Authors for Authors ~ www.AuthorsForAuthors.com
Authors for Authors assist writers to market and sell their work. They provide two services for authors: book fairs and mini critiques. More information and a registration form is located at www.AuthorsForAuthors.com or email VAllenWriter@cs.com.
Book Fairs: Provide venues for authors to showcase their work, make presentations, and engage in networking with others in the publishing field.
` Two sponsored bookfairs each year in warm and sunny Florida
` The Brevard Authors' Book Fair is in March (Includes FREE admission to presentations)
` Meet the Authors Book Fair is in November (In conjunction with the Art Works Festival)
` Display Book option available for those who cannot attend the book fair
Editing/Critique /Feedback Services: Before you get too far down the writing road, have your manuscript reviewed and critiqued.
` Save time and money
` Stop making the same mistakes over and over
` Save yourself from hours of frustrating rewrites
` Get specific feedback on your work to improve and find satisfaction in your writing
` Mini critiques are available for fiction, nonfiction, poems, and children's books Articles to Improve Your Writing ~
For your FREE copy of any of these writer tips email: VAllenWriter@cs.com and indicate the name of the article you would like.
` Art and Craft of Magazine Writing
` Categories of Children's Books ` I Wish I Had Said That!
` Mighty Monosyllable
` Pesky Pronouns
` Repetitive Redundancies
` Seeing is Believing ` Spelling Word Mix Ups
` Take Aim & Target Your Children's Writing ` The Road to Clips
` Whatshisname?
` Writing by the Numbers
Benefits of Networking at Book Fairs and Workshops ~
` A resource of people
` Exposure to different ideas
` Exchange of information
` Developing contacts and connections
` Making referrals
` Learning tips and trading ideas
` Obtaining recommendations
` Mutual support alliances
` Stirring your creative juices
` Sharing your book
` Practicing your pitch
` Finding feedback for your work
` Locating book reviewers
` Bartering books, goods, services
` Group support and encouragement
` Sharing common interests and goals
` Creating good will among your peers
` Finding an expert or those with expertise
` Making friends and getting known
` Build a sense of community
` Matching authors' needs with solutions
` Developing leads to book clubs, library groups
` Finding a speaker for your group
` Becoming a speaker for another group
` Creating awareness of you and your book
` Name recognition as a topic expert
Books for Writers ~
` Class Act Barbara Techel
` Hooking gthe Readerer: Opening Lines that Sell Sharon Redell-Smock
` Mosquito Marketing for Authors Michelle Dunn
` The Frugal Book Promoter Carolyn Howard-Johnson
` The Frugal Editor Carolyn Howard-Johnson
` The Great Grammar Book Marsha Sramek
` Writing Content Roger W. Nielsen
Web Sites for Writers ~
` Amazon.com Amazon/Kindle/Shelfari/CreatSpace
` AMInstatute.com Headlines/Title Analyzer
` AuthorsForAuthors.com Authors for Authors
` Bamm.com Books a Million
` BN.com Barnes & Noble
` BookCrossing.com Worldwide Library
` CanaveralPenWomen.org PEN Women Brevard County FL
` GoodReads.com Post and Market Your Book
` HowToDoItFrugally.com Frugal Editing and Promoting
` FloridaBookNews.com Florida Authors & Events
` Floridawriters. net Florida Writers Assoc
` Fsanlapw.com FL League American PEN Women
` LibraryThing.com Library on line
` MilitaryWriters.com Military Writers
` ParaPub.com Dan Poynter Para Publishing
` PinkPorchBooks.com Gently used books
` RTIR.com Radio for Writers
` SCBWI.com Society of Childrens' Writers & Illustrators
` SCWG.org Space Coast Writers Guild
` Shelfari.com Post and Market Your Book on Amazon
` SmashWords.com Free e-book publishing
` STC.org Technical Communications
` WordPress.com Blogs for writers
` Worldcat.org World wide card catalogue
