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Social Media Platforms for Authors & Writers Workshop Notes 9/10/11 thx @tywebbin

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Also as a special bonus we have a download from Rodger C. Parker :

Author Platform Evaluation worksheet.

8 platform-building tips for authors who want to publish a book in 2010 (this can be used any year)

Create a social media marketing planning calendar worksheet for 2009 (this can be used any year)

A beginner’s guide to blogging: 10 tips to put into practice right away http://is.gd/NLFz06

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Inspiring Authors

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Free Friday: How to Get a Literary Agent

 

 

I get this question a lot and thought it’d be great to dedicate a Free Friday to this topic. Enjoy!

How to Get a Literary Agent

Ebook By Brian Scott
Rating: Not yet rated.
Published: Jul. 22, 2009
Category: Non-Fiction » Publishing » Self-publishing
Words: 18984 (approximate)
Language: English

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Ebook Description

Our professional contributors give you the heads-up and thumbs-down approach to researching, finding, and getting a literary agent for your next possible bestseller. They’ll tell you what to look for in a literary agent — and what to watch out for. Published by Brian Scott, founder of http://www.BookProposalWriting.com

Tags

literary agents, book publicity, book promotion, book marketing, book publishing, freelance writing,book proposal writing

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More on this author:

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Blog: http://bookpublishingnews.blogspot.com

 

QUESTION: Getting More Kids to Read in The Youth Reading Program. How? #mwn

I’m always getting questions about writing and publishing, but I thought this time I should definitely share this question from a visitor to our site. If you have any tips or tricks you can offer, please post in the comments:

I have been coordinating a summer reading program at my church for the past 3 years.  I have noticed the interest declining yearly even though there are some really nice prizes associated with the student who turns in the most book reports. I stared the program because my son, daughter and myself always had a friendly competition and I decided to bring it to my church family. I was wondering if you had any ideas on how to keep the kids interested as I’m getting ready to start it up again for the summer.  Thanks in advance for any information or resource material you can offer.

Her’s what I suggested off the top of my head:

1) Ask the children to provide books they’d like their peers to read

2) Theme a party after one of the reads or location where the read is at (Hawaii is luau, Hispanic a spanish themed party, even a circus or a fantasy book ppl come dressed as characters) Best prizes to persons who do the best job

3) Write alternate stories from the book read. short stories where the kids can come up with their own what ifs and make a booklet for the kids to sell to the  church as a fund rasier. you can print these yourself with the church’s printer and some heavey paper as a cover.

4) act out a scene in the book and invite the kids to be some of the characters. do it as an after church small theater or charge as a fundraiser to your group or even the mother’s board who’ll make sure everyone will buy tickets so they can have more money. LOL

5) Do a big kid little kid mentor reading where the big kids have to gather the smaller kids find a good book to read to them (they could even take the present story and change it to a story that the little kids would like to hear and even have the big kids draw pictures.)

6) Involve the adults or parents in the program where they have to come in and talk about the power of reading for them.

7) Invite children authors and have a literacy fund-raiser where members bring books to church or a small donation to help you buy the books the kids need to read.

8) and advance reading list is always helpful and gets the kids in the mood to make up the activities and also get you prepared of the program you want to do the create the excitement

9) Field Trips for kids that actually read the book.

The point is that you want to create a love for reading all together and show that there’s more than just picking the words off the page, it’s about seeing books as a great entertainment value.

Make sure the announcement is in the church’s program and on the website. If no website, create a blog all the kids can join and if they can’t make the meetings find ways they can win prizes and then come tot the church the following Sundays and pick up the prize.

Here are more tips at this link:

http://www.great-group-activities.com/book-club-ideas.html

Don’t forget our book club chat with author, LA Jefferson will be June 30th 5:30pm. C u then!

If you have ideas or comments, please post below. Thanx!

Writers MeetUp for June 11th. Topic: Urban Writing and Publishing | Notes & Resources.

Thanks for joining us. If you’d like reminders of our next meet up please go to: http://meetup.com/michiganliterarynetwork and sign up for updates.

Urban Lit Resources

http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Urban_Fiction/Street_Lit/Hip_Hop_Fiction_Resources_for_Librarians

What Is Street Lit? Podcast – Podcast chat via BlogTalkRadio (July 2010) featuring author K’wan Foye, street lit bloggers and street lit readers.

