Schedule

February 13, 2010 Reader Appreciation Day Valentine’s booksigning
Marcia will participate in this multi-author booksigning from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 9455 Civic Centre Blvd., West Chester, OH 45069

March 12, 2010 Once Written, Twice Shy blog
Marcia will guest-blog about author promotion options for shy writers.http://shywriters.blogspot.com/

March 15, 2010 “Emma Does Authors” blog interviews
Marcia will be interviewed by author Emma Petersen (http://emmapetersen.com/blog)

April 5 - 18, 2010 “GUILT-FREE AUTHOR PROMOTION: Picking the Right PR Options For You” online workshop
Marcia will present a two-week workshop on author promotion opportunities and ways to pick those best for you and your books.  The San Diego RWA chapter will host the workshop.  For more information, please visit: http://www.rwasd.com/training/index.html

April 28 – May 2, 2010 RT Book Reviews “Booklovers Convention”
Address: Hyatt Regency Columbus, 350 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43215
On Saturday, May 1st, from 11 a.m to 2 p.m., Marcia will join over 300 authors in a booksigning that is open to the public ($5 entrance fee).  In addition, Marcia will be part of two panel workshops: “The Million-Dollar Marketing Plan” (2:30 – 3:30 p.m., Wed., April 28) and “Now That’s Funny” (11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., Fri., April 30).  For more information, please visit: http://guest.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Agenda.aspx?e=39f9fb57-5ebc-49a4-b572-a2316b792e98

June 4-6, 2010 Reader and Author Get-Together
Authors Lori Foster and Dianne Castell throw a fun and very affordable annual event with hundreds of authors and readers. The Get-Together, which includes a multi-author booksigning, will be held at the Cincinnati Marriott North at Union Centre, West Chester OH. For more information and to sign up for the event, visit http://www.lorifoster.com/community/readergettogether.php#201

July 28-31, 2010 Romance Writers of America National Conference
This event, which takes place at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, TN, includes a free-to-the-public booksigning with 400+ authors. For more information, visit http://www.rwanational.org/cs/conferences_and_events

August 15 - 28, 2010 “SELF-PROMOTION PRIMER: Guilt-Free & Cost-Effective PR Options” online workshop
Marcia will present a two-week workshop on cost-effective author promotion options and ways to pick those best for you and your books.  The Northwest Ohio RWA chapter will host the workshop.  For more information, please visit: http://neorwa.com/index.php/Workshops/Workshops

October 1-2, 2010 Central Ohio Fiction Writers Conference
This event, keynoted by NY Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann, includes a free-to-the-public multi-author booksigning. For more information, visit http://www.cofw.org/conference.html