Cali Gilbert is a bestselling author and transformational book coach, who coaches women – especially those transitioning out of homelessness – through the entire book-publishing process: writing, marketing, and publishing. Cali is also a screenwriter and director, and head of the conference’s Writing for Hollywood. For writers interested in transitioning from page to film, Cali
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An Introduction to Beta Books
Interview by Carla King with Pam Burleson from Beta Books. Subjects covered Beta readers are readers who provide feedback on a work in progress. Beta Books co-founder Pam Burleson discussed the advantages of having beta readers and how Beta Books helps connect writers with them. Pam also explained why beta readers can be helpful, a
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Process and Publishing with Romantic Suspense Author Amanda Clay
Although Amanda Clay writes “genre fiction,” she agreed that most writing falls into one or more genres; so, the term is probably somewhat redundant. Asked about what she likes about writing romance suspense novels, Amanda cited putting her protagonists into difficult situations, creating villains, and human interaction. Amanda explained that a successful romantic subplot –
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Ten Minutes with NaNoWriMo’s Grant Faulkner
Subjects covered Grant Faulkner is Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), a yearly challenge to write fifty thousand words of a novel in one month. 500,000 writers in 200 countries participate in NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo offers events year-round, including Camp NaNoWriMo, a more casual version of NaNoWriMo that takes place in April and July.
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Fan Fiction and Copyrights-Interview with Entertainment Lawyer
Alex Bird Tillson is an entertainment lawyer and author. Interview by Ransom Stevens. Alex explained some of the nuances of fan fiction and its copyright implications. Alex noted that fan fiction does often infringe on copyright; however, many authors do not take action and some even appear supportive of fan fiction. Before writing fan fiction,
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Blogging Books & Writing for Change with Nina Amir
Author Nina Amir was asked what has changed since the first edition of her book, How to Blog a Book, which is about writing a book and building a platform at the same time. Nina noted that Google is constantly changing its algorithms and requirements about indexing content. Consequently, the amount of content that needs
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