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13May 2021 by businessforauthors_scaf56 No Comments

Storycrafting Sessions: Exploring Story Structure

Events

Be part of the next Weeknight Writers event! Weeknight Writers is a social enterprise dedicated to providing accessible educational and community supports for fiction writers. We've hosted two virtual writing conferences since September 2020 and today we're excited to announce the next event: Exploring Story Structure on July 3 This free virtual event will take place from 11 AM EST - 6 PM EST on July 3, 2021, with a Discord afterparty from 6 PM - 8 PM EST. We are currently seeking writers who want to participate in the following panels: Plot vs Story: Balancing Action and Emotion - 11 AM EST - 12 PM ESTIdentifying Secondary Genre in SFF - 12:30 - 1:30 PM ESTBeyond the Hero's Journey: Alternative Story Structures - 2:00 - 3:00 PM ESTHow to…

10May 2021 by businessforauthors_scaf56 No Comments

How to Land Panelist Spots at Writing Events + Call for Panelists!

Events, Marketing

We've spent a lot of time talking about author interviews over the past couple of months. Today, I want to talk about another powerful opportunity for connecting with both industry professionals and readers: being a panelist at conferences and conventions. In this article, I'll explore: The difference between conventions and conferencesWhat to expect from virtual vs in-person eventsHow to land panelist spots at eventsYour opportunity to apply to be a panelist the next Weeknight Writers event! By the time you're finished reading, you'll be ready to send off your first panelist applications! The difference between conventions and conferences A convention is an event aimed primarily at fans of a specific genre, show, or book series. These can be great places to sell your books if they focus on the appropriate genre. A conference is…

06May 2021 by businessforauthors_scaf56 No Comments

Weeknight Writers Logo Reveal + Merch Store!

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The Weeknight Writers group is a social enterprise dedicated to providing accessible educational and community resources for writers. We hosted our first virtual writing conference in 2020. In 2021, we switched to hosting quarterly events on specific topics, starting with a worldbuilding event in February 2021. I've loved every moment of building this community, and today I'm excited to announce the Weeknight Writers' next steps! Starting with our beautiful new logo: Weeknight Writers Logo - Color Funds for this logo were raised through Ko-fi contributions during the last event, so a big thank you to everyone in the community who contributed! I also want to say thank you to Mato Steger for creating this awesome logo. If you need graphic design work done, be sure to check out Mato's site.…

26Apr 2021 by businessforauthors_scaf56 No Comments

How to Land Author Interviews

Marketing

Author interviews are a great way to promote your work, network with industry professionals, and build your reputation. But how can you find these opportunities? A few weeks ago, I shared how to create an author FAQ to prepare for interviews. Today, I will share: The types of places you can contact for interviews, including some out-of-the-box suggestionsHow to land author interviews: a 5-step process When you’re finished reading, you’ll be ready to start hunting down interview opportunities of your own. Before we dive in though, I want to clarify something about the language I’ll be using in this article. There are numerous mediums author interviews can be conducted in: blogs, podcasts, YouTube channels, even TV shows. To avoid repeatedly listing these mediums, I will refer to the places where…

13Apr 2021 by businessforauthors_scaf56 No Comments

How to Sell Books on Twitter with #IndieApril

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Spring has arrived in most of the northern hemisphere, and with it comes an exciting event for indie authors: #IndieApril. In this guide, I'll explain how to make the most of this month-long Twitter celebration of indie authors. We'll explore: The concept behind #IndieAprilTwo ways to participate in #IndieAprilBest practices for pitching your book during #IndieApril (and on Twitter in general) By the time you're finished reading, you'll be ready to get on Twitter and start pitching your book! What is #IndieApril? #IndieApril is a month-long event where people commit to buying, reading and sharing indie books on Twitter. The first one started with a single thread in 2019 and quickly ballooned to one of the most popular Twitter events I've seen in the publishing community. Indie authors, reviewers, and…

29Mar 2021 by businessforauthors_scaf56 No Comments

Recovering from Burnout

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March officially marks one year of the pandemic. Unless you're lucky enough to live in a country that took the danger seriously at the beginning, that means you, like me, have spent most of the past year in isolation. Visits with friends and family, classes outside of the house, restaurant patios, all of these things are dangerous and, in many cases, illegal. I, like many writers, am pretty introverted. Before the pandemic, I went out to socialize a couple of times per month at most. I also already worked from home. My day-to-day life didn't change much when we went into lockdown. For a while, my mental health didn't either. But introversion does not equal immunity from isolation. After a year without seeing most of my friends or family, of…

15Mar 2021 by businessforauthors_scaf56 No Comments

How to Create an Author FAQ

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One of the best ways to expand both your network and four following is to participate in author interviews. For a group of people who tend to be heavily introverted, however, this can also be an enormously difficult task. This guide will show you how to create an author FAQ in preparation for your first interviews. An author FAQ is pretty much what it sounds like: a document that answers some of the most commonly asked interview questions. You can pull these from previous interviews you've done, but I've also compiled a list in this article for authors who haven't been interviewed yet. This guide will walk you through the benefits of having an author FAQ, the questions you should include, and how to use your author FAQ. The benefits…

22Feb 2021 by businessforauthors_scaf56 No Comments

Create Your Author Press Kit

Marketing

Before you start reaching out to bloggers, podcasters, or anyone else who might feature your books, you should create an author press kit. This is a one-page resource where people can find all of the information they need to decide if they’re going to feature you. In this guide, I’ll explain the different elements of an author press kit. By the time you’re finished, you’ll have the knowledge to pull your press kit together in a few minutes. What goes into an author press kit Your press kit should contain everything a journalist or blogger needs to write a short feature about you. This includes a tagline, contact information, your author bio, headshot, book covers, favorable review quotes, and prior appearances. Let’s take a closer look at each of these…

17Feb 2021 by businessforauthors_scaf56 No Comments

Final Panelist Announcements for the Worldbuilding Deep Dive Virtual Conference!

Events

With just a few days left until the Storycrafting Sessions: Worldbuilding Deep Dive event on February 20th, it's time to announce our final round of panelists! The Panels Today's announcement includes the panelists for the last two panels: We Don't Take Imperial Credits: Developing Economics, Currency and Trade in Speculative Fiction Conlang Development: Enriching Your Worldbuilding with New Words and Phrases The Panelists Steve Savage Moderator of We Don't Take Imperial Credits: Developing Economics, Currency, and Trade in Speculative Fiction Steve Savage writes extensively on how people can leverage their creativity in a variety of ways. He's most well known for the Way With World series of Worldbuidling books, an ever-growing collection of guides to coach people on creating fictional settings. The series is currently at seventeen books and counting.…

10Feb 2021 by businessforauthors_scaf56 No Comments

Worldbuilding Deep Dive Panelists Round Two!

Events

There are only ten days left until the Storycrafting Sessions: Worldbuilding Deep Dive event on February 20th! The panels Today we're announcing the panelists for two of our amazing panels: Hard vs Soft vs Hybrid: Creating Interesting and Effective Magic Systems Elections vs Thrones: Writing Government, Class, and Power in Speculative Fiction The panelists Jade Benjamin Moderator of: Hard vs Soft vs Hybrid: Creating Interesting and Effective Magic Systems Jade Benjamin is a Canadian writer and editor who is fiercely in love with language, words, and magical worlds. After acquiring a double undergraduate degree in English (and Environmental Sciences), a Postgraduate Certificate in Book Publishing, and interning as an Editorial Assistant at Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd. (Markham, Ontario) she discovered that finding a permanent paid position in Canadian traditional publishing was easier…