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Workshop: Twitter for Authors with Devin Cutting

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#PromoDay2018 Workshop: Twitter for Authors with Devin Cutting

Workshop title: Twitter for Authors

Presenter: Devin Cutting

A brief outline of what will be covered:

1) A written presentation about how authors use hashtag activities on Twitter to promote themselves and network with others. It will include first hand information and quotes from authors who have utilized these methods. Several authors have already agreed to be interviewed.

2) A chat on Twitter to demonstrate how #IndieFeature and other hashtag activities work. I plan to invite other hashtag hosts to join in so that they can answer questions about their activities.

About Devin:

Devin Cutting is a film and creative writing student from Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. He's a member of several writers' groups, and he hosts #IndieFeature on Twitter. A short story that he wrote will be published in a multi-author anthology this year. His other interests include exercising, listening to music and watching professional wrestling.

Links:

twitter.com/DevSeventyFive

twitter.com/IndieFeature

facebook.com/DevSeventyFive

Important info:
When: Saturday 5th May 2018 (available all day)
Where: In the event forums
Cost: FREE!

Workshop Presenter Janet Elaine Smith

Jo Linsdell09:00Janet Elaine Smith, Presenter, promo day, Turning work into fun, workshop No comments

Workshop: "Turning work into fun"
Presenter: Janet Elaine Smith
Time: 21:00 CET

Outline of workshop:
Turning work into fun is a workshop on marketing. So many authors dread the marketing aspect of it, and we all know we have to do it, but it can be a lot of fun, depending in how you present yourself and your books.

Presenter Bio:
A busy lady who wears many hats within the writing industry. Best selling author of numerous titles and marketing expert. She is also Marketing Consultant for Star Publish.

Check out her video trailers by clicking on the links below:

Get your ticket to an affordable vacation at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQzkJDko0qQ

Hi, Daddy! at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHRCJbljh1g

A Lumberjack Christmas at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLVxjaFBXBw

A Christmas Dream (my favorite, but don't tell!) at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdEt0LHl91U&feature=related

Women of the Week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrlrGEgFg18

Patrick and Grace: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm63Rp0j0LM

Keith Trilogy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfSCULdS6A0

SingleTitles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVP3upOrOo4

Christmas Script: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0G3KE5HxNY

Books by Janet Elaine Smith (just a few as she's written far too many to list them all here ;)):

Find out more about her at her website http://janet_elaine_smith0.tripod.com

Workshop Presenter: Jo Linsdell

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Workshop Title: Social Media
3pm-4pm

Workshop Presenter: Jo Linsdell

Workshop Outline:

Social media is the modern way to advertise by the use of online communities. Are you using these free marketing strategies to generate exposure, opportunity and sales? You should be.
I'll be taking you through the various types of social media available (twitter, facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace, YouTube etc...) and how to use them. Statistics, Applications and more...Explore your online marketing options in this one hour LIVE workshop.

Bio:

Jo Linsdell is a freelance writer living in Rome, Italy. She writes articles for websites, newspapers and magazines. She has also updated to Rome. Her books "Italian for Tourists" and "A guide to weddings in Italy" http://www.lulu.com and on http://www.amazon.com

Jo Linsdell was born in Gillingham, Kent (UK) on 16th September 1980. Married name Joanne Denise Feliciani (she uses her maiden name as her pen name).

Having passed 10 GCSE’s, she went on to study Business Studies, History and Art A-Levels at Yateley 6^th Form. Jo left England and moved to Rome, Italy in June 2001, where she now lives with her husband. Their first child was born December 2007.

She has had various jobs including working in hostels, being a tour guide and teaching English as a foreign language. She now works fulltime as a freelance writer. She writes in both English and Italian.

She also writes two award winning blogs; http://astheromansdo.blogspot.com and http://writersandauthors.blogspot.com and recently launched the new site http://1sttimemums.blogspot.com.

She became Editor of Robin Falls Magazine in November 2009.

She was listed on http://www.literaryworld.org/ in April 2009 on their Who's Who in the Literary Society.

