Your Pitch. Perfected. Perfect your book pitch with expert guidance! In this interactive Pitch Clinic, publisher Brenda Knight (Books that Save Lives) and book proposal strategist Debra Eckerling (TheBookProposalExpert.com) team up to help authors refine and strengthen their pitches in real time. Whether you’re preparing for a conference or Pitch-O-Rama; a meeting with an agent or publisher; or an email submission, this session will give you the tools and confidence to make your pitch stand … [Read More...]
Upcoming Events
December 4 – Free Lunch N Learn: Comfort Food, Self-Care & Writing
Comfort Food, Self-Care & Writing Thursday, December 4 at 12 – 1pm PDT A FREE Virtual Event Unable to attend? No worries. Register anyway and receive the replay! Feed your body and your creativity! Join WNBA–San Francisco for a deliciously inspiring Lunch n Learn with Chef Rossi, author of The Raging Skillet and The Punk Rock Queen of the Jews, and Jessie-Sierra Ross, author of Seasons Around the Table and creator of Straight to the Hips, Baby. In this lively conversation — moderated by … [Read More...]
November 20 – Free Lunch N Learn: The Art of the Book Pitch
The Art of the Book Pitch Thursday, November 20 at 12 – 1pm PDT A FREE Virtual Event Unable to attend? No worries. Register anyway and receive the replay! Ready to take your book idea to the next level? Join publisher Brenda Knight (Books that Save Lives) and Debra Eckerling, The Book Proposal Expert, for an engaging Lunch & Learn that demystifies the art — and the heart — of a winning book pitch. In this practical and inspiring session, Brenda and Deb will walk you through what it … [Read More...]
Big Discount for Early Registration for Pitch-O-Rama 2026!
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 8:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. PT 23 Years of Pitch-O-Rama Success! Are you developing a concept for a new book? Do you have a manuscript in progress? Have you always wanted to publish that book you’ve been working on for years? If this sounds like you, we would love to invite you to Pitch-O-Rama 2026! Everyone is welcome to participate! We are happy to announce we will be hosting the next Pitch-O-Rama as a virtual event on April 25th, 2026, where writers will be … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview
Featured Member Interview – Daphneleah Schneider
Daphneleah Schneider is a Rightness Release Mentor, Speaker, Reiki Master, Writer, and Model from Los Angeles, California, where she is creating specialized talks and workshops focused on wellness and healing from Rightness. Can you describe the moment or reasoning, leading up to deciding to write about abandoning/healing the need to be … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview – Sheri McGuinn
I write. I always excelled at writing. In a different version of my life, I stayed in the challenging school system where I started, was pushed to excel, and found a mentor who guided me into a writing career before I graduated. You already know my name. In this version of my life, I spent the last three years of high school in a small town school … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview – Anne Marina Pellicciotto
Anne Marina Pellicciotto is a multi talented and multidisciplined individual. Not only a talented writer, but also the President of SeeChange Consulting, a woman-owned Certified Business Enterprise as well as a returned Peace Corps Volunteer in Mexico. Her diverse lived experiences fuel her life philosophies and methodologies. What inspired you … [Read More...]
BookTalk! The Buzz in the World of Books
Register Today! Our Upcoming Art of the Book Pitch & Writing Panels!
NOVEMBER EVENTS The Art of the Book Pitch Thursday, November 20 at 12 – 1pm PDT A FREE Virtual Event: REGISTER HERE Unable to attend? No worries. Register anyway and receive the replay! Ready to take your book idea to the next level? Join publisher Brenda Knight (Books that Save Lives) and Debra Eckerling, The Read More…
You’re Invited! Register Early for the Halloween Mixer & Pitch-O-Rama 2026!
Saturday, April 25, 2026, 8:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. PT 23 Years of Pitch-O-Rama Success! Are you developing a concept for a new book? Do you have a manuscript in progress? Have you always wanted to publish that book you’ve been working on for years? If this sounds like you, we would love to Read More…
No More NaNoWriMo? What Now?
by Nita Sweeney Each November since 1999, hundreds of thousands of writers around the globe have taken the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) challenge. Their goal? Write 50,000 words of fiction in 30 days. NaNoWriMo thrived by creating a global online and in-person community that offered a deadline and a structure that made an impossible Read More…