What we’re about
Organize & write polished memoirs for writers and enthusiasts at all skill & experience levels, critique each others' work, learn all about the book publishing industry. Weekly Saturday morning 11:00am EST meetings will be heavy on name author guest speakers plus publishing industry pros...new group Organizer Pete Warner (as of early 2022) has been working the phones, doing research, tracking down and recruiting very accomplished, very seasoned pro writers--particularly "how to write memoir" books--to share their tips and techniques. Field questions from the Members. Pete's intent now is to feature a name author guest speaker or seasoned industry pro once per month, some of them multiple times. So even if you have never yet put pen to paper, started your own memoir, started ghostwriting a parent's memoir, started ghostwriting a grandparent's memoir, etc., you can learn how the pros do it and the processes they went through. Totally revamped club under new management will be a democracy; Pete is flexible re: meeting formats and is very receptive to requests, suggestions for fresh name author and other speakers.
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How to BE a Successful Author – from Idea to Published to Success
Hybrid Author Nina Amir will help you understand what it takes to become a successful published author. You need more than an idea or writing skill. You also need business and marketing knowledge and the identity, mindset, and habits to achieve your goals.
Nina will discuss topics related to her three traditionally published books, The Author Training Manual, Creative Visualization for Writers, and How to Blog a Book.
First, Nina will cover the need for a business plan—and business approach—to your book and career. Improve your odds of becoming a successful author by producing a business plan for your book before you write a word. You also develop a career plan to help you reach your goal: successful authorship.
Learn how to determine if your book is not only a great creative idea but also marketable product—a viable business venture. Go through the Author Training Process, the foundation for creating books that sell—to publishers and to readers! This nine-step evaluation tool helps you determine if your book is ready to go to market—to be shopped to agents, publishers or readers—and if you are ready to become an author. This session is appropriate for fiction writers and for nonfiction writers and for writers planning to self-publish or traditionally publish.
During this part of the presentation, you’ll:
- Learn how to discover if your book idea is marketable.
- Find out how to decide if you are cut out to write and market a successful book—if you are an attractive publishing partner or savvy indie publisher.
- Discover the nine steps in the “proposal process.”
- Find out why you shouldn’t write your book as soon as you get the idea.
- Learn how to be the business partner a publisher seeks.
Writing a book can be an arduous task. Getting that book published can seem even more daunting. Producing a successful book—one that sells more than the average 250 print copies or 560 digital copies per year—may seem down-right overwhelming and leave even the most inspired writer feeling uninspired by the time they get even close to completing their book project.
It’s no wonder that of the 81 percent of Americans who say they want to write a book, only two percent ever accomplish this feat. And even less do so successfully.
It is possible to move yourself from inspiration to creation—completion—of your book. Learn how to stay inspired from the moment the light bulb goes off all the way through your book release—and beyond. Find out how to put your passion and purpose to use, develop an “Author Attitude” and embrace the many tasks that get you to your goal of successful authorship without feeling burned out, hating the process, doubting yourself and your idea, or, worse yet, giving up.
During this session, you’ll:
- Discover the four characteristics all successful authors need to possess.
- Explore tips and tools to keep you positive, excited and energized by your book project.
- Uncover the one thing that holds you back—and how to overcome it.
- Uncover the one thing that will keep you writing and moving toward your goal.
Additionally, Nina will cover blogging as a means to promote yourself and your books long term, build an audience for your work, and land a book deal. Agents and acquisition editors troll the Internet looking for successful blogs and bloggers. Why? They want to find ideas that are as close to a "sure thing" as possible. A blog with an established readership and a blogger with a built-in platform represents a successfully test marketed book idea.
Learn:
- Why all aspiring authors should blog
- What to blog about
- Why agents and acquisition editors love bloggers
- Why blogging remains the best long-term marketing strategy
Nina Amir is known as the Inspiration to Creation Coach. As an author coach, she supports writers on the journey to successful authorship.
Nina has written three traditionally published books for aspiring authors, How to Blog a Book, The Author Training Manual, and Creative Visualization for Writers, as well as a host of self-published books and ebooks, including the Write Nonfiction NOW! series of guides. She has had 19 books on the Amazon Top 100 List and as many as six books on the Authorship bestseller list at the same time.
To further support writers, Nina founded the Nonfiction Writers’ University, Write Nonfiction in November Challenge, and Author of Change Transformational Programs. She also created the Inspired Creator Community, which provides group Certified High Performance Coaching, transformational (spiritual and personal growth) coaching, and author coaching to nonfiction writers as well as non-writers.
