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January 2025
Pinterest: An Author’s Secret Weapon with Kristi Woods
January 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM Eastern
With over 522 million monthly active users, including a fast growing number of 18-34 year olds, authors can tap into an often-unused resource for audience building, brand exposure, and book sales–all with minimal time or interface compared to popular social media channels. In this session, we’ll learn what Pinterest is and why we might use it, dip in with a quick overview of intriguing stats and helpful usage, and aim for a bright future with resources to know and grow Pinterest as our very own secret weapon.
February 2025
Mastering the Art of Writing Great Back Cover Copy and Blurbs with Lisa Carter
February 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM Eastern
Whether an indie, hybrid or traditionally published author, mastering the art of the blurb is an essential skill in the writer’s toolkit. The blurb/bcc exists for the purpose of introducing an editor/agent/reader to the story into which you’ve poured your heart. The writer can utilize the bcc over and over again in a variety of ways—as a pitch to an editor or agent; in a query letter or proposal; or in marketing and expanding an author brand.
Lisa Carter is the Publishers Weekly bestselling and award-winning author of more than thirty contemporary romance, historical and romantic suspense novels. Two of her books have won Carol Awards—Under a Turquoise Sky and The Christmas Bargain. The Stronghold won a Daphne du Maurier Award for romantic suspense. When she’s not working on her next novel, she loves spending time with family and teaching writer workshops. Lisa enjoys traveling and researching her next fictional adventure. A native North Carolinian, she has strong opinions on barbecue and ACC basketball. Visit Lisa at lisacarterauthor.com for more information about her books or to sign up for her newsletter.
April 2025
How To Share a Spiritual Message Through Dialogue with Jaime Jo Wright
April 15th, 2025 at 7:00 PM Eastern
Sharing spiritual truths in fictional form can be challenging and sometimes it can also be too cookie-cutter. But there are unique and creative ways to use character dialogue to impact your readers with a message that can be delivered organically and more real-to-life. Join Jaime Jo Wright as she explores the designation of character dialogue, the depth of character dialogue, and the delivery of character dialogue as it relates to a spiritual message in story.
Jaime Jo Wright is a multi-award-winning and best-selling author with over 150,000 books sold. She writes Gothic mystery and thriller, while enjoying her quirky life with six felines, one axolotl, and a plethora of fish. Oh yes, and she’s married and has two kids also. Find out more at www.jaimewrightbooks.com or her podcast madlitmusings.com