Events

CLARICE G. JAMES — AUTHOR TALKS & BOOK SIGNINGS

2018 Monday, December 10 from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm: Plymouth Center for Active Living, 44 Nook Road, Plymouth, MA. Topics: Lessons Learned on the Way to Publication
2019 Tuesday, April 23 from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm: The North Barn Presents at Hudson Senior Center, 19 Kimball Hill Road, Hudson, NH: Lessons Learned Through Fiction.

NEW ENGLAND CHRISTIAN AUTHORS ROUND TABLE EVENTS

All Round Tables include free admission, multiple and various published authors, discussion on writing processes and featured books, Q&A session, autographed books available for purchase, and light refreshments.

2018 Saturday, October 27 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm: West Congregational Church, 767 Broadway, Haverhill, MA. Authors: Eleanor Gustafson, Clarice G. James, Ralph. D. James, Christa MacDonald, Jeremiah Peters, Toby Quirk, and Konnie Viner.
2018 Saturday, December 1 from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm: George H. and Ella M. Rodgers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Road, Hudson, NH. Authors: Eleanor Gustafson, John Harrison, Clarice G. James, Ralph. D. James, Jeremiah Peters, Toby Quirk, Lori Roeleveld, and Forshia Ross.
2018 Saturday, December 8 from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm: Heritage Christian Church, 655 Boxberry Hill Road, East Falmouth, MA on Cape Cod. Authors: Heidi Chiavaroli, Clarice G. James, Ralph. D. James, Carrie Lighte, Lori Roeleveld, and Catrina Welch.
2018 Saturday, December 15 from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm: Hooksett Library, 31 Mount St. Mary’s Way, Hooksett, NH. Authors: Clarice G. James, Ralph P. James, Linda Shenton Matchett, V. Joy Palmer, Killarney Traynor, and Konnie Viner.
2019 Saturday, January 12 from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm: Southern New England Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God, 307 Sturbridge Road, Charlton, MA. Authors (to be confirmed): Regina Andrews, Clarice G. James, Ralph D. James, Jeremiah Peters, Lori Roeleveld, Forshia Ross, and Catrina Welch.

*If you’d like to host a New England Christian Authors Round Table in your town, email me at cjamesclaricejames.com.

LESSONS LEARNED ON THE WAY TO PUBLICATION WORKSHOPS:

Determining your target audience (people and people groups)
Building your platform
Being professional even before you’re published
Finding the right professionals: editor, agent, and publisher
Things to do before you submit a manuscript to an agent or publisher
What to include in a book proposal
Reasons why your submission may have been rejected
Pros of self-publishing and pros of traditional publishing
Marketing your books
Top resource books for writers

The authors on the panel will have copies of our books available for purchase (which they will sign). We’ll also have some pre-signed gift-wrapped copies available. Yes, credit cards are accepted.

If you or your group would like to hold an individual author event, these types of venues are an ideal fit:

Book Clubs: If your local book club selects one of my books, I’ll join you in person or via video chat to discuss it.
Bookstores: I love small, locally owned bookstores.
Cafés & Coffee Houses: Chatting about writing and publishing is always better over coffee.
Family Style Restaurants: I’ll be happy to set up a table in the corner, the foyer, or in a private room.
Ladies Church Groups: My books, Party of One, Double Header, and Manhattan Grace are written from a women’s perspective for women. Themes include forgiveness, grief, loneliness, surrender, and discerning God’s purpose for your life. I’d be pleased to speak on those topics.
Libraries: Looking for an author event for your library? Call me. My author friends and I have done this before.
Private Homes: (Invitation-Only) Local Author-in-the-House home parties are fun and more personal. This venue gives readers and authors the chance to get to know one another better.