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Webinar and Teleseminar Archives
NFWU Event Archives
2020
December Event #84
How to Effectively Tackle Authorship Tasks
with Nina Amir (12-9-20)
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November Event #83
Effective Social Media for Writers – 2020 and Beyond
with Frances Caballo (11-5-20)
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October Event #82
Bring Your Prose to Life
with Nita Sweeney (10-1-20)
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September Event #81
How to Look Like a Pro and Rock Your Zoom Videos, Lives, and Webinars
with Lou Bortone (9-3-20)
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August Event #80
Writing Strategies You Didn't Get in School
with Barbara Saunders (8-6-20)
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July Event #79
Self-Publishing Tips and Trends for 2020
with Robin Cutler (7-2-20)
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June Event #78
The Power of Personal Stories
with Kate Farrell and Rachel Resnick (6-4-20)
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May Event #77
How to Write and Publish Personal Essays
with Sheila Bender (5-7-20)
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April Event #76
How to Brainstorm and Organize a New Book Project
with Nina Amir (4-2-20)
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March Event #75
eBook Self-Publishing Trends and Tips for 2020 — How to Grow Your Readership
with Mark Coker (3-5-20)
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February Event #74
Building Your Street Teams - The Secrets to Selling More Books
with Penny Sansevieri (2-5-20)
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January Event #73
How to Create a Writing Business that Feeds Your Soul
with Patty Lennon (1-7-20)
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2019
December Event #72
New Decade, New Plan: How to Make 2020 the Start of Your Best Decade Ever (Part I)
with Nina Amir (12-16-19)
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November Event #71
How to Write Productively, Consistently and Well
with Nina Amir (11-07-19)
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October Event #70
How to Land a Literary Agent and Get a Publishing Deal for Your Nonfiction Book
with Rita Rosenkranz (10-02-19)
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September Event #69
The 4 C’s System to Author Success
with Joan Gelfand (09-04-19)
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August Event #68
Blogging for Authors: The Basics You Need to Succeed
with Nina Amir (08-01-19)
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July Event #67
Learn What it Takes to be a Full-Time Freelance Writer
with Nina Amir and a Panel of writers (07-10-19)
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June Event #66
How to Successfully Tackle Social Media (Even When You’d Rather Be Writing)
with Nina Amir (6-12-19)
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May Event #65
3 Steps For Any Author to Get Into the Media (Without Spending a Dollar on Advertising)
with Chris Well (5-23-19)
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April Event #64
How to Maintain a Consistent Writing Schedule with Nina Amir
with Nina Amir (4-11-19)
EVENT WILL BE RERUN ON TUESDAY APRIL 23 AT 4:0PM PT
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March Event #63
Book Marketing for Beginners
with Sandra Beckwith (3-7-19)
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February Event #62
How to Start a Book Project
with Nina Amir (2-11-19)
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January Event #61
How to Work with an Editor to Improve Your Manuscript and Writing Craft
with Helga Schier (1-9-19)
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2018
December: Event #60
Annual New Year, New Plan Training
with Nina Amir (12-21-18)
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November: Event #59
Blogger? Self-Publisher? Online Marketer?
