What we’re about
Hosted by experts, The 5Artz Writer's Workshops have hosted award-winning journalists, authors, editors, ghostwriters and creative minds since 2017. Founded by a former newspaper editor with over 40 years of experience, our workshops feature ongoing workshop series hosted by experts who have worked with writers for decades.
Managed by bookseller staff, we also cover specific topics for authors and writers.
Experts include:
Ned Barnett - Communications, literary agency
Crystal Allen - Marketing, promotion, writing
Michael Plaisted - Screenwriting
Scott Schoener - Printing, publishing
R.M. Almeida - Short stories, poetry, bookselling
Upcoming events (4+)
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Ned Barnett will be hosting this meetup.
An author/screenwriter/short story writer, Ned was a literary agent in the Las Vegas Area for decades.
Agenda:
- 6:30 - 6:40 Introductions w/Ned
- 6:40 - 7:20 Getting Published/How to Promote/How to Sell Your Book (Ned Barnett)
- 7:20 - 7:30 Break
- 7:30 - 8:30 Conversations with our members
Our Zoom Meetups take place on the last Tuesday of each month.
Topic: Author's Workshop with Ned Barnett
Passcode: 5artz
The Staff@5artz is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Various topics for Ned Barnett's lineup of 2025 lectures include:
- Using videos on various platforms - you, the author, talking about the book and the reader; and readers, fans, talking about how great the book is
- Tying the book to a cause, and attracting readers who support the same cause
- Using podcasts to promote your book, and how to find podcasts looking for guests like you, and how to keep track of what you know about the podcasts, your various pitches. I have something like a seven-point plan I developed earlier today for a client, that I'll use in presenting this.
- Using an organizing system like Trello.com to keep you on track - it's changed my life, and it can change yours as well (and here's how)
5. Revisiting my idea of "Virtual Platform" - why traditional platforms are worthless, and why a virtual platform really works (because your VP members have "skin in the game")
- Creating news that ties you (an expert because of your book) to a news story - sometimes a story of your own creation - and how to turn that into news media interviews, that like podcasts, have URLs allowing you to present your ideas widely ONCE you get interviewed.
- Why you can't edit your own works, but a few work-arounds if you can't afford a professional editor like me or my wife.
How to make your new book a Best-Seller, get great reviews and market your book even more effectively.
Time: 6:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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