Understanding your book's comparative titl es is a key element for writers looking to publish\, both traditionally an d through self-publishing services. In this workshop\, Writer in Residence Brandi Larsen will help us navigate the world of comps and guide us on ho w to use the resources of the library to find books similar to the ones we 're writing.
\nWriter in Residence Brandi Larsen is a writer\, speaker\, and coach creating a more inclusive publishing lands cape. Her focus in residency is inspiring writers to understand their work through the lenses of community\, craft\, and commerce. \;
\nAs a publishing executive at Penguin Random House\, Brandi's work helped boo ks become \;bestsellers. As a journalist\, her efforts earned Emmy nom inations. As a speaker\, her talks about publishing\, leadership\, and pur pose inspire audiences from Zoom to Harvard. Her writing has been publishe d widely in newspapers and magazines\, literary journals\, textbooks\, ind ustry guidelines\, and online. She's the co-writer of UNCULTURED: A Memoir (St. Martin's Press)\, which earned starred reviews in Publishers Weekly\ , was recommended \;by the \;New York Times\, and nominated as a G oodReads Choice Award Best Memoir of the Year.
\nBrandi is passionat e about helping her community. In addition to her work with \;CCPL\, s he serves as President Emeritus of Literary Cleveland\, mentors caregivers through the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation\, and sponsors the annual Eilee n Kleinert Memorial Scholarship. In her free time\, she marries creative c ouples.
\nFind her online at \;BrandiLarsen.com \;and @brandilarsen on Instagram\, Facebook\, and LinkedIn.
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