Calendar

Program Schedule

Meetings are held the first Saturday of each month at Carpe Diem in Mobile, Alabama from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.  Carpe Diem is located at 4072 Old Shell Road, Mobile, Alabama.  The meeting/presentation is in the upstairs dining room. New and Prospective Members are always welcome [you may visit twice, then you will be asked to become a dues-paying member]

 

2013 Program Schedule

June 1: Technology Demonstration by Patrick Haggerty

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July 6, 2013: Write Your Book Marketing Plan

Publishing is a competitive industry and you have to make your book stand out from all the others.  A sound and sensible book marketing plan is just as important as the writing, design, and publication of the manuscript – no matter how wonderful your book is, it will not sell itself… and it is highly unlikely that your book will jump off bookstore shelves without some help.

Kathy Spiess’ presentation of Write Your Book Marketing Plan will guide you through writing your book-marketing plan; it will give you information on self-publishing, pricing, finding unique marketing avenues, book-signings and promotions.

 Kathy Chappetta Spiess holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Advertising and a Master of Business Administration. She is published in short story, poetry and a myriad of corporate literature.  She won Honorable Mention for photography in AAA Going Places magazine’s 2012 Best of the South photography contest.  Spiess served on the board of director from 2000 to 2009 for the Southern Louisiana Chapter (SOLA) of Romance Writers of America.