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May

Get Published Episode 110 – Ed Robertson Talks Self-Publishing and What Book Rankings Mean

Posted by: Michell in Get Published (Podcast)

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 hope you enjoy it.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 110 – Ed Robertson Talks Self-Publishing and What Book Rankings Mean

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

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 110 – Ed Robertson Talks Self-Publishing and What Book Rankings Mean (continued)

Welcome to the show.

01:03 Promo: Parsec Awards

01:55 -Tips and Typos

Mike talks about what you should be doing at conventions (and yes, you should attend them).

07:46 Promo: Walk the Flames Kickstarter

09:01 — Get Published Episode 110 – Ed Robertson Talks Self-Publishing and What Book Rankings Mean (continued)

Mike and Ed talk about self-publishing, book rankings and how they are calculated and strategies to sell your books.

46:37 - Promo - Every Photo Tells

45:23 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

Ed Robertson - http://www.edwardwrobertson.com

Parsec Awards – http://parsecawards.com/

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

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

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Apr

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

Posted by: Michell in Get Published (Podcast)

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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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Feb

Get Published Episode 102 – Nicole Chardenet Brings Laughs to Love

Posted by: Michell in Get Published (Podcast)

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You may not know this, but I have been looking for guests who write outside the normal featured genres on Get Published. Traditionally, I have had lots of Science Fiction and Fantasy writers with the occasional Horror person thrown in for good measure.

This hasn’t been done to exclude all the other genres, I promise you. It is more about who I know in the writing field than any effort to exclude anyone.

That means, I haven’t been networking outside my own chosen genre as well as I should. That is a shame because ALL writers have something to share about their own publishing journeys, market differences and even the various tropes that are inherent to their own genres of choice.

I am happy to have a guest from a new genre today.

My guest today is Nicole Chardenet. She has just released her newest book, Sumer Lovin’ in multiple eFormats with the dead tree version coming out in just a few days.

Sumer Lovin’ is a very different book from what I normally read. It is a comedy of sorts that deals with people trying to find love and lust in Toronto. Definitely not something I normally read. I could tell you what I thought of it now, but that would only spoil the review I will give you in the Tips and Typos section of the book.

Regardless of whether it is normally my thing, Nicole and I had a LOT of fun in the interview. Humour is something I am very interested in and the conversation was great. Oh yeah, and did I mention that Nicole’s first book was self-published? Because of that, she was able to give us a comparison between self-published and tradionally published. It was great!

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

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 102 – Nicole Chardenet Brings Laughs to Love

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

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 102 – Nicole Chardenet Brings Laughs to Love (continued)

Welcome to the show.

02:01 Promo: BabylonPodcast

03:03 -Tips and Typos

Mike reviews Sumer Lovin’

05:54 - Promo – Nutty Bites

06:24 — Get Published Episode 102 – Nicole Chardenet Brings Laughs to Love (continued)

Nicole and Mike talk about humour, self-publishing vs. traditional publishing, being offended and Sumer Lovin’