You will also know her as the brains behind PROMO DAY ;)

Books by Jo Linsdell:

Workshop Presenter: Sandy Lender

Jo Linsdell09:04Choices Meant for Gods, Choices Meant for Kings, Online Book Tours, Presenter, Sandy Lender, workshop 2 comments

Workshop: Online Book Tours

4pm-5pm CET

Presenter: Sandy Lender

Workshop outline:

There’s nothing virtual about it. Your successful online book tour takes research and planning. Whether you hire a company to help you or you go it alone, touring the Blogosphere in hopes of widening your marketplace, gaining new audience, selling more books, networking, or any of the other marketing strategies to be discussed in this seminar requires careful planning. Sandy Lender has succeeded where others have struggled and can offer you real-world advice to make your decisions easier and wiser. Come on in to chat about Online Book Tours from 4 to 5 p.m. Central European Time, 10 to 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

Bio:

Sandy Lender, Online Marketing

Fantasy enthusiasts will recognize Sandy Lender as the author of the novels Choices Meant for Gods and Choices Meant for Kings and a leader of workshops on world-building, characterization, and e-marketing. Her 4-year degree in English and 18-year career in magazine publishing augment her book publishing experience for a variety of presentations, including blogging, troll extermination, and how to get your name all over the Internet—in a good way.

But that’s only part of the story. Sandy is also a sea turtle conservationist, serving in the Lee County group Turtle Time since 2005. It takes one ring on her cell phone to discover she’s remained obsessed with Duran Duran since about 1984. She got rid of an unnecessary husband and beat cancer in 2008. She learned dragon whispering during the 1990s and can be called on to lull these creatures into a catatonic state when necessary. Finally, she remains unaddicted but “strongly attracted” to all forms of chocolate. If you need more information about her, you can find her all over the Internet with sites like FiledBy, Goodreads, facebook, AuthorIsland, Twitter, Blogger, AuthorsDen, LinkedIn and her own Web site, AuthorSandyLender.com.

Books by Sandy Lender:

Workshop line up

Jo Linsdell10:25moderators, presenters, promo day, workshop 1 comment

Here's the list of workshops and presenters for this years event:

Joyce Anthony- Blogging
Lillian Cauldwell- interviews and blogtalkradio
Sandy Lender- Virtual Tours
Janet Elaine Smith- Turning work into fun (marketing)
Carolyn Howard Johnson- Queries
Karina Fabian- Making promotional materials
Reno Lovison- Video book trailers
Lea Schizas- TBC
Jo Linsdell- Social media

Moderators who will be helping out are:

Penny Ehrenkrantz
Jay Miller
Tannia Ortiz Lopez

Times to be confirmed.

Workshop Presenter: Carolyn Howard Johnson

Jo Linsdell20:32Carolyn Howard Johnson, presenters, promo day, queries, query letters, workshop 1 comment

Workshop: Queries
Time: 7pm Central European Time (see http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html for time conversions).

Workshop outline:

Let's get together for an hour and learn to avoid the kinds of things authors put in their query letters that tick agents off--right from the mouths of agents themselves. This workshop will help you shop your book successfully, but it will also help you get publicity for it once it's published. It also includes a great handout that includes sample query letters and permission to use the contents on your blog (properly credited :-)

The presenter:

Presenter bio:

Carolyn Howard-Johnson is the author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers including The Frugal Book Promoter, The Frugal Editor, The Great First Impression Book Proposal: Everything You Need To Know To Sell Your Book in 20 Minutes or Less. and her new Great Little Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers: The Ultimate Frugal Booklet for Avoiding Word Trippers and Crafting Gatekeeper-Perfect Copy, part of a new series of carry-it-with you mini books at a frugal price of $6.95. Learn more about her at www.howtodoitfrugally.com.

Links:

The Frugal Book Promoter http://www.budurl.com/FrugalBkPromo

The Frugal Editor http://budurl.com/TheFrugalEditor

The Great First Impression Book Proposal

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000YG6O5U/

Love LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynhowardjohnson

Squidooing at: http://www.squidoo.com/HowToDoItFrugallyforAuthors

My iFOGO Page:http://www.ifogo.com/BRZ_AG/members/chjohnson.html

Twittering at: http://www.twitter.com/frugalbookpromo

At Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/carolynhowardjohnson

Blogs for Writers:http://www.SharingWithWriters.blogspot.com ,

http://TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com ,

http://www.SizzlingBookFairBooths.blogspot.com ,

http://www.TheFrugalEditor.blogspot.com

Now blogging on War. Peace. Tolerance and Our Soldiers at:

http://warpeacetolerance.blogspot.com

Workshop Presenter: Joyce Anthony

Jo Linsdell17:40blogging, Joyce Anthony, presenters, promo day, workshop, workshop hosts No comments

Joyce Anthony will be joining us this year to present a workshop on blogging.

