Everything You Should Know About Publishing, Publicity and Building a Platform with Arielle Ford

You will learn:

• What are the biggest mistakes “wanna-be” authors make?
• How much money can an author earn?
• So, What good is a book?
• What are the 3 most important skills a bestselling authors needs?
• What are publishers looking for?
• What is Publicity and how is it different from advertising?
• You always say “do every interview you can.” Why?
• What are some easy ways I can begin to get PR for myself BEFORE I have a book?
• I can write a coherent sentence, can I still become an author?
• How can I begin today to create a career as a speaker and an author?

Bio:

Arielle Ford has mastered the art of making things happen. A nationally recognized publicist and marketing expert, producer, author and consultant she has catapulted many authors and celebrities to stardom and enormously facilitated the rapid growth of the self-help and human potential movement in the US.

Arielle helped launch the careers of Deepak Chopra, Jack Canfield & Mark Victor Hansen creators of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and Neale Donald Walsch author of Conversations With God. She has also handled publicity for myriad best-selling authors including; Wayne Dyer, Dean Ornish, Debbie Ford, Gary Zukav, Marianne Williamson, Louise Hay, don Miguel Ruiz, Kenny Loggins and many other notable authors, 11 of whom became #1 on the New York Times bestseller list.

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How to Write the Ultimate Book Proposal with Julia McCutchen

Are you looking for an agent and/or publisher for your book? If so, you probably already know that the best way to inspire publishing professionals to take you and your book on is to write a stunningly good book proposal. Even if you are self-publishing, compiling the information which a book proposal requires is well-worth the time and effort because it empowers you to approach the market successfully yourself.

On this informative call for both fiction and non-fiction writers you will learn top tips including:

· What a book proposal should include (and what to leave out!)
· How publishers use the information you present to make their final decisions
· The best way to make sure your proposal stands out for all of the right reasons

Bio:

Julia McCutchen is the author of The Writer’s Journey: From Inspiration to Publication and the creator of the How to Write the Ultimate Book Proposal Online Masterclass Course. A former managing director and publisher with a track record which includes UK # 1 and international bestsellers, she now works as a writers’ coach, mentor and professional publishing consultant. She is passionate about opening the way for writers to find their true voice, discover themselves in the process, and write consciously, creatively, successfully and with soul! Visit www.JuliaMcCutchen.com for more information plus free articles, audios, and more on a soulful approach to creativity, writing, publishing and taking your message to the market.

How To Register for This Event:

If you are not an NAWW member yet, find out more about NAWW Membership Benefits by clicking here: http://www.naww.org/blog/benefits

If you are already a member, you can find the call in number on your Member Login page. If you no longer have this information, please e-mail us at support@naww.org

Building Your Brand By Writing A Book with Sheri McConnell (President and Founder of the NAWW)

Description: To build your brand, your reputation and expertise in your chosen field, there is no disputing that authoring, publishing and marketing a book will also attract more of your ideal clients. I’ll be sharing insider secrets to writing your book, publishing options and attracting publicity for your book.

You will learn:

• The importance of writing your book to enhance your brand
• Keys to getting started in authoring your book
• Options for publishing your book: epublishing, vanity publishing, self-publishing, collaborative publishing, traditional publishing and beyond
• Simple strategies to market your book so you attract your ideal clients and receive a return on your investment
• How to get your book written yet manage a busy professional and personal life
• Three tips so that you get started authoring your book in the next 30 days

Bio

Sheri McConnell is the CEO of Sheri McConnell Companies, Inc. and the president and founder of two national and international associations, the National Association of Women Writers-NAWW, and the Global Institute of Associations-GIA. She is also the author of Smart Women Create Membership-Based Businesses and Smart Women Know Their “Why” - A How To Memoir on Discovering Your Life Purpose (Pub Date Fall 2009).  You can visit Sheri, access her free article archive, and find out more about all four of her companies at www.sherimcconnell.com. Sheri lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband, their four children, a “weenie” dog, and two cats.

Sheri’s Books:

How to attend this NAWW Member Event:

If you are not an NAWW member yet, find out more about NAWW Membership Benefits by clicking here: http://www.naww.org/blog/benefits

If you are already a member, you can find the call in number on your Member Login page. If you no longer have this information, please e-mail us at support@naww.org

NAWW Member, Therèse Tappouni of Indian Shores, Florida, author of “The Promise—Revealing the Purpose of Your Soul”, has received the Women’s Issues Bronze Medal  for 2009 from the Independent Book Publishers Association. Therèse is the author of four previous books, plus a CD and has been featured in many literary and main stream publications. She is a therapist and workshop director, and you can reach her at www.IsisInstitute.org.

Q: When did you realize you wanted to be a writer?

A: About ten years ago at age 42, I entered college for the first time. I had bought a business when I was 21, it was successful and kept me busy but I always wondered about college. Luckily because of scoring high on the assessments, I was able to bypass the basic writing classes and take the most advanced writing class at the university called: How to Write a Major Project. There I decided to write my first book, If the Battle is Over, Why am I Still in Uniform? It was a story I wanted to write for my two children who were 3 and 5 years old at the time when I was diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 39. It tells about going through colon cancer in a funny and poignant way. One night as I was writing, I heard a weird sound, looked up from my writing and realized it was birds chirping. I had been writing nonstop all night long and was totally engaged. That is when I realized the writing bug bit.

Q: How and when did you make this dream a reality?

A: A few years later I published my first book, two years after that, the second book came out, I’d Like to Buy a Bowel Please! I also started writing a humor column in a medical newsletter regularly as well as a blog with a medical thread to it. You can read that at www.C3life.com.

Q: What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned so far in your writing career?

A: Show, Don’t Tell! and how powerful a sentence is without superfluous words.

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