with Joel Friedlander (11-14-18)
Download a free PDF: 10 Things You Need to Know About Self-Publishing
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October: Event #58
The Business of Being an Author – How to Plan and Organize Your Writing Business for More Income
with Sue Painter (10-10-18)
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September: Event #57
The Dos and Don’ts of Writing (and Publishing) Memoir and Creative Nonfiction
with Brooke Warner (9-6-18)
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August: Event #56
How to Become a Magazine Journalist
with Nina Amir (8-8-18)
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July: Event #55
GIST: Hook Your Audience in 7 Seconds
with George Stenitzer (7-10-18)
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June: Event #54
YouTube Optimization for Newbies and Not-So-Techies
with Lou Bortone (6-5-18)
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May: Event #53
Blogging Basics for Nonfiction Authors
with Nina Amir (5-8-18)
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April: Event #52
Twitter - Why and How to Use this Social Media Site
with Cathy Turney (4-4-18)
March: Event #51
What it REALLY takes to Become a Career Author
with Nina Amir (3-15-18)
February: Event #50
Every Writer Should Write Articles for Publications
with W. Terry Whalin
(2-8-18)
Resources: straighttalkeditor.com and terrylinks.com/pb
January: Event #49
How to Plan Your Writing Year
with Nina Amir (1-4-18)
2017
December: Event #48
Everything You Know About Writing is a Lie: Here’s the Truth (Part II)
with Nora Profit
(12-4-17)
November: Event #47
Everything You Know About Writing is a Lie: Here’s the Truth (Part I)
with Nora Profit
(11-9-17)
October: Event #46
Strategic Content: Using Content to Build Your Traffic and Grow Your Business
with Robert Peters (10-11-17)
September: Event #45
Easily Create A Beautiful Website In WordPress. Even If You Hate Technology!
with Christina Hills (9-14-17)
August: Event #44
How to Quickly and Effectively Handle Your Social Media and Platform Building
with Frances Caballo
(8-10-17)
July: Event #43
5 Surprising Ways to Radically Boost Your Income with Your Book! with Tamara Monosoff (7-11-17)
Questions and Answers with Tamara
June: Event #42
Mastering the New Media Landscape: How to Integrate Owned, Earned & Rented Media to Build an Online Presence
with Rusty Shelton
(6-14-17)
May: Event #41
JUMPSTART: How Authors Can Build, Brand, and Expand Their Platforms in 90 Days or Less
with Janice Roberson-Anderson
(5-4-17)
April: Event #40
Staying Persistent on the Path to Success
with Jordan Rosenfeld
(4-6-17)
March: Event #39
How and Why to Produce an Ebook on Amazon Sooner Rather than Later
with Carla King
(3-2-17)
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Here are blog posts and short ebooks about some of the topics we discussed.
- Own Your Author Business in 7 Steps (blog post)
- How to Get an EIN to replace your SSN (blog post on Tax IDs before you upload your book)
- Seven Ways to Jump Start Your Cover Design (blog post that mentions Canva, Fiverr, and other tools)
- Practical Editing Software for Indie Authors (blog post reviewing Grammarly and others)
- What Every Author Needs to Know About Microsoft Word Styles (free with coupon code EC55D)
Mastering Metadata: the Key to Marketing Your Books (blog post) plus the Author Friendly Metadata Cheat Sheet (fill-in-the-blanks cheat sheet)
- How to Optimize Your Amazon Author Central Page (blog post - do this after you’ve published your book)
- 6 Basic Tech Skills Every Author Must Learn (blog post)
February: Event #38
How to Promote Yourself and Build Platform
with Suzy Greenman (“Radio Suzy”)
(2-6-17)
January: Event #37
Love to Write, But Hate to Starve? Exploring the Lucrative World of “Commercial” Freelancing
with Peter Bowerman
(1-11-17)
2016
December: Event #36
Make Every Minute of Writing Time Count
with Sage Cohen
(12-7-16)
November: Event #35
Trust Your Hustle
with Anthony Trucks
(11-14-16)
October: Event #34
Powerful Writing Strategies for More Shares, More Subscribers, and More SUCCESS Online
with Mary Jaksch
(10-13-16)
September: Event #33
How to Create an "Authority" Blog
with Chris Garrett
(9-13-16)
August: Event #32
Are You a High Performance Writer?
with Nina Amir
(8-18-16)
July: Event #31
How to Work with an Editor
with Rachel Randall, editorial director of Writer’s Digest Books
(7-6-16)
June: Event #30
How to Craft a Freelance Writing Career
with Journalist and Author Zac Petit
(6-10-16)
May: Event #29
Writing What You Know
with Marion Roach Smith
(5-4-16)
April: Event #28
How to Conduct Effective and Awesome Interviews
with Ellen Britt
(4-11-16)
March: Event #27
Making Video Simple: How to Use Video to Promote Your Products with Lou Bortone (3-10-16)
February: Event #26
How Your Nonfiction Book Opens the Door to Expert Opportunities
with Mitchell Davis
(2-18-16)
January: Event #25
What Does it Take to Become an Author?
