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Taryn Edwards

Tracing the Truth: Adventures in Historical Research Online and In-Person by Taryn Edwards Part Three

November 28, 2019 By San Francisco Writers Conference

Planning Your Visit to an Archive or Library Do your homework Before you go to a library or archive be sure and start on step one of your research plan and read several books and articles on your topic so you have a good idea of the kinds of resources you want to find before

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Scholarships for the 2020 San Francisco Writers Conference

Scholarships for the 2020 San Francisco Writers Conference

November 20, 2019 By Barbara Santos, Marketing/Sales/Communications Director

When you simply HAVE to go to the SFWC! If the cost of the conference is keeping you from attending the 2020 San Francisco Writers Conference this February, do something about it immediately. This year we are offering seven scholarships…and each of them will award a registration to the conference. All you have to do

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Fail your way to for success for writers

Failing Your Way to Success: 6 Reasons for Writers to Make Mistakes

June 28, 2019 By Michael Larsen

I never make misteaks. –Anonymous To achieve anything you must be brave enough to fail. –Kirk Douglas There is one simple way to avoid ever making another mistake: Do nothing. You’ll never make a mistake if you don’t do anything. But the more ambitious you are, the more mistakes you can count on making in

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now is the best time to be a writer

Why Now is the Best Time to Be a Writer

June 14, 2019 By Michael Larsen

There was a New Yorker cartoon showing an editor sitting across a desk from a writer who looks like Charles Dickens and saying: “Make up your mind, Mr. Dickens. Was it the best of times or the worst of times? It could scarcely have been both.” It’s certainly a challenging time to be a writer, but for many reasons, it’s best time ever.

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THE 10 BEST WAYS TO MARKET YOUR BOOKS by Laurie McLean, agent and owner of Fuse Literary. Director of the San Francisco Writers Conference

The 10 Best Ways to Market Your Books

May 24, 2019 By Laurie McLean, SFWC Director and Agent at Fuse Literary

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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Barb & Rich Santos at Bay Area Book Festival

SFWC and Mechanics Institute at the Bay Area Book Festival 2019

May 10, 2019 By San Francisco Writers Conference

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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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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