Readers on Demand: How to Build a Pipeline that Keeps Readers Coming Back

Readers on Demand: How to Build a Pipeline that Keeps Readers Coming Back

Building a sustainable author career isn’t about chasing trends—it’s about creating a reliable system that attracts, engages, and retains readers.

In this session, publishing consultant Alexa Bigwarfe introduces the Readers on Demand framework, showing authors how to move people from casual discovery into loyal fans who eagerly open emails and buy books.

Attendees will learn how to design a reader pipeline, create irresistible opt-ins, set up a strong welcome sequence, and keep readers engaged with consistent, authentic communication.

Whether you’re just starting your list or ready to strengthen it, this session provides a practical roadmap to building long-term visibility and sales.

Friday, October 24, 2025 10 a.m. Pacific • 12 p.m. Central • 1 p.m. Eastern • 5 p.m. GMT

Key Takeaways:

Build a Reader Pipeline – Know the 5 stages from discovery to superfans and identify where you’re losing people.

Attract & Welcome – Create an irresistible lead magnet and a simple welcome sequence that builds trust fast.

Engage to Retain – Consistently nurture your list with authentic content that keeps readers opening, buying, and sharing.

This session will be recorded. Register to join us live or receive a link to watch the replay.

Pinterest for Authors with Melissa Bourbon

Pinterest for Authors with Melissa Bourbon

Pinterest for Authors

Discover how Pinterest can become an author’s ultimate marketing secret, connecting them with countless potential readers.

Pinterest may be one of an author’s greatest—and most underutilized—tools. As a search engine (not a social media platform!) with more than 465 million monthly active users worldwide, 98 million of whom are in the US, it is a prime place to build a presence. Wouldn’t you love to be seen by even a tiny fraction of those users? In this workshop, Melissa Bourbon will show authors ways to reach potential readers using Pinterest. She will share tips for creating pins, and show how to use SEO in pins, titles, and descriptions. Participants will come away excited and ready to dive into the Pinterest world!


✨By the end of this workshop, attendees will learn:

  1. How to utilize Pinterest for their marketing
  2. How to batch create Pins to save time
  3. How to implement SEO tactics to make their Pins discoverable

Melissa Bourbon is the national bestselling author of more than thirty-five novels, including the #1 Bestselling Book Magic Novels, the National Bestselling Magical Dressmaking Mystery series, and the National Bestselling Bread Shop Mysteries, written as Winnie Archer. A former secondary English/Language Arts teacher and Creative Writing teacher with Southern Methodist University’s CAPE program and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institution with North Carolina State University, she has applied her love of teaching to the creation of WriterSpark Academy, an online school for aspiring and new writers seeking to hone their craft. Learn more about Melissa at her website, www.melissabourbon.com, on Facebook @MelissaBourbon/Winnie ArcherBooks, and on Instagram @bookishly_cozy, and learn about WriterSpark at www.writersparkacademy.com.

Register here:  https://writepublishsell.thrivecart.com/pinterest-for-authors/

Finding your ideal reader with Grace Point Publishing

Finding your ideal reader with Grace Point Publishing

Connecting with your ideal reader is one of the most important steps of marketing a book.

Join Alexa Bigwarfe, host of the Women in Publishing Summit, and Michelle Vandepas, CEO of Grace Point Publishing, as Michelle walks us through an intuitive exercise to determine who your ideal reader is.

Once you know this, you can begin marketing more effectively.

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_M1j7Oe_aSCS7tfeRyU6nhw