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C.J. Peterson

Speaker C.J. Peterson

C.J. Peterson - Speaker

C.J. Peterson loves speaking with people. Her engaging personality allows her to bring light to some otherwise dry topics. She enjoys bringing what she called "gold suggests" for people to take away at each speaking opportunity. Bringing various portions of her over decade-long experience as an author, she shares a myriad of ideas that your audience will appreciate! See below for various topics, and then fill out the contact form to speak with her about coming to talk to your group!

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SciFi & Fantasy: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

Sci-Fi and Fantasy: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

Sci-Fi and Fantasy: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

Sci-Fi and Fantasy: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

What is the difference between scifi and fantasy? What are the subgroups? What about world-building? C.J. shares some tips and tricks regarding all of these! She even makes sure to give you a list of hashtags you can use in your advertising! 

Marketing & Branding

Marketing & Branding: Making It All Flow

Sci-Fi and Fantasy: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

Sci-Fi and Fantasy: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

Marketing & Branding can be a daunting task! C.J. helps all the authors of Texas Sisters Press navigate this minefield of information, and she can help your group do the same. Your group will come away with a vast treasure chest of tools and ideas for their own marketing & branding.

Texas Sisters Press: The Small Press With A Big Heart

Texas Sisters Press: The Small Press With A Big Heart

Sci-Fi and Fantasy: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

Texas Sisters Press: The Small Press With A Big Heart

As co-owner of Texas Sisters Press, C.J. knows the inner-workings of this publishing company very well! She shares what Texas Sisters Press does...and does not do, and their submission process, as well as their mission to help authors, and to provide readers with quality books the family can enjoy. She will also share the differences between various publishing options.

Tips & Tricks on surviving the author life

Tips & Tricks On Surviving The Author Life

Sci-Fi and Fantasy: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

Texas Sisters Press: The Small Press With A Big Heart

You thought the author life would be just writing the book and getting it out there? Think again!  C.J. will present your groups with a myriad of tips and tricks on surviving the author life with balance, content, marketing, and more!

Storytelling 101

Storytelling 101

Navigating The Author World

Storytelling 101

There are multiple aspects to writing a good story. Do you know the key elements? What kind of writer are you? Where do you start? What happens if you have writer's block? Where do you start?

C.J. has been a published author since 2012. She takes her experience of over ten years and shares it with your group on how to write not just a story, but a good one!

Podcasting

Podcasting

Navigating The Author World

Storytelling 101

Podcasting can be a huge benefit for the listener as well as the host if done right. C.J. takes the time to explain all of the various reasons for a podcast, as well as hosting sites, types of podcasts pros and cons, podcast platforms and more!

If you ever wanted to do a podcast, have C.J. come to your group to decode the maze of podcasting material out there!

Navigating The Author World

Navigating The Author World

Navigating The Author World

Navigating The Author World

There are many authors, along with many genres and books out there. How do you navigate the author world successfully? How do you make your stuff stand out?

C.J. shares various ways to not only achieve your goals with balance and skill, but also help other authors to do the same!

You won't need a compass to attend this class, just a pen, pa

There are many authors, along with many genres and books out there. How do you navigate the author world successfully? How do you make your stuff stand out?

C.J. shares various ways to not only achieve your goals with balance and skill, but also help other authors to do the same!

You won't need a compass to attend this class, just a pen, paper, and an open mind regarding what you want your "authorpreneur" life to look like!

Short Stories

Short Stories

Navigating The Author World

Navigating The Author World

Content is key when getting your name out there. How can you use short stories to your advantage? They do not take much time, but will provide you with that little extra boost you've been looking for in between publishing your larger books!

C.J. will share how to use short stories to your advantage. 

Creative Holiday Advertising

Creative Holiday Advertising

Looking For A Topic Not Listed? Contact C.J. To See If She Can Help!

Creative Holiday Advertising

Advertising can be a daunting task for authors. Holiday advertising can be a nightmare! Creating ads...timing of sales and book launches...making sure their readers have time  to order before the holidays...holiday gift guides...and so much more!

C.J. makes it easy for authors to follow along in order to make the best use of time in order 

Advertising can be a daunting task for authors. Holiday advertising can be a nightmare! Creating ads...timing of sales and book launches...making sure their readers have time  to order before the holidays...holiday gift guides...and so much more!

C.J. makes it easy for authors to follow along in order to make the best use of time in order to balance some holiday fun with holiday sales! Contact her today to talk with your group regarding Holiday Sales!

Panels

Panels

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Creative Holiday Advertising

C.J. has been on a variety of panels including, but not limited to:

- Indie Author Panel

- Podcasting Panel

- General Author Panel

- Fiction Author Panel

- Being A Multi-Genre Author

Using her bright personality as a podcaster on two live podcast shows, she adds light to any panel she is on. Being an author, blogger, podcaster, publisher, cospl

C.J. has been on a variety of panels including, but not limited to:

- Indie Author Panel

- Podcasting Panel

- General Author Panel

- Fiction Author Panel

- Being A Multi-Genre Author

Using her bright personality as a podcaster on two live podcast shows, she adds light to any panel she is on. Being an author, blogger, podcaster, publisher, cosplayer, and farmer, has enabled C.J. to have in-depth knowledge on a variety of subjects! Contact her today!

Looking for a topic not listed? Contact C.J. to help.

Looking For A Topic Not Listed? Contact C.J. To See If She Can Help!

Looking For A Topic Not Listed? Contact C.J. To See If She Can Help!

Looking For A Topic Not Listed? Contact C.J. To See If She Can Help!

