Oklahoma Writers & Authors: Chisholm Trail Book Festival

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9/18/11

Author Jodi Thomas, New York Times Bestselling Writer

'Coming home' to Oklahoma, bestseller author, Jodi Thomas was on hand for workshops, autographs and a smile at The Chisholm Trail Book Festival on Sept. 17, 2011 in Duncan, Oklahoma.

Author Marilyn A. Hudson with friends

Hudson, who is author of The Bones of Summer, When Death Rode the Rails, Those Pesky Verses of Paul, and co-author of the fiction book, The Mound. She can be reached at marilynahudson@yahoo.com or viewed at Whorl Books.

Author Brenda Salladay

Brenda Salladay is author of the winsome work, Jungle Friends. She can be reached at brendasalladay@sbcgkobal.net or Facebook.

CHISHOLM TRAIL BOOK FESTIVAL

Saturday, September 17, 2011 in Duncan, Oklahoma the Chisholm Trail Book festival kicked off as local and regional authors converged to meet readers, sell books, and meet other word smiths.

Along the way the festival encouraged student reading and writing through essay contests, encouraged volunteerism through student helpers to help authors load and unload books, generally assist, and help carry off the many tasks of a successful event. Community groups and sponsors made the event possible through monetary, promotional, volunteer, and time donations.

Author Stephen B. Bagley

Author of the book Floozy and Other Stories. He can be reached at issacksye@gmail.com or viewed at his website, Harbor Street.

Author Meridith Smith

Author of Where Are Going, Smitty Baby? Meridith Smith. She also won an award for her table decor at the Chisholm Trail Book Festival (9/17/11).

Author Nancy Rowland

Tranquility reigned at the table of the author of Never the Same Again. A delightful array of butterflies carried the theme of transformation. Visit her at www.nancyrowland.com

Author Anne Urne

Very well assisted author Anne Urne displayed her Spiritual Trilogy and Trust Me books . Read a previous entry on her works. Find her books here.

1/18/10

2nd Chisholm Trail Book Festival Scheduled

Mark your calendars for this event: September 18, 2010, from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Watch for updates!

THREE RULES FOR BETTER MARKETING

1. Develop a vibrant blurb to describe your book to someone in a couple of sentences. If you can't do that - revisit your work. The writer unable to do this often has a problem with their book - so see how well you can define (in selling terms) your work.
2. Establish "talking points" about your book: what sets it apart? what sets you apart? why should someone buy your work?
3. "Lattice" your work to other venues and events. Do a web of your book and identify all the parts and how you might market the book to those sub-sections.

NOTE:
Not just self-publishing authors are faced with the need to become better at marketing their own work - surveying the recent edition of WRITER'S MARKET shows even some "big name" houses are expecting their authors to be their own best promoters.

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