I’ve got a couple updates today, hence the title of the post. MIK MURDOCH: THE POWER WITHIN I have very happy to tell you that the first round of editor revisions are done. I’m doing one more read-through of the manuscript and then it is back to 5 Rivers for next set of comments. PARSEC AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN For those of you who listen to Get Published, the Parsec Award Nominations are now open. I would love it if one of you fine listeners would nominate the podcast this year. LOOKING FOR HERO/VILLAIN PROFILES One of my readers (of Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero) sent me a picture of a costume he created. His mother has given me permission to […]
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Get Published Episode 118 – Veronica Giguere Talks Audio Books
I listen to a lot of podcast fiction and one name that keeps coming up as a narrator extraordinaire is Veronica Giguere. I had the opportunity to meet Veronica at Balticon last May and she is pretty amazing to put it mildly. I knew I had to get her on the show. And today, you will have the opportunity to listen to my interview with Veronica where we talk about audio books and narration and bunch of other things. I also have been working on something with my publisher that I think will be a game changer for any authors out there who do signings and appearances. I talk about that in the Tips and Typos section. Finally, before we […]
Read moreGet 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 […]
Read moreGet Published Episode 110 – Ed Robertson Talks Self-Publishing and What Book Rankings Mean
I don’t know about you, but I have always wondered about the book rankings that show up on Book sites like Kobo and Amazon. What does it really mean if a book has a ranking of 60,000? On today’s show, I talk to someone who has had some luck deciphering what those rankings truly mean. We also talk about his experiences in self-publishing and the strategies he has seen and used to be successful. I also talk about conventions since, as this episode drops, I will be at Balticon in Hunt Valley, Maryland. I talk about what you as a convention goer should be doing while attending the various conventions, both literary and other out there. That’s today’s episode. I […]
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