Upcoming Events
Path to Publishing Panel: Does Social Media Really Sell Books?
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 6:00pm 1 Ferry Building San Francisco, CA 94111 Book Passage, SF Ferry Building, presents a powerful panel discussion of one of the most popular subjects generally introverted authors want to know about. WNBA-SF's own Elise Marie Collins joins members of the Author's Guild to clear up many of the myths and truths about social media for writers. Presented with the Authors Guild and the Women's National Book Association Authors … [Read More...]
Meet the Agents & Editors: Pitch-O-Rama 2020
Join us at our new venue in Noe Valley! Bethany UMC Church 1270 Sanchez Street (at Clipper) SF, CA 94114 Saturday, March 21, 2020 8:00 am – 12:30 pm It’s Pitch-O-Rama PLUS! Includes a continental breakfast and pre-pitch coaching. $65 WNBA members, $75 Non-members Men Welcome! Limited to the first 60 ticketed attendees Meet the Agents and Editors for Pitch-O-Rama Plus 2020! These impressive publishing professionals bring years of experience and will provide advice, direction, and … [Read More...]
Novel Approaches to Outlining and Marketing Fiction: Another Reason to attend SFWC 2020!
Come join two of our WNBA-SF Chapter board members in a great presentation blending their expertise and experience. Brenda Knight, Publisher, Author and Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte, Author present "Novel Approaches to Outlining and Marketing Fiction This is where the “bookends” of writing meet. Hear unique insights from a prolific and popular writer on the outlining and writing of fiction along with insider secrets from a veteran of Harper Collins marketing and sales that you can use for marketing … [Read More...]
Launch a Successful 2020 at SF Writers Conference!
February 13 – 16, 2020 Intercontinental Hyatt Regency Embarcadero 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111 Join us and help us promote WNBA-SF at the San Francisco Writers Conference! This will be the 17th Celebration of Craft, Commerce, and Community for all writers. Attendees will join with 100+ presenters and fellow writers from across the country and around the world at this year’s event. The SFWC events are consistently rated among the friendliest, top writer’s conferences … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview
Featured Member Interview – Geri Spieler
Self-Proclaimed “Political Junkie” Reveals Her Writing Secrets by Nita Sweeney, author of the running and mental health memoir, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink. The members of the Women’s National Book Association of San Francisco come from a variety of backgrounds and careers. I’m … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview – Sheryl Bize-Boutte
A Rich Retirement: Sheryl Bize-Boutte Proves It’s Never Too Late for the Write Words by Nita Sweeney, author of the running and mental health memoir, Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Brink. One of the many joys of participating in the Women’s National Book Association of San Francisco is the … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview – Nita Sweeney
Q&A with Brenda Knight, WNBA-SF Chapter President and Nita Sweeney, WNBA-SF member Brenda Knight (BK): When did you know you were a writer, Nita? Nita Sweeney (NS): Way to lead off with a stumper! Did I know I was a writer in 5th grade when I held the one and only copy of my “first” book, Sheshak the Wild Stallion, which I both typed … [Read More...]
BookTalk! The Buzz in the World of Books
Options to Make Your Book Marketing More Effective
By Bridgitte Jackson-Buckley, author of The Gift of Crisis If there is one thing I’ve found out about book marketing it’s this: everyone is not your customer. As a reader, this makes sense. You don’t want to read every book that’s out there yet, when you publish your own books, why does that knowledge suddenly become irrelevant? Read More…
Five Reasons to Review a Book and a Brief How-To
By Nita Sweeney, author of Depression Hates a Moving Target I’m embarrassed to admit how little I appreciated the importance of book reviews until my own book, Depression Hates a Moving Target, was published. Before that, I posted the occasional review on Goodreads and didn’t even know that some publisher sites (including Mango) accept reviews. Read More…
From Novel to Netflix: Mentoring the book-to-film path with Trisha R. Thomas
By Bridgitte Jackson-Buckley, author of The Gift of Crisis (October 2018) Mentoring comes in all shapes and sizes. It’s not always a meeting for coffee and reporting back. It can happen in a variety of different ways, like meeting an author at a book fair and requesting an email interview. Unlike my usual manner of attending events Read More…
