Make Yourself Unforgettable to Agents, Editors, and Readers with James L. Rubart

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Do you understand branding what your personal brand is? Do you realize how the right branding can make you and the wrong branding can break you? In this course, Christy Hall of Fame author and marketing expert, James L. Rubart will show you how to discover your brand and how to use it to stand out to editors, agents, and readers, as well as how to apply it to your website and every other aspect of your marketing and career.

James Rubart with ACFW DFW July 2021

James L. Rubart is the best-selling, Christy Hall of Fame, Carol, INSPY, and RT Book Reviews award-winning author of ten novels, co-author of the time-traveling detective series, The True Lies of Rembrandt Stone, co-owner of The Rubart Writing Academy, and an audiobook narrator. He lives with his amazing wife on a small lake in eastern Washington.

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James Rubart with ACFW DFW July 2021

For more information about Rubart, visit his website: https://jameslrubart.com/.

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February 2021 – Instagram & Twitter for Authors

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Join ACFW DFW on Saturday, February 13, 2021, from 10:30a-12:00p, for “Instagram & Twitter for Authors” with Lori Z. Scott and Paula Peckham.

The first half of the presentation will explore the use of Instagram for authors, showing ways to use the app to promote author platforms. Presenters will include a description of Instagram and walk through the steps to create an account. Learn how to add followers, use hashtags, and engage author audiences.

The second half of the workshop will explore Twitter as the presenters Introduce the app for new users and explain vocabulary. The presentation will Include tips on how to use Twitter for author promotion, and how to keep author engagement in front of our readers. 

Presenters: Elementary school teacher Lori Z. Scott usually writes fiction because, like an atom, she makes up everything. Her downtime is filled with two quirky habits: chronic doodling and inventing lames jokes. Neither one impresses her principal (or friends/parents/casual strangers), but they do help inspire her writing. Somehow, her odd musings led her to accidentally write a ten-title bestselling chapter book series and on purpose write over 150 short stories, articles, essays, poems, and devotions. In addition, Lori contributed to over a dozen books, mostly so she would have an excuse to give people for not folding her laundry. (Hey! Busy writing here!) She has served as a speaker or workshop leader at several conferences and has visited local elementary schools to share her writing journey. Most days, she’s fully immersed in teaching, but nights find her behind the keyboard. Since Batman didn’t want a sidekick, she teamed up with super-agent Cyle Young at the C.Y.L.E. Literary Agency. 

Paula Peckham is a retired high school math teacher. She splits her time between her beloved Texas and Rio Bravo, Mexico, where she serves in a ministry through her church. She lives in Burleson, a suburb of Fort Worth, Texas. A 5th-generation Texan, she imbues her stories with Texas pride. She has a poem published in the inaugural edition of Awake our Hearts, an online magazine. Women of Spirit, a Christian magazine, also published an article she wrote. She was a  semi-finalist in the 2020 ACFW Genesis contest. She is a member of American Christian Fiction  Writers http://www.acfw.com/ and the local chapter, ACFW DFW, where she serves as treasurer.  

 
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ACFW DFW Feb. '21 - Twitter & Instagram for Authors

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November 2020 – Launching Writers as Speakers Event with Kelley Rene

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Join us during the ACFW-DFW meeting November 14, 2020, 10:30 am-noon for our annual “Launching Writers as Speakers” event.http://acfw-dfw.ticketleap.com/tips-trick-pitfalls-of…/ when Kelley Rene will be presenting, “Tips, Tricks, & Pitfalls of Amazon Advertising.”

The latter half of the meeting will feature a panel of ACFW conference attendees speaking about the highlights of the 2020 conference.

Do you want to boost your sales on Amazon but have no idea where to start? Amazon has some of the easiest advertising methods and very affordable bid rates but navigating all the choices can feel overwhelming.

Learn the basics of promoting your books on Amazon and know the indicators to watch before sales are even reported. We’ll talk tips, tricks, and pitfalls of setting up Amazon advertising and why you don’t want to use their recommended bid. By the end of the meeting, you’ll be able to confidently create your own sponsored posts to boost your sales.

Kelley Rene, a member of ACFW DFW, lives in Panama City, Florida, with her husband and miniature Australian Shepherd, Blossom. She loves to travel and meet new people. When she’s not scribbling out fiction, she’s crocheting, walking Blossom, or cuddling a good book and cappuccino.

You can find her inspired-by-true-events novellas, “Saving Sabine” and “Romanian Runaway,” on Amazon. Look for “Kamilah,” the third book in this European Collection to be released on Thanksgiving.

In addition to these books, you can get a free copy of “One Final May Storm” on her website at https://kelleyrene.com

Follow Kelley Rene on these and other social media sites: Amazon – https://www.amazon.com/Kelley-Rene/e/B07PW7K5LN, FB – https://www.facebook.com/imkelleyrene, Twitter – https://twitter.com/imkelleyrene, and Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/imkelleyrene/.

Note: We are not able to send the Zoom link and PW invites to anyone not registered through TicketLeap. Registration is Required.

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Answer several questions that appear (only an admin can see the answers).

Questions? email acfwdfw@gmail.com. A board member will contact you by Friday prior to the event with instructions for Saturday, November 14.

Please be aware, the invitation and link are for our members and friends of our group. We request that you not share the link with others. Guests may attend for free for the first two visits. After that, per ACFW national guidelines, guests must become national and local members for continued participation.

Contact acfwdfw@gmail.com for further info. (An affiliate membership of $5 per year is available to members of other ACFW groups). Meeting fee: $3 for ACFW DFW or affiliate members, paid to https://acfwdfw-109619.square.site/. (Click on “more/monthly meeting”).

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