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Carla King
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
Genres: General Nonfiction, Other, Advice & How To, Writing & Publishing, Memoir
Carla King is a trailblazing travel writer, memoirist, and publishing coach dedicated to helping authors transform their stories into polished, professional books.
Renowned for her solo motorcycle adventures and as a pioneer in online travel blogging, Carla’s memoirs and essays capture the power of personal storytelling. With a Silicon Valley background in tech writing, she combines creativity with efficiency, offering clear, actionable guidance to nonfiction and memoir authors.
Through her books, courses, consulting, and partnerships with professional organizations, Carla empowers writers to achieve their publishing goals with confidence and expertise.
Find editing and coaching services, publishing workshops, writing classes, and more, at her website.
Carla King's books
The American Borders Motorcycle Diaries
Breakdowns in Small Towns All Around the USA: A motorcycle journalist on a four-month solo journey riding the edges of America t
Wild Writing Women: Stories of World Travel
Wild Writing Women: Stories of World Travel is an anthology from a remarkable writers' group. The Wild Writing Women, a gathering of twelve women, travel the globe, returning as often as they can to share their tales of adventure. Through these pages you will journey alongside each author, traveling through China on a motorcycle, playing with fire at a volcano's edge in Hawaii, experiencing the supernatural in Scotland, or falling in love in Moscow. Life's adventures are expressed here with sensitivity and verve, providing a terrific read that is sure to become a favorite of book groups, armchair travelers, and wild women everywhere.
Self-Publishing Boot Camp Guide for Authors, 4th Edition
There are all kinds of ways for authors to publish today. You can upload your book directly to Amazon and the other major online bookstores or use a distributor to reach hundreds of stores. The trouble is, most authors publish too early, before doing any market research, before asking for feedback from early readers, and without professional editing and design. Authors who want to make a career of writing and publishing need to realize there are standards and steps to follow. Those who realize there are no shortcuts are going to succeed when they adhere to those standards and take the necessary steps to publishing professionally. The Self-Publishing Boot Camp Guide for Authors offers the advice on marketing, editing, design, book production, and business authors need. It’s meant for authors willing to do the work to create a readership and make real money from their books. It’s meant for authors...
Stories from Elsewhere: Solo Travels on Two and Three Wheels
Proving that breakdowns and other disasters make for good stories, adventure travel journalist Carla King shares breakdowns in small towns all around the world. These selected stories are from solo journeys in the USA on a Russian Ural sidecar motorcycle, in China on its Chinese cousin, India on a Royal Enfield Bullet, France on a Bicycle, and Italy on a Moto Guzzi.