Sunday, November 13, 2016

#BookPublishing 101:How to Make Your Book Idea A Reality #LathrupVillage #MichLit @InforumMI Dec6th

Book Publishing 101-How To Make Your Book Idea A Reality

Date:Tuesday December 6, 2016
Time: 8 - 10 a.m.
Place: Michigan First Credit Union  27000 Evergreen Rd. Lathrup Village, MI 48076
Tuition: $60 Inforum members; $85 non-members includes continental breakfast 

Take your great book concept from idea to page and beyond!  Publishing a book can feel intimidating, but whether you want to write a book as a business promotion tool, or working on a novel, you'll need the right tools to be successful.  Come to this session with your book idea and learn how to bring it to fruition!
 
Learning Objectives
• Develop a plan for creating your book - from start to finish.
• Review different options for publishing and distribution.
• Learn how to effectively market your book
Key Takeaways
• You'll have in hand a plan for creating your book.
• You'll be ready to market your book with the tools you need.
• You'll feel inspired to create your book with the knowledge you need to get it published and sold.

Lab Leader

Debra Power is the President of Power Marketing Research and has more than 20  years of experience in research. A graduate of the University of Michigan, she is a trained focus group moderator with certification from the ACNielsen Burke Institute. 
 
Power is publisher of Wolverine: A Photographic History of Michigan Football (http://michiganhistoryproject.org/wolverine-book.html).

Power Marketing Research-www.getresearchpower.com-is a Michigan-based, 100% woman-owned corporation that conducts qualitative and quantitative research including focus groups, surveys, and market intelligence gathering.
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Power Marketing Research
804 Phoenix Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
734-741-1134
www.getresearchpower.com

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Rochester Writers' Holds Last Meeting of the Year via @talktravel

Rochester Writers' Holds Last Meeting of the Year

The Freelance Marketplace Writers' Group meets Tuesday, November 15, at the Rochester Hills Barnes & Noble Bookstore at 7:30 p.m. Free and Open to new, working, and published writers, photographers, and illustrators. Come once, once in a while, or every time. We discuss the Business of Writing. This will be the last writers' group meeting of the year - we do not meet in December.

Barnes & Noble Bookstore
2800 S. Rochester Road
Rochester Hills, MI 48307

Saturday, November 12, 2016

Book signing: Stone Soup by David L. Watkins @ Haz Subs & Salads Nov18 Noon til 4 @davidwatkins617



The Book Signing for Stone Soup by David L. Watkins will be at
Haz Subs & Salads  1360 Fort Street Detroit (across from the main Post Office)
Friday November 18, 2016 from noon until 4 p.m.

David L. Watkins is a children's author and poet. He is a member of 
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Watkins resides
in Detroit with his wife, Linda.




David L. Watkins
Drawing Lettering Writing
D L W
Tel.(313)593-4554
www.booksbydavidwatkins.com


Tuesday, November 8, 2016

#CreativeMich Vol. 2 N. 59:Knight Foundation gives $2.24M to the arts; R&B Hall of Fame wants to call #Detroit home

Creative Industry News
DIA seeking home movies reflecting Detroit in 1967  - The News Herald - 11/07/2016 
Classic film "E.T." unites musician, volunteer, concert-goer - The Rapidian - 11/07/2016 
Women’s music collective will carry its own gear, thank you very much - Michigan Radio - 11/07/2016 
Films by women, for women, and about women at Lunafest  - The Michigan Daily - 11/06/2016 
Local Star Wars artist shoots movie in Macomb Township backyard - Click on Detroit - 11/06/2016 
R&B Hall of Fame wants to call Detroit home, but struggles to gather support - MLive - 11/06/2016 
Detroit eyed for container-based replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre - Detroit Free Press - 11/05/2016 
Youmacon convention brings costumes, gamers, more to downtown Detroit - Detroit Free Press - 11/05/2016 
Knight Foundation gives $2.24M to 45 arts proposals - The Detroit News - 11/04/2016 
Lights, Camera, Action: Winners will be named in Saugatuck Shorts Film Competition - Holland Sentinel - 11/04/2016 
29 Michigan bands you need to hear right now - MLive - 11/04/2016 
Detroit native Xzibit shines on ‘Empire’ - The Detroit News - 11/04/2016 
Art mirrors life for married actors - Hometown Life - 11/04/2016 
'Walking Man' movie premieres at TechTown Detroit - Detroit Free Press - 11/04/2016 
‘Pickle Recipe’ is a Detroit tale - Detroit Free Press - 11/04/2016 
Forecast calls for laughter as ‘The Sunshine Boys’ arrive in town - C and G News - 11/03/2016 
Michigan Tech holds independent film fest - WNMU FM - 11/03/2016 
Profile: Megan Ackroyd prepares to steward Scottish bakery into third generation - Second Wave Media - 11/03/2016 
Detroit-area attraction named national historic landmark - MLive - 11/03/2016 
Hollywood comes to Metro Detroit with red-carpet movie premiere - MLive - 11/03/2016 
James Earl Jones, Sanjay Gupta among celebs coming for U-M bicentennial - MLive - 11/03/2016 
Stirring fiction films spice up East Lansing Film Festival - Lansing State Journal - 11/03/2016 
East Lansing Film Festival featuring 78 different films and over 60 guest speakers - The State News - 11/02/2016 
Writer brings familiar places in Oakland-filmed “Thanksgiving” comedy - The News Herald - 11/02/2016 
Lamp Light Music Festival puts Grand Rapids ‘on the map’ as regional house concert phenomenon - Local Spins - 11/01/2016 
“The Pickle Recipe” fulfills creators’ longtime dream - The Oakland Press - 11/01/2016 
Fox 2 anchor with MS to retire, fight to legalize pot - The Detroit News - 11/01/2016 
New PBS documentary explores Rochester farm history - C and G News - 11/01/2016 
New film to feature residents from Mt. Pleasant, Clare - The Morning Sun - 11/01/2016 
Inside the Mind of 20-Year-Old Filmmaker Luke Jaden - KQED - 10/31/2016 
Deadline Nov. 15 for Nonprofits to be apart of the Creative State MI Nonprofit Report  - Creative Many Michigan - 10/31/2016 
The Weird Science of Pickles: A Q&A with Michael Manasseri  - Hour Detroit - 10/31/2016 
Metro Detroit Filmmaker Premieres New Film in Royal Oak - The Patch - 10/31/2016 
Metro Detroiter Returns Home To Premiere His Hilarious New Feature Film - CBS Detroit - 10/28/2016 
Grand Rapids Pops' DreamWorks Animation in Concert - an epic evening of entertainment - The Rapidian - 10/27/2016 
WMCAT teens dedicate new mural in Burton Heights - The Rapidian - 10/27/2016 
Grand Rapids festival showcases feminist films - Grand Valley Lanthorn - 10/26/2016 

