As self publishing continues to grow, how can authors compete in a saturated marketplace and be heard among the "noise"? What does today's self published author need to know? What is Hybrid Publishing? What are the advantages to this route? My fellow panelists are Bennett Coles, Jane Ann McLachlan, Linda Demeulemeester, and Kristine Perron. Room: […]
The Creative Ink Festival will include workshops, presentations and panels from professional authors and artists. I'm doing three panels and a reading, so I hope to see you there! My complete schedule is below, or viewable on the calendar. Note that the overall cost for the full day of programming is $25. Reading — 2:30 […]
Panelists: Lisa Voisin, Katrina Archer, Patrick Swenson, Danika Dinsmore, Bevan Thomas Location: Ballroom B Save time and effort by coming out to listen to professional authors and artists share the best advice they've received about writing and the publishing industry. Take away lessons that have been passed down to them, as well as ones from their […]
Panelists: Andrea Westaway, Jennifer Lott, Randy McCharles, Cathy Ace, Mark Teppo, Dani Duck Location: Ballroom B Join the panel for a discussion about what books and stories while growing up had the most influence. Did any of them shape who you are today? Which ones have stuck with you? Have you reread any of them? […]
Panelists: Mark Teppo, Sabina Khan, Randy McCharles, Jo-Anne McLean, Katrina Archer Location: Ballroom B Doing it yourself is all well and good, but put 4 self-published authors in a room and you will hear 5 ways to go about it. So let's do that. e-Book only? Does CreateSpace work for Canadian authors? Where are the hidden […]
I'll be at the Creative Ink Festival in Burnaby, BC from May 6-8, doing panels and hopefully a reading. Come check out the great line-up of guests, including Robert J. Sawyer and Carrie Vaughn! Hope to see you there. Detailed schedule TBD.
Venezia Room Katrina Archer, Kristi Charish, Danika Dinsmore, Jeff Norburn, Setsu Uzume Where and how do you find beta readers? How do you know if they’ll be a good beta reader or not? How do you be a good beta reader to someone else? *Stick around for the Meet and Greet to perhaps discover your new beta buddy!
Venezia Room Katrina Archer, ER Brown, Danika Dinsmore, Dani Duck Whether it’s an art studio, a writing nook or a corner in your apartment, how do you make the most of the space you have to keep your creativity flowing? Sitting desk, standing desk, treadmill desk or no desk? Decorations, trinkets, motivational pieces or an empty space? Join our panelists for tips […]
Venezia Room Katrina Archer, Ella Beaumont, E. R. Brown,Tod McCoy, Susan Pieters What do editors appreciate in an author, both in their attention to craft and their professional interactions? For example, it is important for writers to understand the various services editors offer to writers such as developmental, substantive and copy editing. Come and listen to editors share their […]
Venezia Room Andrea Westaway (M), Katrina Archer, Brenda Carre, Setsu Uzume, Lisa Voisin In dark fantasy, paranormal romance and urban fantasy, often the love interest isn’t human. What is so appealing about these characters? Why do writers write them? Why do readers love them, or hate them? Are there limits to the type of monster that can be romantic? Can […]