The Florida Writer’s Association will host two mini conferences over the summer. To register, visit the Florida Writer’s Association website.

The Crime and Police Procedure conference will begin in Tampa on June 7th. Attendees will hear from experts such as an attorney for the Department of Children and Families, a retired undercover narcotics officer, a crime scene investigator, and a retired special agent with the FBI. On June 28th will be the 2nd Annual Nonfiction Mini-Conference in Altamonte Springs. Here attendees will learn about using social media, invasion of privacy in nonfiction, basic editing, blogging, writing memoirs, researching facts, writing book proposals, and many more topics.

Rick Feeney will host several free talks at various venues in the Orlando area. Upcoming talks include:

Tuesday, June 3, 6 p.m. / Orlando Public Library – OCL / Kindle Publishing

Wednesday, June 4, 6:30 p.m. / Orlando FWA Meeting / Group Leader. Speaker – Tawdra Kandle

Saturday, June 7, 11 a.m. / Edgewater Branch – OCL / Writing Books for Fun, Fame and Fortune!

Tuesday, June 10, 6 p.m. / Orlando Public Library – OCL / Kindle Publishing

For more information, contact Rik Feeney at usabookcoach@gmail.com.

Learn how to get your masterpiece noticed, talked about, and remembered by joining Tawdra Kandle, author, speaker, and consultant at the Florida Writers Association meeting on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. Tawdra will discuss the importance of author branding and savvy marketing, how to use social media to your greatest advantage, and the essentials of PR evolution.

“You can write the next Great American Novel, but if it sits on Amazon without anyone knowing it’s there, what good does it do you? Your book needs exposure, word-of-mouth buzz and something to make it–and you–memorable.”

The meeting is free and open to the public. Contact: Rick Feeney at usabookcoach@gmail.com.