We are pleased to announce that Publishers and Writers of San Diego is opening a new branch in Las Vegas! We have some exciting speakers lined up! We hope you'll join us!
PWLV 2013 Meeting Schedule
Doors open — 10:00 AM
Networking — 10:00 to 10:30 AM
Meeting and presentation — 10:30 to Noon
More networking — Noon to 12:30 PM
Let us know you're coming:
What’s Really Going on in Publishing? Power to the Author!
Karla Olson
Director of Patagonia Books
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April 20
Successful eBook Publishing: The Complete How-To Guide for Creating and Launching Your Ebook
David Wogahn
SellBox
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May 25
To Be Announced
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June 15
Website WOW: The Power of The Internet
Jeniffer Thompson
Monkey C Media
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July
To Be Announced
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August
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September
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October 26
To Be Announced
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November
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December
Annual Holiday Party
FREE and open to the public
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What’s Really Going on in Publishing? Power to the Author!
Karla Olson, Director of Patagonia Books
Location TBA
With Borders out of business, rumors of Barnes and Noble’s demise, Amazon growing by leaps and bounds, and ebook readers showing up everywhere, publishing is definitely the New Frontier. Karla Olson, 30-year veteran of the publishing industry, will share her observations about the business and the best strategies for realizing your publishing dreams.
But even though it has become so easy to publish, this isn’t the time to skip steps and cut corners. Book buyers know what they want, and typos, hard-to-read layouts, and books that don’t deliver on their promises are making them mad. Don’t fall victim to the “write today, publish it tomorrow” mentality. If it is worth publishing, it is worth publishing it right.
Karla Olson, Director of Patagonia Books and founder of consulting agency, BookStudio, will take you step by step through the stages of the publishing process, and tell you why it is more important than ever to spend the time, money, and thought on publishing not just fast, but right. Along the way she will offer ideas of what the standards are that you need to meet and ways to find the resources you need.
Karla Olson is the Director of Patagonia Books, the publishing division of Patagonia, Inc. She is also the founder and president of BookStudio, a publishing strategist, consultant, editor, and book packager. She is the president of Publishers and Writers of San Diego, and the founder and president of Read Local, an online directory of local authors. Karla lives in Encinitas, CA, and has a daughter at the University of Oregon.
Successful eBook Publishing: The Complete How-To Guide for Creating and Launching Your Ebook
David Wogahn, SellBox.com
Location TBA
David Wogahn is set to deliver his update and on what’s new in eBooks and eBook publishing. David will share his perspective on the state of the market in 2012, key trends, eBook/eReading resources, case studies, eBook marketing and the 5 steps of eBook publishing: designing, formatting, conversion, quality control and distribution. Whether you are self-publishing your first book, planning a strategy for your backlist, or simply curious about the future of reading, this session is for you.
About the speaker: David Wogahn is a 25-year publishing veteran and founder of digital media consultancy Sellbox.com. He also cofounded Times Mirror Multimedia and the FANSonly Network (now part of CBS Sports). David published his first e-books in 1991 and has since worked extensively in both business and consumer media publishing utilizing a variety of media delivery methods including websites, CD-ROM, syndication, e-Books, e-Mail and print.
May 18th, 2013
The Publishing Apocalypse: It’s the End of the World as We Know it
Location TBA
Random House is merging with Penguin. The Department of Justice has sued to change the way books are sold. Traditional publishers are providing services for self-publishers. And agents are becoming publishers. To quote Battlestar Galactica, “What the frack is going on?” Join veteran literary agent, author coach, and publisher Andrew Zack as he tries to sort it all out and provide authors with guidance on the best way to get published. From the traditional to the guerilla, he’ll take a look at it all.
Andrew Zack is president of The Zack Company, Inc., a literary agency, and Author Coach, LLC, an author coaching and editorial consultation service, as well as publisher of Endpapers Press. A publishing veteran with nearly a quarter-century in the publishing business, Andy has worked in-house and freelance for many major publishers. He began his literary agent career at Scovil Chichak Galen Literary Agency in New York, and started his own firm in 1996. In 2006, he moved to San Diego, CA. His areas of interest for both TZC and AC are wide and varied, covering nearly all areas of fiction and nonfiction. A complete list of representation areas can be found at www.zackcompany.com. Those interested in author coaching services or managed self-publishing options should visit www.authorcoach.com.
