Events
Middletown Thrall Library's 5th Annual
Local Authors & Illustrators Showcase
This free event is a wonderful opportunity for readers and writers to meet local authors, to learn about the publishing process, and to view and purchase books directly from the people who create them. The list of participants, to date, includes children's author Bryan Collier; Carole Weaver Linser, memoir; Marina Cramer, historical fiction; Michael Worden and Linda Zimmerman, paranormal non-fiction; Lee Forman and Jason Gehlert, horror and dark fiction, Tammy Gehlert, paranormal fiction; Willliam Lemanski, non-fiction and memoir, and Marianne Sciucco, contemporary and young adult fiction. Author-donated books will be raffled off to attendees throughout the event. This event is free and open to the public.
Saturday, October 20, 10:30 am - 3 pm
11-19 Depot Street
Middletown, NY
(845) 341-5454
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Classes
How to Publish a Book with Amazon
Publishing a book on Amazon is not as daunting as it seems. Free tools are available to help you create an eBook, paperback, and audiobook. Join Middletown author Marianne Sciucco (Blue Hydrangeas, Swim Season) for a three-hour workshop to learn how to prepare your manuscript for publication, upload your files to the Amazon publishing sites, position your book for the market, and promote your book once it’s available to the public. To enhance your experience it is suggested that you bring a fully charged laptop or tablet to this class.
Tuesday, November 13, 6 pm to 8 pm
Mount Saint Mary College
Desmond Campus
6 Albany Post Road
Balmville, NY
Website
desmondcampus@msmc.edu
(845) 565-2076
Mount Saint Mary College
Desmond Campus
6 Albany Post Road
Balmville, NY
Website
desmondcampus@msmc.edu
(845) 565-2076
Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 6 pm to 9 pm
Orange County Community College
115 South Street
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 341-4890
Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 6 pm to 9 pm
Orange County Community College
One Washington Center
Newburgh, NY 12550
(845) 341-4890
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Social Media for Authors & Others
In our digital age we are constantly asked to tweet, post, share, follow, and friend. All of this can be confusing and overwhelming! Find out what it all means and learn how to make sense of Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram and Pinterest. Learn to develop skills to build your own "pages", how to upload content, gain followers and increase your online visibility, as well as promote yourself or your products to a global audience. To enhance your experience it's suggested that you bring a fully charged laptop or tablet.
Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 6 pm to 9 pm
Orange County Community College
115 South Street
Middletown, NY 10940
(845) 341-4890
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Blogging for Authors & Others
Blogging is a sure way to establish a presence on the internet and build your discoverability. In this two hour course, Middletown author Marianne Sciucco will teach you how to: set up your blog, decide what to blog about, drive traffic to your site, find followers, and more. This course will be helpful to authors and others with a business or product to sell.
Tuesday, January 15, 2019, 6 pm to 8 pm
(snowdate January 22)
(snowdate January 22)
Mount Saint Mary College
Desmond Campus
6 Albany Post Road
Balmville, NY
Website
desmondcampus@msmc.edu
(845) 565-2076
Desmond Campus
6 Albany Post Road
Balmville, NY
Website
desmondcampus@msmc.edu
(845) 565-2076
Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 6 pm to 9 pm
Orange County Community College
115 South Street
Middletown, NY 10940
How to Make Friends & Sell Books
Trying to find your place in the literary market is a complex, competitive challenge. Traveling with others can make for a more pleasant and profitable journey. In this two-hour course, Middletown author Marianne Sciucco will teach you how to make friends with other authors in your genre, why you should bother, and what to do once you've entered or created an author collaborative. Sciucco has had years of experience in collaborations as a co-founder of AlzAuthors, the blog for authors writing about the dementias, and as an active member of Clean Indie Reads, home of flinch-free fiction. This course is for authors with a published book or books interested in increasing their discoverability and book sales.
Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 6 pm to 8 pm
(snowdate February 19)
Mount Saint Mary College
Desmond Campus
6 Albany Post Road
Balmville, NY
Website
desmondcampus@msmc.edu
(845) 565-2076
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 6 pm to 9 pm
(snowdate February 19)
Mount Saint Mary College
Desmond Campus
6 Albany Post Road
Balmville, NY
Website
desmondcampus@msmc.edu
(845) 565-2076
Tuesday, April 9, 2019 6 pm to 9 pm
Orange County Community College
115 South Street
Middletown, NY 10940
Middletown, NY 10940
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Write Release Retail:
How to Become an Indie Author
Publishing your work and launching it into the literary marketplace is
easier than ever now with the advent of self-publishing platforms like Kindle,
Create Space, Kobo, Smashwords, and others. Aspiring authors have many
opportunities to sell their work to readers all over the world via online booksellers. In this four-hour class you will learn how to start your project; create a publishable manuscript;
choose your publishing partners; build your social media platform; and promote
and market your work. This class is recommended for anyone interested
in self-publishing a novel, memoir, children’s book, or non-fiction work.
Saturday, November 3, 2018, 10 am - 2 pm
SUNY Ulster
94 Mary's Avenue
Kingston, NY
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