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How To Make Money Writing, with Robert J Sawyer and James Fell
Sunday August 18, 2024 11:00am - 12:20pm MDT
Kananaskis 1
Love writing AND paying bills? Then this is the seminar for you. Robert J Sawyer and James Fell are pioneers in both their genres and in finding innovative and successful pathways to making the writing they love to do more financially lucrative. Robert J Sawyer has utilized everything from traditional publishing, self publishing, television and a ground breaking Audible exclusive deal to find immense success, and James Fell harnessed the power of social media and swear words to turn self-published history books into a deal even he didn't have enough F words for. In 2023, each of these presenters spoke at WWC on this issue separately to standing room only audiences, so in 2024 we are bringing these titans together for a fantastic seminar to give you specific examples and instances where you can harness your inner entrepreneur to find ways to make money writing.
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James Fell

James Fell got into writing for the money, which is one of the stupidest things you’ll ever read. It’s also a half-truth. He loves writing so much that he wanted to quit his soul-destroying job and write full-time. That meant he had to earn. With an MBA and a dozen years of sales... Read More →
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Robert J. Sawyer

Robert J. Sawyer — called “the dean of Canadian science fiction” by both the CBC and The Ottawa Citizen — is the only Canadian to have won all three of the world’s top awards for best science-fiction novel of the year: the Hugo, the Nebula, and the John W. Campbell Memorial... Read More →
Sunday August 18, 2024 11:00am - 12:20pm MDT
Kananaskis 1
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