Top 10 Tech Tips for Authors
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About the webinar
10.30am Tuesday 31 May (AEST)
Join self-publishing expert Michael Hanrahan and digital whiz Tracy Sheen for this valuable discussion on how authors can use technology to help their book writing and promotion. Topics include:
- How can I write without digital interruptions?
- How can I reliably and automatically back up my work?
- Is dictation software a good idea?
- What software should I use for writing?
- What apps can I use for planning my book?
- How can I use tech to manage my time?
- How can I use the cloud for my writing?
- What apps do I need to protect my computer?
- Do I need an online presence?
- What other apps can I use?
Tracy Sheen
Tracy is the author of The End of Technophobia, winner of Australian Business Book of the Year 2021. She was included in the Top 50 Australian Small Business Leaders by Inside Small Business in 2021 and is a regular technology commentator in the media, including Kochie’s Business Builders TV show. Tracy is an approved small business advisor to the Federal Government and has been recognised as a Certified Practicing Marketer through the Australian Marketing Institute. Tracy has facilitated hundreds of workshops and webinars on a wide range of topics and is a regular on judging panels for the Australian Marketing Awards, Australian Podcast Awards, Australian Business Book Awards and the Australian Web Awards. On a personal note, Tracy is on a mission to close the digital divide in small businesses. When she’s not being a tech geek she’s a complete Lego geek and a certified F1 tragic.
Michael Hanrahan
Michael’s father was a writer, and he grew up in a house overflowing with books. Michael inherited his father’s love of words and writing, which is why he chose to work in publishing. From his first days working in small publishing house Wrightbooks to Managing Editor at John Wiley & Sons Australia, Michael has worked on many hundreds of books over 20-plus years.
In 2003, Michael declined a job offer from Penguin to become a freelance publishing provider, working with self-publishers and for many of the major publishing houses, including Oxford University Press, Random House, Five Mile Press, HardieGrant and RMIT Publishing. With experience in all areas of publishing from editing to printing to ebooks and bookshop distribution, Michael started Michael Hanrahan Publishing in 2014 to concentrate on helping small business owners self-publish their books. This has now evolved into Publish Central.
Michael has been featured on radio and podcasts, in magazines and in The Huffington Post, and has written a book and a practical guide on how to self-publish. He is also a regular presenter at the annual Small Press Network conference and co-founder of the Australian Business Book Awards.
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