DIGICON: A Free Online Conference From Savvy Authors

Beginning February 14, 2011, SavvyAuthors will host DigiCon: a free, online, week-long conference dedicated to helping authors refine their strategy to incorporate and capitalize on the aggressively emerging world of e-publishing. Join SavvyAuthors and more than 80 experts through panels, chats, Q&A's, workshops, webinars, and pitching opportunities as they discuss craft, marketing, and techniques to sell your book in this growth market.

* Join editors from Samhain, Sourcebooks, and many others to learn how they successfully navigated the digital domain.
* Join agents for a view of current issues and advice in ebook sales and author career management.
* Join successful eBook authors who are in the midst of the revolution and share their expertise.
* Share your best sites and online tools in our “Best of the Web” sessions

Check out the great events, chats, workshop, prizes, and pitch opportunities below.

Events

* Workshops
* Chat sessions & webinars
* Pitch opportunities
* Contests
* Raffles for craft books, critiques from authors and editors, and more.

Topics

* Current market trends in digital publishing
* State of the art technology in digital publishing
* Online marketing opportunities and pitfalls
* Backlist management and self-publishing
* What the eRevolution means for aspiring authors
* Craft sessions about plot, character, world building and more
* Best practices for developing the perfect pitches, queries and synopses
* Self-publication strategies and successes
* Tips from an Author Success Coach
* Best of Web information and tools
* and many more.

WHEN: Feb 14, 2011 - Feb 20, 2011

COST: FREE for ALL BASIC AND PREMIUM Members!

REGISTRATION: http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/showevent.php?eventid=748

INSTRUCTORS:

Savvy Authors

Participating Publishers

* Lyrical Press
* Sourcebooks
* Samhain Publishing
* Dream Spinner Press
* Night Wolf Publications
* Carina Press
* Muse It Up Publishing
* Liquid Silver Press
* Ellora's Cave
* Draumr Publishing
* Whispers Publishing
* Noble Romance Publishing
* Loose ID
* LL Publications
* Gypsy Shadow Publishing
* Wicked Nights Publishing
* Bluewood Publishing
* Renaissance Ebooks /Sizzler Publications
* Champagne Press
* Changeling Press
* Breathless Press
* Blue Ridge Literary Agency, LLC
* Books for a Buck
* Etopia Press
* and more...

Participating Authors

* Deborah Holland
* Jodi Henley
* Margot Kinberg
* LD Madison
* Gretchen Craig
* Terry Odell
* Angie Fox
* Janie Franz
* Robin Matheson
* Sandy Lender
* Desiree Holt
* Kayelle Allen
* Lakisha Spletzer
* Beth Daniels
* Suzanne Johnson
* Deborah Magnus
* Amber Kallyn
* Marcy Weydemuller
* Nancy J. Cohen
* Dee Lloyd
* Martha Warner
* Su Halfwerk
* Lucinda Schroeder
* Eileen Cook
* Caroline Clemmons
* Paty Jager
* Jane Toombs
* Jamison Wolf
* Renee Wilde
* Christine Amsden
* Flo Fitzpatrick
* D.B. Reynolds
* Alice Osborne
* Monica Peters
* Laurie Sanders
* Alan Nayes
* Susan Hanniford Crowley
* Laura Bickles
* and more...

WHERE:

All events will be held on the Savvy Authors website. All events are free and open to Premium members as well as FREE Basic Members.

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http://www.savvyauthors.com/vb/workshoplist.php

WriteOnCon Free Online Conference For YA and Children's Writer's

Here's a free online conference I ran across for those of you who write children's (and YA, too?) books.

From the website:

WriteOnCon is an Online Children’s Writers Conference (rated MC-18, for Main Characters under 18 only) created by writers, for writers.

When: Tuesday – Thursday, August 10 – 12, 2010

Where: http://www.writeoncon.com/

Cost: Free!

Who: That’s the best part—it’s for EVERYONE!

WriteOnCon is an online writer's conference for kidlit writers. Registration started on July1st, 2010, and runs from August 10th through August 12th.

Here's a link to the FAQ page, and here you'll find a list of this years presenters (including Editors and Agents).

Visit WriteOnCon website for more info and to register.

Happy Conferencing!

WriteOnCon Childrens and YA Writer's Conference

Free Catholic Online Writer's Conference 02/26/2010 - 03/05/2010

**Permission to forward ** Please pass this along to your friends or include in any applicable newsletter. (Non-Catholics: You do not need to be Catholic to attend, but you do need to respect our beliefs.) Writers, editors, agents, and other publishing professionals from around the world are gearing up for the third annual Catholic Writers’ Conference Online, which will be held February 26-March 5, 2010. Sponsored by the Catholic Writer’s Guild, the online conference is free of charge and open to writers of all levels who register between October 1, 2009 and February 15, 2010. Develop your skills with forum-based workshops, or tap experienced writers and editors for their knowledge in live chats. Do you have a Catholic book to pitch? Prominent Catholic publishers will be holding pitch sessions! (Limited attendance.) To register or get more information, go to www.catholicwritersconference.com. Catholic Writer's Guild

FREE Online Conference - Promo Day!