Book signing: Stone Soup by David L. Watkins @ Haz Subs & Salads Nov18 Noon til 4 @davidwatkins617



The Book Signing for Stone Soup by David L. Watkins will be at
Haz Subs & Salads  1360 Fort Street Detroit (across from the main Post Office)
Friday November 18, 2016 from noon until 4 p.m.

David L. Watkins is a children's author and poet. He is a member of 
The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Watkins resides
in Detroit with his wife, Linda.




David L. Watkins
Drawing Lettering Writing
D L W
Tel.(313)593-4554
www.booksbydavidwatkins.com


Thursday, November 3, 2016

Save the dates: Every Child Ready to Read in Michigan via @libraryofmich @mlaoffice

Save the dates: Every Child Ready to Read in Michigan

Save the Dates for ECRR in Michigan

Cathy Lancaster
The 2017 Webinar Dates with Sue McCleaf Nespeca on Every Child Ready to Read in Michigan are set!  Sign-up for the following will begin in mid-November, but mark your calendars now for 2:00 PM-3:00 PM on the following dates:
· Thursday, January 5:  Mixed-Aged Storytimes
· Thursday, May 11:  Family Engagement in Early Learning
· Tuesday, July 11:  Storytime Basics
· Thursday, September 7:  Working with Early Childhood Educators & Volunteers in Early Literacy Learning
· Tuesday, November 28: Every Child Ready to Read in Michigan wrap-up!

3 Additional ECRR Workshops will take place around the state during the week of March 20-25, 2017.  Sue McCleaf Nespeca will be leading the interactive workshops; details on locations and times to be announced soon.
  
The monthly ECRR in Michigan Newsletter will continue through December, 2017.  Be sure to join us in these exciting opportunities with ECRR in 2017. If you have any questions, please contact me at LancasterC5@michigan.gov or 517-335-8129.

This project is supported in part by the Library of Michigan with federal funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers via secretstorytellers.Soul Food Nov 18th

REAL PEOPLE
TRUE STORIES
TOLD LIVE
November 2016
 
  Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Friday, November 18, 2016 8:00 p.m.
Doors @ 7:00 p.m.   




 
PODCAST Produced by WDET 
"WRITING MY WRONGS"
Shaka Senghor

  
Coming Friday, December 16th!
GEORGE FAISON
Choreographer/Director
The Wiz!

MISSION STATEMENT

The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers has a global mission to connect humanity, heal and transform community and to provide an uplifting, thought-provoking, soul-cleansing entertainment experiencethrough the art and craft of storytelling.

Satori Shakoor
Producer, Curator & Host 




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MEDIA SPONSOR 

Come Early. 
Mix & Mingle. Artisans/Exhibitors
Cash Bar!

FEATURING TWISTEDSTORYTELLERS!

Carolyn Carter, Maxie Jones, 
Judge Frank Szymanski & Sam White


Carolyn Carter


Twisted Musical Guest


Achievers Ladies Ensemble 

Twisted Dance Guest



Renaissance Dance Workshop



Upcoming Events

 
Save The Dates! 
Friday, November 18, 2016
Friday, December 16, 2016 - DIA 
Story Time with Dr. George Faison, Tony Award "Best Choreography" 
"The Wiz!"
JANUARY BREAK!

Thank you for your continued support!


The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers LLC, P.O. Box 3234, Highland Pk,, MI 48203


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