“There is something magic about early darkness. The day has not ended yet and still there are headlights and streetlights and even some holiday lights starting to spring alive. It makes me feel all twinkly inside.” Our Last Meeting of 2020– Saturday, November 21 Our Featured Speaker this month will be Laura Ritz of…
October 2020 Signature Contents Notes from CIPA: A note from Jim Ringel, CIPA’s President CIPA Member News: D.X. Varos, Ltd. – celebrates two CIPA EVVY™ winning books Teresa Funke – announces the Spanish edition of her popular children’s book Articles: How to finally write that book this fall, even if you haven’t written a word…
The days are growing darker but CIPA still shines. Our Next Meeting – Saturday, October 17 I hope to see you all at our meeting this Saturday, October 17 where our featured speaker will be Denis Caron. Denis will discuss Three Secrets to Book Marketing and will focus on Amazon ads, growing our email lists, and…
Happy Autumn. The Days are getting shorter. In keeping with the spirit of the season, this month’s president letter will be shorter as well. Saturday’s Meeting I hope you enjoyed the discussion on Saturday. Vala Vincent did a comparison of Instagram and YouTube as platforms for promoting our books. A couple of salient points: 1)…
Hello. Jim Ringel again, with some congratulations, announcements, and an apology. CIPA EVVY™ Finalists Congratulations to all our CIPA EVVY™ finalists! I know you have heard it all before, but writing a book is a daunting endeavor. Hours of writing and re-writing and design and working to make the finished product as close to our…
The 26th Annual CIPA EVVY™ Awards presentation will be held virtually on our YouTube channel on September 10th! Stay tuned for more information! August 2020 Signature Contents Notes from CIPA: A note from Jim Ringel, CIPA’s President – some congratulations, announcements, and an apology CIPA Member News: Bill Thompson – releasing first six books in his…
Winners of the 26th Annual CIPA EVVY™ Awards will be announced on Monday, August 10th! July 2020 Signature Contents Notes from CIPA: A note from Jim Ringel, CIPA’s New President EVVY Coordinator, Sue Ager, EVVY Update CIPA Member News: Laurie Marr Wasmund – To Walk Humbly was a finalist for Annual Colorado Authors League Writing Award…
CIPA’s Summer Series July 2020 Webinar: Connect with Your Readers: Secrets to Email Marketing for Authors, presented by Caitlin Berve, owner of Ignited Ink Writing and CIPA Marketing Chair Registration is required, register here. June 2020 Signature Contents Notes from CIPA: A note from Bob Schram, CIPA’s President EVVY Coordinator, Sue Ager, EVVY Update CIPA Member News: Natli…
This SATURDAY (May 16th, 2020) Join Us for Indie Publishing “Unmasked”: How Indie Publishers Survive and Thrive in our New World Reality. Register now as we have limited seats and they are going fast! CIPA’s MVP Panel (Mike, Veronica and Peter) will share what indie publishers need to do to market and sell their books during and after the…
This SATURDAY (April 18th, 2020) Join Us VIRTUALLY and Learn How to Market and Sell Indie Published books to Independent Bookstores Register now as we have limited seats and they are going fast! Indie to Indie: Marketing and Selling Indie Published Books to Independent Bookstores Heather Duncan, Executive Director of the Mountains and Plains Independent…