C.J. has a wide variety of topics she can speak on. Those above are the ones that have been requested of her in the past. Feel free to contact her to see if there is a topic she may be able to help you with at your next group meeting!

Need some ideas? She is a multi-genre, multi-award-wining author since 2012. She is on two live broadcast 

C.J. has a wide variety of topics she can speak on. Those above are the ones that have been requested of her in the past. Feel free to contact her to see if there is a topic she may be able to help you with at your next group meeting!

Need some ideas? She is a multi-genre, multi-award-wining author since 2012. She is on two live broadcast weekly podcasts. She has participated in many interviews through the years. Some of those can be found on this site under the Interview page. Click on the word Interview in this section to go to that page.

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Reviews From Some Of Her Speaking Engagements:

Navigating The Indie Author World

Sci-Fi & Fantasy: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

Navigating The Indie Author World

"C.J. Peterson was a joy to have on our panel for Indie Author Day in 2017. C.J. spoke with such passion about her books and the countless people that read them. It was such a pleasure to hear her speak about her writing process and what inspires her everyday to continue writing. We were so happy to have her join us and are looking forward to having her again to speak on recent and future projects."

Taylor Harding

Technical and Digital Services Supervisor

Longview Public Library

Social Media Branding & Marketing

Sci-Fi & Fantasy: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

Navigating The Indie Author World

"Author C.J. Peterson dazzled at our East Texas Writers Association June 2018 meeting. Her knowledge of managing social media was evident as she talked about hashtags, how to use Hootsuite to manage multiple social sites, and how to revive old blog posts. The meeting was flooded with questions from the members. We will certainly keep her in mind for a speaking spot next year. She really has it down to a fine science!"

President of ETWA - Patty Wiseman

Sci-Fi & Fantasy: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

Sci-Fi & Fantasy: May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor

Texas Sisters Press: The Small Press With A Big Heart

Speaker, C.J. Peterson boasted an impressive list of credits, included were authored books in several genres and a partnership in Texas Sisters Press. 

Confident at the podium, she was prepared for a room full of writers that want—no—need to know the best way to build worlds, develop characters, and fill pages of typewritten episodes. The focus was on creating SciFi and Fantasy novels. Peterson believes chaos is mentally straining. The unexpected can be good, but well thought out worlds and characters won't collide with readers making them crash.

Surprise! Worlds worth writing about need to be ordered. Readers want believable foundations based on truisms. Chaos, head-hopping, and less than believable situations, are a sure path to failure.

C.J. is a pantser—simply put, she writes in the moment of inspiration. She doesn't expect every author to work that way, but she does expect them to respect their readers. She popped up screens of numbered dos and don'ts with her flagship wave of background color. Participants had time to snap a photo for later review. Holstered guns handy, she zeroed in on several core issues. The award-winning author's get-this-done-right advice included the need to check and recheck. A few hints to increase your target scores include using a larger manuscript font size to really see any problems like double periods; read your work up to three times aloud to spot awkward areas and find beta readers—preferably with compatible genre expertise.

Jean Pamplin - NETWO Spring Writer's Conference

Texas Sisters Press: The Small Press With A Big Heart

The Author Life: Tips & Tricks To Surviving & Navigating The Author World

Texas Sisters Press: The Small Press With A Big Heart

C.J. Peterson  has marketing skills and media savvy. Her sister, LM Mann is the technical expert. Both are award-winning authors who have joined together to create Texas Sisters Press, Lufkin, Texas. Peterson recently spoke at a North East Texas Writers Organization Conference. The two entrepreneurs function under the auspices of  a Creator God and "grandma-friendly" content. The goal is to produce quality publications, to focus on book characters that act and react in believable worlds and mimic relatable earth mentality. 

They train and incorporate authors to be part of the publishing process, thus providing a hybrid-combination of methods and techniques. Texas Sisters Press is interested in both new and experienced authors. Submission standards are high. They do not provide editing services, nor illustrations, but have an extensive list of qualified people to recommend.  They focus on low numbers of clients in consideration of time constraints and the best way to serve authors. Check their site for current needs and never query with less than your best. 

A perk for using this press includes marketing training sessions and even an organized launch party. There is a pay element as well as a profit element. Texas Sisters Press expects family-like relationships that work together to better the literary world.

Jean Pamplin - NETWO Spring Writer's Conference

The Author Life: Tips & Tricks To Surviving & Navigating The Author World

The Author Life: Tips & Tricks To Surviving & Navigating The Author World

The Author Life: Tips & Tricks To Surviving & Navigating The Author World

On 11 June, C.J. Peterson presented to the East Texas Writer’s association: The Author Life.  Her first question was: What did you expect your life as an author to look like? Personally, I was a blank page because I had not considered it. She enlightened us of several anticipated aspects: a leisure life siting on a deck under an umbrella typing away on a novel, making money, and several others. 

If it was isolation and reclusion as I currently live, boy was I wrong because she pointed out other than common day living distractions, there are a plethora of advertising methods to get our works out to the public. Also, a need to research and improve our work. She gave us a list of many tools to help us in advertising our books I was unaware of.

While she is well published with many titles to her name and a seven-time award winning author, she and her sister created and co-own Texas Sisters Press publishing company. I was impressed. They developed a company for the author. She introduced us to the many aspects how they help the author get published that will work with the individual needs of each author, and educate them in the process to a level the author chooses. Most importantly, the author retains all copyrights.

Personally, I have been writing for twenty years and just started down the publication road. I will be reaching out to her for publishing.

Oh, my answer to her first question now is: Entertaining. My books entertain me as I write them and later when I go back and read them.

Thank you, Ms. C.J. 

President East Texas Writer’s Association - L.L. Shaddox

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