Update: Thanks to Lakshman Ratnapala and to the spectacular Fairmont Hotel for arranging for this presentation, and to all who have complimented us on its quality, useful information, and the “inspiration factor”—we hope many more of you will travel to, and enjoy, Sri Lanka. Here’s Georgia Hesse’s review.
On March 16th Jim Shubin and I will present a program for Bay Area Travel Writers about our recent visit to Sri Lanka. We’ll also discuss methods for creating cross-platform content (print books, e-books, PDFs, iPads, mobile apps), and show you samples of books printed by Lulu, Blurb, CreateSpace, MyPublisher, and others. The public may attend with an invitation from a BATW member.
The BATW meeting in March offers a remarkable opportunity for members to enhance their professional skills in creative publishing while taking a sneak peek at the latest adventures of our award-winning members Laurie McAndish King and Jim Shubin in “The Other Eden,” the island Mark Twain called “a dream of Fairyland and Paradise” and Lonely Planet chose as its top destination for 2013.
In The Other Eden, you will find yourself climbing the towering Lion Rock to check out the bare breasted damsels of the “palace in the sky”, cautiously approaching wild elephants, beating a hasty retreat from a sloth bear, learning how to milk a coconut (!), or serenely contemplating the Buddha at the Sacred Bodhi Tree of Enlightenment.
Then comes a reality check. Jim and Laurie will explain how they create a cross-platform (print, eBook, pdf, iPad) print-and-photo journal that can be sold to other travelers or to CVBs and destination marketers.
Mark your calendars for an unforgettable morning of fun while upgrading your resume.
