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  • Top 5 Ways to Use Instagram to Sell More Books

    Zoom

    At the June Marketing Coalition meeting, we discussed Instagram as a marketing tool. At the July meeting, Jolene MacFadden will discuss the "Top 5 Ways to Use Instagram to Sell More Books." She will also share some handouts with everyone who attends. The Marketing Coalition was established to help WAG … Read More

  • An Evening of Poetry

    Wormhole Books & Records 1801 NE 23rd Ave, Gainesville, FL, United States

    Wormhole Books & Records will host an evening of poetry readings by touring poets James Norman and Daryl Gussin and Alachua County locals John Weeks, Charles Ely, and J.N. Fishhawk on Saturday, July 20th, beginning at 7 p.m. The event is a stop on Gussin and Norman’s summer 2024 Wet … Read More

  • Writing a Prequel to a Series – by Marie Q Rogers

    Alachua County Library Headquarters Downtown 401 E. University Ave., 4th Floor, Gainesville, FL, United States

      Note that this program is being held at the Headquarters Library downtown.   So, you've finished your novel and readers ask, what happens next? That's when you decide to turn it into a series. Sequels pose their own challenges, but what if you want to write about what happened … Read More

  • Top 10 Things to Do Before Your Book Launch

    Zoom

    At the July Marketing Coalition meeting, Jolene MacFadden discussed the "Top 5 Ways to Use Instagram to Sell More Books." At the August 19 meeting we'll discuss the "Top 10 Things to Do Before Your Book Launch: Attract Readers & Reviews.” The Marketing Coalition was established to help WAG authors … Read More

  • Gainesville Reads Program

    The Writers Alliance of Gainesville (WAG) is pleased to announce our partnership with The Lynx Bookstore in their Gainesville Reads Program, a month-long community reading festival surrounding one book. The September book is The Heat Will Kill You First by Jeff Goodell. "In The Heat Will Kill You First, Jeff … Read More

  • Bob Dekle to Speak About Ted Bundy Trial

    Millhopper Branch, Alachua County Libraries 3145 NW 43rd St., Gainesville, FL, United States

    George "Bob" Dekle, who served as the prosecuting attorney in the 1980 trial of serial killer Ted Bundy, will be our guest speaker on Sunday, September 8, 2024, at the Millhopper Branch of the Alachua County Library. Dekle has lectured extensively nationwide and is the author of numerous books on … Read More

  • Capturing Hearts and Minds: How Authors Can Thrive on TikTok

    Zoom

    The Marketing Coalition was established to help WAG authors market their works. We meet on the third Monday of each month at 10:00 a.m. by Zoom, and the Zoom link is always the same: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81913659127?pwd=a1hTQWl1WVphTUxBOWdVWE9oV2ljQT09 Meeting ID: 819 1365 9127 Passcode: 119030 We hope to see you there!