Effective outreach is vital to building long-term relationships with readers but many authors find it one of the harder aspects of the business of writing to master. In this webinar, Kathleen Schmidt, Founder of Kathleen Schmidt Public Relations and the popular Substack, Publishing Confidential, will speak to the things that authors should do, and shouldn’t, when reaching out to readers.
About the Speaker:
Kathleen Schmidt is a highly respected figure in book publishing. As the founder of Kathleen Schmidt Public Relations, she is a strategist who leverages her extensive experience across all areas of the industry, including public relations, literary agency, acquisitions, editing, and ghostwriting, in every project she takes on. Her career spans 30 years of creating and leading impactful, strategic global media, marketing, and branding campaigns for politicians, A-list celebrities, athletes, and high-profile personalities. To date, she has contributed to 50 New York Times bestsellers. Kathleen is also the author of the widely read newsletter, Publishing Confidential, on Substack, and earned her MBA from Southern New Hampshire University in May 2024. She lives at the Jersey Shore with her husband, young adult children, and two Boston Terriers.
- Instagram Handle: @kathmschmidt
- Threads Handle: @kathmschmidt
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleen-m-schmidt/
- Substack: Publishing Confidential
- Website URL
- https://kmspr.com/
