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SUMMARY:Ghostwriting: What It Is (and Isn’t)
DESCRIPTION:Course Description \nAccording to some publishing experts\, more than half of nonfiction books are written—in whole or in part—by ghostwriters. Although they live in the shadows of the publishing world\, anonymous and unacknowledged\, these skilled scribes often make a good living. But ghostwriting is not for everyone. Join Armin Brott for a presentation and Q&A about ghostwriting\, what it is\, what it is not\, and what it takes to do it successfully. \nInstructor Bio \nArmin Brott has written\, cowritten\, or ghostwritten more than 30 books. His own titles\, including The Expectant Father and The New Father: A Dad’s Guide to the First Year\, have sold more than 2 million copies. And many of the books he’s written for others (which\, of course\, he can’t name) have appeared on various bestseller lists\, including The New York Times.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/ghostwriting-what-it-is-and-isnt/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240822T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240822T130000
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SUMMARY:Fall Back Into Your Projects Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Fall Back Into Your Projects Mixer \nNeed motivation to get back on track with your writing projects? Ready to take on the rest of 2024? Join WNBA-San Francisco for our August Share and Tell Mixer.\n\nDuring this mixer\, everyone will have a few minutes to:\n\n\nShare: Who You Are & Your Biggest Summer Wins\nTell: What You Are Working on and How Our Community Can Help You Reach your 2024 Goals. This can be a service you are offering or seeking\, reviews or editing for your book\, questions about next steps\, etc. Be sure to sign the virtual guest book and share your contact info.\n\n\nAs our networking ambassador\, Debra Eckerling says: “You can’t reach your goals on your own. You need your peeps!” Our growing community of writers and publishing professionals are the key to making these connections happen.\n\nIt’s a MIXER\, so share this post and bring a literary friend or two to join the virtual fun!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/fall-back-into-your-projects-mixer/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Meet-up
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240821T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240821T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
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SUMMARY:BABA Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:We’re meeting virtually on Zoom. BABA meets the third Wednesday evening of each month via Zoom. Members share books\, work in progress and information about book events and resources.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/baba-monthly-meeting-25/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:BABA Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240819T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240819T183000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240801T205631Z
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SUMMARY:The Alcott Family — Lessons from the 19th Century
DESCRIPTION:Progressive school founder\, collector and bibliophile Kent Bicknell will present on his Alcott Family Collection\, winner of a recent prize from the New England-based Ticknor Society. Built around the lives and work of Louisa May Alcott (Little Women)\, her talented sister\, the artist May Alcott Nieriker\, and her parents\, social worker\, Abigail Alcott and progressive educator and reformer\, Bronson Alcott\, highlights include an account of Bronson Alcott’s famed Temple School in Boston; Louisa’s annotated copy of A Memoir of Ralph Waldo Emerson; and four unpublished letters from the artist\, May Alcott Nieriker\, along with images of her paintings. Through more than thirty years of collecting\, Kent has assembled a group of primary and secondary source materials related to this relatively “modern” family\, and will share select manuscripts\, rare books\, letters and artwork to reveal stories that connect the Alcott family to each other\, to the larger community of the 19th century\, and to our own lives today. \nA virtual presentation by Kent Bicknell\, author\, scholar\, and collector
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/the-alcott-family-lessons-from-the-19th-century/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240817T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240817T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240801T203059Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Mastering Book Interior Design: A DIY Formatting Workshop with Atticus
DESCRIPTION:In the ever-evolving landscape of self-publishing\, the presentation of your book plays a critical role in capturing your audience’s attention and delivering a professional reading experience. This workshop is designed to help self-publishing authors understand the best practices of designing the interiors of their books\, and equip them with the skills needed to DIY their formatting at a professional level. \nThis comprehensive workshop\, led by Monique Danielle\, Educational Content Curator from Atticus\, is divided into two insightful sessions. The first hour delves into the best practices for interior book formatting. We’ll explore the principles of typography\, margin settings\, and the importance of choosing the right fonts and spacing to enhance readability and aesthetic appeal. This session aims to demystify the process of turning your manuscript into a visually appealing product that stands out in the competitive market of self-published books. We’ll also discuss how to identify when you’ve gone too far and need to rein in the design elements.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/workshop-mastering-book-interior-design-a-diy-formatting-workshop-with-atticus/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240815T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240815T180000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240805T050806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T050807Z
