I finished the handout packets for students attending my seminar in Atlanta coming up 2 weeks from today. If you live in or near Atlanta and you haven’t signed up for my book proposal workshop, March 29, 2008 at 9 a.m. until noon at the Georgia World Congress Center in room B402 (Hall B), do so NOW.
http://www.anvilpub.net/spring_seminar_2.htm
You can still save $25 for an all day pass. The price is only $120. It’s okay to sign up the day of the event. The fee then will be $145 for the day.
I’ll also be speaking that afternoon for an hour at 2 on the Two Secrets to Publishing Success. (Room B401.) If you are the least bit confused about the whole publishing scene, if you have a manuscript or want to write one and don’t know much about publishing, if you have a published book that isn’t doing all that well in the marketplace, you won’t want to miss this talk.
If you live in or around Nashville, come see me at Borders West End March 31, 7 p.m. I’ll repeat the Two Secrets to Publishing Success. This will be my first time in Nashville and I’d love to meet some of the city’s writers and authors. If you would like clarification about the publishing industry and how you can more successfully navigate it, this is an event you won’t want to miss. And it’s FREE. I’ll have handouts for you, too. Adam, at Borders West End already has my book, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book on display in the store. Stop in and see how it looks. Email me with a report: PLFry620@yahoo.com. Take a picture of my book display and send it to me and I’ll send you a free gift book.
Anyone from anywhere can email me with your questions. I received a question this morning from a gentleman who writes fiction and nonfiction. He is in a quandary as to which publishing option to choose. I will evaluate his manuscripts and see if I can offer some guidance. As many of you know, it depends on the author and it depends on the manuscript. There is no one-size-fits all publishing choice, is there?
Note to those of you who frequent this blog: I’m pretty sure that my entries will change somewhat as we move into the week before we travel. I’ve offered to serve brunch on Easter to a potential of 25 people—only two of them are of Easter egg-hunting age. One is 17 months and the other is 3. We’ll have the cameras ready for that.
I’ve been diligent about making daily blog entries for 3 months now, but I may break the routine during the 11 days we’ll be traveling. I will be in touch, but probably not as often and most likely, my messages won’t be as in depth as you are accustomed to. I will attempt to teach and preach about writing and publishing while on the road, but I’m not making any promises. We’ll be in travel mode for a total of 5 days. I’ll be in meetings of some sort 3 ½ days of the trip and we’ll be visiting with friends and seeing the sights the remaining 2 ½ days. I’ll also be in work mode—responding to email, arranging for our house/petsitter to ship and deliver books and I have a client with crucial timing on a project and I’ve promised to help her out. I’ll do my best to give you something of value in each and every blog entry, however. Any ideas? PLFry620@yahoo.com.