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

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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.


Our Speakers:

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

 

 
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2010 Meetings
 

January 16:
AM: Tessa Dare on "Historical Romance is Alive and Kicking"
PM: Agent Kevan Lyon on "The Current Romance Market, And Where You Might Fit In"

February 20:
AM: How to Get an Editor to Want to Publish You - Deb Werksman, Executive Editor, Sourcebooks
PM: Author-Editor Magic - Deb Werksman and Linda Wisdom

March 20:
AM: Agent Jennifer Schober, Spencerhill Associates
PM: BootCamp with HelenKay Dimon

April 17:
AM: "Notch Up the Tension, Pick Up the Pace" w/Colleen Thompson
PM: Romantic Suspense Writing Workshop w/Colleen, Jill Sorenson, and Lisa Kessler

May 15:
Laura Bradford and Nancy Holder

June 19:
AM: YA Panel on Writing for Young Adults
PM: Critique Group Therapy w/Chris Green and Judy Duarte

No Meeting in July (National Conf)

August 21: Potluck*
National Wrapup
*Held at the Trinity Church in Escondido

Sept. 18:
AM: E-Publishing w/Crissy Brashear, CEO Samhain
PM:E-Author panel

Oct. 16:
AM: Zoe Archer - "Books That Don't Fit In"
PM: Workshop on Arcs: Writing Romance in 500 Words

Nov 20: Literacy Event
NYT's Best Selling Author
MaryJanice Davidson

Dec 4: Holiday Party*

*Held at the Trinity Church in Escondido