To get what you want, you need to know what you want. It’s even better when you can see the goals you are aspiring to achieve. In this fun, interactive workshop, Goal Coach Debra Eckerling will lead you through a series of exercises to help you hone in on what you want and then create a vision board - aka Goal Map - for your #GoalTopia. #GoalTopia is that magical place where you are achieving your goals and living your ideal life. Join Deb, the founder of the D*E*B METHOD® and author of Your … [Read More...]
Upcoming Events
Aug 12 – Create Your Online Style to Sell Yourself… and your book with Judy Baker
How to Gain Attention and Respect from Agents, Editors, Publishers, and Readers Authors recognize the importance of making connections with the right people in the publishing industry. A fabulous first impression can be your doorway into a valuable relationship, book deal, or partnership. Since COVID-19, your first meeting will probably be on a video call. Projecting your personality through the eye of a camera is an art and demands a carefully curated shift from in-person to online … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview
Featured Member Interview – Mag Dimond
World Traveler Credits “Patience, Courage, Compassion, and Perseverance” for Writing Success 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. Interviewing WNBA-SF member Mag Dimond offered yet another opportunity to learn from this fine, … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview – Annemarie O’Brien
Desire to Share Overseas Experiences Prompts Dog-Lover to Write 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. Each time I interview a WNBA-SF member, the opportunity reminds me how fortunate we are to be part of a group of such … [Read More...]
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...]
BookTalk! The Buzz in the World of Books
10 Goals for Writers for 2020
By Debra Eckerling, author of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals (January 2020) [Editor’s note: In this time of world chaos, we wanted to present something positive for you to focus on, as you deal with the changing times.] It’s an opportunity to jump into new writing projects … Read More…
It’s Complicated: 3 Rules for Writing about Difficult Relationships
By Nita Sweeney, author of Depression Hates a Moving Target “Love truth, but pardon error.” – Voltaire If my mother hadn’t died, she would have been 89 on March 1st. And if she hadn’t died, I might not have written Depression Hates a Moving Target: How Running with My Dog Brought Me Back from the Read More…
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…