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JR Murdock, who has done Unorthodox Writing Tips for the show and who also has collaborated on a couple projects with me has, what I consider to be, a crazy goal. He wants to self-publish 28 books in the next 24 months. We talk about his plans and what he has learned about self-publishing.

I also have a book review of Lorina Stephens’ Historical Fiction Novel, Shadow Song.

That’s today’s episode, but before we get started I wanted to mention that I will be at Balticon this year from May 24^th to 27^th. If you are also going to attend, please look me up and say ‘hello’.

That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 109 – Is JR Murdock a Super Genius or Merely Insane?

Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published”

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 109 – Is JR Murdock a Super Genius or Merely Insane? (continued)

Welcome to the show.

01:13 Promo: Walk the Flames Kickstarter

02:29 -Tips and Typos

Mike reviews Shadow Song by Lorina Stephens.

06:30 - Promo – Nutty Bites

06:59 — Get Published Episode 109 – Is JR Murdock a Super Genius or Merely Insane? (continued)

Mike and JR talk about self-publishing, the importance of quality control and his goal to publish 28 novels in 24 months.

44:14 - Promo - Every Photo Tells

45:23 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

JR Murdock – http://www.jrmurdock.com/

Walk the Flames Kickstarter - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1325849873/walk-the-fire-a-shared-world-sf-anthology-series/

NIMLAS Studios/Nutty Bites - http://nimlas.org/blog/

Every Photo Tells - http://everyphototells.com/

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Get Published Episode 108 – From Television Producer to Writing About Human Trafficking

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On today’s show I have Derek Williams. Derek is a television producer, director and novelist. We talk about his new book, The Disillusioned as well as his day job in television.

Derek gave me the opportunity to read his book, which is about human trafficking. I give a review of the novel in the Tips and Typos section.

That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 108 – From Television Producer to Writing About Human Trafficking

Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published”

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 108 – From Television Producer to Writing About Human Trafficking (continued)

Welcome to the show.

01:11 Promo: Walk the Flames Kickstarter

02:26 -Tips and Typos

Mike talks about vanity presses and money flowing to authors.

05:43 - Promo – Nutty Bites

06:13 — Get Published Episode 108 – From Television Producer to Writing About Human Trafficking (continued)

Mike and Derek talk television, what writers need to do and his book, The Disillusioned

49:57 - Promo - Every Photo Tells

51:06 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

Derek (DJ) Williams – http://www.djwilliamsbooks.com/

Walk the Flames Kickstarter - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1325849873/walk-the-fire-a-shared-world-sf-anthology-series/

NIMLAS Studios/Nutty Bites - http://nimlas.org/blog/

Every Photo Tells - http://everyphototells.com/

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Apr

Get Published Episode 107 – Michael R Fletcher – Lessons of a First-time Author

Posted by: Michell Tags: 5 rivers, 88, @fletchermr, a method to the madness: a guide to the super evil, advance, agent, amazon, blog, Book tour, Charles Stross, Commit to your words, cover-art, create space, critique, dark fantasy, Delusions, Dentist, distribution, edit, editing services, facebook, fantasy, five rivers, indie press, Keep dialogue crisp, Kill your darlings, kindle, kobobooks, Learning process, lorina stephens, manuscript, margaret atwood, Michael R Fletcher, Michell Plested, micro press, money flows to author, myths about being a writer, Neurosurgeon, penguin canada, plan your books, pod, POV, promotion, Query Letter, rejection, Reviewers, reviews, Rewriter, Rock n’ roll, Rock star, science fiction, self publishing, short story, small press, smashwords, Tense, TOR, twitter, vanity presses, Write the next book, writer, www.michaelrfletcher.com

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On today’s show I have Michael R Fletcher. Michael is a writer, rock n’ roller, sound engineer and dad. He has had several short stories published and is about to release his first novel through Five Rivers Publishing. We talk about first time books, writing and what it’s like to be an unknown writer.

I also talk about a question I receive quite often. It’s one most published authors have likely heard at some point in their careers. Namely, “how much did you have to pay the publisher to get your book published.” It’s a question I have some strong feelings about, especially with some trends in publishing I’ve noticed recently.

That’s today’s episode. I hope you enjoy it.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 107 – Michael R Fletcher – Lessons of a First-time Author

Everything has to start somewhere and this is the start of “Get Published”

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 107 – Michael R Fletcher – Lessons of a First-time Author (continued)

Welcome to the show.

01:04 Promo: BabylonPodcast

02:07 -Tips and Typos

Mike talks about vanity presses and money flowing to authors.

07:07 - Promo – Nutty Bites

07:36 — Get Published Episode 107 – Michael R Fletcher – Lessons of a First-time Author (continued)

Mike and Mike talk about the hard-won lessons of the first-time published author.