Happy Friday, all you hard-working, as-yet-undiscovered novelists! If your answer to the above heading was a resounding "YES!!", please click here for a handy visual How-To (courtesy of Brenda Winter-Hansen). This has been a public service of the SCBWI-WWA chapter. Thank you, and have a great weekend.
The (bargain) Book
THE BOOK (2015) is available online for free for members of SCBWI. About THE BOOK: This three hundred page comprehensive, hands-on tool is designed to guide children’s book writers and illustrators through their publishing careers. It is available in hard copy and online to SCBWI members. It contains new and essential articles featuring such topics... Continue Reading →
The. Book.
SCBWI has just released a fantastic new publication for members, called (appropriately), The Book. Not only does it contain items of relevance and interest to our collective pursuits in writing and illustration, formatting, submitting and the like, it is also their marketing guide. At 300 pages, it has pretty much everything... Continue Reading →
Amazon Rewrites the Rules of Book Publishing
Thanks to Jim Whiting for sending this interesting article found in the New York Times. The article talks about how Amazon will be publishing books in both physical and e-book form and according to the article is encouraging writers to not go to Publishing Houses. Interesting read!
Graphic Artists Guild October Workshop-Jennifer Mccord
Learn How Creativity Helps Position and Sell Books in a Fast Changing MarketplaceWednesday, October 26, from 12-2 p.m. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. What you need to know about publishing today.From the written word to the design and delivery of books, how books are created and sold is shifting. How will e-books, POD, and rapidly... Continue Reading →
SCBWI WWA Special Event with Kristen McLean: Understanding the Future of the Publishing Industry
Join SCBWI WWA and Kristen McLean for a Special Event: Understanding the Future of the Publishing Industry, on Tuesday, March 15TechFemme recently predicted, "Kristen McLean is Going to Upset (ie., Fix) the Publishing Industry." . She's going to upset (ie., enlighten, and hopefully in a good way!) SCBWI Western Washington, too, when she visits Seattle.... Continue Reading →