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Success Without Stress: Get a Handle on Your Author Biz with Sara Fujimura

Virtual Event

Grow your author business exponentially by working smarter, not harder. Your book is out! Now, what once was your greatest dream suddenly feels like your biggest nightmare. Join Sara Fujimura, 2025 STBF Illinois Author Project Contest winner, as she walks through her proven three-step interconnected marketing system that teaches debut authors—and seasoned authors, too!—how to […]

A Beginner’s Guide to the Indie Author Project

Virtual Event

Curious how the Indie Author Project (IAP) works, or how to get your ebook into libraries through IAP? In this introductory session, we’ll walk through the full IAP pathway, including how submissions work, how libraries access indie ebooks, how to potentially earn royalties, and how the annual contests fit into the program. We’ll also share […]

The Importance of Research for Novels and Memoirs

Virtual Event

  Why is research important for writing novels and memoirs? What can it provide for the writer besides historical accuracy? What does it do for the reader? More importantly, what does research do for the writer? And what are the important kinds of research that a writer can do to make his story successful? Join […]