“There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.”
Christopher Morley (1890-1957)
The next meeting of the Liberty States Fiction Writers will be held on September 12th at the Main Branch of the Edison Public Library on Plainfield Avenue
The September workshop will be
Marketing and Publicizing Your Book
by Judy Spagnola and Kiersten Krumm
In this workshop, Judy will speak about what an independent PR company can do for an author at different stages of his or her career and Kiersten will speak about the importance of back cover copy in helping promote an author and sell books.
About Judy Spagnola – Book Trends: Judy Spagnola’s career in the book industry began as a bookseller for an independent bookstore. She soon became a store manager, an area manager, and finally the national buyer for Literature, Poetry and Romance at Waldenbooks, where she was responsible for purchasing for over 1400 stores. When Waldenbooks moved to Ann Arbor, Judy formed her PR company, Book Trends, on the advice of author Andrea Kane, who became Judy’s first client. Judy uses her many contacts among booksellers, buyers, distributors, merchandisers, and reviewers, along with her in-depth knowledge of the book industry, to help promote and sell her clients’ books. On her website, www.book-trends.com, you’ll find a list of authors she has worked with.
About Kiersten Krumm: Kiersten Krumm has been writing back cover copy for ten years. She currently writes for Hachette, both for the Forever line and for Grand Central. She has also written for Avon/HarperCollins, St. Martin’s Press, and Pocket Books. She’s been writing exclusively for Hachette since 2003 and has written for Julia Harper, Sherillyn Bodine, Jane Porter, Megan Crane, and Sandra Hill, among others.
Roundtable Sessions
This month’s Roundtable sessions will be on writing synopses and critique. For the critique sessions, please bring 10 copies of 5 pages from the work you would like to discuss. If you are a published author and would like to assist with the roundtable sessions in the future, please contact Lois Winston, our Program Chair.
Networking and Snacks
After the Roundtable Sessions, members may network and either brown bag lunch or share snacks with fellow members.
Every month the Liberty States Fiction Writers will feature published authors who will share with you one of their latest releases and offer you the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of the featured release. Published authors will also have the opportunity to provide podcast interviews about their latest releases.
Tina Gabrielle is a former engineer and attorney whose love of romance novels helped her get through years of academia. She often picked up a romance and let her fantasies of knights in shining armor and lords and ladies carry her away. After multi-publishing for the prestigious Rutgers Law Journal, she has finally fulfilled her dream of writing fiction. Her first book, LADY OF SCANDAL, is a Regency-set historical scheduled for release by Kensington Books in September 2009. She is hard at work on the second book in the series, A PERFECT SCANDAL. Tina lives in New Jersey. She loves to hear from readers. Visit her website at www.tinagabrielle.com.
Future Meetings and Roundtable Sessions
Publicist Judy Spagnola
Freelance Writer
Kiersten Krum
Marketing and Publicizing Your Book
Roundtable
Writing Synopsis
Critique
Dr. Michael Rushnak
Mystery/Thriller Author
Roundtable
Legal Issues for Authors
Critique
Agent Stephany Evans
FinePrint Literary Management
Jessica Wade
Associate Editor
New American Library
Editor(s) and Speed Pitching
Roundtable
Speed Pitching
Holiday Party
Meeting Times
- Board Meeting
9:30-10:00
Business Meeting
10:00-10:30
Workshop
10:45-11:45
Roundtable Sessions
12:00-1:15
Networking/Snacks
1:30-2:30
Meeting Location
- Edison Public Library
Main Library
340 Plainfield Avenue
Edison, New Jersey 08817
(732) 287-2298
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