PLEASE NOTE: THE AUGUST 17 "PODCASTING" WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELED.
If you already purchased the workshop, your registration fee will be refunded. We apologize for any inconvenience this change may have caused.
Participate in four Saturday morning workshops focusing on crafting your best work and launching it into the world. These workshops will be your chance to “dive deep” into specific topics with a smaller group. Attendance is limited to 30 and in the past, they have sold out, so register soon if you plan to attend. These workshops will be an interactive learning experience, providing deeper knowledge and new skills.
DETAILS:
TIMES & LOCATION:
Four Saturday
mornings
Flamingo Hotel
2777 Fourth Street
Santa Rosa, CA
DATES:
PR For Authors: Feb. 2, 2019
Crowdfunding: April 20, 2019
Sin and Syntax: June 15, 2019
Podcasting for Authors: Aug. 17, 2019
PRICES:
Single Workshop:
Members: $30
Non-Members: $35
Entire Series:
Members: $80
Non-Members: $90
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WORKSHOPS
Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019
9:30 a.m. – noon
PR For Authors: It’s Not Just Free Advertising
Who cares about your new book? They do, they do! But who are they and where do you find them? Those are the secrets we will uncover in this hands-on, practical workshop on public relations.
Topics will include:
- Public relations
- How to write a press release
- Finding your target audience
- Managing your public presence
- Mastering your fear at the podium
- Discovering what your readers want to know
DEBORAH WALTON
Workshop leader Deborah Walton has over 30 years of experience in marketing and public relations as head of her own firm. She is a new Board member of Redwood Writers, managing PR and the monthly newsletter.
JOHN SHEEHY
John Sheehy was born and reared in Petaluma. A graduate of Reed College, he has worked as an editor, publisher, and executive for a number of media companies, including Time Inc., Bertelsmann, Reader’s Digest, Fast Company, Dwell, Afar, Parabola, Utne Reader, and Mindful. He is the author of the award-winning book Comrades of the Quest, recipient of the Elizabeth B. Mason Award from the Oral History Association. He and his wife live on Sonoma Mountain.
Saturday, April 20, 2019
9 – 11:30 a.m.
Crowdfunding: How to Connect with Funders and Your Fanbase
John Sheehy will share tips and insights from his wildly successful Indiegogo campaign for his new book, On a River Winding Home: Stories and Visions of the Petaluma River Watershed. The campaign raised 40 percent of their goal, and the book has already sold out of its first printing!
Saturday, June 15, 2019
9:30 a.m. – noon
Sin and Syntax: How to Craft Wicked Good Prose
Join Constance Hale as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of her best selling book of the same name. Laugh and learn how to craft stylish prose and make sentences sing with Connie Hale.
CONSTANCE HALE
Constance Hale is a San Francisco-based journalist and the author of three books on language and literary style, including Sin and Syntax. She has been called “Marion the Librarian on a Harley, or E. B. White on acid.” She has also published a book on the evolution of hula, The Natives Are Restless, and a children’s book, ‘Iwalani‘s Tree. Her profiles, essays, and articles have appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wired, Smithsonian, Afar, the Atlantic, and Honolulu. She teaches at Harvard and UC Berkeley Extensions as well as at The Writers Grotto, where she is a member.
MARK COKER
Mark Coker is the founder of Smashwords, a free service that makes it easy to publish an ebook and get that book distributed to retailers and public libraries. Smashwords has grown to become the world’s leading distributor of self-published ebooks. He wrote the Smashwords Book Marketing Guide (how to market any book for free), the Smashwords Style Guide (how to format, produce and publish an ebook) and The 10-Minute PR Checklist.
Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019
9:30 a.m. – noon
Podcasting for Authors: Turn Your Book into a Podcast
Mark Coker launched “The Smart Author Podcast” in 2018 and it has surpassed 200,000 downloads! Mark will cover the benefits of podcasting for authors, followed by a step-by-step walk through of the equipment, process, and the tools you need to get started.
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