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SUMMARY:Things You Didn’t Know Data Merge Could Do
DESCRIPTION:People familiar with InDesign may be familiar with the Data Merge panel\, but may not realize the potential that it holds. By taking this tool and leveraging it with several techniques\, Data Merge can become more than just a “fancy” way of mail merging. This session will demonstrate techniques that allow users to: \n\n\nautofit type for specific frame sizes within a Data Merge; \n\n\nchange colors of type\, QR codes\, and even some graphics during a data merge; \n\n\nprepare bar graphs for use with data merge; \n\n\nswapping out paragraphs or layouts during a data merge. \n\n\nBy the way\, Colin is the guy who wrote the delightfully satirical—and Insightful—“New Features in InDesign 2024 and About Time Too!” which detailed 35 new features that InDesign 2024 should have had\, but didn’t.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/things-you-didnt-know-data-merge-could-do/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240815T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240815T120000
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SUMMARY:August 15- Query Letter 101: Creating an Effective Pitch with Dawn Frederick
DESCRIPTION:On the heels of Pitch-O-Rama\, WNBA-San Francisco is offering a series of Lunch N Learns\, designed to help with your book publishing journey.  \nWith any new book idea\, finding an agent can be a daunting process.  In this class\, we’ll discuss the best practices in creating your book’s pitch\, so that it shines when you query agents and editors. \nThe following things will be discussed: \n\nThe elements of a strong query letter\nTips and trips on keeping your pitch succinct\nThe benefits of creating a strong query letters
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/august-15-query-letter-101-creating-an-effective-pitch-with-dawn-frederick/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240812T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240812T183000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
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SUMMARY:Black Woman on Board: Claudia Hampton\, the California State University\, and the Fight to Save Affirmative Action
DESCRIPTION:Author Donna J. Nicol tells the extraordinary story of Dr. Claudia H. Hampton\, the California State University (CSU) system’s first Black woman trustee\, who later became the board’s first woman chair\, and her twenty-year fight (1974–94) to increase access within the CSU for historically marginalized and underrepresented groups. Amid a growing white backlash against changes brought on by the 1960s Civil Rights and Black Power Movements\, Nicol argues that Hampton enacted “sly civility” to persuade fellow trustees\, CSU system officials\, and state lawmakers to enforce federal and state affirmative action mandates. \nBlack Woman on Board explores how Hampton methodically “played the game of boardsmanship\,” using the soft power she cultivated amongst her peers to remove barriers that might have impeded the implementation and expansion of affirmative action policies and programs. In illuminating the ways that Hampton transformed the CSU as the “affirmative action trustee\,” this remarkable book makes an important contribution to the history of higher education and to the historiography of Black women’s educational leadership in the post-Civil Rights era. \nA virtual presentation by Dr. Donna J. Nicol\, associate dean\, College of Liberal Arts\, California State University\, Long Beach\, CA
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/black-woman-on-board-claudia-hampton-the-california-state-university-and-the-fight-to-save-affirmative-action/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240804T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240804T153000
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SUMMARY:Rhys Bowen at Sisters in Crime
DESCRIPTION:Rhys Bowen’s work has sold close to 10 million copies in over 30 languages. She has been nominated for every major mystery award and has won multiple Agatha\, Anthony\, and Macavity Awards. She will speak in person at Radford Studio Center in Studio City and via Zoom as part of California Sisters in Crime Chapters’ Sizzling Summer Speaker Series. \nJoin here on Aug. 4 at 2 PM Pacific Time to attend the online event. No pre-registration necessary. \nIf you are interested in attending the live event in Studio City\, register here.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/rhys-bowen-at-sisters-in-crime/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240804T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240804T160000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T230640Z
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SUMMARY:BABA Sunday Session
DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn from a bay area book artist.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/baba-sunday-session-21/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:BABA Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T120000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240705T225636Z
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SUMMARY:London Strife: the Great Bookbinding Strike of 1786
DESCRIPTION:Historically\, bookbinders worked for longer hours and for less pay than most artisans. In the revolutionary unease of the late eighteenth century\, the London bookbinders decided to strike for a reduction in their working day. This landed the binders in trouble\, with some ending up in jail. The Great Bookbinding Strike of 1786 is an extraordinary story of labor strife\, fine bookbinding\, early trade unionism\, and the long journey towards the forty hour week. \nDominic trained at the London College of Printing (1988-90)\, and spends his time restoring antiquarian books\, creating design bindings for exhibitions and to commission\, teaching and lecturing. \n\nRiley has made about eighty design bindings to date. These are held in places such as the British Library\, the V&A\, the the Grolier Club in New York\, and the San Francisco Public Library. He has won over twenty prizes for his bindings\, including first prize – the Paul Getty Award — in Designer Bookbinders’ International Competition in 2013. He has taught and lectured across the world and spends his summer teaching at the San Francisco Center for the Book. Dominic was elected Fellow of DB in 2009 and currently serves as President of the Society of Bookbinders. \n\nCost: $10 \nWebinars are recorded and available to all registered attendees after the webinar.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/london-strife-the-great-bookbinding-strike-of-1786/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
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SUMMARY:Getting Your Book Discovered on Amazon: The Art to Keywords and Categories
DESCRIPTION:Learn the strategies behind finding profitable keywords\, uncovering bestselling categories\, and making changes in minutes that can affect your Amazon book sales indefinitely. This presentation dives into the behavior of the shopper on Amazon to help you connect with your target audience\, resulting in higher visibility and more copies sold. \nIncluded topics are:\n– Finding profitable keywords that readers actually search for on Amazon\n– Identifying niche bestseller categories while avoiding devastating ghost categories\n– Learning how to become a category bestseller without spending thousands\n– Strategies to make a book more discoverable to target readers\n…plus more and a Q/A session!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/getting-your-book-discovered-on-amazon-the-art-to-keywords-and-categories/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240801T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240801T130000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240706T210646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T210647Z
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SUMMARY:August 1- Ask a Publisher AMA
DESCRIPTION:As everyone probably knows\, you or your agent needs to get your book or proposal into the hands of an interested editor; that’s the first hurdle. \nA well-crafted proposal\, an agent with good relationships\, and choosing the right editors to approach are the first steps. \nWhat most would-be authors don’t know is that the editor has to turn around and sell you to an editorial board. The sales management\, more often than not\, makes the decisions. \nIf sales and marketing think they can sell your book\, then you’ve got a wonderful chance of getting published. \nSo how do you sell your book to a publisher? \nIf it’s your first book\, you have no Nielsen Bookscan number to get in the way. That can be a blessing\, but you have to prove that you are an “influencer” that can sell your book and provide the publisher’s sales force with the ammo they need to go out to the trade. \nPublishing veteran Peter Rubie will help you navigate the rapids of book publishing so you can find the perfect home for your books. Bring all your questions about book publishing so you can learn from some of the best in the business!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/august-1-ask-a-publisher-ama/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240727T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241221T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240805T045957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240805T045958Z
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SUMMARY:MWA NorCal explores AI
