Black Writers' Guild Workshop - "Promote Your Own Book" Presented by Cherrie Woods

On Saturday, September 7, 2019, the Black Writers' Guild of Maryland kicked off a new season of educational workshops beginning with Cherrie Woods' presentation titled "Promote Your Own Book." The audience included writers working on creative projects and published authors like myself who need to stay on top of marketing and getting publicity for our books.

Anyway, Cherrie Woods is the founder of Eclectic PR. She is a publicist with over 16 years experience. Her client list includes authors, visual and performing artists, small businesses, etc. At this workshop, she discussed and answered questions regarding the following:

• What is Public Relations (PR)?
• Developing PR Strategies
• Is your website effective?
• Media Opportunities
• Social Media
• Business Tools/Websites
• Book cover exercise *

* The audience really enjoyed the book cover exercise where they broke out in 5 groups and reviewed 5 different book covers based on a 50-point scale. Book covers are very important in grabbing readers attention and authors need to ensure it has what it takes to stand out in a crowded marketplace.

Overall, it was a great presentation. I had a wonderful time hanging with my fellow creatives and supporting Cherrie, who is also my friend, colleague and publicist.

So, if you are interested in getting some PR for your book, check out Cherrie's services and her book Where Do I Start: 10 PR Questions and Answers to Guide Self-Published Authors at  http://eclecticpr.com/

Here are some photos from the workshop: