11th Annual GA Writer's Festival - May 5, 2007 May 5, 2007

I will be speaking at 2:00PM

"Taking Charge of Your Dreams - How to leverage the Internet to build a community of writer's, get feedback, and get noticed." The world is rapidly evolving to a point where authors will be able to effectively promote themselves and no longer seek to be signed by a big publishing company. This will not only allow authors more creative freedom, but also give them the ability to keep more of their money. By leveraging social networks and word of mouth marketing techniques, writer's can find their niche market, get feedback from their fans and make a living doing what they love. Sherry Heyl is the CEO and Idealist for "What a Concept," the first social media agency in the South. She was a key organizer of SoCon07, the first Social Media un-conference in Georgia and she sits on the board of the Atlanta Electronic Commerce Forum as the Programs Director and on the National Advisory Board for KSU Communication Department. Sherry was a 2007 Nominee for the Women in Technology Woman of the Year Award. She is a graduate of Florida State University with undergraduate degrees in Marketing and Creative Writing.

Official Website: http://www.georgiawriters.org/Festival-2007.htm