11 (Warm) Writing Conferences and Workshops in Januarry 2024 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

Doesn't matter what holiday, Mom is a great cook.

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There our adventuresome kitty boy found a post about workshops and conferences in January.

 

Erica Verrillo's post lists 11 conferences and workshops through out the month of January. They are all lengths from one day to one week. The conference and workshop subjects covered range from writing to publishing and marketing.

Panzer says, "Be sure to check the guidelines before you signup."

Note:This is a medium length post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

To read the post tootle over to Writing Conferences

Free The Creative Penn Podcast Episode: The Marketing Mind Shift And The Power Of Ad Stacking With Ricci Wolman

Now I'll look low.

At the Creative Penn Podcast site Panzer found an episode with Joanna Penn and Ricci Wolman of Written Word Media discussing advertising and marketing books.

 

The episode The Marketing Mind Shift And The Power Of Ad Stacking is 1 hour 6 minutes long. The show notes are below the podcast. The post contains links to other podcast episodes and information.

 

To listen to the podcast episode tootle over to Ricci Wolman

40 Fabulous Writing Conferences and Workshops in July 2023 - Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity

On his way home Panzer made a stop at the Publishing ... and Other Forms of Insanity site. There he found a post about July workshops and conferences for writers.

Something for everyone.

Erica Verrillo's post lists events for those who write for children and adults, and those who write fiction and nonfiction, and those who are looking for an agent and marketing advice. 

Panzer says, "Be sure to read all the rules before you sign up."

 

 Note: Because there are forty conferences and workshops listed, this is a long post. You will need to decide what to bring to eat and drink while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Writing Conferences

Junk Book Marketing: Book Fair "Representation" - Writer Beware

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Writer Beware site. There with some digging in the posts our intrepid traveling kitty boy found one about junk book marketing.

 

Always check Writer Beware first.

Victoria Strauss' post is divided into two sections. The first section of the post starts by explaining why paying for mass emailings of press releases, book trailers made with stock images and bad voice-overs, and several other dubious marketing campaigns are categorized as junk book marketing. The second section of the post is devoted to book fair representation marketing. This includes paying to have your book sit on a shelf with other books and paying for an advertisement in the representatives "magazine." Included in the section is a photo of one of the book fair marketing booths to illustrate why this is junk book marketing too. There are several links in the post to supporting information as well.

 

Panzer says, "Humans will believe anything."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and a large muffin for your reading. If you plan to follow the links in the post, you'll have to decide what else to bring to eat and drink.

 

To read the post tootle over to Junk Book Marketing

Smashwords Author Day, Spring 2020 Now Online - Smashwords Blog

Today Panzer made a trip to the Smashwords Blog site. Smashwords is an ebook distributor. Our kitty author uses Smashwords to distribute his ebooks to Kobo, Barnes and Noble and other ebook retailers. With no digging in the posts at Smashwords Panzer found one about the Smashwords Author Day.

There's a lot to think about in there.

According to the post by Smashwords founder Mark Coker, there was a Smashwords Author Day on April 18. Smashwords Marketing Director Jim Azevedo did a five and a half hour workshop for authors on that day. The videos of the entire workshop are posted on the blog site. There are also links to watch it on YouTube or the Smashwords Author Day page at the Smashwords site. All three viewing sites offer the option to watch the entire workshop in a five and one half hour video titled "Introduction" or to watch each workshop session in an approximately one hour+ separate video. The videos cover trends in indie publishing, marketing, ebook launches and more.

Panzer says, "This little kitty watched the individual workshop videos, not the great big long one."

Note: This is a long, long, long video series. You might want to watch each individual session, so you can take a break in between and have a cup of tea and a muffin after each one.

To watch the workshop, tootle over to Smashwords Author Day: