Community Roundtable: Indie Publishing

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Community Roundtable: Indie Publishing

If you’re interested in indie publishing, or have already gone that route, let’s share knowledge and strategies.

 

Tuition Assistance and Other Policies

Meeting Times
  1. Tue, 11/19/2024 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Tue, 11/19/2024

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Type:
Meetup

Location:
Writers' Studio

Interests:
Publishing

About

All indie authors (whether you're just thinking about it, sending your first book into the world, or marketing a backlist of 20-plus titles) are invited to commiserate, share wisdom, collaborate, and mastermind next steps. Writing and self-publishing can be lonely pursuits. Let's change that. Come to listen, ask questions, or share.

Over time, we'll explore these and other questions at this roundtable set to occur on the third Tuesday of every month:

  • Is indie for you?
  • How do you balance writing and business?
  • How do you find and keep readers?
  • Can you love marketing even if you hate it now?
  • What's an author brand and how do you get one?
  • Do you have to do ALL THE THINGS (like newsletters and social media and book signings) or can you choose?
  • Where are you in your indie career, and how do you level up?
  • What software and tech approaches can make indie life easier?
  • How do you work with cover designers and editors?
  • How do you grow your career from hobby to business?

You can expect to find support, accountability, brainstorming, goal-setting, camaraderie, and the sharing of business information. This is not a critique group.

Class Policies

Ages 14 and up are welcome.

BARN Policies

Instructors or Guides

Serena Bell

USA Today bestselling author Serena Bell writes romantic comedies with small towns, big hearts, hot nights, and all the feels. Serena’s 20-plus books have earned many honors, including a Romance Writers of America finalist spot, a Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award, Apple Books Best Book of the Month, and Amazon Best Book of the Year for Romance. When not writing, Serena loves to spend time with her college-sweetheart husband, two book-loving kiddos, sewing machine, and stash of dark chocolate.

Julie Farley

Julie is the author of the beloved "Love Songs and Ferry Tales" and "Cozy Cabins and Ferry Tales" books in the Greensea Island Adventure series. She loves writing tales filled with local lore, big families, lots of heart, and plenty of laughs. Julie lives on Bainbridge Island with her husband and four amazing kids. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and a graduate degree from DePaul University. When she’s not busy with her family or writing books, you’ll find her trying to master the reformer in the Pilates studio, volunteering at the high school, or watching reality TV … of any sort!

Joseph Fournier II

Joe is a long-time learning professional and an indie author and publisher. By day, he's a Learning Technology Designer for a big insurance company. Joe has presented at dozens of international learning conferences and has designed hundreds of courses and training experiences for live and virtual platforms, including e-learning. Joe uses AI to help accelerate key parts of the book production and marketing processes. He's been an AI user, enthusiast, and amateur bot developer since 2019. He's collaborated with technology teams from IBM, FedEx, Aetna, Anthem, and a dozen other leading organizations. Joe is the author of two nonfiction books and four novels.

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