Connect with Your Readers: Secrets to Email Marketing
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Caitlin Berve
Beginner - Email lists allow you to stay connected with your readers between books and build a fanbase before you publish. In this workshop, we'll discuss how to gather email addresses, what to do with them, and how to tell if your email marketing is working. You'll leave with actionable steps for your emails.
Boost Sales with Promo Stacking and Ads
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Andre Gonzalez
Intermediate - Bookbub Featured Deals are highly considered the holy grail for authors and publishers. With only a 20% acceptance rate, what can you do to increase those odds in your favor? How can you further capitalize on the thousands of readers seeing your book and make your book stick on the charts?
How to Write the Adventure Novel!
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Lija Fisher
Beginner - The adventure story encompasses heroic deeds, loyal friends, and the desire to triumph over the most impossible of obstacles. Pop into this workshop to learn the basics of how to write an adventure novel, and apply the tools to other genres you're exploring, because every story is one big adventure!
Tiktok and Reels for Authors
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Mariah Ankenman
Beginner - Booktok and Beyond. Booktok has revitalized the book buying business. Join author Mariah Ankenman as she helps you navigate the ever changing world of TikTok and the booktok community. Learn how to connect with readers, create engaging videos, and cross post to Instagram Reels for maximum exposure. Grab your book crown authors and let's go!
Ahhhhh! Crafting Your Character’s Voice
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Caitlin Berve
Beginner - Can your readers hear your characters? A major piece of character development is voice. The way your characters speak reveals their personality, where they are from, if they are lying, and more. In this workshop, we will discuss ways to create character voice and show it on the page.
Mistakes Were Made – “Advanced Editing”
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Johnny Worthen
Intermediate - Advice from the slush pile. Concrete advice to tighten your writing with examples and corrections concentrating on specific issues and hot buttons. Lots of "don't do this." See what doesn't work with hands-on editing exercises.