, I feel as though if you go to an online retailer (we all know which one I’m talking about) to buy a…

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Even Writing is a Results-Oriented Business

Even Writing is a Results-Oriented Business By Bruce Wawrzyniak Podcasters want followers, YouTubers want views, both want followers (a.k.a. subscribers), indie music artists want downloads, and you as a writer want to see people consuming your creations too. You publish something, you celebrate, you exhale, and now it’s time to activate the next phase so…

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