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I loved last years convention I found out about great authors and even won some books. I really hope I'm able to sign up for the jackpot prize this time for some reason last years wouldn't let me. I can't wait to meet more new authors.
2017 B2B Cyber convention and Book expo has so many new and exciting events, contests, panels. It's just mind blowing. As a member of the team I'm very eager to get started. As an author I'm thrilled with the opportunities B2B is giving to authors and I look forward to meeting and chatting to new readers.
**Hey Belinda** :)
This all looks really interesting and I'm taking a few moments to read all the posts.Hi Karina :)
Karina wrote: "2017 B2B Cyber convention and Book expo has so many new and exciting events, contests, panels. It's just mind blowing. As a member of the team I'm very eager to get started. As an author I'm thril..."
Hello Karina nice to meet you I really love your Illusional Reality book
Wow...I will surely look forward. I am very excited. The last time was super fun. I am excited to meet new authors and also, to introduce again my debut novel.
Belinda wrote: "Karina wrote: "2017 B2B Cyber convention and Book expo has so many new and exciting events, contests, panels. It's just mind blowing. As a member of the team I'm very eager to get started. As an a..."
Thank you so much Belinda. I can't wait to start cracking on the sequel.
Cherry wrote: "Wow...I will surely look forward. I am very excited. The last time was super fun. I am excited to meet new authors and also, to introduce again my debut novel."Good luck with your first book, Cherry. It's a very exciting time.
Just had a fellow indie suggest this to me on Twitter. It looks super interesting. I'll have two titles to bring to the CyCon; can't wait for April!
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Hello, Belinda! We are correcting a lot of errors and simplifying a LOT this year! :) If there are any hitches at all, let us know immediately! :)
Angela wrote: "Belinda wrote: "I loved last years convention I found out about great authors and even won some books. I really hope I'm able to sign up for the jackpot prize this time for some reason last years w..."Will do
Hi, I'm new to this site, but I did just recently sign up to be part of the Brains to Books community. Still trying to get my head around it all. I'm looking at the discussion groups here and see that many genres have a specific discussion going. Is anyone in this group interested in starting up a discussion for those of us who have written historical fiction?
Ilana wrote: "Hi, I'm new to this site, but I did just recently sign up to be part of the Brains to Books community. Still trying to get my head around it all. I'm looking at the discussion groups here and see t..."I might be since my latest release is historical fiction Detour
. It's set in 1993 and the action revolves around an actual event.
Hi Devorah,What event does your book center on? Mine takes place mostly in Northern Arizona between the years of 1898-1945, and focuses on major inflection points in the life of a Hopi medicine woman and her family. Anyhow, if you're game, I am.
Ilana wrote: "Hi Devorah,What event does your book center on? Mine takes place mostly in Northern Arizona between the years of 1898-1945, and focuses on major inflection points in the life of a Hopi medicine w..."
It's a visit that then-president Bill Clinton made to Hyde Park, NY for a "Town Hall." The story isn't about the president, it's about the effect that his announced arrival had on people in Hyde Park. BTW, I lived in AZ for about 19 years, Tucson and Phoenix.
Hi Devorah,I just checked out your link to your book, it looks really good, I put it on my want to read list :) I can see you are much further along in this publishing process than I am. I'm going to check out some of your book marketing links soon. Cha'risa's Gift is my first novel, and it's been an interesting journey, to say the least. I thought it was a big deal to finish the book, never realizing all l I was going to need to learn about marketing! Honestly, some days I even find navigating discussions on Goodreads a challenge. For instance, I realized I have no idea how to actually get one of these showcases for historical fiction started! Do you?
Ilana, you made my day. Thank you. You're right about marketing. I spend more time on marketing related tasks than writing. And I'm still getting my arms around Goodreads. I think to start a discussion thread you go to Community at the top of the page, click to Discussions, then click on Start a New Book Discussion at the left under the page title. Then just start one. But I haven't tried it myself so I'm not speaking from experience. ;-)I'll look for your book.
Thanks for the tip on starting a book discussion, but when I looked more closely at the showcases, I could see they were something different than a discussion. They featured people's books in that genre. Still have no idea how to be part of that, or how to add historical fiction as a showcase. Glad to know I made your day :)
I don't know what a showcase is. Could you send me the link to what you're looking at and maybe I can figure it out.
when you click on the title of this discussion it brings you to this page: ttps://www.goodreads.com/group/show/154267-b...If you scroll down there is a discussion going on that is showcasing books by genres (part of the brain to books fairgrounds?) Anyhow, I'm curious how that works, and how one might be able to add historical fiction to this list.
