{"id":877,"date":"2010-07-15T04:30:46","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T12:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=877"},"modified":"2010-07-15T04:30:46","modified_gmt":"2010-07-15T12:30:46","slug":"this-and-that-for-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/publishingblog\/?p=877","title":{"rendered":"This and That For Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"

First Chapter Plus<\/strong>
\nI received my first copy of the First Chapter Plus<\/em> catalog produced by Irene Watson of Reader Views and I am impressed. She distributes the e-catalog of books monthly to librarians, media, bloggers and booksellers. The full-page ads include great color images of the books, a synopsis, information about each book, a testimonial and a link where you can click and read the first chapter. You can purchase a full-page ad on down to a thumbnail. Check this e-catalog out for yourself at http:\/\/firstchapterplus.com<\/a> <\/p>\n

The Book Mark\u2014a Newsletter<\/strong>
\nI also received a new (to me) free e-newsletter known as The Book Mark<\/em>. It covers industry news\u2014in particular trade shows for the book industry. In the July issue, there is a list of upcoming trade shows being held in 7 different venues throughout the states through September and October. If you are interested in attending a trade show in Rhode Island, Minnesota, Oregon, New Jersey, Michigan, Florida or California, check out this issue at: http:\/\/www.bookmasterscom\/bookmark<\/a> <\/p>\n

Foreword Book Awards<\/strong>
\nGet ready for the 2010 Book of the Year Awards sponsored by Foreword Magazine<\/em>. This competition is for books from independent houses, only and they must be produced in 2010. For more, go to: http:\/\/www.forewordreviews.com<\/a> Entries are being accepted now. Deadline is January 15, 2011.<\/p>\n

Ventura Book Festival<\/strong>
\nThose of you living in the Ventura County area, please stop by the Ventura Book Festival at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the beach Saturday and visit the SPAWN booth. I\u2019ll be there handing out copies of our brand new SPAWN Catalog of Member\u2019s Books and Services<\/em>. I\u2019ll also have some of my own books available for sale. <\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be part of a panel discussion on book marketing with Irwin Zucker of Book Publicists of Southern CA, Kim Dower, Publicist. Organizer of the event Kathleen Kaiser, is the moderator. The book festival and conference is Saturday July 17, 2010 from 10 to 4. There is a $10 donation required per session. Entry to the book festival\u2014where all the books are\u2014is FREE.<\/p>\n

It will be a nice respite for me and any of you others who live inland in this county as temps are supposed to rise from 100 to 105 or more by the weekend. It will be nice to spend the day along the shoreline.<\/p>\n

Catscapades, True Cat Tales<\/strong>
\nSpeaking of my books, my hard work in promoting Catscapades, True Cat Tales<\/em><\/strong>, is paying off. Orders are coming in regularly from Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com. It is a charming little book. Order your copy from me: http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades.html<\/a> <\/p>\n

Do you know about an event, new or obscure newsletter or other news we should report here? Let me know: PLFry620@yahoo.com. Visit my websites: http:\/\/www.patriciafry.com<\/a> and http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

First Chapter Plus I received my first copy of the First Chapter Plus catalog produced by Irene Watson of Reader Views and I am impressed. She distributes the e-catalog of books monthly to librarians, media, bloggers and booksellers. The full-page ads include great color images of the books, a synopsis, information about each book, a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t