When author Thomas Hewlett and I began working together, one of the first things he told me was that he took his first drink at age seventeen and promptly blacked out for thirteen years, coming out of a haze at rock bottom with the early idea for a novel—the one that would kick-start his career—scrawled […]
A conversation with Skylight Books Events Manager Kelsey Nolan Nestled in Los Feliz, Skylight Books has been a neighborhood staple of the Los Angeles literary scene for more than twenty years. In a time when (to our great chagrin) bookstores are closing left and right, Skylight has expanded its reach, finding new and innovative ways […]
PR for Writers is always looking for fun opportunities to collaborate, so we’re especially pleased about our newest partnership with Australia’s SmartFone Flick Fest (SF3). Now in its third year, SF3 an international film festival showcasing short films produced on smartphones and tablets. The powerhouses behind it are Angela Blake and Ali Crew, two women […]
Want to learn the nuts and bolts of the industry? No filing, getting coffee, or answering phones: learn how to develop and implement PR campaigns, and to maximize impact across social media platforms through compelling content and advertising. There are also three industry events at which you’ll be a guest, not counting optional partner events. […]
I met Philip at an event titled “How to Find and Retain New Customers,” presented by American Marketing Association (AMA) and the president of its Los Angeles branch—also known as Philip. The panel featured Ann Convery, creator of Speak Your Business™; Anil Punyapu, SVP of Sales at Cvent; Elizabeth Primm, Industry Director at Twitter; and […]
Producing a film can be a magical experience, but many filmmakers get so excited about, and engrossed in, the process that they forget producing their film is only step one. Actually, the production of your film should be pretty far down the line in your initial to-do list. Particularly with new filmmakers, the excitement of […]
On Thursday, May 25th, 2017 Ann Convery, creator of Speak Your Business™, will be a featured panelist at the event How to Find and Retain New Customers, presented by American Marketing Association (AMA) Los Angeles. This unique event, which will be held at General Assembly in Santa Monica, California, will focus on how marketing professionals, […]
I met Kathleen at the wonderfully produced 805 Writers’ Conference. I make a point of that, since she produced it. Kathleen is a savvy navigator of all things publishing. With four published books and three plays under her belt, she understands how authors and artists are often confused by the new world of marketing their […]
When launching a PR campaign focus on the author, not the book. Publishers invariably disagree with me on this one. Perhaps the most heated discussions that I've had with publishers have dealt with that topic. Don’t misunderstand me, I understand where the publishers are coming from. They’ve put their time and money into producing, publishing […]
Christopher Meeks is an author, publisher and college teacher. Chris told me about his long and winding road through the worlds of writing and publishing. He first published short fiction in a number of literary journals, and the stories are available in two collections, The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea and Months and Seasons. The […]