California Writers Club, Sacramento Branch

Dedicated to Educating Writers of all Levels

Dena Kouremetis – Giving Voice to Your Words

CWC-Sacramento Network Meeting

Friday, June 7th from 9 am to 11 am at

CH Cafe & Grill 6215 Sunrise Blvd (just off Greenback)

Dena Kouremetis
Dena Kouremetis

Learn how to bring your words to life by working with a voice actor and going audio.

What you will learn

  • Learn about the history (and explosion) of audiobooks
  • How audiobooks reach new audiences, including kids, teens, and those with disabilities
  • How a voice actor brings new life to your words
  • How adding audio to your existing book formats increases your royalties.
  • Why hire a pro instead of narrating it yourself.

Veteran professional blogger and copywriter Dena Kouremetis is also a voice actor who delights in painting virtual movies in listeners’ heads with her audiobook narrations, many of which include a variety of foreign accents. She loves bringing words to life and leaving a lasting impression on the listener/reader.

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Meeting ID: 854 8155 1153
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Lisa Montanaro – Ready, Set, Launch! Developing a Successful Book Launch Plan

CWC-Sacramento Network Meeting

Friday, May 3rd from 9 am to 11 am at

CH Cafe & Grill 6215 Sunrise Blvd (just off Greenback)

Lisa Montanaro
Lisa Montanaro

Are you ready to get out there as an author and launch your book? Discover tips and strategies for a targeted, successful, and sustainable book launch!

The months (or years!) after landing a book deal are an exhilarating, yet stressful, time. Whether you’re traditionally or indie-published, launching and marketing your book is time consuming, but a necessary part of the author journey. Smart authors recognize that a book launch is a marathon, not a sprint, and spread activities over three phases: pre-launch, launch, and post-launch. Launch activities and possibilities are abundant, both online and offline, including book clubs, bookstores, libraries, podcasts, webinars, radio and TV, social

Lisa Montanaro is the author of the book The Ultimate Life Organizer, and the chapter, “The Brand Called You! Personal & Professional Branding for Authors,” featured in Launch Pad: The Countdown to Marketing Your Book. Her debut novel will be published by Red Adept Publishing in fall 2024. Lisa serves as Webinar Host for the Women’s Fiction Writers Association.

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EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES TO SELL YOUR BOOKS

The CWC Board is working hard to find new opportunities for you to sell your books. Read on for more information.

Sacramento Book Fair, Sunday June 2, 2024, McKinley Park

AND

Roseville Tuesday Night Market, consecutive Tuesday nights from June 4 to July 30, 2024

SACRAMENTO BOOK FESTIVAL

Sacramento has not experienced a book festival in many years. We are excited to restart such an important event in Sacramento. We intend to develop this into an annual Sacramento Capital Experience.

In association with McKinley Farmers Market in Sacramento, we have arranged for 10 booths for authors to promote and sell their books. Booking details are available on our website.

www.cwcsacramentowriters.org/sacramento-book-festival/

You will find details on what you need and how to organize your booth. Save or print this PDF for future reference.

Sharing a booth with another author is not essential, but it does help spread the cost and encourages collaboration. Customers are always excited to be greeted with authors.

Join us at the Book Festival, let’s rekindle a new tradition in Sacramento.

ROSEVILLE DOWNTOWN TUESDAY NIGHT MARKET

CWC has reserved one 10’x10’ space at the Roseville Downtown Tuesday Night Market, on nine consecutive Tuesday nights (from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.) from June 4 to July 30, 2024. The market is held on Vernon Street, adjacent to the Vernon Street Town Square, in Roseville. The Tuesday night markets have been hugely successful in the past, typically bringing in thousands of people every Tuesday night during the summer.

Click here to book your Tuesday at Roseville!

CWC Sacramento Branch members have priority to participate. The application is on the CWC website. The cost is $60 per night. We recommend you share a booth with an author friend or colleague; if you share a booth, the cost is only $30 per author. To ensure your space, please complete an application and mail a check as soon as possible. CWC Sacramento Branch members’ priority lasts until May 15, 2024.

Authors should have a California seller’s permit and are responsible for bringing their own table and chair. As it can be hot in the summer months, we also strongly recommend that you bring a 10’x10’ pop-up tent.

Literary Review – The Sacramento Winners.

Thank you to everyone from Sacramento who submitted prose and poetry to the Literary Review.

Doubly so, thank you to everyone who voted for you, the winners who will now be published.

As many people did, I spent a lot of time reading every entry. Every prose entry blew me away. I can’t pretend to understand poetry, but many entries sent me to places I would never expect to go to.

Thank you to everyone who worked hard at this!

The names below are those authors from Sacramento who will be published in the CWC 2024 Literary Review.

The winners are as follows:

Prose Winners:

Tim Schooley – The Three Tenors

Jerilyn Ring – The Last Supper

Brina Patel – A Chance Encounter Near the Himalayas

Lally Pia – Appah

Poetry Winners:

Susan Dlugach – Noodling

Eric Wiesenthal – When I see You

Darlene Kapur – Daddy’s Girl

Jackie Alcalde Marr – The Writer

Crystel Patterson – Inspired to Write: A Journey into Diverse Children’s Literature

CWC-Sacramento Network Meeting

Friday, April 5th from 9 am to 11 am at

CH Cafe & Grill 6215 Sunrise Blvd (just off Greenback)

Krystal Patterson
Crystel Patterson

Crystel Patterson shares her unexpected journey into diverse children’s literature, where inspiration ignites creativity and storytelling.

Award-winning author and mother, Crystel inspires children with her “Inspired to Be…” series, amplifying positive narratives of Black people and teaching valuable life lessons in an engaging way. Her stories, rooted in motherhood and empowerment, encourage children to dream big, celebrate differences, and make a positive impact.

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