Online Conference to Help Authors with Publishing Industry’s New Promote-Yourself Mindset World Wide Web--As the recession deepens for the publishing industry and more and more writers must--absolutely must--promote their own books or see them languish, a free online conference featuring industry experts is here to help! PROMO DAY returns for its second year Saturday, May 9, featuring notable publishing industry experts like Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of the multi award-winning HowToDoItFrugally series of books for writers including The Frugal Book Promoter: How to Do What Your Publisher Won't and The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward To Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success. She is also the author of other author aids like her Amazon short, “The Great First Impression Book Proposal.” Howard-Johnson has appeared on more than 300 TV and radio shows. She is an instructor for UCLA Extension's renowned Writers' Program and award-winning author of fiction and poetry. The conference also features Lael Johnson, Karina Fabian, John Desjarlais - Elysabeth Eldering, Joyce Anthony, Ron Berry, Devon Ellington, Carol Denbo and Lea Schizas. The day, coordinated by Jo Linsell, is an all day online international event packed full of tips and advice. In includes a variety of opportunities for writers, publishers, editors and other book publishing professionals to promote their work and services. Readers are also welcome to drop in and get to know the presenters and attendees better in the online chatroom, view the video trailers, or read the sample chapters on site. Founder and Organizer of the event, Jo Linsdell, says “Promo Day came about because I was looking for opportunities to promote my books using the internet at little or no cost. After attending the Muse Online Writers Conference back in 2006, I searched the internet for similar events aimed at what to do after you’ve written the book and found none. I decided to fill the void.” New features for this year is the official blog for the event, http://promoday.blogspot.com/, where everyone can keep up to date with new announcements and information regarding the event and the official Promo Day book, packed full of information and resources, which will be available to buy during and after the event. To attend go to http://jolinsdell.tripod.com/promoday Learn more about Howard-Johnson at http://www.howtodoitfrugally.com/ Promo Day Blog - http://promoday.blogspot.com/

Editor Chat January 17th!

Join Castle in the Sky for the first ever Editor Chat on Saturday, January 17! Have questions for editors? Curious about various publishing houses? Well join the fun as we host this great event for authors (published and non-published), editors, and everyone in between.

Publishers and Editors Who Will Participate:

• Black
• Velvet Seductions
• Bold Stroke Books
• Carnal
• Passions
• Champagne Books
• Cerrdiwenn
• Press
• Crescent
• Moon Press
• Desert
• Breeze Publishing Inc.
• Dramur
• Publishing
• Ellora¢s
• Cave
• ePress-Online
• Freya's
• Bower
• Lachesis
• Publishing
• LBF
• Books
• Liquid
• Silver Books
• LindenBayRomance
• Pink
• Petal Books
• Red
• Rose Publishing
• Samhain
• Publishing
• Shadowfire
• Press
• The Lotus Circle
• The
• Wild Rose Press
• Wild
• Child Publishing

To attend, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/castleintheskyflightoffantasy/ and sign up.

Cobblestone Press 2009 Annual Words in Motion Conference

**NOTE** I sincerely apologize for the way this post (and the previous one) is all jumbled together. For some reason my post's are not formatting correctly, soooo, please forgive the mess. I hope you don't have too much trouble reading them :) ***Permission to Forward*** Cobblestone Press is hosting the 2009 annual Words in Motion Conference Jan 9-11 (Fri, Sat, and Sun) at in the Community Forums at http://www.cobblestone-mainstreet.com Attendance and participation is free. Theme: Sci-Fi, fantasy, and urban fantasy romance Presentation Schedule includes: January 9th, Friday • Character Development for Urban Fantasy by Yolanda Sfetsos • Creating 3 Dimensional Characters for Paranormal Worlds by Patti O'Shea • Developing Believable Wolf-Shifting Heroes by Loribelle Hunt Saturday, January 10th • World Building for Paranormal Romance by L. Shannon • Writing Science Fiction Romance by Kayelle Alan • Your Underwear is Showing: How to Prepare for Online Events By Alice Anderson Sunday, January 11th • Creating Super Hot Super Heroes by P. Andrews • Top Mistakes that Authors Make When Writing Paranormal Romance by Cobblestone Press Managing Editor, Brandi Loyd • Designing Covers for The Darker Side of Romance Other Events during the 3 day conference is an Author Parade that runs Friday-Sunday – Authors post their contests for readers to enter. Also Publishers will have a Publisher Panel for Q&A throughout the conference. To attend, you only need to register at the Mainstreet Forums and you will be allowed access. (Registration is required to reduce the amount of spammers to the site) We hope you will start off the New Year at Words In Motion Conference! Sable Grey Publisher Cobblestone Press, LLC www.cobblestone-press.com sable@cobblestone-press.com Cobblestone Forum/Registration

Register for The Muse Free Online Writers Conference

The FREE Muse Online Writers' Conference, sponsored by Lea Schizas and Carolyn Howard - Johnson, is accepting early registration. Nearly 2,000 attended last year and openings are limited. Learn more about this year's conference, October 13 to 19th, and how you can assure your spot in 2008. We will present an all - new program soon. Go to: www.freewebs.com/themuseonlinewritersconference/presentersregistration.htm To see the growing list of presenters go to: http://www.freewebs.com/themuseonlinewritersconference/2007workshops.htm

The Muse Online Writers Conference

Not too long ago I happened onto an awesome FREE online writers conference. It's THE MUSE ONLINE WRITERS CONFERENCE sponsored by authors Carolyn Howard-Johnson , author of the HOW TO DO IT FRUGALLY SERIES and Lea Schizas, author of THE MUSE ON WRITING and creator of THE MUSEITUP CLUB online critique group. You won't believe the courses they offer and the impressive presenter line-up. I registered my courses of choice (which were quite a few) yesterday and received my confirmation the very same day! If you haven't done so yet, I suggest you hurry on over and get your registration in. The week long conference and classes begin Monday, October 8th, 2007. In addition to the great workshops, there will be door prizes, free ebook downloads and more! The Muse Online Conference was also voted Writer's Digest 101 Tob Web Site 2005 & 2006.

You'll be sorry if you miss this one.

The Muse Online Writers Conference The MuseItUp Club Carolyn Howard-Johnson Lea Schiza