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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’

45:25 - Promo - Flying Island Press

46:10 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

Nicole Chardent – http://www.nicolechardenet.com/

Deux Voiliers Publishing - https://sites.google.com/site/deuxvoilierspublishing/

Babylon Podcast - http://www.babylonpodcast.com/

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

Flying Island Press - http://flyingislandpress.com/

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I am kicking the marketing and promotion machine into high gear. Or, at least, I’m trying to. This part of the process is all new to me and it is a challenge to know what to do and when and where.

So, I’ve been blogging and tweeting about Mik Murdoch, but it seemed to me that, since I have my own podcast about getting published, I should talk more about the book here. Yes, I know what you are thinking: Mike has already talked about the book on several episodes.

What I haven’t done is have someone else ask me the kinds of questions I normally ask my guests and so, the idea for this episode was born. I asked one of my writing partners, JR Murdock if he would mind interviewing me for the show. I didn’t give him any questions, but asked him to put a list of things he would like me to talk about.

We sat down a few nights later and JR interviewed me for Get Published. It was sort of surreal, but it was a lot of fun. I hope you don’t mind this little bit of self-promotion while I talk about my own experiences with getting a book published thus far.

As if that wasn’t enough, I also talk a little bit about Advanced Reader Copies and how you can help me out with reviews. If you would like an ARC for review, please send an email to: author@michellplested.com with the subject of “ARC”.

I hope you enjoy the show.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 84 – Mike Plested Talks Publishing & Promotion

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

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 84 – Mike Plested Talks Publishing & Promotion

Welcome to the show.

01:51 Promo: A Method to The Madness: A Guide To The Super Evil

03:40 -Tips and Typos

Mike talks about Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs). If you would like one of Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero, please email: author@michellplested.com and put “ARC” in the subject line. I really need all the reviews I can get (positive hopefully).

07:52 - Promo – Parsec Awards

8:28 — Get Published Episode 84 – Mike Plested Talks Publishing & Promotion (continued)

Mike is interviewed by JRMurdock and they talk about a number of things:

  • The process of submitting and ultimately getting a publishing contract for Mik Murdoch, Boy Superhero
  • Why Mike chose traditional publishing versus self-publishing
  • What he has learned in the process
  • Marketing plans for the book (including Advanced Reader Copies – ARC’s) – email author@michellplested.com with the subject of “ARC” and I will get you one sent for review.

48:42 - Promo - Flying Island Press

49:27 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

Michell Plested – http://www.michellplested.com/

JRMurdock – http://jrmurdock.com/

A Method to The Madness: A Guide To The Super Evil - http://madscientistanthology.wordpress.com

Parsec Awards - http://www.parsecawards.com/

Flying Island Press - http://flyingislandpress.com/

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