Does your blog get across what you want it to? Is it being used as your greatest promotional tool and online picture of who you are? If you answer "no" or "I don't know" to these questions, let me get you started on the path of blogging for fun and recognition!

BIO: Joyce A. Anthony combines the myriad of roles in her life to create works that cause readers to question who they are and how they relate to the world. Her biggest goal in life is to challenge others to be the best they can in whatever they do.

Buy a Copy of her book STORM

PROMO DAY 2009 a huge success

Jo Linsdell11:44moderators, promo day, workshop, workshop hosts 3 comments

With 1364 visitors during the event, PROMO DAY 2009 was a huge success.

Thanks goes to all the workshop presenters and moderators for their hard work. The workshops were a great source of information and fun to take part in.

A special thanks goes to Molly Swodoba for stepping in at the last minute to present about blogging. She ticked off the workshops in style, giving valuable information in a professional but fun manner.

I would also like to say a special thanks Tannia Ortiz Lopez and Elysabeth Eldering for their additional help moderating the workshops.

Join the mailing list to be kept up to date regarding future events.

Moderator: Dawn Menge

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Dawn Menge will be moderating the 18:00 and 21:00 workshops

Dawn Menge has a Masters Degree and clear credential in Special Education. She has worked with the severely handicapped population for eleven years. She is currently working towards her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. She combines imagination with practical skills to make learning fun. Dawn used her experiences within her life to create Queen Vernita's characters and her kingdom. Queen Vernita's Visitors is a story that is woven around Dawn's friends and family.

http://outskirtspress.com/webpage.php?ISBN=9781598007145

Moderator: Jay Miller

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Jay Miller will be moderating the 22:00 and 23:00 CET workshops

Jay Miller is an inspirational writer of children literature. Currently, his 3 books, “Bingo the Banjo Picking Bear”, “Sal and Sally”, and “Opal, Herby and Squeaky” from the *All God’s Critters Series* are producing rave comments and 5-star official reviews from all his fans and followers.

Being a grandpa, with a heart of gold and unlimited determination, Jay is on a mission to spread God’s word in an enjoyable way to young children. Through the articulate illustrations and inspirational words from each page, Jay cannot help but smile knowing that Ten percent of all his royalties go to the Grace for Children Foundation Inc. to support needy children as he is the founder of the newly formed “Rock the Babies” Foundation.

To learn more about Jay Miller, please view his site at: http://www.mybingobooks.com, where you will be able to read author interviews, official book reviews, story summaries, and view videos on each told tale.

Moderator: Tannia E Ortiz-Lopés

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Tannia E. Ortiz-Lopés will be moderating the 15:00 CET and 16:00 CET workshops

BIO:
Tannia E. Ortiz-Lopés is a writer by profession, a mother by choice, and a wife by the covenant of marriage. She was born in Guayama, Puerto Rico and currently lives in Germany with her husband and two sons. On 2004, she published her first free-style inspirational poetry book, The Window to my soul, My Walk with Jesus (Tate Publishing) under the pen name of Mary Magdalene. In March 2006, the book was voted “Best Poetry Book” by www.christianstoryteller.com The book could be purchased directly from the publisher at www.tatepublishing.com and at all major online stores.

Visit the author at: www.myspace.com/tanniaortizlopes, and http://timewithtannia.tripod.com/

Moderator: Frances Shani Parker

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Frances Shani Parker will be moderating the 14:00 CET workshop.

Bio:

Frances Shani Parker is an award-winning writer, consultant, and former school principal. A hospice volunteer for many years, she is author of nationally endorsed “Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes.” With stories, poems, and general information, she presents a captivating account of her hospice volunteer experiences in Detroit nursing homes and her insights on healthcare, caregiving, death, and bereavement. Her website is www.francesshaniparker.com.

Website Link: http://www.francesshaniparker.com/

Blog Link: http://hospiceandnursinghomes.blogspot.com/

Workshops and moderators

Jo Linsdell13:52Jo Linsdell, moderators, promo day, workshop, workshop hosts No comments

Workshops taking place during PROMO DAY 2009:

Times are shown in Central European Time.