with Nina Amir
(1-14-16)
2015
December: Event #24
How to Succeed as a Nonfiction Writer in 2016
with Nina Amir
(12-15-15)
November: Event #23
Copyright and Intellectual Property Law Basics for Nonfiction Writers
with Bob Pimm
(11-4-15)
Legal Disclaimer
The information discussed during this presentation is for general informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice to any one person. Listeners should contact an attorney in their jurisdiction to obtain legal advice with respect to any particular legal issue or problem. The presenters make no warranties and disclaim liability for damages resulting from the use of any information discussed in this presentation. Use of and access to the general information provided in this presentation does not create an attorney-client relationship between the presenters and the listeners.
October: Event #22
How to Succeed as a Nonfiction Writer in 2015 and Beyond
with Jane Friedman
(10-12-15)
September: Event #21
How a Virtual Assistant Can Help Authors Make More Money
with Charla Mahon
(9-17-15)
August: Event #20
Harness the Power of a Podcast to Build Your Writing Business
with Scott Smith
(8-25-15)
July: Event #19
Discover the Power of Graphics for Speakers
with Ellen Finkelstein
(7-7-15)
June: Event #18
How To Launch Your Speaking Career
with Speaking Expert Jane Atkinson
(6-8-15)
May: Event #17
Birthing Your Book
with Linda Joy Myers
(5-20-15)
April: Event #16
How Agents Evaluate Your Work
with Gordon Warnock
(4-22-15)
March: Event #15
Navigating the Muddy Middle of Your Memoir
with Linda Joy Myers
(3-17-15)
February: Event #14
Tame Your Nonfiction with Scrivener with Gwen Hernandez (2-11-15)
January: Event #13
Kick Start Your Memoir
with Linda Joy Myers
(1-20-15)
2014
December: Event #12
How to Make More Money as a Freelancer
with Kelly James-Enger
(12-4-14)
Until 12/6/14, save 50% on Kelly's printed books when you order them at Improvise Press using the coupon code CHICKENS.
November: Event #11
Cool New Tools for Publishing & Building Platform
with Carla King
(11-4-14)
October: Event #10
The Ins and Outs of Becoming a Freelance Writer
with Naveed Saleh
(10-6-14)
September: Event #9
How to Take Your Book on a Tour Around the Globe
with D'Vorah Lansky
(9-11-14)
To take advantage of D'vorah's special offer for her Virtual Book Tour Boot Camp course use coupon code author150 when you visit Book Marketing Made Easy.
August: Event #8
Finding Creativity in Planning
with Nina Amir
(8-20-14)
July: Event #7
The Three Shifts You Need to Make to Succeed as a Writer
with Rochelle Melander
(7-8-14)
June: Event #6
How To Use Scrivener To Write, Organize, & Publish Your Book or Blog
(6-12-14)
The discount offer made during the webinar for Joseph Michael's Learn Scrivener Fast Program is good for all NFWU members. Click on the "Yes! Let me in!" button to access the discount.
May: Event #5
Stop Struggling! Write Well Anytime, Anywhere!
with Toni Robino, New York Times bestselling ghostwriter and collaborator
(5-8-14)
April: Event #4
Social Media for Writers in 30 Minutes a Day
with Frances Caballo, social media strategist and author
(4-16-14)
March: Event #3
How to Write a Nonfiction Book in 3½ Days
with Kristen Eckstein, book coach, publishing expert and author (3-18-14)
Access Kristen's digital course, Instant Self-Publishing Ninja Program and receive a $200 discount when you enter Promo Code: earlybirdpub
Here are Kristen's two slides on PREK :
