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August 27 – Comp-a-palooza with Brenda Knight and Debra Eckerling

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Comp-a-palooza Lunch N Learn with Brenda Knight and Debra Eckerling

Thursday, August 27 at 12 pm PDT

A FREE Virtual Event

Unable to attend? No worries. Register anyway and receive the replay!

Comparative titles (or “comps”) are one of the most important tools for positioning and selling your book. They help agents and publishers understand where your book fits in the marketplace, who it’s for, and why readers will buy it. You need them for pitches and queries (fiction and nonfiction), as well as nonfiction book proposals. 
 
Join the Women’s National Book Association San Francisco Chapter on Thursday, August 27 at 12:00 p.m. PT for Comp-a-Palooza, a Lunch & Learn focused on finding and positioning comp titles for your work-in-progress. WNBA-SF Chapter President Brenda Knight (Publisher, Books That Save Lives) and Networking Ambassador Debra Eckerling (The Book Proposal Expert) will guide you through one of the most important elements of the book pitch.

Discover:

  • What makes a strong comparative title (and what doesn’t)
  • How to find books that position your idea effectively 
  • What agents, publishers, booksellers and sales reps are looking for
  • Which common mistakes to avoid when selecting comps
  • And more!

No matter where you are in your work-in-progress, this session will demystify comps, while giving you practical insights to help position your book.

About the Speakers

Brenda Knight, author of Women of the Beat Generation, began her publishing career at HarperCollins working with luminaries including Paolo Coehlo, Marianne Williamson, Mark Nepo, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Knight was awarded IndieFab’s Publisher of the Year at the American Library Association in 2014. She is the author of Random Acts of Kindness, Be a Good in the World, and Women of the Beat Generation which won the American Book Award. She is President of WNBA-SF Chapter.

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.

Need extra support? Brenda and Debra also offer Pitch Clinic office hours for authors who want additional guidance refining their pitches, positioning their books, and preparing for the next step in their publishing journey.

To register, please fill out the form below: 

August 27 - Comp-a-palooza with Brenda Knight and Debra Eckerling

August 27 @ 12pm PDT — A FREE WNBASF Virtual Event 

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