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2021 News & Views

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views -- March 2021
Selected highlights:

"The Memoir Process -- Turning Tragedy Into Triumph"
Presented by Patrick P. Long via Zoom.us

· Newsletter Articles

- "The Memoir Process -- Turning Tragedy Into Triumph"

by Patrick P. Long

· March 10 meeting:

- "Blog-Your-Book and Supercharge Your Website"

by Michael Daehn -- Preview of our April meeting

- Last Month's Recap:

"Improve Your Writing and Sell More Books Using Beta Readers"

· KUDOS Corner -- SLPA Member Jennifer Geist

Presents the latest release from Brick Mantel Books -- an imprint of Pen & Publish, Inc.

· Events to look forward to in 2020 and 2021
-- March 10 - "The Memoir Process -- Turning Tragedy Into Triumph"
-- April 3 - SLPA Meramec Workshop: "How to Publish Your Own Book"
-- April 14 - "Blog-Your-Book and Supercharge Your Website"

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – February 2021
Selected highlights:

· Newsletter Articles

- "Improve Your Writing and Sell More Books Using Beta Readers"

by Cherie Postill

"Improve Your Writing and Sell More Books Using Beta Readers"
by Cherie Postill via Zoom.us

· February 10 meeting:

- "The Memoir Process: Turning Tragedy Into Triumph"

by Patrick P. Long

- Last Month's Recap:

"Video Content Creation for Indie Authors -- Simplified"

· KUDOS Corner -- SLPA Member Linda Austin

Cherry Blossoms in Twilight
· Events to look forward to in 2021

-- February 10 - "Improve Your Writing and Sell More Books Using Beta Readers"
-- March10 - "The Memoir Process -- Turning Tragedy Into Triumph"

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – January 2021

Selected highlights:

· January 13 meeting:

"Video Content Creation for Indie Authors - Simplified"
by Ted Sloan, Noah Benoit, and Scott Ragain via Zoom.us

· Newsletter Articles

- "Indie Writers and Video Marketing/Branding (Or I'm a Writer, D*mmit, Not a Videographer!)"

Preview of our January 13 meeting by Scott Ragain

- "Improve Your Writing and Sell More Books Using Beta Readers"

by Cherie Postill

- Last Month's Recap:

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· KUDOS Corner -- SLPA Member Erin L. O'Reilly

The Recipe for Breastfeeding Support in America
· Events to look forward to in 2021

-- January 13 - "Video Content Creation for Indie Authors -- Simplified"
-- February 10 - "Improve Your Writing and Sell More Books Using Beta Readers"

2020 News & Views

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – December 2020
Selected highlights:

· December 09 meeting:

"The SLPA Celebrates 25 Years!"
by SLPA Board Member Jo Lena Johnson via Zoom.us

· Newsletter Articles

- "The SLPA Celebrates 25 Years!"

- "Video Content Creation for Indie Authors - Simplified"

Preview of our January 13 meeting

- Last Month's Recap:

"Fine Tune Your Platform and Get Immediate Feedback"
- November 14 workshop Recap:
"How to Publish Your Own Book"

· KUDOS Corner -- SLPA Member Charlotte Ekker Wiggins

Bee Club Basics or How to Start a Bee Club

· Events to look forward to in 2020 and 2021
-- December 9 - "SLPA Celebrates 25 Years!"
-- January 13 - "Video Content Creation for Indie Authors -- Simplified"

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – November 2020

Selected highlights:

· November 11 meeting:

"Fine Tune Your Platform and Get Immediate Feedback"
Facilitated by SLPA Board Member Jo Lena Johnson via Zoom.us

· Newsletter Articles

- "The SLPA Celebrates 25 Years!"

Preview of our December 9 meeting

- Last Month's Recap:

"Building a Better Book Brand"

· KUDOS Corner -- SLPA Member Katie Rodriguez Banister

On a Roll: How it Feels To Be On Wheels

· Events to look forward to in 2020

-- November 11 - "Fine Tune Your Platform and Get Immediate Feedback"

-- November 14 - Saturday workshop: "How to Publish Your Own Book"

-- December 8 - "SLPA Celebrates 25 Years!"

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – October 2020

Selected highlights:

· October 14 meeting:

"Building a Better Book Brand"
Presented by Cathy Davis via Zoom.us

· Newsletter Articles

- "Building a Better Book Brand"

an interview with Cathy Davis

- Last Month's Recap:

"A Speaker Who Writes Shares with Writers Who Want to Speak"

· KUDOS Corner -- SLPA Member Edward Sykes

The Patch and The Stream Where the American Fell

· Events to look forward to in 2020

-- October 14 - "Building a Better Book Brand"

-- November 11 - "Fine Tune Your Platform and Get Immediate Feedback"

-- November 14 - Saturday workshop: "How to Publish Your Own Book"

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – September 2020

Selected highlights:

· September 9 meeting:

"A Speaker Who Writes Shares with Writers Who Want to Speak...and Sell More Books!"
Presented by Carol Weisman via Zoom.us

· Newsletter Articles

- "Writers Who Speak to Sell More Books"

by Kerri Holloway, SLPA Board Member

- "Building a Better Book Brand"

Blog excerpt by Cathy Davis

- Last Month's Recap:

"Book Reviews: Step One on the Road to a Successful Book Launch (and Ultimately Sales)"

· KUDOS Corner -- St. Louis Writers Guild Board Member Cherie Postill

How to Train a Beta Reader and Sell More Books

· Events to look forward to in 2020

-- September 9 - "A Speaker Who Writes Shares with Writers Who Want to Speak...and Sell More Books!"

-- October 14 - "Building a Better Book Brand"

St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – August 2020

Selected highlights:

· August 12 meeting:

"Book Reviews: Step One on the Road to a Successful Book Launch (and Ultimately Sales)"
Presented by David Wogahn via Zoom.us

· Newsletter Articles