The Creative Business of Being an Author 

It’s not just enough to be a writer today. Today’s author must also become a business person to successfully publish, fund and market their book.

Join Fern Brady, CEO of the Houston Writers Guild and owner of Inklings Publishing, as she shares the ins and outs of the publishing industry today.

More than ever before, authors have options.  These options mean authors need to think outside the artist mentality and delve into the business side of life.

CREATING THE BOOK IS ART;
SELLING IT IS BUSINESS

Fern will share the many publishing options available and the key skills authors need to keep in mind if they are going to self-publish as well as the marketing techniques they will all need to employ, irrespective of how they choose to publish.

 Presented by: Fern Brady is CEO of the Houston Writers Guild and Owner of Inklings Publishing. She began her career as a foreign correspondent, taught with Alief ISD for 15 years, and then became a full-time Realtor in Houston. All the while, she pursued her real passion -- writing. Her short stories have been published in Eclectically Carnal, Eclectically Criminal, Short Stories by Award-winning Texas Authors Vol.2, and Waves of Passion. Her poem "Penelope" was published in Spider Road Press’ compilation, In the Questions. Her first children's picture book, The Smiley Face Blatoon, launched in July 2015 under the pen name Lady Nefari Ydarb, a Cliektess from the planet Jorn and won 1^st place in Texas Authors Association Contest for Best Picture Book for All Ages. The bilingual edition was released in 2016.