The Author's Guide to PLANNING BOOK EVENTS: Tips and Tools for Bookselling Success - Softcover

Hoenig, Carol

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1583484760 ISBN 13: 9781583484760

Publisher: iUniverse, 2007

Synopsis

Carol is the perfect mix of what you look for in an event planner: she is knowledgeable, accessible, and attentive. She knows her audience as well as the resources at her command; shake (not stir) liberally with some outside-the-box thinking, and you have the makings for a near-perfect event.-Kim and Danny Adlerman, authors of Africa Calling and How Much Wood Could a Woodchuck Chuck?Writing a book requires technique and skill, but reaching and captivating an audience is another skill altogether-one that does not come naturally to most authors. In The Author's Guide to Planning Book Events, award-winning author and accomplished book-event coordinator Carol Hoenig provides the know-how to show authors how toFind and choose the perfect venuePlan an event for optimum resultsBuild on each success to reach more readersHoenig has worked with hundreds of successful authors and book publicists and shares the best of her stories and theirs. She explains why nontraditional venue functions can be much more lucrative than traditional events at a local bookstore. And she provides step-by-step instructions for planning, organizing-and enjoying-publication and book-signing events. The result is a must-have resource for every author's bookshelf.

About this title

About the Author

Carol Hoenig was a national event specialist for one of America?s largest book chains for many years and is the author of the award-winning novel Without Grace. She is a writers' conference committee member, as well as a member of the advisory council for The New York Center for Independent Publishing. She is a full-time freelance writer and publishing consultant.

Edition details

• Publisher: iUniverse
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1583484760
• ISBN 13: 9781583484760
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 150