Local Group to host author Kerry Schafer

Posted on by Linda Bond

At 2 pm Pacific Time today, members of the newly re-named First Wednesday Group will get a chance to meet with author Kerry Schafer (Kerry Anne King) to hear about her writing history and newest book release – Party Planning Can Be Murder! This is the first novel in her new A Party Planner Mystery series, so now’s your chance to get in on the very beginning!

Members of the general public, Kerry’s fans, readers and writers are all invited to attend. It will require a zoom link, so please request this before 1 pm today.

The event will also be recorded and later shared on YouTube. For further information, contact Linda Bond at lindathewriter@gmail.com.

Author Michelle Cox to Visit with INWG

Posted on by Linda Bond

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.