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ELAINE KOYAMA WRITES

Elaine Koyama Writes

Category: Creative Writing

Roxane Battle seminar: Deciding to be a Hit!

Posted on November 26, 2019November 25, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

On Saturday I joined 8 other writers who work with Beaver’s Pond Press (my publishing company) and attended a sales… Read more Roxane Battle seminar: Deciding to be a Hit!

Shouting it from the rooftops! My place or yours?

Posted on November 5, 2019October 21, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

Placement, promotion and platform… What the ????? Unless you’ve been to a marketing class and tried to get a book… Read more Shouting it from the rooftops! My place or yours?

My Alter Ego: Jennifer Lund, voice talent

Posted on October 22, 2019October 21, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

I met Jennifer Lund while she was in the midst of reading my book, LET ME IN. I was lucky… Read more My Alter Ego: Jennifer Lund, voice talent

Montana Book Tour

Posted on October 8, 2019October 6, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

I began the journey to Montana and the mini-book tour in my home state on pins and needles. Amazon was… Read more Montana Book Tour

The Ugly Truth

Posted on October 1, 2019September 30, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

Let me preface this by saying it has only been 17 days since my book launch and Rome wasn’t built… Read more The Ugly Truth

SRO for LET ME IN Launch

Posted on September 17, 2019September 16, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

(launch photos follow) Since April 4, 2018 I have been focused on “The Launch” of LET ME IN. Back then… Read more SRO for LET ME IN Launch

The book launch nears—What I have learned on the journey so far.

Posted on September 10, 2019September 9, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

LET ME IN is my first official book. But here’s what I have learned from other authors and from my… Read more The book launch nears—What I have learned on the journey so far.

Hot off the press, Aging But Dangerous, Davis Sound and Cherry Street Bookstore!

Posted on September 3, 2019September 3, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

On July 28, 2019 I went down to my publisher’s office and opened the first boxes of LET ME IN… Read more Hot off the press, Aging But Dangerous, Davis Sound and Cherry Street Bookstore!

Mystical Metadata

Posted on August 13, 2019August 12, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

Throughout the publishing process, Beaver’s Pond Press had been threatening me with the need to compile metadata for searching. They… Read more Mystical Metadata

Copy Editors-Manuscript Markup

Posted on August 6, 2019August 5, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

I had a new book title, I had the results of the developmental editor. I rewrote, refined, and reread LET… Read more Copy Editors-Manuscript Markup

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