Bringing Readers and Writers Together The third annual Sunshine State Book Festival will be held in Gainesville, Florida, on Saturday and Sunday, April 9 and 10. Oaks Mall Saturday's festival begins at 11:00 a.m. and goes until 5:00 p.m. in the spacious Oaks Mall on Newberry Road near I-75. Admission … Read More
Come join us at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at the Millhopper Library for a discussion of the new subscription service for self-publishers: Kindle Vella. This is a “story subscription service that lets you read serialized works of fiction written specifically for this platform” (https://www.techradar.com/news/amazon-kindle-vella). Did you know … Read More
Pat Caren will present Preparing Your Book for Publication at the Marketing Coalition meeting this Saturday, July 9, at 1:00 p.m. Caren writes under the pen name Marie Q. Rogers. Her YA novel, Trials by Fire, received a 2020 Royal Palm Literary Award. The sequel, Quest for Namai, debuted at the 2022 … Read More
Join playwright Shamrock McShane and multi-talented artist Tom Miller on July 10 to learn how to turn a play into a movie. The program begins at 2:30 p.m. at the Millhopper branch library, 3145 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, Florida. McShane is the author of Seven Sides of Shakespeare, a play … Read More
Having a social media presence is now required for both indie authors and traditionally published ones. Major publishers are beginning to insist that their authors get on the social media bandwagon immediately. We all have questions and concerns about how to effectively market our books these days. Most creatives are … Read More
You have an idea for a novel that follows you to bed, and it's all you can think of during your morning shower. Where to start and how to finish? Award-winning novelist Richard Gartee will discuss the process of novel writing from first draft to final proofread. First-time novelists or … Read More
Many of the ghost stories that thrilled Victorian and Edwardian audiences were lost and forgotten. But the classic ghost-story tradition has recently enjoyed a resurgence, thanks to dedicated anthologists and publishing houses. Hundreds have been republished. Supernatural tales are often dismissed as pulp fiction--not considered literature. But did you know … Read More
