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...]
Upcoming Events
July 24 – First Ever Effie Lee Morris Writing Awards & Mixer
Friday, July 24, 2020 5pm Online, via Zoom Free! Please come celebrate with us! Join the WNBA-SF for our First Ever Effie Lee Morris Writing Awards & Mixer! The Women’s National Book Association San Francisco Chapter is pleased and proud to debut the first-ever Effie Lee Morris WNBA Literary Awards in honor of our founder. Ms. Morris was a pioneering Black librarian and the founder of this chapter of the Women’s National Book Association in 1968. She first started her library … [Read More...]
July 18 – Post Pitch-O-Rama Expert AMA: Next Steps to Getting Published
Saturday, July 18, 2020 Noon - 1pm Online, via Zoom Free to Pitch-O-Rama PLUS 2020 attendees $20 for WNBA-SF members $35 general Here is your chance to ask anything in this virtual event featuring publishers. As everyone probably knows, you or your agent needs to get your book or proposal into the hands of an interested editor; that’s the first hurdle. A well-crafted proposal, an agent with good relationships, and choosing the right editors to approach are the first steps. What most … [Read More...]
Featured Member Interview
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...]
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...]
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…