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The Florida Writers Association Nonfiction Conference–June 28, 2014

In June, the Florida Writers Association hosted their first “mini” conference devoted to nonfiction and I was thrilled to have been invited to give a two part workshop on “How to Write a Winning Book...

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Harrison Demchick Presents to the Harford Writer’s Group—July 3, 2014

In July, TWA editor Harrison Demchick visited the Harford Writer’s Group in Bel Air, Maryland to share his experience with conflict and tension in literature. The Harford Writer’s Group is a group of...

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Are you a poet? Considering an indie press? — Book Lunch, August 27th

Are you a poet wondering how the heck you’re supposed to get published when the common thinking is that no one reads poetry? Is the size of your platform making you think that a small or indie press...

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Book Lunch April 29, 2015 with our Special Guest Greg Ioannou

Please join me and my special guest Greg Ioannou for our April Book Lunch. This monthly event is totally free, and my gift to the writing community as a way to share information and answer questions in...

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Harrison brings Logic to AwesomeCon—May 29-31, 2015

It’s that time of year again, that time when we “genre” geeks get awesome for AwesomeCon! The Washington, D.C. area convention this year features celebrity guests Karen Gillan, WWE Superstar Seth...

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How to Avoid Book Publishing Scams, Pt. 1

I’m sure you’ve heard of them or seen their aggressive advertising campaigns. Author House, Xlibris, iUniverse, Trafford Press…the list goes on. But are these just publishing scams, or legitimate...

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Harrison Brought Logic To AWESOMECON—MAY 29-31, 2015

It was that time of year, when we “genre” geeks got awesome for AwesomeCon! The Washington, D.C. area convention featured celebrity guests Karen Gillan, WWE Superstar Seth Rollins, and William Shatner...

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Understanding Book Distribution (How to Avoid Book Publishing Scams, Pt. 2)

I’m sure you’ve heard of them or seen their aggressive advertising campaigns. AuthorHouse, Xlibris, iUniverse, Trafford Press…the list goes on. Are they publishing scams, or legitimate services...

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Book Pleasures – A Conversation with Ally E. Machate

I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Norm Goldman, the Publisher and Editor of Bookpleasures and veteran industry expert. The interview covered a range of interesting topics from how I started as...

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Ally Talks Publishing Success on Writestream Tuesday

On January 12th, I was invited to discuss publishing success on the Writestream Tuesday podcast with host Daria DiGiovanni. The timing was great, because it gave me an opportunity to chat a bit about...

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Harrison Demchick Presents to the Harford Writer’s Group—July 3, 2014

In July, TWA editor Harrison Demchick visited the Harford Writer’s Group in Bel Air, Maryland to share his experience with conflict and tension in literature. The Harford Writer’s Group is a group of...

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Book Lunch April 29, 2015 with our Special Guest Greg Ioannou

Please join me and my special guest Greg Ioannou for our April Book Lunch. This monthly event is totally free, and my gift to the writing community as a way to share information and answer questions in...

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Harrison brings Logic to AwesomeCon—May 29-31, 2015

It’s that time of year again, that time when we “genre” geeks get awesome for AwesomeCon! The Washington, D.C. area convention this year features celebrity guests Karen Gillan, WWE Superstar Seth...

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How to Avoid Book Publishing Scams, Pt. 1

I’m sure you’ve heard of them or seen their aggressive advertising campaigns. Author House, Xlibris, iUniverse, Trafford Press…the list goes on. But are these just publishing scams, or legitimate...

View Article

Harrison Brought Logic To AWESOMECON—MAY 29-31, 2015

It was that time of year, when we “genre” geeks got awesome for AwesomeCon! The Washington, D.C. area convention featured celebrity guests Karen Gillan, WWE Superstar Seth Rollins, and William Shatner...

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Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Understanding Book Distribution (How to Avoid Book Publishing Scams, Pt. 2)

I’m sure you’ve heard of them or seen their aggressive advertising campaigns. AuthorHouse, Xlibris, iUniverse, Trafford Press…the list goes on. Are they publishing scams, or legitimate services...

View Article

Book Pleasures – A Conversation with Ally E. Machate

I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Norm Goldman, the Publisher and Editor of Bookpleasures and veteran industry expert. The interview covered a range of interesting topics from how I started as...

View Article


Ally Talks Publishing Success on Writestream Tuesday

On January 12th, I was invited to discuss publishing success on the Writestream Tuesday podcast with host Daria DiGiovanni. The timing was great, because it gave me an opportunity to chat a bit about...

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Perfect Your Author Platform at the Bay to Ocean Writers Conference — March...

  Driving down to the Eastern Shore in Maryland is something most people do during the summer. For Ally, it’s become a familiar winter/early spring tradition! She’s honored to be invited once again to...

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Ally to Speak on Panels at Arisia 2019

  For the first time, Ally will be traveling to speak on panels at Arisia 2019! Arisia is a convention for fans of science fiction and fantasy, in all forms of media, held annually in January on Martin...

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