Get Published Episode 111 – Every Photo Tells a Story

Short stories can be a great vehicle for authors. They give writers the chance to reach audiences they haven’t touched before. But where are markets for shorter work and how do you get your writing into those markets? On today’s show I talk to Mick and Katharina Bordet, the creators of the short story podcast, “Every Photo Tells”. We talk about why they created the podcast and what they are trying to achieve with it. We also talk about how other writers can get involved. I also round out the episode with a book review of the near-future dystopian science fiction novel, “88” by Michael R. Fletcher. That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it. Show Notes 00:00 — Opening […]

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Get Published Episode 55 – David B. Coe Talks About the Writing Life

I met David B. Coe at a local convention last year when we both sat a writing panel for beginners.  He sat at one end of the panel table and I sat the other. Pretty appropriate when you compare our writing journeys thus far. We were chatting after the panel and I asked if he would be interested in coming on Get Published. He gave me a hearty yes and we exchanged contact information. I am pleased to say that you will hear our discussion today. I knew even before we connected that it would be a great conversation. David is a great writer who has already had a long and successful career. I was pretty confident that we would […]

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Get Published Episode 54 – Lorna Suzuki – Self-Published Success

Hello Everyone and thank you for joining me. In this week’s episode of Get Published I had the pleasure of speaking with Lorna Suzuki. Lorna Suzuki is a full-time scriptwriter specializing in biographic documentaries for TV. She is also the author of both the Imago series and the new Young Adult Fantasy series, The Dream Merchant Saga. If that weren’t enough, she has over 25-years of experience in various forms of martial arts and is a 4-dan practitioner and instructor of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu. I also did a review of Terry Pratchett’s latest release, “I Shall Wear Midnight”, another tale of Tiffany Aching and the Nac Mac Feegle. Finally, I talk a little about my own writing projects. I hope you […]

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Get Published Episode 53 – JR Murdock Self Publishes Astel

A Twitterfriend of my mine, JR Murdock, is self-publishing his YA Fantasy novel Astel. He tells me it is partially prompted by this show and the growing interest and success of self-publishing. Especially for eBooks. Naturally, I had to get him on the show to learn more about his endeavour and what he has learned by doing it himself. He has become quite the resource for DIY publishing. He has also kindly provided a rebate code for his book in case you would like to purchase a copy of your own. For the print edition –  https://www.createspace.com/3551482 and use the discount code HCKBWXRB to get $2 off For the ebook edition – http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/43948 – SQ67K to get 50% off I was also fortunate […]

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