The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience

Women in Writing and Publishing 2022 Roundtable


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This week four women with several combined decades of experience in the writing and publishing industries joined me for a roundtable to talk about ...

  • How the last two years have changed how writers and publishers approach their business/craft
  • The difficulties of getting an indie book on the New York Times bestsellers list
  • Self vs. traditional publishing pathways and distribution models
  • How fast do you need to go, speedboat or yacht?
  • Hybrid models for writers
  • Trends for 2022
  • And resources for aspiring scribes
  • Guests:

    Angela Engel has more than two decades of experience in sales strategy and business development for companies like Chronicle Books, Dwell Studio, and Moleskine. Angela Engel launched The Collective Book Studio a woman-owned publisher transforming content into beautiful books.

    • thecollectivebook.studio
    • IG: thecollectivebookstudio
    • ibpa-online.org
    • Publishers Marketplace
    • Publisher's Weekly
    • Shelf Awareness
    • Award-winning author Jennifer Irwin’s debut novel, A Dress the Color of the Sky, was published in 2017 and has received rave reviews, won seven book awards, and was optioned for a feature film.

      • jenniferirwinauthor.com
      • A Dress the Color of the Sky by Jennifer Irwin [Amazon Affiliate] - https://amzn.to/3GXlBm7
      • womensfictionwriters.org
      • nanowrimo.org
      • Richmond-based publisher Kimberley Wells Eley of KWE Publishing, signed an agreement with Morgan James Publishing as an Imprint, opening new doors and possibilities for all her authors.

        • KWE Publishing LLC
        • IG: kwepub
        • morgan-james-publishing.com
        • Women In Publishing Summit
        • Award-winning author & Book Coach Dallas Woodburn is the debut author of the novel The Best Week That Never Happened. A former John Steinbeck Fellow in Creative Writing and a current San Francisco Writers Grotto Fellow, her work has been honored with the Cypress & Pine Short Fiction Award, the international Glass Woman Prize, second place in the American Fiction Prize, and four Pushcart Prize nominations

          • dallaswoodburnauthor.com
          • writeonbooks.org
          • Overflowing Bookshelves podcast
          • Thriving Authors Academy
          • Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
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