Summer. The days are longer and you have time to think by the pool. Or while sitting outside during your lunch hour. Or when you’re up at the crack of dawn writing while the kids are sleeping in. ’Tis the season of querying agents to get that masterpiece out there and evaluated by these publishing
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Are You Listening? Audiobooks and Podcasts are More Popular Than Ever
When you’re first trying to break into publishing, you are thinking about a printed novel or possibly an ebook, but the big bucks in publishing these days is coming from audiobooks. And podcasts are a great way to build a fan base and author brand. The sales numbers on audiobooks just continue to accelerate. More
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The 10 Best Ways to Market Your Books
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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Podcast: Three Questions about Memoir Writing with Linda Joy Myers
Memoirist Linda Joy Myers is the President and Founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers. She answers three questions about memoir writing from host Carla King. Listen in and learn all about how to write a memorable memoir! http://traffic.libsyn.com/sfwriters/Myers_Podcast_5.3.19.mp3
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2019 San Francisco Writing for Change Conference Announced
The 2019 SAN FRANCISCO WRITING FOR CHANGE CONFERENCE will be held on Saturday, September 14! Yes, this year’s San Francisco Writing for Change conference is in the works. We can tell you now that The O.G. Rev., Harry Louis Williams II (pictured left), bestselling author Nina Amir, and Melissa Hart (The Writer contributing editor and
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Take an SFWC-MIL Class this Spring!
Start your Spring off right with writing classes with Nina Schuyler and Penny Warner. CLICK HERE FOR CLASS DESCRIPTIONS. We are also putting the final touches on an excellent memoir class with Brooke Warner (publisher/founder of She Writes Press and author of Breaking Ground on Your Memoir) for September. Plus be sure to experience “How
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