Our next Professional Development Series event, “Everything You Wanted to Know About Book Publishing” with Dr. Randy Overbeck, Educator, Author, Speaker, Podcaster, will be held at 11:00am, before the Thursday, April 10, 2025, meeting.
The Instructor
Dr. Randy Overbeck is an award-winning educator, author, speaker and podcaster. As an educator, he served children for more than three decades and mined that experience to create captivating fiction, authoring two series, the bestselling series, “The Haunted Shores Mysteries,” and the award-winning series, “Lessons in Peril.” His novels have won critical acclaim and garnered national awards including Mystery of the Year (Reader Views), Best Book Award (Chanticleer Books and Reviews) and the Gold Award (Literary Titan) and amassed hundreds of 5-star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. Dr. Overbeck also hosts the popular podcast, “Great Stories about Great Storytellers,” which reveals the unusual and sometimes strange backstories of famous authors, directors and poets and can be heard wherever listeners get their podcasts. He is a speaker in considerable demand, sharing his popular presentations about ghosts and the world of book publishing with hundreds of audiences all over the U.S.
As a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Dr. Overbeck is an active member of the literary community, contributing to a writer’s critique group, serving as a mentor to emerging writers and participating in writing conferences such as Killer Nashville and the Midwest Writers Workshop.
When he’s not researching, writing, speaking or podcasting, Randy enjoys traveling with his wife Cathy and visiting both his far-flung family and the scenic locations around this country, often in search of inspiration for his next great story.
More information about his novels, programs and podcast can be found at his website:
www.authorrandyoverbeck.com
The Course
“Everything You Wanted to Know About Book Publishing” is a program that reveals the inside workings of the book publishing business in a fun, interactive manner, that will be enjoyable for all. The presentation addresses many facets of the very unusual business practice that goes into the publishing, marketing and selling of print and e-books. Randy will discuss and answer questions such as how many books are published each year? How many hours does it take for an author to create a bestselling novel? What percentage of books published in 2024 were e-books.
If you’ve ever wondered what really goes on in the world of publishing, this presentation will answer your questions – and maybe even inspire you to write your own book.
REGISTER HERE BY APRIL 3rd!
