Win a 30-minute ask me anything session with Alia Maria Almeida, a Sales Representative at HarperCollins who has nine years of publishing experience in various publishing systems (big five, indie press, non-big five but backed by education money, university press), with a focus in kids book marketing.

Here's how to use a meeting with Alia Almeida:

1- Alia can talk through how to tool your publishing team for success, give feedback on how to self-promo yourself and/or your book, and walk through any sales questions you may have.
2- Alia can deep dive with you on the publishing process and the interior makeup of a publishing house. Gearing the discussion more specifically on whether you're an author or someone looking to work in publishing.

3- If you're looking to work in publishing, Alia can give feedback on your resume, talk through departments you want to work in and departments Alia thinks you'd excel in, and answer any questions on how she got started/any lessons she's learned.

4- Sometimes life is just SO heavy and you just need someone to look at all the cards on the table and help you sort your deck. How do you make it happen? Alia will work with you on all the things you need to do in your life (up to 6 big projects) and break them down into manageable bit sizes goals. Some examples include: updating all your documents after getting married, applying to jobs, looking at school programs, organizing all your medical documents and lining up a team of doctors to help you, whatever you need.
NOTE: if you pick this one, please give her your list of projects ahead of time for a better experience.

5- Alia loves writing and editing cover letters, application essays, etc. She will review and critique two pieces of your professional writing (suggestion: resume/CV and other writing piece) and walk through with you on how to best make you stand out.

**Any of these calls will be accompanied by an additional 15 minute grace period of getting into the groove, or talking about which Lacroix flavor is the best. So you actually get 45 minutes with her.

This opportunity is good for a year and will expire on 12/31/22. Blackout dates include: 12/20-12/26, 1/9, 1/26, 11/20-11/27. She is more than HAPPY to follow up with you if you need reminders on scheduling a time.

Alia Maria Almeida is a Cuban-Miamian who lives for croquetas, pastelitos de guayaba, and teasing people lovingly. She currently lives in Brooklyn, working as a telesales rep for HarperCollins Publishers. Spanglish is her native tongue.

Image: A headshot of Alia Maria Almeida.