DESCRIPTION:MWA NorCal invites you to a 6-session Zoom series to explore different aspects of AI. What is it—an existential threat or a cool new set of tools? Maybe both? What we know for sure is that it’s all around us and it’s here to stay. So\, join us on the third Saturday of the month as we try to figure out how to make sense of it\, what to be wary of\, and how to use it ethically as authors. \nEach Zoom session will explore a different capability of AI. Join when you can\, for what interests you. You won’t be lost if you can’t make them all. You need to register for these Zoom sessions. Please use the links below. \nThe AI landscape is changing quickly\, and we’ll change topics if something new and interesting comes up\, but for now the topics we plan to cover include: \n\nAn Introduction to Generative AI – What is it and why should writers care?\n\nSaturday\, July 27  @ 2:00 pm (rescheduled): Watch it HERE.\n\n\nGenerative AI and Words – How it works\, tools you might find useful\, and how to protect your own writing.\n\nSaturday\, August 17 @ 2:00 pm: Sign up HERE.\n\n\nGenerative AI and Images – We’ll play with the mind-blowing capabilities of image-creation tools and figure out how to use them ethically.\n\nSaturday\, September 21 @ 2:00 pm: Sign up HERE.\n\n\nGenerative AI and Web Design – We’ll look at music\, video\, and design environments for creating compelling websites and marketing pieces.\n\nSaturday\, October 19: Sign up HERE.\n\n\nGenerative AI and Voice – We’ll explore options for generating audiobooks.\n\nSaturday\, November 16: Sign up HERE.\n\n\nAI and Translation – From including multiple languages in your work to translating your entire backlist\, what’s possible with AI translation tools?\n\nSaturday\, December 21: Sign up HERE
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/mwa-norcal-explores-ai/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240725T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240725T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240706T205120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T205122Z
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SUMMARY:Technical Editing Meetup
DESCRIPTION:Are you a technical editor\, or interested in learning about technical editing? Join a friendly discussion of editing in technical fields. \nThis event is free to attend and open to all editors.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/technical-editing-meetup-11/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Editors Events,Meet-up
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240724T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240724T130000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240706T211046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T211047Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Born Accessible: How to Build InDesign Files with Accessibility in Mind
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual lesson on Born Accessible books\, focusing on implementing accessibility features in InDesign before export to ebook. We’ll cover the Born Accessible philosophy\, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines principles\, and some definitions\, before diving into a demonstration of improving your InDesign file’s accessibility\, including Metadata\, Navigation\, Hierarchy and Semantics\, and Image Descriptions. Attendees will walk away with hands-on knowledge. \nOur presenter\, Kris Tomes of Tomes Publishing Services\, has been freelancing and consulting for publishers throughout North America and New Zealand since 2012\, most recently focusing on accessibility and meeting the European Accessibility Act requirements. She also spent nearly 10 years at children’s publisher Lerner Publishing Group\, where she led the company’s accessibility team and managed ebooks\, audiobooks\, databases\, apps\, and e-reading platform.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/webinar-born-accessible-how-to-build-indesign-files-with-accessibility-in-mind/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240722T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240722T183000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240705T233602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T233604Z
UID:10001150-1721667600-1721673000@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:The Material Culture of Advertising: Treasures from the Winterthur Library’s Collection of Trade Literature
DESCRIPTION:Before Amazon\, before big box stores\, and even before mailboxes sagged under the weight of catalogs in the mid-20th century\, customers and shop-owners alike turned to a wide variety of media to select their purchases\, and to aspire to grander lifestyles. Trade cards\, trade catalogs\, advertising ephemera\, and sales samples illuminate the art of buying\, selling\, and dreaming in the past\, painting a picture of the everyday lives of Americans as consumers. These items can be quite beautiful – they were created to facilitate sales\, after all – and reflect broader aesthetic trends\, as well as advertising styles\, cultural values\, and the distribution of products historically. And beyond its intended use as a promotional tool\, trade media often found a second life at the hands of 19th century scrapbookers. \nThe dynamic nature of trade material makes it a valuable tool for research\, as well as creative inspiration. The Winterthur Library\, located outside Wilmington\, Delaware\, holds a vibrant and vast collection of such trade material\, including fabric swatch books\, hand-drawn watercolor catalogs\, engraved promotional cards\, chromolithographed labels\, and more – hundreds of thousands of items. Join Winterthur Library Curator of Special Collections Allie Alvis as they journey through 400 years of advertising and promotion in America and Europe\, highlighting some of the wonderful (and sometimes weird) trade treasures from the library’s collection and presenting them in the broader milieu of material culture. \nA virtual presentation by Alexandra Alvis\, book historian and curator\, special collections\, Winterthur Museum\, Garden & Library
