The 2nd annual IndieReCon online conference starts tomorrow! This is a FREE online conference for all writers interested in indie publishing or currently doing indie publishing. The schedule includes chats, vlogs, and posts – on all things indie publishing.
To kick us off, our keynote speakers, Barry Eisler and Joe Konrath, will host a 2-hour chat to talk about The Evolving Indie Industry and Standing out in the Pile and then entertain your questions.
You’ll also discover insider secrets from representatives from Amazon, Kobo, Smashwords and Goodreads, and learn how to write fast, try your hand at serials, work with other authors to maximize your marketing efforts and much, much more.
We have contests and tons of giveaways including two KOBO eReaders!
Not to mention, it’s a great place to network, connect and have a lot of fun. Click here for the top 15 reasons on why you should register.
SEE MY EVENTS BELOW (WEBINAR AND FB/TWITTER CHATS)
2014 Indie Re Con Agenda
Tues, Wed, Thurs (Feb 25-27)
(Note: Items in BOLD are live chats – either on Twitter or on the web site)
*All Times are EST*
*All Times are EST*
Tuesday, February 25th
10:00 ~ Welcome/Kick Off by S.R. Johannes
>>10:15 – 11:00 ~ Q&A with S.R. Johannes/Ali Cross (Twitter Chat #IndieReCon)
>>10:15 – 11:00 ~ Q&A with S.R. Johannes/Ali Cross (Twitter Chat #IndieReCon)
11:00 ~ Facing Your Fears by Susan Kaye Quinn
>>11:30 – 12:00 Facing Your Fears with Susan Kaye Quinn (IndieReCon Facebook Page Chat) https://www.facebook.com/indiepubrecon
>>11:30 – 12:00 Facing Your Fears with Susan Kaye Quinn (IndieReCon Facebook Page Chat) https://www.facebook.com/indiepubrecon
12:00 – 2:00 ~ The Evolving Indie Industry and Standing Out in the Pile with JA Konrath and Barry Eisler
2:00 ~ 7 stages of the Creative Process in Writing a Book by Orna Ross
3:00 ~ 3 Keys to Excellence in Indie Publishing by Margaret Brown from Shelf UnBound
4:00 ~ Serials: Writing for Your Readers by Rashelle Workman
5:00 ~ How to Write Fast: 2k to 10k, 2 Years Later by Rachel Aaron
>>5:15 – 6:00 ~ How to Write Fast: 2k to 10k, 2 Years Later with Rachel Aaron
>>5:15 – 6:00 ~ How to Write Fast: 2k to 10k, 2 Years Later with Rachel Aaron
6:00 ~ How to Sell E-Books Without Falling Into the No-Value, Time-Sucking Vortex of Blogging, Tweeting, and FaceBooking by Michael Alvear
7:00 ~ (Not) Playing by the Rules: Genre Mash-Ups in a New Age by Alicia Kat Vancil
8:00 – 9:00 ~ The Nuts and Bolts of International Rights by The Passive Guy aka David Vandagriff
9:00 – 10:00 ~ Ask Us Anything #IndieChat with The Indelibles (Twitter Chat)
10:00 – 11:00 ~ Bestselling Hybrids Dish On Reaching your Readers Through Social Media: Twitter and Facebook with Chelsea Fine and Chelsea Cameron
Wednesday, February 26th
10:00 ~ Working with Hybrid Authors by Lara Perkins from Andrea Brown Literary Agency
11:00 – 12:00 ~ Write It Forward: How To Plan For and Build a Career as a Writer with Bob Mayer
11:00 – 12:00 ~ Write It Forward: How To Plan For and Build a Career as a Writer with Bob Mayer
12:00 – 1:00 ~ Creating a Top Notch Publishing Team by Miral Sattar from BiblioCrunch
1:00 – 2:00 ~ Perfecting Your Grammar and Editing Process by CS Lakin
2:00 – 3:00 ~ Write, Publish, Repeat Podcast with Johnny B. Truant, Sean Platt and David Wright
3:00 – 4:00 ~ Your Book Registration Basics “Cheatsheet” by Peter Bowerman
4:00 – 5:00 ~ Best Practices/Biggest Mistakes in Formatting Your Book (Cover to Back Copy) by Joel Friedlander
6:00 – 7:00 ~ Producing Audiobooks: The Author/Producer Relationship by Kelli Shane >>6:15 – 7:00 ~ Producing Audiobooks: The Author/Producer Relationship with Ali Cross and Kelli Shane (Twitter Chat #IndieReCon)
7:00 – 8:00 ~ THE #1 Most Powerful Book Promotion Strategy (NOT Social Media) by Peter Bowerman
9:00 – 10:00 ~ Creating Book Buzz on a National Scale by KP Simmon
8:00 – 9:00 ~ Surviving Indie Publishing with Susan Kaye Quinn (IndieRecon Facebook Page Chat) https://www.facebook.com/indiepubrecon
10:00 – 11:00 ~ Building Your Indie Platform by Martha Carr
Thursday, February 27th
10:00 – 11:00 ~ Getting Started on Goodreads by Patrick Brown, Director of Author Marketing for Goodreads
11:00 – 12:00 ~ Maximizing Your Sales at Kobo by Mark Lefebvre from Kobo
12:00 – 1:00 ~ Publishing/Thinking Outside the Kindle Box by Amy Edelman from IndieReader
1:00 – 2:00 ~ Book Marketing: 5 Ways to Build Your Readership by Joanna Penn
2:00 – 3:00 ~ Lets’ Get Visible (Understanding Amazon’s Recommendation Engine) by David Gaughran
>>2:15 – 3:00 ~ Let’s Get Visible with David Gaughran
>>2:15 – 3:00 ~ Let’s Get Visible with David Gaughran
3:00 – 4:00 ~ Taking Goodreads to the Next Level by Patrick Brown, Director of Author Marketing for Goodreads
4:00 – 5:00 ~ The Amazon Power of Selling by Jim Kukral from Author from Author Ad Network
5:00 – 6:00 ~ Working Together in Collaborative Marketing by Angela Akerman
6:00 – 7:00 ~ The Guerrilla Marketer’s Guide To Selling Fiction On Kindle with Michael Alvear
7:00 – 8:00 ~ Optimize Searches on Your Book (Metadata/SEO) by Lori Culwell
8:00 – 9:00 ~ Partnering Digital Sales with Indie Stores by Mark Lefebvre from Kobo
9:00 – 10:00 ~ Wrap Up & Giveaways with the IndieReCon Team
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