Think Outside the Covers with Laurie McLean
About this Event
By 2050, every author will be an authorpreneur, predicts Fuse Literary partner/agent Laurie McLean. Because your book is more than just a book. It’s a story. And with all the myriad new technologies and storytelling opportunities at hand, publishing is experiencing a revolution that you should be a part of. Come hear this successful, seasoned agent, and former Director of the San Francisco Writers Conference, update you on the state of publishing, leaving ample time for questions!
ABOUT LAURIE MCLEAN
Founding Partner FUSE LITERARY
Laurie McLean spent 20 years as the CEO of a multi-million-dollar marketing agency and 8 years as an agent/senior agent at Larsen Pomada Literary Agents before co-founding Fuse Literary in 2013 with her business partner Gordon Warnock. Laurie specializes in middle-grade, young-adult and adult genre fiction including romance, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, suspense, thrillers, and weird westerns. Laurie was on the management team of the San Francisco Writers Conference for more than 20 years, including as the Director for five years, and co-founded two ePublishing companies that she eventually sold: Joyride Books for romance, and Ambush Books for tween and teen books.
Find out more at FuseLiterary.com or follow her on most social media @fuseliterary.
Location
This event will be LIVE at the new GOODNESS Community Center off of Piedmont Avenue, right behind Peets Coffee. Space is limited, grab your tickets asap!
Program
Community
12:30 Setup and socializing
1:00-2:00 Author Success Group more info here.
Program
2:00 - 2:15 Doors open, networking
2:15-2:45 Club Announcements/Monthly Members Meeting
2:45-3:00 Member Spotlight: President Debi Mason, Storyteller
3:00-3:45 Keynote Speaker: Laurie McLean
3:45 - 4:00 Networking and Cleanup
About the California Writer's Club
THE CALIFORNIA WRITERS CLUB was started by a group of community-minded writing professionals in the early 1900s. They met informally until 1909, when the Club was founded, with Austin Lewis as its first president. The Berkeley Branch is the founding branch of the statewide Club, which now has 19 branches and around 2000 members throughout California. We are the third oldest writers’ club in the country, celebrating over a century serving Bay Area writers.
The CWC is a nonprofit professional organization open to writers in every genre and at every level of experience, from novice to published. Our mission is to educate writers of all abilities in the craft and business of writing. Our purpose is to promote fellowship and to provide practical information that supports all members in achieving their publishing goals.
Our writer’s motto, “Sail on!” is from Joaquin Miller’s poem, .
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 5.00 to USD 10.00
