January COMPEL Class: How to Build Your Social Media Strategy by Ruth Schwenk
Do you feel confused and overwhelmed by all that "could or should" be done to grow your social media platform?
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COMPEL CLASS: Why Digital Products Are a Smart Business Choice for Writers by Becky Kopitzke
Working toward a book deal? Bet you're churning out blog posts or social content in hopes of growing an audience, right? That's great. The author life is filled with blessings... and costs. The closer you get to your writing goals, the more time and money you'll spend on your website, email list, design tools, and so much more. How in the world can a writer keep up? Answer: Digital products. Join us as author, content creator and coach Becky Kopitzke from The Inspired Business shares how you can use your writing skills to create consistent income that supports your publishing goals and blesses your family!
Spring 2022 Direct Access featuring Jennifer Dukes Lee
We are so excited to announce the next Direct Access: A Writers’ Book Club will be starting soon! Our Spring 2022 study will take place from February 21, 2022 to March 25, 2022, featuring best selling author and speaker Jennifer Dukes Lee and a study of her most recent book, Growing Slow: Lessons on Un-Hurrying Your Heart from an Accidental Farm Girl. Click the link below to visit the “Direct Access Member” page for all the details and how to get involved! (Be sure to log in to COMPEL first!) <DIRECT ACCESS DETAILS>
WRITING CHALLENGE: Leafwood Publishers and David C. Cook Book Proposal Challenge
COMPEL Training, David C Cook and Leafwood Publishers have partnered together to offer two talented COMPEL Members a book contract and publish their books in 2024! Challenge details and information on how to participate will be available in early spring of 2022.
What Every Author Wants in an Agent and What Agents Want in Authors, By Blythe Daniel from The Blythe Daniel Agency
Every author wants someone to believe in their writing from the start, and this is where an agent and an author connect! What are the characteristics and qualities authors should consider when talking with agents? How can authors maximize their conversation with an agent? And how do you know if your work will be considered by an agent? Do certain agents only look at certain types of writing? Blythe will cover these questions in this teaching video and help you uncover the secrets all writers want to know about working an agent.
The Winning Pitch: Tips To Win Over a Literary Agent to Your Book Idea, by Barb Roose with Books & Such Literary Management
Pitching to an agent can be an intimidating process and one that can easily overwhelm us. Barb will teach us practical tips to apply when pitching our books and how to minimize fear and insecurity to set ourselves up for success.
What Increases Your Chances of Getting Agent Representation?, by Keely Boeving with WordServe Literary
What does an agent look for in an author? Keely Boeving offers advice on what you can do before you query agents to increase your chances of receiving an offer of representation.
Leafwood Publishers and David C. Cook Proposal Challenge
Our first writing challenge of the year......more details to come!