Amazing Women Panel: Bringing It All Full Circle

Amazing Women Panel: Bringing It All Full Circle

Bringing It All Full Circle

Description: Join Alexa for this closing panel about Bringing It All Together. She is joined by Natasha Carlow, Keri T. Collins, Angela Hosking and Sylvia Hubbard. 

Format: Live, on the Women in Publishing Facebook Page

Level: This presentation is for all levels. 

 

Alexa Bigwarfe

Alexa Bigwarfe

Author, Publisher and Summit Producer

Alexa Bigwarfe is a wife, mother, author, publisher, speaker, and author coach. She has published numerous books of her own and for many other writers and entrepreneurs through her author coaching and hybrid-publishing company Kat Biggie Press (katbiggiepress.com). Kat Biggie Press is dedicated to sharing women’s works of inspiration, self-help, and books that make the world a better place. Her children's book imprint, Purple Butterfly Press, publishes books of encouragement, inspiration, self-love, and healing for children and parents. She is also the founder and producer of the Women in Publishing Summit. Follow her everywhere on instagram @katbiggiepress and on youtube for publishing tips at https://www.youtube.com/writepublishsell.

Keri T. Collins

Keri T. Collins

Keri Collins is a children’s author who helps kids and parents better themselves by making better choices. There are times when problems can seem insurmountable, but taking action and making one small choice can get the ball rolling, and lead to all kinds of happy outcomes.  Her first children’s book is You Can Call Me Katelyn, published by Purple Butterfly Press in 2019. It's about a girl who doesn’t like her name, and follows her journey as she makes the choice to change it. She also blogs about parenting and kids issues, and offer plenty of tips and other advice at http://keritcollins.com/reading-room/ Her second book, A Big Change for Daisy, is forthcoming from Purple Butterfly Press.

Natasha Carlow

Natasha Carlow

Natasha Carlow is a first time author and long time lover of the written word. As a mother of two amazing rainbow babies, who spent much of her time reading stories to her young children, Natasha noted that there were no stories that spoke to her family's journey. So she decided to write one. Thus Happy Tears and Rainbow Babies- a story of hope, resilience and love was born. Natasha is an Itinerant Counselor and Lecturer who resides in Trinidad and Tobago with her husband and two preschoolers. She and her husband are owners of a children's boutique called Rainbow Babies that specializes in customized clothing and accessories for rainbow families.

Angela Hosking

Angela Hosking

Sylvia Hubbard

Sylvia Hubbard

Sylvia Hubbard knew she’d wanted to be a writer of romance long before she knew there were black writers in the world. Weaving stories magically as a summer past time to writing stories to get through the humdrum of school, she was able to create something from nothing. Today, she has independently published over 40 high suspense romance books, is the founder of Motown Writers Network and The Michigan Literary Network, CEO of HubBooks Literary Services, runs over five blogs on a variety of subjects, part-time host of The Michigan Literary Network Radio Show and is a happily divorced mother of three children in Detroit, Michigan. https://sylviahubbard.com/

[bctt tweet=”Bringing it all full circle with @heronetribe, @iamkeritcollins, @natasha_carlow, and @sylviahubbard1 at the #womeninpublishingsummit with @womeninpublish1 #womeninpublishing #authors #authorpreneurs #kidlit” username=”katbiggie”]

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Day 5: Daphne James Huff: Shifting mindset as a parent and working writer

Day 5: Daphne James Huff: Shifting mindset as a parent and working writer

 Shifting mindset as a parent and working writer

Description:  Author and working mom Daphne James Huff on the mindset shift required to balance working full-time and being a successful author

Format: Video Q&A 

Level: This presentation is for all levels. 

 

Daphne James Huff

Daphne James Huff

Author & Co-Founder of Writer Mom Life

Daphne James Huff is the pen name of a writer mom who spends her days as an HR professional and trained executive coach, and her nights and weekends as a podcaster, runner, and yogi. She can sing all the songs in “The Pirates of Penzance” from memory and distrusts people who enjoy raisins in their cookies. You can find more about her books on her author website – https://www.daphnejameshuff.com/ – and hear her chat with other writer moms over at Writer Mom Life – http://writermomlife.com/ – the podcast and online community created by and featuring indie author moms. You can also follow WML on Twitter (@WriterMomLife) and Instagram (@WriterMomLifePodcast).

