Orlando Sanchez
Presentation: Brandcraft: An Author's Guide to Building an Enduring Brand
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Alessandra Torre
NYT Bestselling Author & Inkers Con Co-Founder
Alessandra Torre is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of over twenty-seven novels. Torre has been featured in such publications as Elle and Elle UK, and guest-blogged for the Huffington Post and RT Book Reviews. She is also the Bedroom Blogger for Cosmopolitan.com. Her New York Times bestseller Hollywood Dirt was produced as a full-length movie in 2017. Two more of her books have been optioned for film, and her books have been translated into eleven different languages, in over twenty-six countries.
Alessandra has signed multiple six-figure publishing deals with industry giants Amazon, Hachette, and Harlequin, yet found her greatest success with self-publishing, hitting the New York Times list seven times, all with self-published novels. Alessandra is a popular public speaker and presents frequently to universities, conventions, and author groups.
Terezia Barna
Maximizing Your Marketing with Emails
Terezia Barna brings over 17 years of corporate marketing, strategy and business planning expertise to Inkers Con. She has led large scale marketing projects for companies such as Oracle, Whole Foods and Microsoft. She specializes in project management, digital marketing and email marketing.
Becca Syme
Writers Antidote to Overwhelm
Becca Syme holds a master’s degree in transformational leadership and has been a success coach (primarily utilizing the Gallup Strengthsfinder®) for over fifteen years. She’s coached over 5,000 individual authors and creatives through her Write Better-Faster and Strengths for Writers classes & coaching cohorts: six- and seven-figure authors, major award winners, midlisters, and new authors alike. Becca is the host of QuitCast for Writers and a mystery author.
Chelsea Bennett
The “Direct” Path From Followers to Buyers. Why your readers WANT to buy directly from you and how you can encourage them!
Chelsea Bennett is the Education and Community Manager for http://Lulu.com and host of Lulu’s YouTube series, Lulu University, as well as their monthly webinar series. Her areas of expertise include self-publishing, Print-on-Demand technology, building an author brand, direct sales and marketing. When not thinking about publishing, Chelsea can be found playing disc golf with her husband or having in-depth conversations about the universe with her cat, Batman.
Daniela Romero
The 3 Rs of Authorial Evolution
Daniela's not just your average author; she's the force behind the Baddies Book Box and a USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Chicana Author.
She writes New Adult romance and is known for her vibrant characters and thought-provoking narratives. Her stories are more than just love tales; they tackle real-world issues with finesse.
Dawn Alexander
Tackling the Tropes of Your Genre
Dawn Alexander is a developmental editor and story coach who works with authors at all levels of their publishing journey. In the years since she made the transition from teaching high school to indie editing, she has helped debut authors as well as Amazon Top 100, USA Today, and New York Times bestselling authors strengthen their stories and refine their voices.
Giana Darling
The Secrets of Successful World Building
Giana Darling is a USA Today and Top 40 Amazon best selling Canadian romance writer who specializes in the taboo and angsty side of love and romance. She currently lives in beautiful British Columbia where she spends time riding on the back of her husband’s bike, baking pies, and reading snuggled up with her cat, Persephone, and Golden Retriever, Romeo.
Jessica Snyder
Tackling the Tropes of Your Genre
Jessica Snyder is a romance editor, author coach, and host of The HEA Club, a community for romance authors. Her clients, who range from New York Times-bestselling authors to pre-published writers, appreciate her combination of honesty, kindness, snark and market knowledge to support their career growth. She leverages a background that includes three decades of romance reading, over ten years working in the publishing industry, military service and a lifelong love of language to help romance authors happily ever after.
Kaydence Snow
How to Leverage Book Signing Events to Make Money, Build a Network, and Turn Readers into Superfans
Kaydence Snow has lived all over the world but ended up settled in Melbourne, Australia. She lives near the beach with her business partner and husband John.
She believes sarcasm is the highest form of wit and has the vocabulary of a highly educated, well-read sailor. When she's not writing, or reading other people's writing, she loves to travel and learn new things.
Kaydence is the co-founder of Beventi, BookEdge, and OhWrite. She and John build software to make life easier for authors.
Laura Hidalgo
Data-Driven Cover Design
Laura Hidalgo, a visionary graphic designer with two decades of experience, is the driving force behind Spellbinding Design, a sought-after book cover design company. With a career dedicated to transforming authors' words into captivating visual designs, she honed her craft through collaborations with small publishers and businesses before founding Spellbinding Design.
As the founder and creative director, Laura instills her commitment to excellence in book cover design and branding within her team. Renowned for their innovative approach in the publishing industry, they leverage marketing expertise to turn artwork into a profitable investment.
Laura's dedication and artistic flair have elevated her book covers to revered works of art, earning acclaim from readers and bestselling authors. Her designs redefine industry standards, enhancing the visual appeal of literature and enriching the reading experience. With a hands-on approach, Laura and Spellbinding Design shape the future of book cover design.
Laurie Cooper
A Crash Course in Online Ads for Authors
Award-winning speaker, Laurie Cooper, launched her online business, Pub-Craft: Marketing for Books and Brands, in October 2013. She helps fiction authors go from struggling, feeling invisible and not knowing what to do next, to finding and connecting with their ideal readers. In her first year of business, Laurie went from 1 to over 200 clients and helped 100+ authors hit the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Lists. While she works as a marketing coach with authors from around the world, Laurie calls Ottawa, Canada her home. Learn more about Laurie and her course, The Visible Author Method. Connect at www.Pub-Craft.com.
Lee Savino
The Path to a MIllion Book Sales
Lee Savino is a USA today bestselling author of over 69 romance novels, a mom and a chocoholic. She runs the Millionaire Author Mastermind Facebook group and co-teaches the Money Magic Membership with Renee Rose, the Six Figure Strategy Course with Nick Eriks, and the Seven Figure Author course with herself.
