Scared of Author PR? Take this workshop!

Does PR strike fear in the heart of your solitary writer's heart? If so, or if you just want to know more about every aspect of promoting yourself and your books, check out this workshop offered by the Yosemite Romance Writers.

I'm a part of the lineup of absolutely amazing speakers, and all of our speaker fees are being donated to Best Friends Animal Society (http://www.bestfriends.org/), which has the largest no-kill animal shelter in the U.S.

Offered from Feb 2-Feb 27th, the workshop registration deadline is Feb. 1st (Sunday). Sign up now! For $25, you can't get more experts in less square footage.

Here are the details. Check out the registration page here, but you'll have to scroll a bit down the page for the Feb. workshops.
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PR is NOT Four-Letter Word

Instructor: Marcia James and Guests

Registration Deadline: 2/1/09

Self-promotion. Say the word aloud in a room full of authors and watch a fingernails-on-the-blackboard shudder run through the crowd. Promotion can be a scary drain on time and finances. But there are also many entertaining and often free opportunities to get one’s name in front of readers. Marcia James and over 20 PR-savvy guest lecturers—Melissa Alvarez, Dianne Castell, Kate Douglas, Carol Ann Erhardt, Karen Harper, Susan Gee Heino, Donna Hill, Linda Keller, Laurie Kingery, Karen McCullough, Donna MacMeans, Janice Maynard, Beth Morrow, Jenna Petersen, Patricia Sargeant, Barbara Satow, Jenn Stark, Jennifer Stevenson, Kay Stockham, DeNita Tuttle and J.C. Wilder—will present affordable author self-promotion strategies from author branding and press kits to blog/chatroom opportunities and niche markets. The speaker fees will be donated to Best Friends Animal Society (http://www.bestfriends.org/), which has the largest no-kill animal shelter in the U.S.

Workshop Schedule

2/2/09 Monday: INTRODUCTION & WHAT’S YOUR PR PERSONALITY QUIZ -- Marcia James, Berkley/Cerridwen author & workshop presenter

2/3/09 Tuesday: PROMOTION ACCORDING TO DEADLINES, PAYDAYS, AND THE REAL WORLD... – Kate Douglas, Kensington author

2/4/09 Wednesday: PROMOTING YOURSELF BEFORE “THE CALL” – Beth Morrow, Wild Rose Press author & workshop presenter

2/5/09 Thursday: AUTHOR BRANDING – Jenn Stark, Golden Heart winner & workshop presenter

2/6/08 Friday: WEB SITE DESIGN – Karen McCullough, Cerridwen author & Karen’s Web Works designer

2/7/08 Saturday: CHATS & REVIEWS & BANNERS – Marcia James

2/8/09 Sunday: ONLINE & PRINT PRESS KITS – Patricia Sargeant, Kensington/Berkley author

2/9/09 Monday: CO-PROMOTION THROUGH GROUP BLOGS – Donna MacMeans, Berkley author

2/10/09 Tuesday: CO-PROMOTION THROUGH GROUP WORKSHOPS – Dianne Castell, Kensington author

2/11/09 Wednesday: CROSS-PROMOTION – J.C. Wilder/Dominique Adair, Samhain/Ellora’s Cave author

2/12/09 Thursday: AUTHOR PROMOTION SITES – DeNita Tuttle of AuthorIsland.com author promotion site

2/13/09 Friday: ADVERTISING IN RT, RWR, ETC – Janice Maynard, NAL author

2/14/09 Saturday: PRINT & TRINKET PR MATERIALS – Marcia James

2/15/09 Sunday: PUBLIC APPEARANCES/PUBLIC SPEAKING – Karen Harper, MIRA author

2/16/09 Monday: PROMOTING TO ACQUAINTANCES – Laurie Kingery, Steeple Hill/Love Inspired author

2/17/09 Tuesday: NETWORKING I: POWER-SCHMOOZING – Susan Gee Heino, Berkley author

2/18/09 Wednesday: NETWORKING II: MENTORING & THE FARLEYFILE – Jennifer Stevenson, Ballantine author

2/19/09 Thursday: SOCIAL MEDIA SITES – Donna Hill, Arabesque/Indigo/Kimani author

2/20/09 Friday: AUTHOR NEWSLETTERS – Kay Stockham, Harlequin Superromance/Berkley author

2/21/09 Saturday: READERS’ LOOPS – Carol Ann Erhardt, Wild Rose Press author

2/22/09 Sunday: PUBLISHED AUTHOR CONTESTS & YOU – Jenna Petersen/Jess Michaels, Avon author & workshop presenter

2/23/09 Monday: BOOKSELLER PROMOTION & BOOKSIGNINGS – Linda Keller, RWA Bookseller of the Year & Barnes & Noble CMR

2/24/09 Tuesday: INTERVIEWS – Marcia James

2/25/09 Wednesday: BOOK VIDEOS – Barbara Satow, owner of NovelTeaser & PPA author

2/26/09 Thursday: PODCASTS – Melissa Alvarez/Ariana Dupre, Nonfiction/Cerridwen Press author

2/27/09 Friday: THINKING OUTSIDE THE HEART-SHAPED BOX & WRAP-UP – Marcia James

PR Is Not A Four-Letter Word Workshop at Yosemite Romance Writers