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The Inland Northwest Writers Guild (INWG) will host a visit on zoom with celebrated author Michelle Cox on April 19th at 7 pm. Her topic of discussion will be:

From Writer to Author-Publisher — Tips & Pitfalls

Michelle Cox is the award-winning author of the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series (historical mystery/romance), The Merriweather Series (historical fiction/Jane Austen retellings), and a stand-alone novel, The Fallen Woman’s Daughter.

She published her mystery series with a hybrid press – She Writes Press – before venturing into the world of self-publishing. She has won over 100 international awards and has garnered starred reviews from Library Journal and Booklist as well as praise from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Popsugar, Buzzfeed, Redbook, Elle, Brit&Co., Bustle, Historical Novel Society, Working Mother, and many others.

The author will discuss her various paths to publishing and will share tips as well as pitfalls to avoid on the publishing/marketing journey.

Her website is at: https://michellecoxauthor.com

For more information about the event (and recording), contact Linda Bond at lindathewriter@gmail.com. All are welcome, but a link is required.

Joan M. Kop will discuss her re-released memoir – Spies, Lies & Psychosis – at the October 2nd meeting of the Local Authors Book Club (and INWG). Joan’s history, which includes working with the CIA, is fascinating. But her primary goal here is to share her personal experience of mental illness, and she hopes her book will help others find encouragement and help for their own mental health issues.

The full title for Joan’s book is Spies, Lies & Psychosis: Surviving Betrayal, Mania, Depression and the Schizoaffective Disorder. Copies are available for purchase at Auntie’s Bookstore. Members are looking forward to her presentation and the discussion should be a lively one. For more information, contact lindathewriter@gmail.com. This meeting will be held via zoom. You are also invited to visit Joan’s website: https://joanmkop.com/