SLPA News & Views Archive 2020
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
- "Book Reviews: Step One on the Road to a Successful Book Launch (and Ultimately Sales)"
by David Wogahn - preview of our August 12 meeting
- "A Speaker Who Writes Shares with Writers Who Want to Speak...and Sell More Books!"
by Carol Weisman - preview of our September 9 meeting
- Last Month's Recap:
"How to Write a Sizzling Synopsis" with Bryan Cohen
· KUDOS Corner -- SLPA member Patrick P. Long
Ordinarily Estraordinary: Love and Anger, Life and Death, Hope and Inspiration
· Events to look forward to in 2020
-- August 12 - "Book Reviews: Step One on the Road to a Successful Book Launch (and Ultimately Sales)"
-- September 9 - "A Speaker Who Writes Shares with Writers Who Want to Speak...and Sell More Books!"
St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – July 2020
Selected highlights:
· July 8 meeting:
"How to Write a Sizzling Synopsis"
Presented by Bryan Cohen via Zoom.us
· Newsletter Articles
- "How to Write a Sizzling Synopsis" by Bryan Cohen
- "Book Reviews: Step One on the Road to a Successful Book Launch (and Ultimately Sales)"
by David Wogahn - preview of our August 12 meeting
- Last Month's Recap:
"Use Amazon Advertising Like a Pro"
· KUDOS Corner -- SLPA member Gloria Shur Bilchik,
Election Insiders: Behind the scenes with the people who make your vote count
· Events to look forward to in 2020
-- July 8 - "How to Write a Sizzling Synopsis" with Bryan Cohen
-- August 12 - "Book Reviews: Step One on the Road to a Successful Book Launch (and Ultimately Sales)"
St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – June 2020
Selected highlights:
· June 10 meeting:
"Use Amazon Advertising Like a Pro"
Presented by Keri Barnum via Zoom.us
· Newsletter Articles
- "Use Amazon Advertising Like a Pro" by Keri Barnum
- "How to Write a Sizzling Synopsis" by Bryan Cohen - preview of our July 8 meeting
- Last Month's Recap:
"Relaunch! How to Recharge Older Books to Boost Sales Today"
· KUDOS Corner -- SLPA member and current President Warren Martin,
Till The Cows Come Home; Grandman Dean Goes "Big Shopping;" Pop Pop & The Grandmen
· Events to look forward to in 2020
-- June 10 - "Use Amazon Advertising Like a Pro" with Keri Barnum
-- July 8 - "How to Write a Sizzling Synopsis" with Bryan Cohen
St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – May 2020
Selected highlights:
· May 13 meeting:
"Relaunch! How to Recharge Older Books to Boost Sales Today"
Presented by Dean Klinkenberg via Zoom.us
· Newsletter Articles
– "Relaunch! How to Recharge Older Books to Boost Sales Today " - Preview of the May 13 monthly meeting presented by Dean Klinkenberg
-- "Use Amazon Advertising Like a Pro" by Keri Barnum
- Last Month's Recap:
"How Authors Can Connect with Readers and Inspire Sales Without Leaving Home"
· KUDOS Corner -- SLPA member Vivian Gibson, The Last Children of Mill Creek
· Events to look forward to in 2020
-- May 13 via Zoom.us -- "How to Recharge Older Books to Boost Sales Today" Dean Klinkenberg
-- "Use Amazon Advertising Like a Pro" with Keri Barnum
St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – April 2020
Selected highlights:
· April 8 meeting:
"How Authors Can Connect with Readers and Inspire Sales Without Leaving Home"
Presented by Bob Baker and Lou Bortone via Zoom.us
· Newsletter Articles
-- "How Authors Can Connect with Readers and Inspire Sales Without Leaving Home"
– "Relaunch! How to Recharge Older Books to Boost Sales Today " - Preview of the May 13 monthly meeting presented by Dean Klinkenberg
- Last Month's Recap:
"St. Louis Writers Guild Saturday workshop Writers in the Lodge conference
· Events to look forward to in 2020
-- Apr 8 via Zoom.us -- "How Authors Can Connect with Readers and Inspire Sales Without Leaving Home"
-- May 13 via Zoom.us -- "How to Recharge Older Books to Boost Sales Today"Dean Klinkenberg
St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – March 2020
Selected highlights:
· March 11 meeting:
"Your SLPA: Members Get More!"
Presented by SLPA Board Members
· Newsletter Articles
-- "Your SLPA: Members Get More!"Confessions of a Kidlit Author by Kerri Holloway
-- "Authors Journey Panel" - Preview of the April 8 meeting by Jo Lena Johnson
– "How to Publish Your Own Book" - Preview of the Saturday April 25 workshop
- Last Month's Recap:
"Getting to Yes" - review of Confessions of a Kidlit Authorpresentation by Jody Feldman
· KUDOS Corner -- SLPA member Lonnie Whitaker, Mulligan Runs for Office
· Events to look forward to in 2020
-- Mar 11 -- Your SLPA: Members Get More!
-- Mar 19 -- Happy Hour with the SLPA
-- Apr 8 -- Authors Journey Panel
-- Apr 25 -- Saturday workshop at St. Louis Community College -- Meramec "How to Publish Your Own Book"
St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – February 2020
Selected highlights:
· February 12 meeting:
" Confessions of a Kidlit Author:
Mistakes, Failures, and Other Mishaps that Led to Publishing Success"
Presented by Jody Feldman
· Newsletter Articles
-- "Getting to Yes" by Jody Feldman
-- "Tell Us What You Want to Know" - SLPA Member survey
Mistakes, Failures, and Other Mishaps that Led to Publishing Success"
– Last Month's Recap:
"Your Book is Published! Now What? (How to Promote Your Work as an Author)"
Presented by Fred E. Miller of NO SWEAT! Public Speaking!
-- Fred's Three-Legged EXPERT Stool
· KUDOS Corner -- SLPA member Mike Bizelli, Last Day on a Chain, book about animal rescue
· Events to look forward to in 2020
-- Feb 12 -- Confessions of a Kidlit Author:
Mistakes, Failures, and Other Mishaps that Led to Publishing Success
-- Mar 11 -- Your SLPA: Members Get More!
-- Apr 25 -- Saturday workshop at St. Louis Community College -- Meramec "How to Publish Your Own Book"
St. Louis Publishers Association News & Views – January 2020
Selected highlights:
· January 8 meeting:
"Your Book is Published! Now What? (How to Promote Your Work as an Author)"
Presented by Fred E. Miller of NO SWEAT! Public Speaking!
· Newsletter Articles
-- Your Book is Published! Now What? (How to Promote Your Work as an Author) by Fred E. Miller
-- Preview of this next month's meeting "Confessions of a Kidlit Author:
Mistakes, Failures, and Other Mishaps that Led to Publishing Success"
– Last Month's Recap: "Pitchapalooza: The One Minute Book Marketing Challenge"
· KUDOS Corner -- SLPA member Peter Green, his parents' personal stories, including: Dad’s War with the U.S. Marines, Ben’s War with the U.S. Marines, Radio: One Woman’s Family in War and Pieces, and more!
· Events to look forward to in 2020
-- Jan 8 -- Your Book is Published! Now What? (How to Promote Your Work as an Author)
-- Feb 12 -- Confessions of a Kidlit Author:
Mistakes, Failures, and Other Mishaps that Led to Publishing Success
-- Mar 11 -- Ask The Board (Membership Benefits)