February Third Thursday
Thursday, February 20, 2020
7:00 pm start
BookPeople (Third Floor)
603 North Lamar Blvd.
Austin, TX 78703
Free and Open to the Public!
For early-career writers, the focus is almost entirely on getting that first book published: finishing the book, finding an agent, selling it, working with editors, doing book events. But what happens after you get everything you want? You'll write a second book, a third, and so on. What will that work look like? How will your career begin to develop? What can new authors be thinking about now so that they're set up for a long, fruitful career? When your career hits a rough patch, how can you respond? This panel will feature two highly experienced authors and a newer author with small-house publishing credits, all of them talking about what authors need to know to keep doing what they love (and getting paid for it) over the long run. Featuring
Gabino Iglesias, Cynthia Leitich Smith, and Don Tate
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ANNOUNCING A SPECIAL FREE ONLINE PRESENTATION
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Free Online Presentation
"Come Along on the Author to Influencer Accelerator Success Path"
with Marika Flatt
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
6:30 p.m.
Deadline to Register: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 5 p.m.
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PR by the Book
has developed a 5-step success path that authors should take, to get from beginning to end with their book journey. We'd like to take you along as we fly you over the path and give you a bird's eye view of highlights. We start with Preparation, where we'll discuss important factors for an author to consider early on in the writing process. Then, we fly over Platform, where we'll give you a glimpse into creating an epic platform for your writing career and a few social media tips. Next, we fly over Product, where we'll see the importance of high quality work and why it pays off. Next, we go to Plan Land, where we'll cover important aspects of planning a publicity strategy, getting adequate media training and building your tribe. Last, but certainly not least, we reach Promotion(ville), where we see the beauty of amazing press material and how to build contacts with media outlets. We look forward to boarding you onto this flight!
Everyone who participates in this webinar will be entered into a drawing for a FREE 3-month pass into the
www.authortoinfluencer.com
membership community.
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Online Class Package
"Fill That Blank Page": Three Classes to Fire the Imagination
Whether you're starting a book as a new year's resolution, continuing a book started during National Novel Writing Month, or digging back into a manuscript that had previously stalled out, it's helpful to take stock of what strategies allow a narrative and imagination to thrive. These three classes will be held online, with recordings of each available to all registrants for one week after each class:
- "The Novel Hatchery: Moving a Novel Idea Into Its First Draft" with Stacey Swann
- "Twisting Facts Into Stories: Reality in Fiction and Nonfiction" with Antonio Ruiz-Camacho
- "Beyond 'Write What You Know'" with Richard Santos
Deadline to Register For This Package at Special Price: Monday, February 17, 2020
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Join us this week for the first of our special series "WLT's On the Craft of Writing" with Kate Winkler Dawson!
- Wednesday, February 12 at Murder by the Book, 2342 Bissonnet St. Houston, TX 77005
- Saturdary, February 15 at BookPeople, 603 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
Kate Winkler Dawson
is one of WLT's success stories. She met her agent at our Agents & Editors Conference and is an active member of our writing community. She'll be in conversation with
WLT Executive Director Becka Oliver
about her new book
American Sherlock: Murder, Forensics, and the Birth of American CSI
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"Part institutional history, part true crime account, and part dramatic tale of brilliant minds and clashing personalities, American Sherlock promises to be just has gripping as her first." —
CrimeReads
Kate Winkler Dawson
is a seasoned documentary producer, whose work has appeared in
The New York Times
, WCBS News and ABC News Radio, Fox News Channel, United Press International,
PBS NewsHour
, and
Nightline
. She is the author of
Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City
. She teaches journalism at The University of Texas at Austin.
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Cynthia Leitich Smith
(Austin) has launched Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperChildren's, focusing on Native voices and young heroes. Her latest novel,
Hearts Unbroken
(Candlewick Press, 2019), also won the American Indian Youth Literature Award in the Young Adult Division. The award is given by the American Indian Library Association of the American Library Association.
To submit your news email member@writersleague.org. Announcements should adhere to the following guidelines: third-person, starting with your first and last name, followed by your city of residence, maximum 50 words. We may edit your announcement for style and clarity.
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WLT Program Director Michael Noll recently picked up
Bang
by Daniel Peña
"
From page one,
Bang
demonstrates the ways that thriller conventions can be written into a very specific depiction of place..."
Evan Parks, Project Specialist
recommends
The Body Double
by Emily Beyda
Filled to the brim with characters you don’t know if you can trust, the dark side of paradise, and intrigue,
The Body Double
earns the right to call itself a noir.
Read their full accounts on our blog
here
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Coming up at WLT
Classes, Free Programs, Deadlines and other events across the state:
February 12
February 15
This class has sold out. Walk-in registrations will be accepted as space allows.
February 17
February 19
February 20
February 22
February 26
February 27
February 29
Purchases made at BookPeople all day on Feb. 29 when a WLT flyer is presented at checkout will lead to 20% of total donated to WLT!
March 2
March 12
March 14
March 19
March 21
March 25
March 28
April 4
April 18
Texas Writes
--Nueces County Keach Family Library, Robstown, TX
April 22
April 25
May 9
May 16
June 26-28
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