Mentioned in this video:

  • The challenges writer moms have – balancing children, work, writing
  • Started writing to bring in a little extra income even though she always wanted to be a writer
  • Started writing with YA; the lessons that she learned through this process
  • Found the Romance Genre when she saw a call for submissions
  • Call for submissions!!! 
  • Working with co-writers
  • Community and cross promoting
  • Writer Mom Life podcast – http://writermomlife.com/podcast/
  • Writing a book with someone else and how that kept her accountable
  • Setting goals, timelines, release schedules
  • Why she decided to write Sweet Romance
  • Lots on the business side 
  • Read through rates and royalties
  • The space she’s created for moms who are writers
  • Setting expectations for your partner and family so that you can prioritize writing time

Daphne's books

 

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Day 5: Money & Time Panel: Tamika L. Sims, Deb Meyer, Monica L Miller, Vickie Gould

Day 5: Money & Time Panel: Tamika L. Sims, Deb Meyer, Monica L Miller, Vickie Gould

Money & Time Panel

Description:  Money and Time. Two things that are sometimes in short supply for authors! In this panel, you'll hear from experts in time management and finance with tips that apply to authors. 

Format: Panel Discussion

Level: This presentation is for all levels. 

 

Alexa Bigwarfe

Alexa Bigwarfe

Author, Publisher and Summit Producer

Alexa Bigwarfe is a wife, mother, author, publisher, speaker, and author coach. She has published numerous books of her own and for many other writers and entrepreneurs through her author coaching and hybrid-publishing company Kat Biggie Press (katbiggiepress.com). Kat Biggie Press is dedicated to sharing women’s works of inspiration, self-help, and books that make the world a better place. Her children's book imprint, Purple Butterfly Press, publishes books of encouragement, inspiration, self-love, and healing for children and parents. She is also the founder and producer of the Women in Publishing Summit. Follow her everywhere on instagram @katbiggiepress and on youtube for publishing tips at https://www.youtube.com/writepublishsell.

Tamika L. Sims

Tamika L. Sims

Chief Creative Officer of Get Write With Tamika

Tamika L. Sims is a Book Writing Strategist, Author Coach and Chief Creative Officer with Get Write With Tamika. Tamika’s mission is to help ordinary people do extraordinary things with words. As an Author Coach and Book Writing Strategist, Tamika has helped more than 100 authors write, release and publish their stories. Her work is diversified. She has worked with men, women and children (her youngest author was nine years old and her oldest, 72). Tamika believes that everyone has a story and knows firsthand the power of publishing. Tamika’s passion for writing books stemmed from publishing her debut novel, The Plus Factor, an autobiographical account of her experience in an abusive relationship of almost 10 years. Willing to always challenge herself, Tamika released her first Ghostwriting project, November 2019. Tamika strongly believes, “When I’ve helped 500 authors, there will still always be room to help one more.”

Monica L. Miller

Monica L. Miller

Author and Blogger

Entrepreneur Women hire Monica Miller to write and create successful blogs to build their business and share their message by attracting clients to their digital doorsteps. They go from overwhelmed, unsure, and not attracting clients to gaining clarity, confidence, and attracting the right clients to their businesses so they are generating more money. Monica takes her clients from unknown to unforgettable by the power of blogging and content creation.  Her support for authors is by helping them diversity and repurpose their book into client magnets using a blog as a way to gain fans, community, and income. She teaches authors how to create online assets that brings in more clients, gain more speaking engagements, and be the authority in their industry. Monica lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana, with her husband and son, Anthony. She is an author of three books, international Speaker and writer who lived and traveled all around Europe. Now,  when she’s not working, she fills her days by chasing down her son, drinking coffee, reading fantasy, and traveling with her family.

Deb Meyer

Deb Meyer

Author of Redefining Family Wealth and owner of WorthyNest

Deborah L. Meyer, CPA/PFS and CFP®, earned her BSBA degree in accounting from Saint Louis University and landed her first job out of college at Big Four public accounting firm Deloitte. Deb soon transitioned from accounting to a client-facing role at a multi-family. She worked with affluent families in three core areas: family education & governance, investment management, and wealth planning. When the firm increased their fees so only the top 1% of income earners in America could pay, her job no longer aligned with her values. This revelation motivated Deb to launch SV CPA Services in 2014 and later WorthyNest®, a fee-only, fiduciary financial planning and investment firm that helps families build and preserve wealth based on their beliefs.

Deb has been featured in such national publications as The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Yahoo! Finance and CNN Business. She is a regular contributor to Kiplinger where her article, 4 Simple Habits to Build Wealth Faster, went viral. Deb is a CPA Practice Advisor 2019 Top “40 Under 40 Honoree” in Accounting and received the 2018 AICPA Standing Ovation Award for Personal Financial Planning. Additionally, she published Redefining Family Wealth: A Parent’s Guide to Purposeful Living in June 2019.

Deb recently relocated with her husband Bryan and their three sons to a suburb of Fort Myers, Florida. Learn more at redefiningfamilywealth.com.

