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In this eye-opening live webinar, you’ll learn how scams and schemes typically operate and how to recognize the warning signs. You’ll leave with practical strategies for evaluating offers, reviewing contracts, and protecting yourself from fraudulent or misleading opportunities that could harm your author career. All proceeds will go to support EveryLibrary.org.
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Marketing Your Book Without Social Media
April 9
This 90-minute live webinar, taught by Jane Friedman, helps authors first focus on the foundation of any book marketing campaign: your current strengths, assets, and abilities. Most book marketing isn’t about having a big bank roll or social media following, but having sufficient time and energy to capitalize on what you have in hand or what represents a good stretch goal. Few authors truly lack marketing opportunities; most lack sufficient focus and patience to pursue those opportunities, or feel overwhelmed by the task and end up doing nothing at all.
Memoir and Personal Essay Writing Virtual Conference
April 17 - 19
Writer’s Digest University is pleased to present a one-of-a-kind online event for memoir and personal essay writers! Our WDU Memoir and Personal Essay Writing Virtual Conference will provide expert insights from seven successful authors. Spend the weekend learning the finer points of writing memoirs and personal essays, and optionally participate in a query letter critique from a participating literary agent.
How a Book Becomes a Movie
April 23
What Authors and Screenwriters Need to Know
The filmmaking business is complex and baffles many—even those working in it. The reality is, there is no single way to get a film made. But there’s no question that Hollywood loves adapting intellectual property. The more an author understands the different adaptation paths, the better their odds of success.
Screenwriter Jeanne Veillette Bowerman will dive deep into the processes to help writers come to the negotiation table well-informed.
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