April 16 – Free Lunch N Learn: WNBA-SF Author Platform

A strong author platform is a key component of securing a book deal — and an essential part of a successful pitch. Join the Women’s National Book Association – San Francisco Chapter for a Lunch N Learn focused on how to build, position, and communicate your platform in ways that resonate with agents and publishers.

In our final ramp up to our virtual Pitch-O-Rama, this session will explore how platform factors into pitching your book and why publishing professionals are looking beyond the idea to the audience behind it. Featuring Debra Eckerling, Dr. Judith Briles, Kat Neff, and Kim Stewart, the discussion will cover what platform really means, how to demonstrate your reach and authority, and how to present it effectively in both proposals and live pitches.

Whether you are preparing for Pitch-o-Rama, querying agents, or refining your proposal, this session offers practical, industry-informed guidance to strengthen your position.

About the Speakers

Debra Eckerling is The Book Proposal Expert, a book proposal specialist who helps authors clarify their message, develop their content, and craft proposals that get noticed. She is the author of Your Goal Guide and 52 Secrets for Goal-Setting and Goal-Getting, host of GoalChat and the Book Proposal Podcast, and the creator of The DEB Method for goal-setting simplified. Debra has spent years helping writers, entrepreneurs, and experts turn their ideas into compelling book plans that get noticed by agents and publishers. Learn more at TheBookProposalExpert.com and connect with Debra on LinkedIn.

Dr. Judith Briles is the award-winning and best-selling author of 48 books earning over 60 book awards and recently awarded the Author Laureate honor. To date, her books have been translated into 17 countries with over 1,000,000 copies sold! Judith’s books, and work, have been featured in over 1,500 radio and TV shows. She is the host of the AuthorU-Your Guide to Book Publishing podcast that has received over 21 million downloads, posts less than three minute “how to publish and market” videos daily on her YouTube channel Dr. Judith Briles-The Book Shepherd and is the founder of the Colorado’s Authors’ Hall of Fame. Today, she will explore the wide, wide world of book marketing that leads to author success … that is, if you do it.

With more than 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, Kat Neff has built a career spanning sales, marketing, and publicity. She has served on educational panels, contributed to industry programming, and held leadership roles within organizations such as the Minnesota Book Publishing Roundtable, bringing a wealth of knowledge in book promotion and media relations. Kat offers a practical, insider perspective on how authors can successfully position themselves and their work in today’s competitive publishing landscape.

Kim Stewart is a book marketing strategist for nonfiction authors and host of the Book Marketing Mania podcast. She helps you reach more readers as a podcast host and guest. When she’s not strategizing with clients or binge listening to podcasts, you’ll find her enjoying family time and indulging in coffee, caramel and Friends reruns. kimstewartmarketing.com

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