She also offers Transformational Coaching, which is a combination of personal and spiritual growth and utilizes her intuitive abilities as well.
For more information, visit www.ninaamir.com.
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- OPEN MIC/PEER READ ALOUD/CRITIQUE--THANKSGIVING THEME?Link visible for attendees
OPEN MIC, read whatever you like: memoir chapters, essays, poetry, journal entries. We do mean open.
OPEN MIC: read whatever you like, memoir chapters, essays, poetry. journal entries. We update each other on our progress, share tips and advice--including good and affordable editors. ZOOM LINK ETC. BLASTED OUT THE PRECEDING FRIDAY NIGHT 9:30PM--CHECK YOUR EMAIL INBOX.# Thanksgiving
Edgar Guest 1881 – 1959
```
Gettin' together to smile an' rejoice,
An' eatin' an' laughin' with folks of your choice;
An' kissin' the girls an' declarin' that they
Are growin' more beautiful day after day;
Chattin' an' braggin' a bit with the men,
Buildin' the old family circle again;
Livin' the wholesome an' old-fashioned cheer,
Just for awhile at the end of the year.Greetings fly fast as we crowd through the door
And under the old roof we gather once more
Just as we did when the youngsters were small;
Mother's a little bit grayer, that's all.
Father's a little bit older, but still
Ready to romp an' to laugh with a will.
Here we are back at the table again
Tellin' our stories as women an' men.Bowed are our heads for a moment in prayer;
Oh, but we're grateful an' glad to be there.
Home from the east land an' home from the west,
Home with the folks that are dearest an' best.
Out of the sham of the cities afar
We've come for a time to be just what we are.
Here we can talk of ourselves an' be frank,
Forgettin' position an' station an' rank.Give me the end of the year an' its fun
When most of the plannin' an' toilin' is done;
Bring all the wanderers home to the nest,
Let me sit down with the ones I love best,
Hear the old voices still ringin' with song,
See the old faces unblemished by wrong,
See the old table with all of its chairs
An' I'll put soul in my Thanksgivin' prayers. ###
``` - OPEN MIC/PEER READ ALOUD/CRITIQUE--DECEMBER THEME?Link visible for attendees
Read whatever you like--memoir chapters, essays, poetry, journal entries. OPEN MIC/PEER READ ALOUD/CRITIQUE--NOVEMBER THEME?
## Details
OPEN MIC: read whatever you like, memoir chapters, essays, poetry. journal entries. We update each other on our progress, share tips and advice--including good and affordable editors. ZOOM LINK ETC. BLASTED OUT THE PRECEDING FRIDAY NIGHT 9:30PM--CHECK YOUR EMAIL INBOX.
# December
Christopher Pearce Cranch 1813 – 1892
No more the scarlet maples flash and burn
Their beacon-fires from hilltop and from plain;
The meadow-grasses and the woodland fern
In the bleak woods lie withered once again.
The trees stand bare, and bare each stony scar
Upon the cliffs; half frozen glide the rills;
The steel-blue river like a scimitar
Lies cold and curved between the dusky hills.
Over the upland farm I take my walk,
And miss the flaunting flocks of golden-rod;
Each autumn flower a dry and leafless stalk,
Each mossy field a track of frozen sod.
I hear no more the robin’s summer song
Through the gray network of the wintry woods;
Only the cawing crows that all day long
Clamor about the windy solitudes.
Like agate stones upon earth’s frozen breast,
The little pools of ice lie round and still;
While sullen clouds shut downward east and west
In marble ridges stretched from hill to hill.
Come once again, O southern wind,—once more
Come with thy wet wings flapping at my pane;
Ere snow-drifts pile their mounds about my door,
One parting dream of summer bring again.
Ah, no! I hear the windows rattle fast;
I see the first flakes of the gathering snow,
That dance and whirl before the northern blast.
No countermand the march of days can know.
December drops no weak, relenting tear,
By our fond summer sympathies ensnared;
Nor from the perfect circle of the year! ### - OPEN MIC/PEER READ ALOUD/CRITIQUE--"WINTER IS GOOD" THEME?Link visible for attendees
Read whatever you like--memoir chapters, essays, poetry, journal entries. We update each other on our progress, share tips and advice--including good and affordable editors. ZOOM LINK ETC. BLASTED OUT THE PRECEDING FRIDAY NIGHT 9:30PM--CHECK YOUR EMAIL INBOX.