14:00 Lael Johnson - Blogging and Journaling. Moderator Frances Shani Parker
15:00 John Evans - The Age of Networking: Tips and Tricks to Survive in Today's information Age. Moderator Tannia Ortiz Lopez
16:00 Karina Fabian - Marketing for Beginners. Moderator Tannia Ortiz Lopez
17:00 John Desjarlais - Finding an Agent. Moderator Molly Swoboda
18:00 Carolyn Howard Johnson - Query Letters as Promotion: Let's Make Them Picture Perfect! Moderator Dawn Menge
19:00 Elysabeth Eldering- Hosting Authors on Virtual Book Tours. Moderator Jo Linsdell
20:00 Joyce Anthony - Promoting with Twitter. Moderator Jo Linsdell
21:00 Ron Berry - Character websites. Moderator Dawn Menge
22:00 Devon Ellington - Creating and maintaining a successful writer's blog. Moderator Jay Miller
23:00 Carol Denbow - Technical Aspects. Moderator Jay Miller

Samples Page

Jo Linsdell14:08assignments, book deals, jobs, promo day, promoting, sample chapter, samples, workshop No comments

Samples Page- Your chance to show off you writing skills and maybe catch a new paying assignment or book deal whilst your at it!

Send a sample of your writing (can be an article, a poem, a chapter from your book, etc...) in word or pdf format to promoday@ymail.com before 20th April 2009. Please make sure you include copyright information.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity to show the world your talents!

WH- John Desjarlais

Jo Linsdell19:08Finding an agent, John Desjarlais, promo day, workshop 1 comment

John Desjarlais will be giving a workshop during PROMO DAY about Finding an Agent.

The workshop will cover:

Who needs an agent
Where to find (and how to read) agent listings
AAR and non-AAR agents
Fee-charging and non fee-charging agents
Writing the agent query
Meeting agents at conferences
Questions to ask an agent when you get an offer
What an agent will - and won't - do for you
Agents and promotion

Bio:

A former producer with Wisconsin Public Radio, John teaches journalism and English at Kishwaukee College in northern Illinois. His first novel, The Throne of Tara (Crossway 1990), was a Christianity Today Readers Choice Award nominee, and his second historical novel, Relics (Thomas Nelson 1993) was a Doubleday Book Club Selection. Bleeder (Sophia Institute Press, forthcoming August 2009) is his first mystery. His work has appeared in periodicals such as Student Leadership Journal, U Magazine, The Critic, On Being, Student Soul, Apocalypse, The Upper Room, The New Pantagruel, The Karitos Review and The Rockford Review. He took Honorable Mention in the 1997 Writers Digest Competition (essay), 2nd Place in Fiction in the 2004 Phidian Art Society of Illinois Contest and 1st Place in 2006. He holds an MA in Media from Columbia University and an MA in Writing from Illinois State University. A member of The Catholic Writers Guild, The Academy of American Poets and Mystery Writers of America, he is listed in Contemporary Authors, Who's Who in Entertainment, and Who's Who Among America's Teachers.

Workshops taking place during PROMO DAY 2009

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Workshops taking place during PROMO DAY 2009:

Times are shown in Central European Time.

14:00 Lael Johnson - Blogging and Journaling
15:00 John Evans - The Age of Networking: Tips and Tricks to Survive in Today's information Age
16:00 Karina Fabian - Marketing for Beginners
17:00 John Desjarlais - Finding an Agent
18:00 Carolyn Howard Johnson - Query Letters as Promotion: Let's Make Them Picture Perfect!
19:00 Elysabeth Eldering- Hosting Authors on Virtual Book Tours
20:00 Joyce Anthony - Promoting with Twitter
21:00 Ron Berry - Character websites
22:00 Devon Ellington - Creating and maintaining a successful writer's blog.
23:00 Carol Denbow - Technical Aspects
TBC Lea Schizas - What editors look for and how writers can spruce their writing

*TBC - Time to be confirmed

Moderators needed

Jo Linsdell18:52chatroom, moderators, promo day, workshop No comments

I still need moderators to help out on Saturday 9th May 2009. If you can offer at least an hour of your time please email me at promoday@ymail.com with the time(s) you will be available.

There is a time converter on the PROMO DAY site if you need it.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Workshops

Jo Linsdell15:35presenters, promo day, workshop, workshop hosts No comments

The names of this years presenters and the topics of the workshops are now online at the PROMO DAY site.

Times will be confirmed and posted to the site this month.

Remember, the workshops are FREE!

The presenters really know their stuff and have loads of great tips and advice to share. With the range of topics to be covered, there's something for everyone!