Northwest Bookfest

05/05/2021

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a sweeping romance with a dash of magic.They are the Beautiful Ones, Loisail’s most nota...

10/24/2014

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we, the board of Northwest BookFest, have decided to cancel our upcoming event on November 1 and 2, Guiding You Through Indie Publishing, to be held at Northwest University.

We made this decision based on that fact that we were not able to get enough registrations to warrant holding the event and we did not feel like we were going to be able to provide you with a maximum learning experience.

In advance, we are sorry if we have inconvenienced you. Please contact me if you have further questions.

Regards.

10/20/2014

THURSDAY is the LAST DAY to received FREE LUNCH with your ticket purchase. We need to get our final order into the catering company before Thursday the 23rd, so REGISTER SOON!! http://www.nwbookfest.com/register-event

2014 Northwest BookFest Writers Conference Registration Two Day Pass ($129)

10/17/2014

2014 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE POSTED! Our workshops have been listed for a while, but we have nailed down the actual schedule for the 2014 Writers Conference. Check out this page to map out your 2 days: http://nwbookfest.com/2014-class-schedule I know, I know, there is so much to choose from, it is hard to make decisions. :)

10/17/2014

Authors and writers, GOOD MORNING! Ok! Day 3 on getting your author platform locked and loaded. Did you go over yesterday's author "hub" (website) checklist? Nice! Remember, your website is one of the only online properties that you can truly control and own. A smart person once said, If you are providing content to a product, you ARE the product. So, lets talk about tip #3, Use the Blog. Before we start, have you registered for BooKFest yet?

When it comes to building and maintaining a platform, it really comes down to a couple of issues: We don't have enough time and we don't have enough money. So what I like to do is simplify things and cut out the time it takes to post on my top 4 or 5 online properties. This is where your blog comes into play. Most author owned websites today create a unique URL or website link for each blog post created. Did you know you could paste that unique URL into most online properties (like Facebook and Google Plus) and it will automatically pull a teaser and image from your blog directly into the post!?!?! This does a couple of things. One, you don't have to type the content over and over again. TIME SAVER! Second to read the whole post, the user has to go the website to read the rest of the post! Driving traffic back to your website! Does every post into a non-owned online property need to be done this way? Not really. I would recommend for longer conversations (like this post) use your blog. Smaller, not-substantial updates can be put directly into the online property.

There you go!! At BookFest we will be going into detail into how to structure your blog post to make sure it pops and gets clicks from your readers along with a TON of other information around writing, publishing and marketing.Get your tickets today! Click here: http://www.nwbookfest.com for more details. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cokJTbuYij0.

New York Times best selling author Robert Dugoni talks about the 2014 Northwest BookFest Writers Conference November 1st and 2nd at Northwest University. Sta...

10/15/2014

Good morning writers! This is just a friendly reminder to do something TODAY about building your own "Author Platform". It does not have to be something extreme or time consuming.... just do something. Between now and BookFest, I will be posting some practical things you can do to start building your own Author platform, today.

Today's tip is this: Realistically, much of what you do to promote yourself should originate from your website when possible. Why is that? Our author websites are truly the only tool that is our own. Tomorrow Facebook, Google, Twitter could all change their polices and cripple your marketing strategy. Starting with your website, guarantees that you will not only own, but be able to keep your content online. YES there are times we want to post other third party (other websites) specific content, but as a rule, publish to your website first, then share it.

Hope to see you all at BookFest this year. If you have not registered, do so soon. We have a limited number of tickets. http://www.nwbookfest.com/

The 2014 Northwest Bookfest Writers Conference The Northwest Bookfest, now in its fourth year in Kirkland, will take place Nov.1-2, 2014. Again this year, the popular writer’s conference will be held at Northwest University, south of downtown Kirkland. This publishing conference will focus on the be…

10/14/2014

Welcome 2014 Northwest BookFest Writer's Conference sponsor, Bain Printing Niagara Falls! Bain has assisted many local Northwest authors achieve their dream of writing a book! Bain really focuses on making the printing process for indie author easy and affordable! With over 30 years experience, we can highly recommend Bain Printing to any of our authors!

10/13/2014

New York Times best selling author and Amazon #1 selling author Robert Dugoni talks about this years 2014 Northwest Bookfest Writer's Conference November 1st and 2nd at Northwest University in Kirkland. Over 60 workshops focusing on the writing craft, marketing and promotion of your indie book. Seats are going fast, so sign up today. This year lunch is included! Tickets are limited this year, get yours today: http://www.nwbookfest.com

10/13/2014

BookFest mentioned on the Kirkland Views Blog! We love having this event in Kirkland, so convenient! http://www.kirklandviews.com/blog/2014/10/12/northwest-bookfest-writers-conference-to-focus-on-digital-publishing

The publishing landscape has changed significantly in the past few years,
as digital publishing creates new opportunities for writers to become
authors. With online distribution channels such as Kindle Direct
Publishing, Smashwords, CreateSpace, Apple iBooks and more, writers are
challenged to sort out the choices and make the best decisions about
publishing their work.

Presented by Northwest Bookfest, Guiding YOU Through Indie Publishing
offers two days of workshops, November 1 and 2, at Northwest University in
Kirkland, on the craft of writing, publishing alternatives and marketing
expertise.

10/11/2014

Welcome Northwest BookFest 2014 Writers Conference sponsors, Seattle Weekly! Find out what is happening in Seattle anytime at http://www.seattleweekly.com! It is great to see local companies finding value in supporting local literacy and authoring. We are REALLY excited about this year's program and providing Northwest writers some great workshops that will help get them to the next level in their publishing career!