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/the-material-culture-of-advertising-treasures-from-the-winterthur-librarys-collection-of-trade-literature/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T180000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240706T210846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T210846Z
UID:10001181-1721316600-1721325600@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Let's Talk Layouts
DESCRIPTION:Grids offer a structured framework for layouts that assist with the consistency and coherence of design—but most frequently they seem to adhere to a rectilinear form with placement outside of that form either seeming “random” or “breaking the grid.” \nThis informative session challenges what you already know about layout and looks at how layouts can be built with the help of other Creative Cloud applications or within InDesign natively. \n\nAbout the Presenter\nTony Harmer (a.k.a The Design Ninja) is best described as a creative utility-knife and learning-content author with a long career in design\, illustration\, photography\, video and animation. His LinkedIn Learning courses have had over 2.2 million learners and he is a popular speaker/presenter with his often-off-the-wall sessions that always provide a ton of tips\, techniques\, insights and inspirations delivered with humour and enthusiasm that is totally infectious.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/lets-talk-layouts/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240706T003536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T003537Z
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SUMMARY:The Sugar King of California: The Life of Claus Spreckels
DESCRIPTION:Join author and historian Sandra Bonura in conversation online on her new book\, The Sugar King of California: The Life of Claus Spreckels. \nThe Sugar King of California is the astonishingly intimate story of one of the most controversial entrepreneurs of the 19th century – a rule-breaking visionary who through his sugar empire became one of the richest Americans in history alongside John D. Rockefeller\, Warren Buffett\, and Bill Gates. Bonura tells the rags-to-riches story of Spreckels’s role in the developments of the sugarcane industry in the American West and across the Pacific\, triumphing in a milieu rife with cronyism and corruption and ultimately transforming California’s industry & labor. But there’s always a cost for single-minded determination; the legendary family quarrels even included a murder charge. Spreckels’s biography is one of business triumph & tragedy\, a portrait of a family torn apart by money\, jealousy\, and ego.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/the-sugar-king-of-california-the-life-of-claus-spreckels/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240427T203437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240427T203439Z
UID:10001101-1721304000-1721311200@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Self Publishing 101 with Claire Jones
DESCRIPTION:There are a whole range of publishing platforms available to those of us who wish to self-publish our book(s). Simply search “Self Publishing Platforms” online and you will find a list of articles touting: “The 17 BEST Self-Publishing Companies of 2023”\, “8 Best Free Self-Publishing Sites”\, “The 15 Best Self Publishing Companies to Support Your Writing Career”\, or “10 Best Self-Publishing Companies You Should Know”.  \nEach of them explains their rigorous “vetting” process and subsequent “qualified” picks\, and\, while the same platforms do show up on some of these lists\, the rankings are never predictable. \n\n\nSo who really knows which one is the best?  \nIt really boils down to how much you want to spend\, where and how you want the book distributed\, how you want to treat your copyright permissions\, and what kind of backend reporting system you want. \nI’m not going to list the various features of each of the platforms (that’s what those “Best Of” articles are for). What I will do is tell you why I chose the platforms I did. \n\nHope to see you there!
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/self-publishing-101-with-claire-jones/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240718T110000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240706T202300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T202300Z
UID:10001177-1721296800-1721300400@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Editing With Disability/Chronic Illness
DESCRIPTION:This coffee chat centers people who work as editors and are living with disability and/or chronic illness. It is open to everyone. The idea was partly inspired by an active peer group currently hosted by the Society of Authors (https://www.societyofauthors.org/Groups/Authors-Disabilities-Illnesses-Network). \nGroup agreements that will be open for discussion at the start of the chat:\n* Disclosure (of illness/disability/etc.) is welcome. Disclosure is not required.\n* There are no requirements. We participate (or not) in the ways that work for us.\n* We take care of ourselves. Stretch\, eat\, drink\, take a break\, etc.\n* We can’t be articulate all the time. We give each other the benefit of the doubt and ask questions.\n* We keep confidentiality: Learning goes\, stories stay. \nThe online chat this Thursday will have an open agenda\, loosely focused on work-life: How do we define\, handle\, and sustain our work as editors. What kinds of projects are a good fit? How do we obtain enough but not too much work (if that is even possible in editing!)? What have we learned and what can we learn from each other?
