Group Workshops & Self-Paced Online Courses
I've been consulting, teaching, and running writing, blogging, book marketing, and publishing workshops since 2005. Woah! That is a long time!
Got questions? Need direction? Don't even know where to start?
Let me give you a hand. I offer lots of solutions, but the call isn't to "sell" you on anything. So click the button! I look forward to our short talk.
CARLA KING
Travel Writing | Email List Building | Book Marketing | Self-Publishing | Your Moto Diaries | Your Publishing Business | Building Your Author Platform
Schedule a call to see if this workshop is right for you.
Finish your travel story, blog, or book!
WEEKLY WORKSHOP
MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION
$47
A group workshop to share, critique, and discuss your stories, blog posts, and book chapters.
Workshop your blog posts, stories, articles, and book chapters in a community of travel writers like you. Newbies welcome!
Don't be shy! This workshop is for beginners and experienced writers and feedback is thoughtful and respectful.
THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TO FINDING BETA READERS AND BUILDING YOUR BOOK MARKETING STREET TEAM.
I'm interviewing writers for the October list-building workshop now. Please schedule a call.
List Building for Writers
SEPT 27 - OCT 27, 2021
$249
30-DAY RESULTS-ORIENTED WORKSHOP
You know you need to build your email list; but how?
I've developed a system that will help you find readers and influencers, deliver the content they want, keep in communication with them, and have fun doing it.
For bloggers and journalists, the goal is to discover and deliver the most highly-desired content to attract even more readers.
For authors, the goal is to grow a readership all the way up to book launch when your followers will be happy to give you five-star reviews.
I'm interviewing writers for the October list-building workshop now. Please schedule a call.
BEST-SELLER BOOK MARKETING BEFORE YOU FINISH WRITING & DEFINITELY BEFORE YOU PUBLISH
THIS IS MY NUMBER ONE MOST POPULAR COURSE
The Foundational Step to Successful Book Marketing
Find out what agents and acquisitions editors know about the chances of your book's success.
This foundational step to book marketing helps you figure out who your reader is, what category your book belongs in, and helps you start connecting with other authors in your genre.
- Find your "comps" or comparable books.
- Connect with other authors.
- Find out where books authors like you are getting media and create your own media list.
Do this instead of paying thousands of dollars for expensive book publicity services after your book is launched. That simply doesn't work!
YOU'LL BE HAPPY YOU DID!
I've walked hundreds of authors through this process, and provided templates and examples to help you do it at your own pace.
Don't finish your book before you have finished this step.
Set Up Your Publishing Business
Self-paced ONLINE course
Publish from a position of power
These days, many authors choose to self-publish. It's no wonder! When you maintain control, you make all the decisions. Your book will never be backlisted unless you decide to backlist it. You can change the cover. You can change the title. You can change how it’s distributed. You can change the metadata. You can experiment with marketing strategies. You can bundle it with your other books or with books by other authors. It’s all up to you.
Find out how to purchase ISBNs, create a publishing imprint, get answers to your legal questions, your printing options, sales tax requirements, and much much more.
Self-Publishing for Memoirists
90-MINUTE WORKSHOP
ONLY $69
The Steps You Need to Take to Successfully Self-Publish Your Memoir in 2021
Zoom Class with Carla King and Linda Joy Myers
Many authors believe that publishing your book independently is simply about getting your book designed, formatted, and uploaded to stores, so it’s no wonder the average self-published book sells only 200 copies.
You can do better by following a proven process to find your community of readers and peers, to get your book into as many hands as possible, to build a platform, and to follow a launch plan.
This overview workshop is affordably priced to get you the information you need to know so you don't make heartbreaking or expensive mistakes.
Your Moto Diaries
small group workshop
8 weeks
$249
Whether you’ve traveled around the world or ridden around the neighborhood, you have stories to tell.
This is a limited-enrollment, small group workshop is for writers who ride on 2 or 4 wheels (heck, maybe even 6 or 8!).
You write, or wish to write a blog, articles, a travel memoir, or all three!
Build Your Online Platform
Self-paced ONLINE course
Build your email list, create a lead magnet, a website, and engage in social media
Marketing begins now, at the very start of your publishing efforts, and your website is the foundation of that marketing effort.
Your website is a storefront and a scrapbook, a place to attract, inform, connect, collect, and communicate. Your website is “You-Central.” Don't dread creating a platform.
This is the place you connect with readers and build a tribe. It can be fun!
PAST WORKSHOPS
How to Plan Your 2021 Publishing Journey
workshop session for the nfwc 2021
11th annual Nonfiction Writers Conference | May 5-7, 2021
Learn the steps it takes to successfully finish your book, market it, produce it, and launch your book to an audience of enthusiastic readers.
There are many other presenters at the Nonfiction Writers Conference who will help you:
- Sort through the noise and find the best publishing path for YOU.
- Identify book marketing methods with a proven track record.
- Uncover business and revenue opportunities.
- Learn what it takes to build a powerful platform.
- Establish yourself as a thought leader in your field.
- Craft a plan to reach your goals.