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