by Jeniffer Thompson | Feb 4, 2026 | Events, Ideas and Tips, Networking
In a recent post I listed ten upcoming 2026 writers conferences that could benefit author-publishers, but in this post I want to focus on book festivals by region because book festivals are more reader-focused and listing them by region may inspire you to attend one...
by Jeniffer Thompson | Sep 25, 2024 | Digital Marketing, Ideas and Tips, Jeniffer Thompson, Networking, Personal Branding
In the last few years LinkedIn has become more popular and has a growing membership. Apparently, the number of posts on LinkedIn has grown by 41% in the last three years. It’s also slowly changing. Because of this, there’s been talk about whether LinkedIn is more like...
by Jeniffer Thompson | Apr 3, 2024 | Author Marketing, Book Publishing, Events, Ideas and Tips, Networking
With the 2024 San Diego’s Writer’s Festival upon us I’ve been very busy with the planning and preparation. It’s also got me thinking about writer’s conferences in general, and why my co-founder, Marni Freedman, and I had a vision for the SDWF. Like many festivals now,...
by Jeniffer Thompson | Oct 25, 2023 | Author Marketing, Content Creation, Ideas and Tips, Networking, Personal Branding, Social
We all know how the Covid-19 pandemic shifted meetings, conferences, networking and even work to the digital world. And a big portion of this still remains. It’s because, as it has been for a long while now, it’s the easy and accessible way to stay in touch, reach out...
by Jeniffer Thompson | Aug 23, 2023 | Book Publishing, Events, Ideas and Tips, Jeniffer Thompson, Networking, Selling Your Book
I recently wrote a post about joining writers groups and how they can be immensely helpful for finding resources, and for both learning and networking opportunities. Because networking and having a support system is so important to independent authors, I wanted to...
by Jeniffer Thompson | Jul 12, 2023 | Ideas and Tips, Jeniffer Thompson, Networking
If you’re serious about writing, and especially getting published, you need to join a writers group. You’ll get invaluable support, a sense of community and learn important aspects of the writing and publishing process you likely won’t experience...
