Would you like to see your posts about life, food, travel, or parenting turned into a book?

That’s exactly what happened to blogger Kerri Sackville. In this session, Kerri reveals the exact steps she took to turn her random musings into a loyal following of blog readers.

This caught the attention of major publisher Random House and the result is the best-selling book When My Husband Does the Dishes: A Memoir of Marriage and Motherhood, released in 2011. Her second book is due for release in April 2012.

Whether you love writing about wine, sport, business, craft or your unique take on life, your blog could be the start of your writing career.

This session is hosted by Valerie Khoo, Managing Director of the Sydney Writers’ Centre, “in conversation with” Kerri Sackville.

In this session, Kerri reveals:

• the steps she took to build a fan base for her blog Life and
  Other Crises
• how she built her profile online
• why you need to contribute to other blogs (and how to do this)
• strategies to get noticed by publishers
• how to make yourself a “marketable” author
• the types of blog posts you should aim for
• why you need to become a valuable member of the
  blogging community
• and much more

In this two-hour session, you’ll learn what it takes to turn your blog into a book. You’ll leave with a framework on how to build your online profile and turn your random posts into a foundation that may attract your own book contract.

Learn from the best

KERRI SACKVILLE

In May 2009 Kerri joined Twitter and began blogging shortly afterwards at lifeandothercrises.blogspot.com. She published her first book, When My Husband Does the Dishes: A Memoir of Marriage and Motherhood, in 2011. Her second book is due to be released in April 2012. In 2010 she was shortlisted for Australasian Blogger of the Year. Kerri is also a regular contributor and popular figure on the enormously successful website Mamamia.com. ...more