Sign up to Lee’s Author advice mailing list here: https://leesavino.com/author-advice/
Matthew J Holmes
Finding Success with Facebook Ads
Matthew J Holmes (most people call him Matt) helped his wife, Lori, an author of fantasy novels, build a thriving six-figure author business. He now helps other authors do the same, with a particular focus on launching, optimizing and scaling Facebook Ads, as this has been, and still is, the driving force behind Lori's business. Matt also shares his learnings on what it takes to build and run a six-figure author business. On a personal note, Matt lives in the UK with his wife, Lori, their three children and two dogs. When he's not working, Matt can usually be found in the gym, walking the dogs, spending time with his wife and children, or exploring the British countryside in the family campervan.
Melissa Miller
The Hidden Six Figure Author: Building a Sustainable Indie Career
Melissa Miller is a USA Today bestselling author of mystery, thriller, and suspense novels. She writes hopeful crime fiction for optimists—fast-paced, twisty books for readers who believe light drives out dark, love is brave, and kind is strong.
Penny Sansevieri
The Secrets of Selling Books on Amazon
Penny C. Sansevieri, Founder and CEO of Author Marketing Experts, Inc., is a bestselling author and internationally recognized book marketing and media relations expert. She is an Adjunct Professor teaching Self-Publishing for NYU. She was named one of the top influencers of 2019 by New York Metropolitan Magazine.
Her company is one of the leaders in the publishing industry and has developed some of the most innovative Amazon visibility campaigns as well offering national media pitching, online book marketing, author events, and other strategies designed to build the author/book visibility.
She is the author of 23 books, including the newly released: "The Amazon Author Formula," "Revise and Re-Release Your Book", "5-Minute Book Marketing for Authors," and “From Book to Bestseller”
Pierre Jeanty
Mastering Direct Sales on Shopify
Pierre Jeanty is a marketer and distinguished indie author in poetry and self-help, recognized as a USA Today bestseller. His writing, often centered on relationships, has amassed nearly 3 million social media followers. Recently, Jeanty has transitioned into an educational role, applying his extensive experience in book publishing and Facebook marketing to guide authors in Direct To Consumer strategies. Known for generating significant revenues and elevating businesses to seven-figure successes, he excels in e-commerce-driven book business development. Jeanty leads a marketing agency, a book fulfillment company focused on authors, and a publishing company in Florida, where he resides with his wife Natalie and their three children
Quinn Ward
A Better Approach to AMS ads
Quinn Ward is the six-figure author of over two dozen contemporary gay romance novels, including the best-selling Homeruns Series. They’re the senior adviser at Author Ad School, mentoring students to achieve higher profitability through Amazon Ads and optimized marketing.
Sarra Cannon
Planning for Author Success
Author Sarra Cannon writes YA contemporary fantasy novels filled with magic, twists, and endings her fans have lovingly dubbed, "Sarra Hangers". Her books are often inspired by her love of anime, gaming, and shows like Buffy. She started her self-publishing journey in 2010 and has since sold over one million copies of her books, including her bestselling Shadow Demons Saga.
The ultimate planner girl, Sarra is also passionate about sharing productivity tips, true-to-life vlogs, and lessons on how to keep joy at the center of it all on her popular YouTube channel, Heart Breathings. Sarra currently lives in the Dallas area with her game-developer husband and two young children.
Steff Green
Between Pantsing & Outlines: The Skeleton Draft
Under her pen name Steffanie Holmes, Steff is a USA Today bestselling author of the paranormal, gothic, kooky, and fantastical. Her books feature clever, witty heroines, secret societies, creepy old mansions and alpha males who always get what they want.
Legally-blind since birth, Steffanie received the 2017 Attitude Award for Artistic Achievement. She was also a finalist for a 2018 Women of Influence award, and is the current president of the Romance Writers of New Zealand.
Steff is also the creator of Rage Against the Manuscript – a podcast, books, and courses to help writers tell their story, find their readers, and build a badass writing career.
She lives in New Zealand with her husband, a horde of cantankerous cats, and their medieval sword collection.
T.M. Holladay
Creating Conflict With Your Characters
T.M. Holladay is the creator behind Series Bibles for Writers, the bestselling workbooks that have helped thousands of writers craft compelling characters and unforgettable worlds. When she’s not writing rom-com and young adult contemporary fantasy about mermaids that aren’t really mermaids, she pretends to be a concert pianist. Her husband and three kids pretend to listen. She hyper-organizes her iCloud folders and her closet is a dark abyss of chaos.
Xio Axelrod
From Pen to Platform: Building Your Author Brand on Social Media
Xio Axelrod is a USA Today bestselling and award winning author of contemporary fiction and romance. Her work has been featured in Publisher’s Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, Popsugar, Cosmopolitan, Vulture, Town and Country, and more.
Xio grew up in the recording industry and began performing at a very young age. When she isn’t working on the next story, she can be found behind a microphone in a studio, writing songs in her guest room-turned-recording-booth, or occasionally performing as her fictional band, The Lillys.
As a veteran social media butterfly, Xio is a completely unapologetic, badge-wearing, fic-writing fangirl. A Philadelphia native, she lives in complete denial of the last five minutes of Buffy with one very patient, full-time, indoor husband, and two part-time, supremely pampered, outdoor cats.
Angel Lawson
Building Superfans
Angel Lawson is a USA Today and International Bestselling Romance author of dark, angst-filled, trauma fiction like her co-written series, Royals of Forsyth U, with Samantha Rue.
She lives with her family in Atlanta and has a lifelong obsession with creating fiction from reality, either with paint or words. On a typical day, you can find her listening to true crime podcasts or binge-watching documentaries about serial killers or cults.