Last fall, after a fellow author interviewed for a podcast, she said to me that she found it interesting that someone as articulate and accomplished as I was chose such a poor book title. Ouch! She was referring to my most recent novel, which … [Read more...]
Seeking Volunteers to Help with ‘Books Published by BAIPA Members’ Page on Website
Last fall, we started compiling a list of books published by BAIPA members in 2019 and 2020 — Books Published by BAIPA Members 2019 + 2020. More than 20 authors submitted their books, but they aren’t all posted yet, and we could use some help. … [Read more...]
IBPA Announces Virtual Single-Title Display Options for Frankfurt Book Fair 2020
I have always been interested in how indie authors could successfully sell foreign rights, and this showed up in my inbox today. The $99 per title offer is a great deal but it is for IBPA members only, so if you are interested and you are not yet … [Read more...]
Ten Takeaways from Ruth Schwartz’s Presentation on Self-Publishing with KDP and IngramSpark
If you were fortunate enough to attend the February 22 meeting of the California Writers Club Marin, you learned from BAIPA's Ruth Schwartz, a.k.a. the Wonderlady, a.k.a. the Book Midwife, about the “Best Practices for Self-Publishing with KDP and … [Read more...]
How Beta Readers Made My Book Better — Getting What I Needed Helped More Than Getting What I Wanted
A year ago, as I was finishing the first beginning-to-end draft of my third novel, When I Killed My Father: An Assisted Suicide Family Thriller, I recruited a dozen beta readers to help me make it better. I asked for honest feedback, which I … [Read more...]
Book Midwife Ruth Schwartz to present ‘Best Practices for Self-Publishing with KDP and IngramSpark’ at Book Passage February 23
If you've come to more than a few BAIPA meetings, you already know that if you want to learn about self-publishing, there’s no better person to learn from than Ruth Schwartz, book midwife, self-publishing consultant, and, we're thrilled to say, BAIPA … [Read more...]
Learn from Other Authorpreneurs at Indie Uncon — February 2020 in San Francisco
Hi from a long-distance BAIPA member. (I'm writing from Maine.) I co-organize a small indie unconference in San Francisco in February. A bit like a BAIPA meeting, but for three days. We've been going for 7 years strong — the uncon is a small … [Read more...]
Best Practices for Using KDP and Ingram Spark, with Book Midwife Ruth Schwartz
If you didn't make July’s meeting, where Book Midwife Ruth Schwartz described the best practices of using KDP and IngramSpark efficiently and in the right order, you missed out on a lot of valuable information. There have been so many changes, … [Read more...]
Why Register a Copyright?
I’ve had several people reach out to me over the past months regarding a recent Supreme Court case, Fourth Estate Public Benefit Corporation v. Wall-Street.com. The ruling made them worry about their ability to protect their copyrights. For those who … [Read more...]
DATE CHANGE ALERT: Join Us April 6 for ‘Business Side of Self-Publishing’
Due to a scheduling snafu, our regularly scheduled second-Saturday of the month meeting in April, is now on April 6. Not April 13. (You may receive several notices about this, as we don't want people to show up on the wrong date.) Helen … [Read more...]
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