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Learn How to Write a Book Faster and Smarter

Authors have two jobs:
to write fabulous books and to market those books. Both responsibilities
involve writing and lots of it!



 



Maybe you lack the tools
for organizing your book, or maybe you just feel like you don’t have enough
time to finish your manuscript, write blog posts, write email campaigns and
write guest posts on other blogs. It’s overwhelming unless you have tools that
can streamline the process.

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Join the St. Louis
Publishers Association Wednesday, November 13 at 6:30PM to learn about:

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·       
A
dictation software that will transcribe your words in real time



·       
Using
a digital recorder to plug into the dictation software that will allow you to
speak your book, blog posts and emails in a fraction of what it would take to
type it



·       
Scrivener,
a manuscript organization tool that gives you drag-and-drop capability and
ultimate flexibility to compile all the elements of your manuscript.



·       
We’ll
show you via live demonstration how these tools will help you work faster and
smarter.



 



Presenters:



 



 Jackie Trottmann: Jackie is the current SLPA
Publicity Director and veteran marketer. She landed a literary agent for her
first book, The Freedom to Eat – 10 Secrets for Lasting Weight Loss and Inner
Peace:  http://TheFreedomToEat.com. One of the
10 secrets is meditation which she shares her passion on http://JackieTrottmann.com and her Facebook page.



 



 Nancy L. Baumann: Nancy is the current SLPA
Vice President, owner of Stonebrook Publishing, and is a faculty member at
Lindenwood University. She is also known as The Book Professor because she gives
everyday people the courage to tell their truth and the tools they need to
write a book that will change lives, save lives or transform society.



 



Nancy is currently
developing the new book marketing platform Bookarma.net,
where authors help authors market their books globally through shared social
networks.



 



 



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Our regular Monthly
Meeting location



(the second Wednesday of
every month)



Brentwood Community
Center



2505 Brentwood Blvd -
Room 101



St. Louis, MO 63144



Here's a link to Google
Maps for location and directions.



 



Doors open at 6:30 PM
for networking. Business meeting begins at 7:00 PM and continues till 8:30 PM
or so with networking continuing afterward till about 9.



 



Monthly Meeting Admission



Members – FREE



Non-member Guests – $10
per person, cash or check at the door



(Guest fee will be
applied to Membership if you decide to join at that meeting)

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