Tonight, of course, is the fundraising virtual booksigning for the Mid-Atlantic Great Dane Rescue Group. I've been told books are selling briskly. To be involved, drop by my chatroom. Just go to my website, http://www.joannaslan.com/ and click the chatroom button in the lower right hand corner. I hope to have some of my author friends show up as guests. The chat begins at 6:30 p.m. CSTBoy, did I ever have fun last night. I was part of the … [Read more...] about Busy, Busy Fall
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JUST for ME Contest Winners, and a Review of the Past Wild Week!
JUST FOR ME Contest WinnersAs I promised, here are the names of the Just for Me Contest Winners:Christy K. from Louisville KYandLynn H. from Lawrenceville GAI'll be contacting them via email and sending out their gifts.Meanwhile, keep checking this blog and reading it carefully as I think I will mention other ezine readers' names--and if YOU respond, I'll send YOU some sort of fun gift! My gift cupboard is overflowing. I love picking up trinkets … [Read more...] about JUST for ME Contest Winners, and a Review of the Past Wild Week!
Building a Platform
"I've been frantically researching what it means to build an author's platform, what appears to be the key factor in breaking into the market these days...I'm starting to think publicly about my writing instead of privately."That's from an email I recently received.What is a platform?It's the audience an author can bring to his or her work.Now, some folks might argue with me about that definition--in fact, one woman did at Love Is Murder last … [Read more...] about Building a Platform
Getting Published–Additional Resources
Last night I taught "Getting Published" to a group of about 20 people at Lewis & Clark Community College in Edwardsville, IL.My "students" were great. What a terrific, thoughtful and motivated group of people. Wow. They really kept me on my toes.To follow up, here's a list of resources and a few terms that might be helpful to anyone wanting to write and get published:Groups and Resources That Can Help* St. Louis Writers Meet UpAlso google … [Read more...] about Getting Published–Additional Resources
Kingsport (TN) Times Women's Expo
Whew.I rolled in last night after being on the road eleven straight hours. I'm dizzy, ditzy and tired today after attending my first Kingsport (TN) Times Women's Expo. (Thanks again to my gal-pal and BFF Shirley Damsgaard who helped wrangle me an invite!)On Friday, I gave a humorous speech to kick off the event. It's been a while since I delivered a keynote and I was stressed. Still, somehow I found my "funny person" inside. You know, you can … [Read more...] about Kingsport (TN) Times Women's Expo
Schedule Through November 2, 2008
Here's my schedule for the weekend and the week ahead I'll add details later:Friday, Oct. 17, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.Keynote speaker at the Kingsport (TN) Women's Expo Authors Dinner.Also speaking will be Valerie Ramsey, the remarkable woman who "lived her life backwards" by becoming a top model at the age of 63.**Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and SundayKingsport (TN) Times Women's ExpoI'll be appearing with Valerie, and such fabulous … [Read more...] about Schedule Through November 2, 2008
