With so much of our lives online, everyone needs to know how to permit family or caregiver or trustee or executor to navigate the fast-changing legal and practical minefields to successfully access one’s online accounts, email, social media and even one’s own physical computer – both when the owner is disabled and after the owner’s death.
Imagine a world where your community can pay you directly for the stories they're hungry for! Where you can focus less on paying the rent and get back to your favorite universe! This world exists, and it’s people are living in it every day in a place called Patreon.
Patreon helps creators of all kinds get a paycheck straight from their fans. Grab a seat and hear all about how it can work for you, with tips and tricks from some of the most successful Science Fiction writers on Patreon. Bring any burning questions — we can handle them!
Be sure to bring a card and sign up for a 1 on 1 chat after the session, so we can get you on your way to earning a living with Patreon!
The creator of any work needs to consider just what special arrangements can and need to be made so heirs can profit from that work after the creator’s death or – even if there are no profits to be made – how that work can remain legally and practically available to new readers.
Dan Wood - Draft2Digital "Self-publish with support. As a writer, you want to write. So when it comes to publishing, you could use a little support. We make it easy. Ask us how."
Rachel Swirsky Short Stories "Brainstorm a problem area, or ask questions about writing short fiction"
Kickstarter is a powerful platform for authors and publishers to create new work and connect with their fans. It is also a global community of over 10 million backers who have helped bring over 100,000 creative projects to life.
In this session, you will learn about how to use Kickstarter to fund and gain attention for your projects, whether you’re an author or a publisher. You’ll also learn strategies to connect more deeply with your readers--and reach new ones!
What happened when big stores tried to piggyback on Michael Jordan's name; lessons to be learned and applied.
Mark Lefebvre - Kobo/Working with Bookstores/Digital Publishing/Self-Publishing "I've worked in virtually all bookstore types for the past 25 years, and can offer authors a perspective about working with bookstores, conventions and libraries. I'm familiar with POD printing, and digital publishing/self-publishing, having been involved with POD and self-publishing since 2004 and operating the self-publishing division of one of the four major global eRetailers (Kobo.com) I’m also comfortable with offering authors and small publishers advice on optimizing and improving their global digital/eBook publishing strategies."
