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Creators Workshop- Independent Publishing

Location/County: Charleston, Kanawha
November 10, 2015

“Independent Publishing” – Eric Douglas will talk about the pitfalls and pluses of self-publishing, along with what to do when your book is “out there”. Any writer who has dreamed of publishing will find something interesting in this workshop.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 9:15 PM at West Virginia State University Economic Development Center, 1506 Kanawha Blvd West in Charleston. The event is free. Register here.

The publishing world has changed dramatically over the last few years and self-publishing is now a viable and attractive option for writers who want to get their work in front of a larger audience. Talk about the pitfalls and pluses of self-publishing, along with what to do when your book is “out there”.

Audience: Writers – you don’t need to have a finished manuscript, you don’t even have to have started it, to be thinking about self-publishing. Any writer who has dreamed of publishing will find something interesting in this presentation.

Eric Douglas is a writer, author and photographer. He received a degree in Journalism from Marshall University. After working in West Virginia newspapers and following a stint as a freelance journalist in the former Soviet Union, he became a dive instructor. The ocean and diving have factored into all of his published works since then.

Eric has published four novels, two children’s books and a series of short stories. He is also a columnist for Scuba Diving Magazine. In 2012, he self-published a short story, a children’s book and his latest novel through Amazon Kindle and CreateSpace. Visit his website at: www.booksbyeric.com

Workshop co-hosted by the WVSU Communications/Media Studies Program and the WVSU English Dept.