Oh, I see. Yes, Brain to Books is an online book festival/convention. 2017 will be its 3rd year. I did it last year and will participate this year. Contact the organizer, Angela Chrysler, for info. She's on Goodreads. You can also learn more on the B2BCYCON Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/95966...
Can I ask what ways you tried participating last year, and what you thought worked best?
I had a "booth" which IIRC was a discussion thread on Goodreads. It was my first time, I wasn't all that familiar with Goodreads, and didn't have much success. This year it will be on Facebook and I'm more familiar with that..
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Widad wrote: "Ilana wrote: "Hi, I'm new to this site, but I did just recently sign up to be part of the Brains to Books community. Still trying to get my head around it all. I'm looking at the discussion groups ..."
Hello, Widad, and Devorah!
We currently have a poll on Facebook for genre voting. If someone volunteers for Historical Fiction Genre Manager, then we can launch a full collection of events around your genre. https://www.facebook.com/groups/95966...
In the meantime, we recommend selecting a primary genre such as suspense, thriller, romance, fantasy, YA, etc. to categorize your book if you are able.
This season we are expanding CyCon across the internet. We have takeovers on Facebook, booths (Conversation Threads) on Goodreads, Blog Hops, Genre Tours, Panel Discussions, Contests... There's a lot to choose from to meet your marketing needs.
You can view our brochure here: https://braintobooks.com/wp-content/u...
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. You can email us at info@braintobooks.com
Hi I am new to this group and excited to learn and socialize with you all. Love reading, I can't seen to put my books down. Love all genre's .
I haven't been as active I should have been and now I find time is flying by. Does anyone have any tips, pointers, examples for the blog hop for an author? I'm....lost.
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Blog hop basics: Set up a nice page or post on the website you're using for the hop with the convention graphics, spotlighting something like a story or an excerpt and book, plus any giveaways you're planning.
A.F. wrote: "N.D. wrote: "I haven't been as active I should have been and now I find time is flying by. Does anyone have any tips, pointers, examples for the blog hop for an author? I'm....lost."Blog hop basi..."
Hey A.F.
Thanks so much...I was starting to worry my graphics skills wouldn't be enough!
I've been building up my Romance Author Showcase.How does one insert photos in each post?
Eva wrote: "I've been building up my Romance Author Showcase.How does one insert photos in each post?"
You mean on Goodreads? You have to save the photos as part of your profile so you can insert the img link. I'm not totally certain you "have to" but that's what I did and it seemed to be the easiest.
Go to your author page and you'll see "see more photos" under your image. There on the right will be an option to "add more photos" Do that and then use the "copy image address" option when you right click to get the address to insert into the img link inside the post.
Wordy I know but hopefully helpful. :)
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How does one insert photos in each post?"
I have posted a how-to for getting images into Goodreads posts in the files section of the Facebook group. Easy copy and paste html code and instructions on how to find image links.
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How does one insert photos in each post?"
You mean on Goodreads? You have to save the photos as part of your profile so you can inser..."
An excellent tip . If you need some more tips, I've posted a how-to for getting images into Goodreads posts in the files section of the Facebook group, with easy copy and paste html code. Plus there's instructions on how to find image links other than Goodreads.
A.F. wrote: "N.D. wrote: "Eva wrote: "I've been building up my Romance Author Showcase.How does one insert photos in each post?"
You mean on Goodreads? You have to save the photos as part of your profile so ..."
Thank you very much for this helpful information!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/95966...I copy/pasted the link here as clicking on the link in the above post didn't work.
Is anyone else having trouble posting pictures into their showcases?
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What's the problem?
This is Super Exciting! My first year doing this, can't wait for all the events to be geared up :)
Hi everyone. I love to read and help writers when I can. I have a new books review blog. https://alyscrusinlifeandbooks.wordpr...
Hello Mods!can I ask what books are put on the event's shelf pls? I'm assuming of the participating authors. But don't see mine. If my assumption is correct, what should I do to add it? If I'm wrong, sorry!! :)
cheers!
Love your website, Ally and have messaged you from there.
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can I ask what books are put on the event's shelf pls? I'm assuming of the participating authors. But don't see mine. If my assumption is correct, what should I do to add it? If I'm wro..."
Participants can add their books, yes. Click the bookshelf link, and then do a search in the box on the left of that page. Then click the "add to group" button.
There's just so much going on! I'm a first-time author participating, and it's sensory overload! It's a blast so far!
It will be great as we can stroll around the different 'rooms'!
We're changing our format for 2017. Forget everything we've done in the last two years. Come on in, make yourself at home. Talk books. Lounge. Whatever :)
As our authors sign up (opening 1 October 2016 ), Brain to Books adds their profile to the Author Showcase where you can browse their books and they can share what's coming.