Traditional Publishing and Facebook Promotion Secrets

The Ink Spot 2730 Historic Decatur Road - Barracks 16 #202, San Diego, CA, United States

Jennifer Coburn is a USA Today best selling author of six novels and contributor to four literary anthologies. Over the past two decades, Coburn has received numerous awards from the Press Club and Society for Professional Journalists for articles that appeared in Mothering, Big Apple Baby, The Miami Herald, The San Diego Union-Tribune and dozens of […]

$5.00 – $10.00

Antoinette Kuritz of Strategies PR and the La Jolla Conference

Antoinette is The founder of The La Jolla Writers Conference - one of the first writers conferences to cover the art, craft, and business of writing and which is now in it's seventeenth year - Antoinette Kuritz is also the founder of Strategies Book Development & PR, a company devoted to helping both aspiring and successful authors […]

$5.00 – $10.00

Kamala Devi – Sex and Spirit on the Page

The Ink Spot 2730 Historic Decatur Road - Barracks 16 #202, San Diego, CA, United States

Kamala Devi teaches revolutionary methods to help dozens of students—many of them first-timers—turn their ideas into books within record time. Kamala Devi’s coaching is based on top coaching strategies, proven writing technologies, and tantric principles! One of the biggest benefits of this afternoon is simply surrounding yourself in a like-minded community of talented writers and tapping into the […]

$5.00 – $10.00

Public Relations for Memoirists

SDMWA welcomes Paula Margulies and Tricia Van Dockum for a day of Public Relations for Memoirists. Learn the secrets of: Finding Your Audience Packaging Your Book to Attract the Appropriate Audience Building Pre-Buzz for the Book via Social Media Various Ways to Market Your Book Both Online & Offline Building a Platform (and What Does That Mean […]

$5.00 – $10.00

The Author/Agent Relationship – Making it Successful

Join SDMWA to learn all about the author/agent relationship with Literary Agent Annie Bomke. This talk focuses on the author/agent relationship, detailing the agent's role at every stage of the publishing process, how to find an agent, and what makes for a strong author/agent relationship. You can learn more about Annie Bomke by visiting her website.

$5.00 – $10.00

Writing About Family

The Ink Spot 2730 Historic Decatur Road - Barracks 16 #202, San Diego, CA, United States

Leslie Johansen Nack graduated UCLA with a BA in English literature. Her debut memoir Fourteen: A Daughter’s Memoir of Adventure, Sailing, and Survival, (She Writes Press, Oct 2015) won five indie book awards. She is currently writing the next memoir which continues her coming-of-age story. She has two children and lives in San Diego with her […]

$5.00 – $10.00

Why You Need A Book Sherpa

The Ink Spot 2730 Historic Decatur Road - Barracks 16 #202, San Diego, CA, United States

Writing the book is hard enough, but then there's this business of publishing and marketing! How does the savvy author do it all! Publishing and Book Marketing strategist Jeniffer Thompson walks you through the business of publishing, building your personal brand, author platform, and the ever-important-reality of ongoing book marketing (what you need to know). Jeniffer […]

$5.00 – $10.00

The Who, What, Why, When and How of Working with an Editor

The Ink Spot 2730 Historic Decatur Road - Barracks 16 #202, San Diego, CA, United States

Join San Diego Memoir Writers Association and our star-studded editor's panel: Lynette M. Smith. All My Best was established in 2004; proprietor Lynette M. Smith has over 30 years of copyediting experience and is also an award-winning nonfiction author. Focusing on non-technical fiction and nonfiction books (MS Word formatting, copyediting, eBook-formatting, and PDF layout), theses and […]

$5.00 – $10.00

Annual Holiday Party + Meeting (Two Local Authors Share Insight)

The Ink Spot 2730 Historic Decatur Road - Barracks 16 #202, San Diego, CA, United States

Come Learn the Secrets of Their Success!  Listen to local Authors, Mariah McKenzie and Cherie Kephart, who will be talking about the secrets of their success. Each author will provide practical, easy, concrete, and actionable information for new authors. Mariah and Cherie have been there at the front lines and they know what to do […]

$5.00 – $10.00

The Vision Board Workshop + Adventures by the Book

We have a double hitter this coming weekend that you won't want to miss! First, join Marni Freedman for a free Vision Board Workshop. Are you ready to create your writing goal for 2018?  Create your vision board with a group of supportive writers. Learn how to tap into your subconscious to bring your writing […]

$5.00 – $10.00