Helping Writers Go from Unpublished to Published
Please welcome Robin Tidwell to this month’s Friday Feature Author Interview. Robin writes books in the dystopian genre, a genre that has grown a great deal in popularity in recent years.
Her journey to publication also led her down the road to becoming a publisher herself. Robin will be available all day to respond to your comments, so if you have a question be sure to post it in the comments. [Read more…] about Author Turned Publisher
I’m visiting today with author Linda Rooks who writes books for adults and children. Linda has a lot to share, so we’ll dive right in.
Linda, give us a bit of background on yourself.
My writing journey began when I was in 6th grade. My teacher gave a writing assignment to the class. She liked what I wrote, had me read it to the class, and everyone laughed at the right places. I also read Little Women by Louisa May Alcott that year and loved it. I identified with Jo’s love of writing. At the end of the school year, when my teacher wrote in my autograph book that one day I would be a famous author, it clinched my life goal of wanting to be a writer.
My actual writing career didn’t begin until [Read more…] about Linda Rooks’ Perseverance Leads to Success
I’m excited to have award-winning author Elaine Marie Cooper with us today, and I have a surprise for you at the end. Be sure to keep reading.
Elaine is the author of 5 books. Her most recent historical fiction, Fields of the Fatherless, has won 3 awards: 2014 Selah Award, YA Fiction; 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Award, Best Religious Fiction; and 2014 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, Best YA Religious Fiction. The Promise of Deer Run, book 2 of her Deer Run saga is a Los Angeles Book Festival Winner and was a ForeWord Book of the Year Award finalist.
Elaine knows how to captivate her readers! [Read more…] about Elaine Marie Cooper & Bethany’s Calendar
Do you have a book releasing soon, or one already on the market?
Doing local radio station interviews is a good way to get the word out about your book. These local interviews also help you break into the public speaking arena on a more comfortable level. You’ll gain experience and practice that will help you tackle national interviews later on.
That’s all well and good, but how do you locate possible stations, and what do you do once you’ve found them?
To find radio stations, you can use: http://www.radio-locator.com/
In their words, this website “is the most comprehensive radio station search engine on the Internet. We have links to over 14,100 radio stations’ web pages and over 9600 stations’ audio streams from radio stations in the U.S. and around the world.”
Just as you target your manuscript submissions, you’ll want to target radio stations that are a good fit for you and your book. Study the station’s website before contacting them.
Once you’ve developed your list, the next step is to send a pitch letter.
Sarah Bolme, director of the Christian Small Publishers Association and author of Your Guide to Marketing Books in the Christian Marketplace, advises that your pitch letter include
how your topic addresses current events, and
why it is right for the show’s audience.”
Most interviewers won’t have time to read your book, so develop a list of 10-15 questions with answers that you can provide with your pitch letter.
Bolme also says, “Don’t just rely on your press releases and pitch letters . . . You will need to phone station producers after sending your queries to verbally request a guest interview.”
Have you included radio interviews in your marketing plan? Why or why not?
I have a delightful interview in store for you today with author Elizabeth Noyes. Bookmark this page because you’re going to want to come back to her advice at all stages of your writing journey.
Imperfect Wings, published by Write Integrity Press and released August 1, 2014, is Elizabeth’s first full novel. She is a contributing writer to the book A Dozen Apologies, a collaborative novel with 11 other writers.
At what point in writing your book did you begin to look for publishers? [Read more…] about Imperfect Wings and Elizabeth Noyes
Welcome to this month’s Friday Feature interview. Today I visit with author Jennifer Slattery about her debut novel Beyond I Do. Read on to learn how her faith led her to her publisher. [Read more…] about How a Walk of Faith Led to Publication
I welcome multi-published author Paulette Harris to my blog today. Paulette is a delightful lady with a heart for God and a desire to help others.
Because Paulette is celebrating her birthday this month, one lucky person will win a print copy of her book Vapors. I’ll randomly choose someone from those who leave a comment. Comments will be open Friday through Sunday, so you’ll have a chance to win if you missed reading on Friday.
The winner will be announced on Monday, so be sure to visit again to see if you’ve won.
Let’s find out what advice Paulette has for writers about the publishing business.
[Read more…] about An Interview with Author Paulette Harris on PublishingToday’s Friday Feature author interview is with Gloria Doty. Gloria has just returned from the Write-to-Publish writers’ conference in Wheaton, Illinois, where the conference organizers awarded her the 2014 Writer of the Year Award for her book Not Different Enough.
(I highly recommend the Write-To-Publish conference; they have been helping writers on the road to publication for more than 40 years.)
Today’s post includes a contest to win a free download of Not Different Enough to one winner who will be randomly drawn from those who leave a thoughtful comment about the interview. Contest entry is open until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, June 22. Winner will be announced on Monday, June 23. [Read more…] about Gloria Doty, Not Different Enough