Building Your Network in the Publishing World

For freelancers and professionals in the book publishing industry.

Though networking may seem like an unwieldy, overwhelming task, this presentation will show that building the network you need and want is completely within your power. We’ll help you plan your steps to create a network that is uniquely yours, based on your goals and networking style.

We’ll cover:

• Identifying your professional goals
• Redefining your idea of networking
• Evaluating your current network
• Discovering your networking style

A handout of useful worksheets and links will be provided.

[This session will be recorded.]

Brittany Dowdle [she/her]

Editor and Owner at WORD CAT EDITORIAL SERVICES

Brittany Dowdle is a freelance editor and award-winning author with over ten years’ experience in the publishing industry. She has copyedited and proofread the work of best-selling traditionally published authors, award-winning indie authors, and international best-selling authors. Brittany lives in the north Georgia mountains with her adventurous husband, their three cats, and many wild neighbors of the four-legged variety. When she’s not editing, writing, or exploring in the woods, Brittany may be found reading a book in a patch of sunshine.

Linda Ruggeri [she/her]

Editor and Owner at THE INSIGHTFUL EDITOR

Linda Ruggeri is a bilingual (English/Spanish) freelance nonfiction editor and award-winning author based out of Los Angeles. Linda runs the Mentorship Program for the Professional Editors Network (PEN) as well as the Welcome Program for the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). In addition to being an editor, Linda is an avid urban gardener, a baker, and a mom. She would gladly trade any night out for a good nonfiction book and sleeping bag in her tree house.