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/editing-with-disability-chronic-illness-16/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Editors Events,Meet-up
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T203000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240705T230456Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T230456Z
UID:10001142-1721242800-1721248200@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:BABA Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:BABA meets the third Wednesday evening of each month via Zoom. Members share books\, work in progress and information about book events and resources.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/baba-monthly-meeting-24/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:BABA Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240717T173000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240706T202126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T202129Z
UID:10001176-1721232000-1721237400@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Happy Hour Discussion: Copyediting and Proofreading Fiction
DESCRIPTION:If you copyedit or proofread fiction or want to learn more about doing so\, join host Erin Cusick for an informal discussion about the joys and challenges associated with editing fiction. Come prepared to share insights and experiences\, ask questions\, or just listen to learn from others. Though the event is open to all editors\, the discussion will stick closely to copyediting and proofreading. \nThis event is free to attend and open to all editors\, guests\, and/or members of related fields. Please note the new time\, which will continue in future meetings.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/happy-hour-discussion-copyediting-and-proofreading-fiction-11/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Editors Events,Meet-up
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240716T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240716T183000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240706T201943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T201944Z
UID:10001175-1721149200-1721154600@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Developmental Editing Happy Hour
DESCRIPTION:Are you a developmental editor\, or interested in developmental editing? Join us for an informal chat about this fun and fascinating variety of editing. \nThis event is free to attend and open to all editors.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/developmental-editing-happy-hour-20/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Editors Events,Meet-up
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240716T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240716T130000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240712T200336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240712T200337Z
UID:10001183-1721131200-1721134800@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Developmental Editing with Scott Norton
DESCRIPTION:An additional reason to join the Zoom! We’ll be giving away 3 copies of the new edition of Scott’s book\, Developmental Editing! Grab a spot today! \nHave you ever received an unsolicited manuscript that would be a perfect match for your list if only it were better written? Or a first draft for which you paid a substantial advance that doesn’t come up to snuff? Have you ever been assigned a project for production and discovered serious problems of organization or argument in the text? \nIn this session\, Scott Norton will present nine critical factors to weigh when considering whether to engage a developmental editor. From assessing the project’s potential to successfully executing a developmental plan\, he’ll outline the basics and then invite attendees to pose questions.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/developmental-editing-with-scott-norton/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Editors Events,Professional Development
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240715T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240715T183000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240705T232426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T232427Z
UID:10001149-1721062800-1721068200@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:California\, a Slave State
DESCRIPTION:California owes its origins and sunny prosperity to slavery. Spanish invaders captured Indigenous people to build the chain of Catholic missions. Russian otter hunters shipped Alaska Natives—the first slaves transported into California—and launched a Pacific slave triangle to China. Plantation slaves were marched across the plains for the Gold Rush. San Quentin Prison incubated California’s carceral state. Kidnapped Chinese girls were sold in caged brothels in early San Francisco. Indian boarding schools supplied new farms and hotels with unfree child workers. \nBy looking west to California\, Jean Pfaelzer upends our understanding of slavery as a North-South struggle and reveals how the enslaved in California fought\, fled\, and resisted human bondage. In unyielding research and vivid interviews\, Pfaelzer exposes how California gorged on slavery\, an appetite that persists today in a global trade in human beings lured by promises of jobs but who instead are imprisoned in sweatshops and remote marijuana grows\, or sold as nannies and sex workers. \nA virtual presentation by Jean Pfaelzer\, author and professor emerita of English and American Studies\, University of Delaware
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/california-a-slave-state-2/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240713T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240713T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240705T231159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240705T231201Z
UID:10001145-1720861200-1720873800@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Don’t just hit publish\, LAUNCH your book! with Robbie Samuels
