Hey all!
I've been hard at work revising What the Spell? to make my Memorial Day deadline and that means I've been in my writing cave and not visiting the blog this past week. I know I'm being a bad little blogger, but it's for a good cause (hopefully a kick-ass book) and I've got some news that will hopefully make it up to you.
If you've ever wondered about self-publishing or have already decided to take the plunge or have just had it with all the rejection that comes along with mainstream publishing, have I got the thing for you! I'm going to be speaking on a panel at UPublishU taking place at BEA (Book Expo of America) this year, and I'll be talking all about my publishing journey, including all those who said I wouldn't make it, how I got my big break and all the exciting stuff I have coming up! If you live in or around NYC, you should definitely consider coming! Here are the details!
When: Sunday, June 3, 2012
Where: The Javits Center in New York City
(located on 11th Ave, btwn 34-39th Sts)
What:
Penned & Published – Self-Published
Authors & Stories of Success!
10:00 - 10:50
Room 1E14
Moderator:
PJ Campbell,
Director of Events for a major global trade publisher
Speakers/Participants:
Darcie Chan,
Self-Published Author of The Mill River
Recluse
Brittany Geragotelis, Self-Published Author of Life's a Witch
C.S. Marks,
Self-Published Author of the Elfhunter
trilogy
Theresa Regan,
Self-Published Author, Author of Return
of the Rose
Description:
Combine your
talent and business sense and take your writing dreams to the next level by
penning and publishing your own work of literary art! Join celebrated authors
and publishing professionals for this inspirational and engaging session where
they describe what it takes to become a best-selling author. Long-time Publishing
Veteran and author, PJ Campbell, will share her experiences of publishing and
talk with authors who have made the leap to publish. Meet this dynamic group of
writing professionals and learn exactly what tips and techniques are needed and
applied to create a successful book campaign. This exciting session includes an
expert panel of successful authors who will share their thrilling
self-publishing stories! These courageous writers will share their experiences
and insights on their own best practices and how they turned their trials into
triumphs! From pen to published author, this session will prove that You can
Publish You!
Bios:
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| PJ Campbell |
PJ Campbell is
the Director of Events for a major, global trade publisher and an authority in
the creation of successful book campaigns through author appearances. She has more than 17 years’ experience
in formulating, marketing and publicizing author appearances through webinars,
blog tours, online chats, Skype, bookstores, conventions, conferences,
seminars, workshops, galas, and launch parties. Including her background as a
former bookstore General Manager and Director of Events, she has an all-inclusive
perspective of the business of writing. As an author, PJ has written articles
and essays on a variety of adult topics including the business of events,
women’s issues, motivation, sports, health and art. Her writing has been published in national and international
newspapers, magazines and websites. Her 2009 published book, 101 AUTHOR
TIPS: Creating A Successful Book
Campaign was an award finalist in Best Books USA Book News and Foreword
Magazine’s Book of the Year. PJ’s newest book will be published as an e-book,
entitled, Authors’ Online Bestseller Resource: Sales, Publicity, Promotion,
E-Publishing. PJ is a member of the following professional writing
associations: National Association of Women Writers, International Women
Writers Guild, Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Society of
Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Western Writers of America, Pacific
Northwest Writers Association. Contact PJ Campbell at http://pjcampbellwriter.com,
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| Darcie Chan |
Darcie Chan is the author of The Mill River Recluse, a self-published
debut novel that has become a word-of-mouth e-book sensation. With over
570,000 copies sold, The Mill River
Recluse appeared on the New York
Times and USA Today bestseller
lists for more than 24 weeks and became a heartwarming favorite of readers
across the country. Darcie was born in Wisconsin and grew up in the small towns
of Brandon, Wisconsin, La Junta and Cheraw, Colorado, and Paoli, Indiana.
Thanks to loving and supportive parents who are both educators, she learned to
read and write at an early age. She has two younger sisters, with whom
she is very close. Currently, Darcie lives just north of New York City with her
husband and son. She writes during every moment she isn’t working as a lawyer
or spending time with her family. She gets very little sleep, especially
now that she is hard at work on a second novel set in Mill River, Vermont.
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| Brittany Geragotelis |
An Olympic-bound
gymnast during her teen years, Brittany Geragotelis
always thought she'd see her name in print one day. That dream came true first
as a magazine editor, where she had the chance to interview celebrities like
Dakota Fanning, Miley Cyrus and Jamie Foxx, and then more recently in news
outlets like Publisher's Weekly, Huffington Post and The Wall Street Journal.
Though she's now a full-time writer, she also pens the blog Brittany the Book Slayer as well as produces and stars in author
videos for her YouTube channel. After publishing her first book, Life's
a Witch, on the community writing site Wattpad and receiving nearly 18 million reads of the
paranormal action romance, she landed a 3-book, 6-figure deal with Simon &
Schuster Books for Young Readers. The prequel to Life's A Witch, titled What
the Spell? Will be published as an e-book in three parts beginning in October
2012 and in paperback January 15, 2013. The re-release of Life's a Witch will happen in May 2013 and the sequel, The Witch is Back will be out January 2014. A self-professed pop-culture junkie, Brittany currently lives in NYC with her boyfriend and two
cats, Murray and Cohen.
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| C.S. Marks |
C.S.Marks has often been described as a ‘Renaissance woman’. The child of an
English professor, Chris has always loved classic literature as well as epic
fantasy, and decided to try her hand at writing and illustrating an epic
series. The result: The very successful Elfhunter
trilogy, which has sold over 40,000 copies both in print and e-book form. This
epic trilogy has garnered awards (Reviewer’s Choice Best Fantasy, Best Series)
and nearly 200 reviews. She is now hard at work on an exciting new Alterran series,
the Undiscovered Realms. A former field biologist and avid
horsewoman, Chris holds a PhD in Biology, and has competed both nationally and
internationally in the sport of endurance riding. She is a full professor of
equine science at a small liberal arts college in the midwest. She is in demand
as a lecturer and presenter at conventions, academic fairs, and publishing
workshops. In 2011, Chris signed a three book deal with Sea Lion Books,
including comic book and graphic novel adaptations of the Elfhunter trilogy as
well as hard covers and paperbacks. While she has enjoyed an ample measure of
success as an independent author, she is now looking forward to a long and
productive relationship with Sea Lion Books, bringing her wonderful Tales of Alterra to an ever-widening
group of appreciative readers of all ages.
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| Theresa Ragan |
Theresa Ragan has
been writing for nineteen years and has garnered six Golden Heart nominations
in Romance Writers of America’s Golden Heart Competition for her work. She
lives with her husband, Joe, and the youngest of her four children in
Sacramento, California. Theresa writes medieval time travels, romantic
comedy, romantic suspense, and thrillers under the name T.R. Ragan.
In her first year as an indie author, Theresa sold 250,000 ebooks. Books
by Theresa include: Return of the Rose, A Knight in Central Park,
Taming Mad Max, Finding Kate Huntley. Also look for Abducted and Dead
Weight, romantic thrillers under the name T.R. Ragan. Many of her titles
are top sellers in the category!
If you're attending UPubU, be sure to stop by and say hi!
5x5,
B.
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