Keri Wyatt Kent is the author of 12 books, and the co-author or contributor to more than a dozen other titles. She’s been published both traditionally and self-published. She is the founder of A Powerful Story, a writing, editing and assisted self-publishing company.

Workshop

Becoming an Author-preneur (Writing Life): Writing a book is just the first step. Being an author means treating your writing like a business. This workshop will talk about ways that you can make money writing: goal setting, business planning; multiple revenue streams;
writing about what you know; and marketing

CREW

Paths to Publication: In this practical CREW, attendees will:

• • Learn the difference between royalty publishing, self-publishing and vanity publishing
  • Assess their own platform and which path it points them toward
  • How to avoid being taken advantage of by vanity publishers
  • Learn what they are paying for if they do assisted self-publishing
  • What to expect as far as book sales in each path
  • What other revenue writing a book can lead to (such as speaking, consulting, writing articles)

We’ll also cover some basics of self-publishing, including:

• • Reasons for self-publishing
  • All the steps from manuscript to published book
  • How to create the highest quality book possible