September 18, 2010
Location: Best Western Seven Seas
411 Hotel Circle South, San Diego 92108
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Cost: $25 for RWASD Members
$30 for Guests
Morning Session: "E-Publishing with Crissy Brashear"
There's one word everyone in publishing is talking about right now: digital. James Patterson has sold more than a million eBooks. A NYT bestseller recently sold more digital copies of her hardcover release than print in the first week of release. Several authors have announced plans to abandon traditional print publishing in favor of e-publishing. With all this movement in digital publishing, now is the time to make sure you have the facts and understand what opportunities are out there. Crissy Brashear, owner of the well-known and highly respected Samhain Publishing, will talk about the digital world and what we all need to know in order to stay current.
Afternoon Session: E-Publishing Q& A
Our digital publishing day continues with a panel. Authors Linda Thomas-Sundstrom, Ann Siracusa and HelenKay Dimon, along with Samahain owner Crissy Brashear, discuss e-publishing choices. The authors explain why they made the digital publishing choices they did and what those decisions have meant to their publishing careers. The panel will answer any questions members have about e-publishing.
NOTE: In place of a booksigning, we will do a "test drive" of eReaders. If you have a Kindle, Nook, Kobo, iPad or any other eReader, please bring it to the meeting so our members can see the available devices on the market.
Crissy Brashear
Crissy Brashear is the publisher and CEO of Samhain Publishing. Pronounced sah-vin by the Scots, sow-in (sow like cow) by the Irish and sam-hine in English, Samhain is the Irish word for November.
Crissy has been an avid reader all her life. As a child, when it was her turn to choose the game she and her
friends played, it was always “office.". As
she grew into adulthood she focused more on romance than any other
genre. The “literature” required of a student left her depressed so
she'd rebel by reading the one genre that seems to drive the English
profs nuts. She likes reading about the struggles, trials and
tribulations a couple goes through when forming a family. She likes
happy endings.
Crissy
spent most the ‘80s going from one corporate job to the next,
collecting a range of skills. When she first tripped into the publishing
world by beginning as an editor, she found that her learned experiences
from her former positions were perfect for this work.
She
advanced from editor into publisher rapidly due to her ability to
organize, hire and delegate as the company grew. She has a feel for this
industry that can’t be taught and loves just about everything about it.
The Samhain team of editors, artists and staff are a great group of
people she absolutely adores. Being able to work with the authors who
write the books she loves is simply a thrill in and of itself. But
bringing to the public these great works is the most rewarding.
Meeting Agenda:
9:30 to 10:00: CheckIn-Networking
(coffee, teas and pastries)
10:00: Welcome - Introductions &
Announcements
10:15: Morning Session
12:00: Lunch & Booksigning
12:45: Chapter Business Meeting
1:30 Afternoon Session
2:45: Opportunity Raffle
3:00: Meeting Adjourned