Vickie Gould

Vickie Gould

Strategic Storytelling Coach, Best Selling Author and Speaker

Vickie Gould is a strategic storytelling coach and 10x best selling author. Well known for helping entrepreneurs become best selling authors, Vickie’s clients leverage their stories and are able to grow their following, create more impact, and implement sales and marketing strategies that have boosted their business to their next 6-figures. She has coached 100 people to become best sellers, sharing their journeys and message out into the world to help others. Vickie has been seen on entrepreneur.com, HuffPost, Tedx UofM and featured along side Lisa Nichols, T. Harv Eker, Joe Vitale and Christy Whitman. Her clients include a former Canadian Olympic Track star, Golden Globe boxing champion, and other entrepreneurs from all walks of life.  Vickie has spoken at Detroit Startup Week, American Business Women Association, Michigan International Women’s Expo, Snap Fitness and Real Estate One. She has been the past Vice President on the board of the National Entrepreneurs Association and former top sales producer at Edward Jones Investments. Before she became an entrepreneur, Vickie had a successful corporate career working for companies like Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), Rock Financial (now Quicken loans) and Comerica bank. She has 3 children, lives in Michigan with her husband and enjoys cooking and karaoke along with her obsession with shoes.

[bctt tweet=”I got my money on my mind, and my mind on my money… great panel discussion from #womeninpublishingsummit with @RedefiningWeal1, Tamika Sims, @monicawriting and @vickie_gould @womeninpublish1 #womeninpublishing #authorpreneuers #financialtipsforwomen ” username=”katbiggie”]

Mentioned In This Video:

A lot was covered in this video, and our panelists have kindly provided downloadable tip sheets, which can be found HERE

Monica Miller – Link to her discovery call bit.ly/MonicaWrites

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Day 5: Laura Lyles-Reagan: Grant Writing for Authors

Day 5: Laura Lyles-Reagan: Grant Writing for Authors

 Grant Writing for Authors

Description:  Laura Lyles Reagan shares her expertise on applying for and winning grants that allow her to focus on writing projects. 

Format: Video Q&A 

Level: This presentation is for all levels. 

 

Mentioned in this video:

Laura's New Book, The QuickStart Guide to GrantWriting

  • Grant writing for authors
  • How Laura got $10,000 through a grant to write her book – subcontracts in the grants for workshops with local organizations and add in funding for writing the book
  • Funding for other workshops that can help fund the book
  • Grants for funding for speaking fees – if you’re speaking on social topics or for nonprofits or other places of need
  • Brainstormed some ideas
  • Local nonprofit, school districts, probation offices who are doing programming all the time and you can plug into the programming they already have; find one that aligns and figure out how to help them
  • Lots opportunities!
  • Outside of the box thinking
  • Joan Dempsey’s book – This is Where it Begins
  • Process of applying for a grant
  • Goals, Organizational history, budget, curriculum, or materials that you need
  • Her SMART Goal Writing for Grants worksheet is available in the  membership area for All Access Pass holders

[bctt tweet=”@H2HParents is talking about #grants for authors. If you're looking for ways to ease the financial burden of writing a book, this is the interview for you, #authorpreneurs! #womeninpublishing #womeninpublishingsummit @womeninpublish1″ username=”katbiggie”]

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Day 5: Jodi Brandon: Why Author-Entrepreneurs Choose Self-Publishing

Day 5: Jodi Brandon: Why Author-Entrepreneurs Choose Self-Publishing

Why Author-Entrepreneurs Choose Self-Publishing

Description: Editor Jodi Brandon in conversation with conference host Alexa Bigwarfe on why self-publishing is the route chosen by many authopreneurs. 

Format: Video Q&A 

Level: This presentation is for all levels. 

 

Jodi Brandon

Jodi Brandon

CEO, Jodi Brandon Editorial

Jodi Brandon has more than 20 years' experience in book publishing. After many years working in traditional publishing (in-house at a Big Four, a book packager, and a niche publisher), Jodi and her husband relocated from New York to Philadelphia and she launched her freelance editing business. Today Jodi works primarily as a book editor and writing/publishing coach for CEOS, small business owners, creative entrepreneurs, bloggers, and solopreneurs who want to serve their business with a book.

Mentioned in this video:

Jodi's book, Write Publish Market

Jodi's podcast

  • Self-publishing is a great, and often the best option for entrepreneurs, because of timeline and control factor. The time to market can be very long.
  • The timeline
  • Still need to do a professional book – editing, cover, etc
  • Editing – things to know
  • What is a hybrid press?
  • The importance of working with professionals for stuff that isn’t in their zone of genius
  • Basic launch and marketing
  • Pitfalls to be aware of in self-publishing
  • Why you must order a print proof copy of your book before publishing or ordering a large quantity
  • Why you shouldn’t focus on book sales

Resources

 

IBPA Industry standards checklist

[bctt tweet=”#Editor @jodibrandon on why #selfpublishing is a viable route for #authorpreneurs #womeinpublishingsummit #womeninpublishing ” username=”womeninpublish1″]

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