DESCRIPTION:Our presenter\, Robbie Samuels\, designs book launches with the aim of getting 50+ Amazon reviews\, but the real goal is to wake up and engage the author’s network to build a pipeline and drive referrals. \nWhile a byproduct of a strong launch is reaching #1 Best Seller\, that’s not the goal. Being a #1 Best Seller or #1 New Release is a fleeting accomplishment\, while Amazon reviews are social proof that stay on your book’s sales page. \nRobbie has received over 200 reviews for each of his independently published books\, which collectively reached #1 Best Seller in 30 categories across four countries. \nJoin this session to learn how Robbie has built large book launch teams filled with likely prospects and likely referral partners\, and nurtured team members through writing and posting an Amazon review. \nHe will cover four areas: timing\, building a launch team\, getting 50+ Amazon reviews\, and designing a virtual book launch party. \nRobbie Samuels  is the award-winning author of three independently published books that have collectively received over 650 Amazon reviews and reached #1 Best Seller in 30 paid categories in the U.S.\, U.K.\, Canada\, and Australia \nAs a book launch strategist\, he helps entrepreneurs build launch teams that lead to referrals\, build their pipeline\, and get 50+ Amazon reviews. He also designs and emcees virtual book launch parties that lead prospects to an offer. He founded the Biz Book Publishing Hub\, with over 50 experts ready to help authors navigate the complexities of writing\, editing\, publishing\, and marketing their business books. \nRobbie is an event design consultant and executive Zoom producer recognized as a networking expert by NPR\, Harvard Business Review\, Forbes\, Lifehacker\, and Inc. He is also a professional speaker\, TEDx speaker\, HBR contributor\, and host of the On the Schmooze podcast. \nRobbie is the openly transgender owner of Robbie Samuels LLC\, a certified LGBT Business Enterprise.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/dont-just-hit-publish-launch-your-book-with-robbie-samuels/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240713T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240713T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240531T045709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240531T045710Z
UID:10001109-1720861200-1720873800@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Don’t just hit publish\, LAUNCH your book!
DESCRIPTION:Congrats\, you wrote a book! You’ve been counting down to the day it publishes. Have you realized that publishing isn’t the final goal? \nWouldn’t it be great if your network actually read your book and discovered how valuable your content is\, so they can buy from you and/or refer you? \nWhat’s your strategy to use this book to wake up and engage your network? \nOur presenter\, Robbie Samuels\, designs book launches with the aim of getting 50+ Amazon reviews\, but the real goal is to wake up and engage the author’s network to build a pipeline and drive referrals. \nWhile a byproduct of a strong launch is reaching #1 Best Seller\, that’s not the goal. Being a #1 Best Seller or #1 New Release is a fleeting accomplishment\, while Amazon reviews are social proof that stay on your book’s sales page. \nRobbie has received over 200 reviews for each of his independently published books\, which collectively reached #1 Best Seller in 29 categories across four countries. \nJoin this session to learn how Robbie has built large book launch teams filled with likely prospects and likely referral partners\, and nurtured team members through writing and posting an Amazon review. \nHe will cover four areas: timing\, building a launch team\, getting 50+ Amazon reviews\, and designing a virtual book launch party.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/dont-just-hit-publish-launch-your-book/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240711T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240711T170000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240706T201748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T201749Z
UID:10001174-1720713600-1720717200@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Editors Helping Editors
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our “Editors Helping Editors” meeting. Bring your problems\, big and small\, as well as your thinking caps. We’ll work together to solve event-goers quandaries and questions\, which could range from common questions like how to find clients in a particular field (say academic editing) to more situation-specific issues like why a particular macro isn’t working in Word. The only topic that’s off limits is setting rates\, as that can be seen as price-fixing. However\, we can talk about rate-adjacent topics\, such as tools and data we use when setting rates\, what counts as a tax write-off\, and how/when to raise rates. \nThis month\, Erin Brenner will join us to discuss communicating with clients! \nThis event is now open to all editors and will not be recorded. \n 
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/editors-helping-editors-13/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Editors Events,Meet-up
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240710T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240710T130000
DTSTAMP:20260429T234404
CREATED:20240706T201553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240706T201554Z
UID:10001173-1720609200-1720616400@pubpronetwork.org
SUMMARY:Far North Editors Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Far North Editors meet every second Wednesday from 11:15am to 12:45pm. Traditionally they meet in Mount Vernon\, WA\, but currently their meetings are entirely online.
URL:https://pubpronetwork.org/event/far-north-editors-meeting-13/
LOCATION:Zoom\, CA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Editors Events,Meet-up
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