13th Annual Upper Peninsula Authors Conference

U.P. PUBLISHING GROUP HOLDS 13TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE Publishing Industry, Writing, and Book Marketing Explored At 2011 UPPAA Conference MARQUETTE, Mich. (April 6, 2011) – In its constant commitment to keeping regional authors and publishers up-to-date on changes in the publishing world and providing effective marketing and writing strategies, the Upper…

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Tyler R. Tichelaar – Creating a Local Historical Book

Irene Watson and Victor R. Volkman spoke with local historian, professional editor, and entrepreneur Tyler R. Tichelaar about the ins and outs of producing books on local history, from research to marketing and distribution. Tyler R. Tichelaar,a 7th generation Marquette resident, has written five novels with more to come, all…

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2010 in review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is doing awesome!. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats. A Boeing 747-400 passenger…

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Meet UP author Lon Emerick

Lon Emerick will be signing his new book Paradise North and other North Country Publishing titles at two premier gift/book stores in the Copper Country on December 11th: Copper World in Calumet from 10- am-12 noon and The Einerlei in Chassell from 1 – 3 pm. For information, contact toll-free…

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Meet UP Author Rich Hill!

Upcoming events for Richard Hill, author of “Hitchhiking After Dark” and “Lake Effect.” November 20, 2010 — “Great Lakes Authorama“, book signing, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Great Lakes Maritime Center in Port Huron. MI December 4, 2010 — “Local Author Book Fair”, book signing, 1:00 p.m. to…

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