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Two Conferences Collide as 20Books Vegas Transitions to Author Nation During the second week of November the largest group of independent authors publishers and industry professionals gathered at the Horseshoe casino hotel in Las Vegas Nevada It was the sixth iteration of the event in seven years yet it had a much different air than hellip
A Look Back at the NINC 2023 Conference At the TradeWinds Island Grand Beach Resort in St Pete Beach Florida September 20 24 2023 the professional novelists organization dubbed Novelists Inc NINC put on their annual conference laden with conversations about the modern publishing landscape NINC is a professional writer s networking organization designed to help manage an hellip
Preview This Year s Calendar of Events for Indie Authors Robyn Sarty One of the highs of being an indie author is connecting with like minded people and the best places to do that are conferences and retreats From broad scope conferences covering everything from craft to marketing to smaller retreats the industry has a range of events hellip
It had been half a year in the making since Craig Martelle co founder of 20BooksTo50K® began inviting authors from around the world promising a unique experience that would challenge and reward them Following the success of the first Indie Capstone event in Las Vegas early in the year Martelle promised a new group of authors hellip
In the ever evolving world of literature the Romance genre stands as a juggernaut captivating readers with tales of love passion and connection The 2023 Romance Writers of Australia RWAus annual conference marked a pivotal moment in the association s thirty two year history ushering in a new era of growth and collaboration With sponsors like Harlequin Draft2Digital D2D hellip
On April 14 I moved my favorite houseplant to the edge of my desk and clamped my backdrop behind my office chair adjusting my lights and setting up my webcam I was not the only one Writers podcasters and artists across the world were doing the same preparing to appear at the annual online Science Fiction hellip
The Independent Book Publisher Association IBPA which recently celebrated its fortieth anniversary chose a resort and spa nestled on beautiful Coronado Island located just across the bay from downtown San Diego as the landscape for its 2023 Publishing University conference With catered meals complimentary drinks and first class hospitality the resort was the perfect location for hellip
Everything You Might ve Missed at the 2022 Conference From Official Events to Connections Made at the Cake Machine IAM Staff Five days Fifty two vendors Nearly eighteen hundred in person attendees with even more tuning in virtually By many accounts the 20Books Vegas 2022 conference that took place November 14 18 at Bally s Events Center in you guessed it Las hellip
More than a month has passed since 20Books Vegas 2022 came to an end The nearly two thousand authors who attended have returned home and come down from the high of participating in the biggest indie author conference in the world But for those same attendees the lessons and new friends that came from the hellip
Volunteers Behind This Year s 20Books Vegas Say Giving Their Time Is Its Own Reward At the 20Books Vegas 2022 conference the 6 a m volunteer shift buzzes with energy People from all corners of the world run off in groups to unload swag from vehicles unpack notebooks and prepare their stations I was lucky enough to hellip
Going to the Frankfurt Book Fair is a jolt of adrenaline for book lovers For the past seventy four years from all the regions of the world publishers have been coming together to show off their beautiful work for readers and as an indie author you are part of the trade Each year the six plus buildings hellip
Books on the beach sounds like a relaxing summer pastime or maybe a cliché online dating profile depending on who you ask But in the case of the annual conference hosted by Novelists Inc NINC the concept has become a productive professional five day event that balances traditional and indie spheres business and fun And this year hellip
Ahead of 20Books Vegas the annual four day indie author conference hosted by 20BooksTo50K® creator Craig Martelle a renewed era of travel has arrived and it s safe to say it s more inconvenient than ever In 2022 long lines delays and short staffing have all contributed to higher levels of stress and frustration as travelers return to in person hellip
Susan Odev When Mark Dawson made his clarion call for volunteers to help backstage and front of house for the Self Publishing Show Live event held June 28 and 29 in London s South Bank I hesitated to raise my hand nbsp The inaugural event back in 2020 heralded the start of lockdown and there was an excellent chance hellip
Breaking Bread and Churros across Europe 20Books Madrid in Review There is no substitute for in person events You ll learn a few things from the books you ll get quite a bit from the professors but where the real knowledge and experience comes from what you really need to make an effort to focus on are your hellip
The Pirates Have Landed In between the 20Books Madrid and the SPF Live London conferences there was a quieter smaller yet possibly more disruptive conference 20Books Holland nbsp The Netherlands is several years behind the United States in the indie publishing world Authors might be frustrated when working in an environment where traditional publishing still has hellip
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