Book Lists

Urban Fiction Booklist — September 2009 — Miranda Doyle [1]
EveryDay Life by MG Hardie [2] – July 2008]]
New Urban Fiction — May 2007 — from Miranda Doyle
Urban Fiction Booklist
Sex, Drugs, and Drama: More Books Like “The Coldest Winter Ever” VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) VOYA article
Urban/Street Lit Reading List Suitable for Public Library Collections (last update 2008) by Vanessa Irvin Morris Urban/Street Lit/Public
Urban/Street Lit Reading List Suitable for School Library Collections (Grades 6 and Up) (last update 2008) by Vanessa Irvin Morris Urban/Street Lit/School
Urban Fiction Resources by Vanessa Irvin Morris Urban Fiction Papers & Booklists

My Favorite Urban Fiction Titles for Teens, from Miranda Doyle, San Francisco
Urban Fiction for Teens — Library Summer Camp 2009 — Miranda Doyle Powerpoint
Latino Urban Fiction/Nonfiction List — Miranda DoyleList

Urban Teen Fiction [3]

Publishers/Popular Titles/Authors

The Cartel Publications The Cartel Publications
Triple Crown Publications Triple Crown Publications
Red Bud Ave Publications LLC Red Bud Ave Publications
Macavelli Press Macavelli Press <bPrioritybooks Publications
G Street Chronicles http://www.GstreetChronicles.com GstreetChronicles (http://www.gstreetchronicles.com
Jazoli Publishing / Truth Hurts THUGS ARE FOR FUN series http://www.jazolipublishing.com ;Jazoli Publishing / Truth Hurts Pub
Kensington Books’ Dafina Dafina
Simon and Schuster’s Atria/Strebor Books Atria/Strebor
St. Martin’s Griffin paperbacks St. Martins
Xlibris Corporation The Street Life Series
Random House – One World One World
Urban Books Urban Books
Urban Literature LLC. - Urban Literature

Review/Discussion Web Sites

Street Fiction: Urban Fiction Book Reviews streetfiction.org
Raw Sistaz Blog and reviews
Black issues book review Black Issues
QBR: The Black Book Review QBR
Urban Book Reviews Urban Reviews
Thumper’s Corner Thumpers
Coast2Coast Readers Coast2Coast
Essence Forums Essence
The Urban Book Source Voice of Urban Literature
Streetwise Urban Fiction Library Journal July 15 2006
Library Journal publishes a monthly column reviewing recent Urban Fiction/Street Lit books called The Word on Street Lit.
(To find The Word of Street Lit articles, go to Library Journaland type “word on street lit”.)

Bestseller Lists

There are no definitive, well-established sources that can be used to determine what are the bestselling Urban Fiction/Street Lit books as there are for general Fiction books. The sources shown below list bestsellers for African-American Fiction in general but include books considered as Urban Fiction or Street Lit. While these lists are not as comprehensive as the New York Times or Publishers Weeklybestsellers lists, they are helpful for developing an Urban Fiction/Street Lit collection for a public library.

African American Literature Book Club AALBC Bestsellers Lists (includes Urban Fiction and Street Lit)
Black Expressions Book Club Black Expressions New Releases and Bestsellers
Books of Soul – lists Urban Fiction Bestsellers Books of Soul Bestsellers
Essence Magazine – search for “essence book club” for bestsellers lists Essence

Bookseller Lists

Mosaicbooks.com All African American Literature to include Urban Fiction.
African American Literature Book Club-Urban/Street Fiction list African American Literature Book Club (AALBC)
Black Expressions Urban titles for sale Black Expressions
Black Books Direct Urban Fiction List Black Books Direct
Hip Hop Books for Urban Culture Hip Hop Books
Urban Reviews Urban Reviews
Street Gangs’ Book Club Bookclub
Hood Stories Books
CB Book Distribution CB
The Urban Book Source Voice of Urban Literature

Articles for Librarians

Takin’ It To The Streets (VOYA) [4] Street Fight (School Library Journal) [5]
The Word on the Street No. 1 Library Journal February 7 2008
Streetwise Urban Fiction Library Journal July 15 2006
Library Journal Street Lit Takes a Hit Library Journal
Selling Urban Fiction (article) Publisher’s Weekly, 1/06 Publisher’s Weekly
Library School Dissertation: Street Lit Novels and Triangle-Area Public Libraries: A Search through the OPACS (Online Public Access Catalogs)Street Lit
What Librarians Say About Street Lit — SLJ Feb. 2009 [6]

Writer & Publisher Resources

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John Kremer’s Book Market Top Independent Book Distributors

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Book Distributors

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A & B Distributors C & B Distribution Lushena Books Alliance Book Group Baker & Taylor Ingram

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Online Book Sellers

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The Black Library Cush City Black Books Direct

Books to get:

How to Succeed in the Publishing Game

Dan Poynter’s Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book

1001 Ways to Market Your Books (1001 Ways to Market Your Books: For Authors and Publishers)

Local urban bookstores:

hood books

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