{"id":457349,"date":"2026-09-08T17:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/457349\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T17:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T17:10:21","slug":"monterey-park-library-hosts-local-authors-discussing-the-realities-of-publishing-coloradoboulevard-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/457349\/","title":{"rendered":"Monterey Park Library Hosts Local Authors Discussing the Realities of Publishing \u2039 ColoradoBoulevard.net"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/library.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-311397\" class=\"size-full wp-image-311397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/library.jpg\" alt=\"A person behind a table and a book rack\" width=\"990\" height=\"610\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-311397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monterey Park Library (Photo \u2013 Bruggemeyer Library)<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a common claim these days: Anyone can publish! Just hit \u201cupload\u201d to Amazon\u2014and you\u2019re done.<\/p>\n<p>By Melanie Hooks<\/p>\n<p>Hear from local independent authors Jeannie Chow, Victoria Lum, Jessica Grewe Glover, and Cee Yang as they share an in-person perspective on their real-life journeys through the highs and lows of publishing a polished, finished product.<\/p>\n<p>Learn insider secrets about the writing process, which mistakes to avoid, and perhaps how to turn your passion for writing into a career. Books by the authors will also be available for purchase.<\/p>\n<p>This free event is open to teens and adults.<\/p>\n<p>No registration is required. Contact library staff with questions at (626) 307-1368.<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Life of Indie Publishing&#13;<br \/>\nSaturday, September 12, 2026&#13;<br \/>\n2:00 pm &#8211; 3:30 pm&#13;<br \/>\nLocation&#13;<br \/>\nMonterey Park Bruggemeyer Library&#13;<br \/>\nLibrary Friends Room&#13;<br \/>\n318 S. Ramona Ave.&#13;<br \/>\nMonterey Park 91754&#13;<br \/>\nFree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Monterey Park Library (Photo \u2013 Bruggemeyer Library) It\u2019s a common claim these days: Anyone can publish! Just hit&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457350,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[48,52,51,47,50,49],"class_list":["post-457349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=457349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}