Publish Your Own eBook @ PPLD Workshop
Sat., October 11, 2014
Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs
Participants in the free Publish Your Own @ PPLD workshop will learn to use the specialized Internet-based self-publishing vendor Smashwords to produce professional-quality eBooks. Seating is limited and registration is required for this free workshop.
Workshop emceed by Bryan Matthews
Workshop emceed by Bryan Matthews
- 1:00-1:45 p.m.: Workshop 1: Create your manuscript presented by Shannon Miller
Explore strategies for transforming your idea into a draft and your draft into a polished manuscript. - 2:00-2:45 p.m.: Workshop 2: Format and promote your eBook presented by Tim Blevins
Learn about the Smashwords formatting process and explore ideas for eBook promotion. - 3:00-3:45 p.m.: Self-Publishing Panel moderated by Cynthia Provenzano
Local authors discuss the self-publishing process.
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Self-Publishing Panelists
Anne Flint
Title: Fettigrew Hall - The Biography of a House (British mystery fiction, 2010)
Biography: http://ppld.org/local-authors/flint-anne
Anne Flint currently lives in a 100-year-old Victorian house in Colorado Springs that she loves to restore and remodel. She writes part time and designs and maintains websites for artists and authors.
Anne’s book, Fettigrew Hall - The Biography of a House, was self-published in 2010 as part of a series about a 600-year-old house in England. As part of this series, she writes books about each century— who lived in the house and what happened to them. Filled with mystery, artifacts and ghosts, these stories promise to keep readers fascinated. Her book about the 13th century is forthcoming and a second contemporary book about Fettigrew Hall’s Megan and Gray is also in the works.
Title: Fettigrew Hall - The Biography of a House (British mystery fiction, 2010)
Biography: http://ppld.org/local-authors/flint-anne
Anne Flint currently lives in a 100-year-old Victorian house in Colorado Springs that she loves to restore and remodel. She writes part time and designs and maintains websites for artists and authors.
Anne’s book, Fettigrew Hall - The Biography of a House, was self-published in 2010 as part of a series about a 600-year-old house in England. As part of this series, she writes books about each century— who lived in the house and what happened to them. Filled with mystery, artifacts and ghosts, these stories promise to keep readers fascinated. Her book about the 13th century is forthcoming and a second contemporary book about Fettigrew Hall’s Megan and Gray is also in the works.
Sarah Kage and Casey Balaz
Title: The Halloween Pickle (‘tween fiction, 2014) Sarah Kage is a dabbler who lives in the plains of Colorado. She spent the last 30 years honing her skills in writing, computer science and software, web design, self-publishing and marketing. She is a member of multiple writing groups and has published articles in magazines. The Halloween Pickle, co-published her son Casey, is her first published novel. Casey Balaz is an artist in many mediums. A single father with a love for all things artistic, he spent the last 10 years improving his skills as an air-brush artist. Though he was reluctant to embrace the computer for his creations, Casey taught himself Photoshop, which elevated his art to a new level. In addition to illustrating The Halloween Pickle, Casey wrote and illustrated Fear of The Potty for his son. |
Marty Mokler Banks
Titles: G.G. Snowboards (children’s fiction, 2013)
The Adventures of Tempest & Serena (children’s fiction, 2012)
Insiders' Guide to Colorado Springs (travel guide, 2011)
The Splatters Learn Some Manners (children’s fiction, 2009)
Biography: http://ppld.org/local-authors/banks-marty-mokley
In addition to writing children’s fiction, Marty Mokler Banks freelances as a travel and marketing writer, and lives in Colorado Springs with her family and dogs.
As a full-time writer, Marty’s books and articles show a bit of a split personality—the reality of making writing her life’s work. Her travel writing is often about exotic, freakishly amazing places all over the world (including Colorado Springs), while her inventive, thoughtful, and funny children's literature reflects her longstanding love of reading.
Marty’s most recent children's book, G.G. Snowboards (Switch Monkey Press, 2013), is the first in a series that follows the spunky, sassy, eight-year-old G.G. as she explores a new extreme sport in each book. G.G. Rock Climbs is forthcoming soon.
Titles: G.G. Snowboards (children’s fiction, 2013)
The Adventures of Tempest & Serena (children’s fiction, 2012)
Insiders' Guide to Colorado Springs (travel guide, 2011)
The Splatters Learn Some Manners (children’s fiction, 2009)
Biography: http://ppld.org/local-authors/banks-marty-mokley
In addition to writing children’s fiction, Marty Mokler Banks freelances as a travel and marketing writer, and lives in Colorado Springs with her family and dogs.
As a full-time writer, Marty’s books and articles show a bit of a split personality—the reality of making writing her life’s work. Her travel writing is often about exotic, freakishly amazing places all over the world (including Colorado Springs), while her inventive, thoughtful, and funny children's literature reflects her longstanding love of reading.
Marty’s most recent children's book, G.G. Snowboards (Switch Monkey Press, 2013), is the first in a series that follows the spunky, sassy, eight-year-old G.G. as she explores a new extreme sport in each book. G.G. Rock Climbs is forthcoming soon.
Erin Rambeau
Titles: Book 1: The Werewolf, the Librarian, and I (adult fiction series 2012)
Book 2: WLI: The War! (2012)
Book 3: WLI: A Bite Harder to Deal With! (forthcoming)
Biography: http://ppld.org/local-authors/rambeau-erin
Erin traveled the world while her father was in the army, spending time in Germany, California, and Connecticut. She has a younger brother and an older sister, 4 beautiful nieces and a great-nephew.
When she was young, Erin started wrote short stories such as "I, Ripper" and "Who’s in the Titanic?” Her first novel, The Werewolf, the Librarian and I, launched a series which has continued to engage adult fiction readers. The Werewolf, the Librarian and I evolved into Animals of the Night, a YouTube music video with more than 230,000 views. Erin is creating a second music video, Fire of the Night, for her book WLI: The War!
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Titles: Book 1: The Werewolf, the Librarian, and I (adult fiction series 2012)
Book 2: WLI: The War! (2012)
Book 3: WLI: A Bite Harder to Deal With! (forthcoming)
Biography: http://ppld.org/local-authors/rambeau-erin
Erin traveled the world while her father was in the army, spending time in Germany, California, and Connecticut. She has a younger brother and an older sister, 4 beautiful nieces and a great-nephew.
When she was young, Erin started wrote short stories such as "I, Ripper" and "Who’s in the Titanic?” Her first novel, The Werewolf, the Librarian and I, launched a series which has continued to engage adult fiction readers. The Werewolf, the Librarian and I evolved into Animals of the Night, a YouTube music video with more than 230,000 views. Erin is creating a second music video, Fire of the Night, for her book WLI: The War!
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