[3 Feb 2010 | No Comment | ]
by Patricia Volonakis Davis

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San Francisco Writers Conference February 2010

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It’s that time of the year again – when San Francisco, CA., hosts one of the best writers conferences in the industry- The San Francisco Writers Conference. It will be held in the beautiful Mark Hopkins Hotel on February 12- 14 and our editor-in-chief, Patricia V. Davis, will be one of the fabulous line up of exciting guest speakers. Her session is titled, Bestseller! What You Need to Know for a Knock-Out Writing Career.

Lots of important information will be covered in this session, including working with retail booksellers, getting attendance at your events, how to blog to raise book sales, bad agents vs. good agents, behind the scenes facts about the industry that you must keep up with in order to make decisions about your career, and more.

Patricia is joined by a myriad of other talented speakers including bestselling authors Jacqueline Mitchard, Steve Berry, Tamin Ansary, Kemble Scott, Ransom Stephens, Wendy Nelson Tokunaga and more! The lists of editors and agents is phenomenal, and the workshops/seminars/keynotes are spectacular! All of this surrounded by the beautiful romantic city of San Francisco, on Valentine’s Day weekend no less!

…and Here’s More!

The San Francisco Writers Conference has added a Pre-Conference Day – February 11

These smaller class sizes, and in-depth topics taught by top-rated presenters allow writers to learn even more at one of the Country’s Best Writers Conference!

If you want to start attending the SFWC a day early (or for those who can’t attend the full 3-day main conference), the San Francisco Writers Conference has launched a full day of sessions on the day BEFORE the conference officially starts. For details and online registration: www.SFWriters.org

In honor of this spectacular conference (and our editor-in-chief’s inclusion in the line-up of speakers) HS Radio is rebroadcasting from the home page our June 2008 interview with the hosts of this wonderful conference, literary agents Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada.

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The Michael Larsen-Elizabeth Pomada Literary Agents is housed in one of San Francisco’s beautiful Victorian homes, called “Painted Ladies.”

If you are interested in learning more about Elizabeth and Michael’s literary agency click here.

If you are interested in learning more about San Francisco’s famous “Painted Ladies,” click on the image below:

Being a writer takes hard work and dedication. But Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen, owners of the oldest literary agency in San Francisco, talk about what a tremendous effect a writer can have on society and politics.

Each year they host the San Francisco Writing for Change Conference, a conference dedicated to activists who seek to change the world, one pen at a time.

For more information about this conference, or Michael and Elizabeth’s San Francisco Writers Conference please view their Guest Writer page by clicking HERE

To read Michael Larsen’s essay on how you can make a difference as a writer click on the link below


Books Can Still Change the World

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[1 Dec 2009 | No Comment | ]
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[1 Dec 2009 | One Comment | ]
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[30 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]
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[30 Nov 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
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[30 Nov 2009 | No Comment | ]
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A Scientific Exposition/Rebuttal by Dr. James Dewey Watson,
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[16 Sep 2009 | 4 Comments | ]
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[12 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
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[9 Sep 2009 | No Comment | ]
by Harlots’ Sauce Radio Book Reviewers

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Midori by Moonlight by Wendy Nelson Tokunaga

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Midori by Moonlight
Author: Wendy Nelson Tokunaga
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
ISBN: 978-0312372613
Reviewer: Patricia Volonakis Davis
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