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catnav-book-business-active-3Post #15 – Women’s Memoirs, Book Business – Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler

As we start the new year, Women’s Memoirs wraps up its Julie & Julia series. We end by asking the question, What does Julie & Julia tell us, as authors

Mastering the Art of French Cooking v. The Julie/Julia Project

Mastering the Art of French Cooking v. The Julie/Julia Project

and aspiring writers, about getting published and marketing our books in 2010? There are lessons. On the surface, Julie & Julia is a charming movie based on two women’s stories. Upon further reflection, however, I think it’s really the story of a book, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, that helped two women find themselves and set their careers on track–one a cook, the other a writer (that’s an important distinction, as you’ll see). From this perspective, we can also say that the back story is a history lesson about old media versus new media.

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2010 Will Begin Our Big Push Into Book Business

by Kendra BonnettNovember 21, 2009
2010 Will Begin Our Big Push Into Book Business

Women’s Memoirs sets its sights on expansion for 2010, most specifically with regular posts on book business, including marketing, public relations, publishing and sales.

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Is Blogging Dead…and Should I Care?

by Kendra BonnettAugust 17, 2009
Is Blogging Dead…and Should I Care?

This post came out of a issue I posed on Story Circle Network’s Telling HerStories blog…some in the media feels blogging is dead. We use this post to explain the role of blogging in our business…why we blog and how we succeed.

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East of Eden Writers Conference: Report #1

by Matilda ButlerSeptember 8, 2008
East of Eden Writers Conference: Report #1

Kendra Bonnett, featured speaker at the East of Eden Writers Conference, tells audience about the current state of the book business and how they can use their skills as writers to sell more books through blogging and social networking.

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New Class to Write…Publish…Sell

by Kendra BonnettAugust 7, 2008
New Class to Write…Publish…Sell

Story Circle Network, a wonderful resource for women writers, has invited Matilda Butler and Kendra Bonnett to teach an online class that is open to both members and non-members. Our class is entitles: Start Small Finish Big, From Memoir Vignette to Publication.

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