Seeking Local Authors for the Fourth Annual Rochester Author Fair

Are you a published local author? If so, apply to be a part of the Fourth Annual Rochester Author Fair and share your traditionally published or indie published titles with the public. This year’s fair is on Small Business Saturday, November 26, 2022, in the library’s Multipurpose Room. “Rochester Writers is pleased to collaborate with the Rochester Hills Public Library again to organize the fourth annual Rochester Author Fair,” said Michael Dwyer of Rochester Writers. “We’re looking for … [Read more...]

Second Annual Author Fair Seeks Authors for Downtown Rochester Event

Rochester Hills Public Library and Rochester Writers Seek Local Authors for Second Annual Small Business Saturday Author Fair The Rochester Hills Public Library (RHPL) and Rochester Writers are seeking local authors to participate in the second annual Small Business Saturday Author Fair. The fair is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, November 28, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at RHPL. It has yet to be determined if the fair will be in-person or online. Self-published and traditionally published … [Read more...]

Take a Number

You’ve written your book, made sure you haven’t stepped on any trademarked toes, and have decided to copyright your masterpiece. Now, there’s just one more piece of the publishing puzzle to consider: Should you get an ISBN? What is an ISBN anyway? An International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a 13-digit number that uniquely indentifies your book or eBook. Similar to how a barcode works in a retail store. This allows for more efficient marketing of products by booksellers, libraries, … [Read more...]

Holiday Gift-giving Guide for the Writer on your Holiday Gift List

Book Suggestions: • Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg • Page by Page by Heather Sellers • Chapter by Chapter by Heather Sellers • What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers by Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter • Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street by Roni Schotter • Breathing In, Breathing Out by Ralph Fletcher • The Art and Craft of Storytelling by Nancy Lamb • Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott • If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit by Brenda Ueland • … [Read more...]