# Winter is good - his Hoar Delights (1316)
Emily Dickinson 1830 – 1886
Winter is good - his Hoar Delights
Italic flavor yield -
To Intellects inebriate
With Summer, or the World -
Generic as a Quarry
And hearty - as a Rose -
Invited with asperity
But welcome when he goes. ### - AUTHOR/COACH NINA AMIR: "INSPIRATION TO CREATION," BUSINESS SMARTS FOR SUCCESS.Link visible for attendees
How to BE a Successful Author – from Idea to Published to Success
Hybrid Author Nina Amir will help you understand what it takes to become a successful published author. You need more than an idea or writing skill. You also need business and marketing knowledge and the identity, mindset, and habits to achieve your goals.
Nina will discuss topics related to her three traditionally published books, The Author Training Manual, Creative Visualization for Writers, and How to Blog a Book.
First, Nina will cover the need for a business plan—and business approach—to your book and career. Improve your odds of becoming a successful author by producing a business plan for your book before you write a word. You also develop a career plan to help you reach your goal: successful authorship.
Learn how to determine if your book is not only a great creative idea but also marketable product—a viable business venture. Go through the Author Training Process, the foundation for creating books that sell—to publishers and to readers! This nine-step evaluation tool helps you determine if your book is ready to go to market—to be shopped to agents, publishers or readers—and if you are ready to become an author. This session is appropriate for fiction writers and for nonfiction writers and for writers planning to self-publish or traditionally publish.
During this part of the presentation, you’ll:- Learn how to discover if your book idea is marketable.
- Find out how to decide if you are cut out to write and market a successful book—if you are an attractive publishing partner or savvy indie publisher.
- Discover the nine steps in the “proposal process.”
- Find out why you shouldn’t write your book as soon as you get the idea.
- Learn how to be the business partner a publisher seeks.
Writing a book can be an arduous task. Getting that book published can seem even more daunting. Producing a successful book—one that sells more than the average 250 print copies or 560 digital copies per year—may seem down-right overwhelming and leave even the most inspired writer feeling uninspired by the time they get even close to completing their book project.
It’s no wonder that of the 81 percent of Americans who say they want to write a book, only two percent ever accomplish this feat. And even less do so successfully.
It is possible to move yourself from inspiration to creation—completion—of your book. Learn how to stay inspired from the moment the light bulb goes off all the way through your book release—and beyond. Find out how to put your passion and purpose to use, develop an “Author Attitude” and embrace the many tasks that get you to your goal of successful authorship without feeling burned out, hating the process, doubting yourself and your idea, or, worse yet, giving up.
During this session, you’ll:- Discover the four characteristics all successful authors need to possess.
- Explore tips and tools to keep you positive, excited and energized by your book project.
- Uncover the one thing that holds you back—and how to overcome it.
- Uncover the one thing that will keep you writing and moving toward your goal.
Additionally, Nina will cover blogging as a means to promote yourself and your books long term, build an audience for your work, and land a book deal. Agents and acquisition editors troll the Internet looking for successful blogs and bloggers. Why? They want to find ideas that are as close to a "sure thing" as possible. A blog with an established readership and a blogger with a built-in platform represents a successfully test marketed book idea.
Learn:- Why all aspiring authors should blog
- What to blog about
- Why agents and acquisition editors love bloggers
- Why blogging remains the best long-term marketing strategy
Nina Amir is known as the Inspiration to Creation Coach. As an author coach, she supports writers on the journey to successful authorship.
Nina has written three traditionally published books for aspiring authors, How to Blog a Book, The Author Training Manual, and Creative Visualization for Writers, as well as a host of self-published books and ebooks, including the Write Nonfiction NOW! series of guides. She has had 19 books on the Amazon Top 100 List and as many as six books on the Authorship bestseller list at the same time.
To further support writers, Nina founded the Nonfiction Writers’ University, Write Nonfiction in November Challenge, and Author of Change Transformational Programs. She also created the Inspired Creator Community, which provides group Certified High Performance Coaching, transformational (spiritual and personal growth) coaching, and author coaching to nonfiction writers as well as non-writers.
She also offers Transformational Coaching, which is a combination of personal and spiritual growth and utilizes her intuitive abilities as well.
For more information, visit www.ninaamir.com.
