ReadFest: The Writing Journey - A Conversation with Claire Buss, Howard Linskey and Juneha Chowdhury
September 10th, 3.00-4.00pm
Pen to Print’s Write On! Magazine team partners with authors, editors and agents to present eight workshops, over two days, during ReadFest this year.
Write On!’s Deputy Editor and indie author, Claire Buss discusses ‘The Journey of a Writer’ with a successful traditionally published author, Howard Linskey and unpublished writer Juneha Chowdhury.
Claire is the Deputy Editor of Write On! Magazine and continues to welcome features, opinions and essays from the writing community.
Howard is the author series of books set in the northeast of England. He was first published in a football fanzine, later becoming a journalist and now a full-time author.
Juneha is a long-standing Write On! team member and regular contributor. She is also the 2018 Book Challenge winner.
Self-Publishing For Beginners - a 6-week course
23rd September, 30th September, 7th October, 14th October, 21st October, 28th October
6.00-8.00pm
Week 1: Getting your book ready part 1
You’ve written your novel, short story or collection of poems and now you want to publish it but how do you go about getting your words on paper into a professional-looking published book? In the first of six sessions, self-published author Claire Buss will show you how to prepare your book for market and look at your genre and/or niche, your brand, cover design and the editing process your book needs to go through.
Week 2: Getting your book ready part 2
Your book has been edited, the cover designed and you know your genre – what’s next? In the second of six sessions, self-published author Claire Buss will explain how to correctly format your book for both paperback and ebook publication as well as how to write front and back matter including the all-important book blurb.
Week 3: Publish with KDP (Amazon)
There are two options for self-publishing – go through Amazon and go wide. In the third of six sessions, self-published author Claire Buss will take you step by step through uploading your book through KDP, Amazon’s free publishing platform, in both paperback and ebook format.
Week 4: Go Wide!
Do want to see your book in Waterstones? Would you like to create special edition hardbacks or ensure your book is available in wider ebook markets in foreign countries? Perhaps you’d like libraries to be able to order your book. In the fourth of six sessions, self-publishing author Claire Buss will explain how you can ‘go wide’ and get your book in as many marketplaces as possible.
Week 5: Marketing
Now that you’ve published your book you want people to find out about it and generate some sales but without the powerhouse of a traditional publisher behind you, how can you do that? In the fifth of six sessions, self-publishing author Claire Buss will provide an overview on author marketing – how to build your author platform, grow your social media presence, establish a newsletter and get reviews for your book.
Week 6: Royalties and Rights
Self-publishing can be a minefield if you do not understand your rights as an author or how the different royalty systems work. In the last of six sessions, self-publishing author Claire Buss will take you through your author rights including foreign rights, screen adaptions and audiobook options as well as explaining how royalties work and what to expect. There will also be an in-depth Q&A session about self-publishing to make sure you are ready to publish your book.
Also coming up in the future are a Fantasy workshop with me as part of Pen to Print's Fantasy Month and my next Book Surgery which will look at advertising your book. Keep your eyes peeled on the Pen to Print Events page for lots more free goodies. See you there!
Claire Buss is a multi-genre author and poet, completely addicted to cake. Find out more about her books on her website clairebuss.co.uk. Join the discussion in her Facebook group Buss's Book Stop. Never miss out on future posts by following me.
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