Thank you to Marla for sharing her slides from her recent presentation. Click here to get the slides.
April 30th, 2019
Marla Markman shares her slides from her On-Time: Creating Your Production Schedule presentation
July 13th, 2018
Desiree Duffy shares her Beyond Branding slides from her June presentation
Thank you to Desiree Duffy of Black Chateau Enterprises, who shared slides from her informative and enlightening presentation in June. Click here to get the slides.
March 8th, 2018
Author Websites Made Easy with John Burke – Slides
John shares slides from his February presentation on creating and maintaining a successful author website.
October 11th, 2017
“I published a book” is not a marketing plan with Lee Wind – Worksheet Printout
Lee Wind, Director of Marketing and Programming for the Independent Book Publishers Association, walked attendees through these worksheets for how to build an effective marketing plan for your book.
"I published a book" is not a marketing plan worksheet
September 11th, 2017
Publishing Professional Standards Illustrated with Teri Rider – Slides
In August, Teri Rider of Top Read Publishing presented explanations and examples of many of the standards on IBPA’s Industry Standards Checklist for a Professionally Published Book. Her slides are below:
August 8th, 2017
Book Publicity 101 with Holly Watson – Slides
Holly Watson, a PR agent who has worked for many of the major publishing companies, shared her insight into what goes into a great PR campaign, what authors can and should do for themselves, and what they should hire others to do. She generously offered to share her slides. Thanks, Holly, for a great presentation.
May 11th, 2017
Cliff Notes from Portland by Gerri Santiago and Dan Primbs
Get the highlights from the 'Publishing University 2017: Cliff Notes from Portland', by Gerri Santiago, the PWSD scholarship recipient, and her business partner, Dan Primbs from May 6th. They agreed to share their slides on book development, marketing, distribution, and more. Please click on the link below for the slides.
November 10th, 2016
Key Success Factors for Writers Today and into the Future – Slides
Steve Wilson, CEO of FastPencil, an end-to-end writing and publishing platform, presented his observations about challenges and opportunities for independent writers today. He generously agreed to share his slides. Also, he announced a new collaboration between FastPencil and the bookstore chain Books-A-Million to support independent publishers. A link to the program as well as some information about it are also available below.
To read the Press Release, click here.
Click below to view the slides from Steve's presentation:
Key Success Factors for Writers Today and into the Future with Steve Wilson
Visit the bookstore chain, Books-A-Million's website here.
November 8th, 2016
‘Writer’s Road to Publishing Success’ Weekend with BBL Publishing on Nov. 19-20
GET ANSWERS AND A PLAN IN 2 DAYS! Today’s publishing world is full of exciting opportunities for writers - and a lot of decisions. If you’ve ever questioned your next steps to finishing that manuscript, getting published, finding your audience, or finding a team to help you, you’re not alone. Stop now, and make a decision to attend this hands-on workshop from two veterans of the writing and publishing world that will give you your personal roadmap to success.
This one or two-day workshop is for writers of all levels. Detailed agenda and tickets available here: http://bit.ly/2dozjCH Only 10 seats still available! (PWSD, PWOC, SPAWN, IBPA members receive a $10 discount)
LOCATION:
The Screening Room
210 1/2 Windward Way
Oceanside, CA 92054
TO PURCHASE TICKETS:
http://bit.ly/2dozjCH
DATES and TIME:
Sat, Nov 19, 2016, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST
Sun, Nov 20, 2016, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PST
CONTACT:
leann@buildbuzzlaunch.com
Visit BBL Publishing's Website:
www.buildbuzzlaunch.com
August 2nd, 2016
How to Make More Money from Your Writing – Slides
We had a wonderful presentation on Saturday, July 30th by Speaker and Author, Carla King. You can view her slides from the presentation, below.
Get Carla's Self-Publishing Boot Camp Guide for Authors, 3rd Edition eBook. To get 40% off, use code VP92G, by clicking here.
How to Make More Money with Your Writing and Related Works by Carla King on Scribd
