Creating an Author Success Map with Ellen Whitfield, Books Forward

Kidlit411

Learn a three-step process for identifying, personalizing and working toward success benchmarks in your writing career.

About the FREE Webinar: You've written a book, but now what? It's hard to know the next steps to take in your career without having a clear picture of your goals. Ellen Whitfield, Vice President of Books Forward, will help you with a three-step process for identifying, personalizing and working toward success benchmarks in your writing career, with a focus on promotion and marketing. She will cover topics such as: How do you set your goals? What is success for you? How do you prioritize promotion? What are some great social media tools and strategies? Q &amp; As will follow.Books Forward is a literary publicity company that has been around for more than 20 years and exemplifies excellence in book marketing and promotion. It represents New York Times bestsellers, national award-winning books, and books that catch fire digitally and on social media. Books Forward creates ambitious campaigns with limitless possibilities for sparking national and regional media coverage, creatively cutting through the noise of 3,000 books published on average each day. Visit <a href="https://booksforward.com" title="https://booksforward.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Books Forward</a> for more information.Ellen Whitfield brings guidance and warmth to the Books Forward team as vice president, providing daily mentorship to publicists and training incoming staff members. She is an expert at organization and efficiency, and her leadership helps keep the company gears turning smoothly. With the detail-oriented eye of a former editor and heart of an obsessive book lover, she works diligently to expand services and provide opportunities for their author family and team members alike.She was part of the journalism community for more than seven years, working at respected print and online media outlets including The Dallas Morning News, The Advocate newspapers across Louisiana, The Waco Tribune Herald and others. Her editorial experience at these publications, along with her social and online media presence as a popular bookstagrammer, benefits authors through her savviness and creativity in media pitching.Kidlit411 is a resource website for children's authors and illustrators. Visit <a href="https://www.kidlit411.com" title="https://www.kidlit411.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kidlit411</a> to see over a thousand articles and links on craft and the kid lit industry. <a href="https://follow.it/kidlit411?leanpub" title="https://follow.it/kidlit411?leanpub" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Subscribe to our weekly email</a> to win book giveaways and get the latest links each Friday. Kidlit411 is run by authors <a href="https://www.elainekielykearns.com" title="https://www.elainekielykearns.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Elaine Kiely Kearns</a> and <a href="https://www.enjoyingplanetearth.com" title="https://www.enjoyingplanetearth.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sylvia Liu</a>. The Zoom link will be active 15 minutes before the event. Please do not share your link as it is individually linked to your registration.

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Creating an Author Success Map with Ellen Whitfield, Books Forward

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