Have you ever sat in a craft talk and felt it lacked something? The content was good, but fifteen minutes into the presentation, you find yourself scrolling through email on your phone. You’re bored, but you don’t know why. Perhaps you’re having trouble focusing, or maybe it’s as simple as the speaker failed to connect…
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How (and Why) to Give an Author Reading – by Rachel Delaney Craft
Last year, I had an opportunity to read my work aloud at the book launch for Bizarre Bazaar, RMFW’s 2022 anthology. I was an accomplished public speaker before the pandemic, but after two years of nothing but Zoom events, I felt a little rusty. This experience forced me to relearn how to read my work…
How to Moderate an Author Panel like a Pro
In keeping with my marketing tips leading up to my four-hour intensive class at the Colorado Gold Conference in September, thinking outside of the box in terms of marketing involves a number of things. Moderating a panel is a great way to rub shoulders with extremely successful authors and get your name to their already…
Will you be presenting at the next Colorado Gold?
The first time I considered presenting at a writers conference, I immediately thought, “But I don’t know enough to teach anything.” Turns out, just about everyone who has been writing for a while knows something. Perhaps, like me, you’ve done a lot of research and figured out how to ferret out information in places besides “Google”…