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So. Or. Authors Tell You How to Get Published/Develop Writer's Platform

Created by Alissa Lukara (See other events)
  • Mar 6, 2010 from 9:30am to 4:15pm
  • Location: Centra Point City Hall Council Chambers
  • Latest Activity: Nov 8, 2022
Southern Oregon Willamette Writers Meeting Open to Everyone:Saturday, March 6th, Morning Session: (Free to members-$5.00 for visitors) 9:30-12:00.Creating a Writer’s Platform with Heart, Passion, and Profitability with Author Alissa LukaraFor anyone hoping to publish their nonfiction or fiction book, the time to create a writer’s platform is now---while you are still writing. Alissa will touch on 10 steps to building a presence (even if you are an introvert) through blogging, social networking, You Tube, podcasting, workshops, conferences, teleconferences, websites, ezines, and other internet opportunities. Many of these are tailored for the budget-conscious. Alissa has worked with many publisher’s PR people, who published their author’s books on her website, Lifechallenges.org. Alissa will provide examples of effective and out-of-the box author platforms that attracted these publishers and helped market their books.Alissa is the author of the memoir, Riding Grace: A Triumph of the Soul (Silver Light, 2007), and an editor. She guides Writing Grace: Writing as a Path To Transform Your Life workshops in Ashland and online and is widely published. http://www.ridinggrace.com. As a PR person, she implemented national publicity for companies and individuals.Afternoon Session: ($30.00 for all participants) 1:15-4:15.How to Get Published in Today’s Shifting Marketplace: Five Southern Oregon Authors/Playwrights Share the Inside Story.A panel of recently published authors and playwrights (Shoshana Alexander, Sharon Mehdi, Molly Best Tinsley, Dori Appel and Alissa Lukara, moderator) will explore how publishing has changed in the last few years and what it takes to get published today. They will share the pros and cons of traditional publishing and self publishing, large publishers and small/medium publishers and reveal key factors in finding an agent and publisher and developing a successful partnership.This panel will have Alissa Lukara: Riding Grace, as the moderator. Shoshana Alexander: (http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.ppel?isbn=9780553807035) Awakening Joy, a developmental editor and writing coach, she has guided more than 60 books into print. Sharon Mehdi: (http://www.grandmotherbook.com), The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering, which has been translated into 12 languages. And, The Messages, just out. Molly Best Tinsley: ( http://www.fuzepublishing.com/molley-best-tinsley), Satan’s Chamber, the first feminist spy thriller. Oregon Book Award winner. Dori Appel : (http://www.doriappel.com), Another Rude Awakening, a poetry collection. A multiaward-winning playwright, poet, and fiction writer.Southern Oregon Willamette WritersWhen: March 6, 2010 Morning session: 9:30 – 12:00Afternoon Presentation: 1:15 - 4:15Where: Central Point City Hall Council Chambers140 So. 3rd StreetFor further information go to the website www.so-or-willamettewriters.com or contact Alissa Lukara at 541-324-6370, info@ridinggrace.com
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