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For those of you who have the joy of Black Friday, I hope you survived the mayhem unscathed.  Rather than going shopping, I went out with my Scouts to do our Survival Shelter Camp. There was lots of snow and lots of hunters around, but I’m pleased to report that everyone who went came back intact. Still, I’m undecided whether the camp or Black Friday shopping would have been the easier choice.

On today’s show I speak to Mark Leslie Lefebvre. Mark is a writer, editor and he recently became the Director of Self-Publishing & Author Relations at Kobo. Mark is also President of the Canadian Booksellers Association. We had a great conversation talking about self-publishing, Kobo Writing Life, and several other topics of interest.

I am also very pleased to have JR Murdock bring another Unorthodox Writing Tips to the show.

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

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 97 – Mark Leslie, Book Nerd with Many Hats

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

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 97 – Mark Leslie, Book Nerd with Many Hats

Welcome to the show.

01:15 Promo: BabylonPodcast

02:18 -Tips and Typos

JR Murdock talks about mixing up your writing.

05:54 - Promo – Nutty Bites

06:24 — Get Published Episode 97 – Mark Leslie, Book Nerd with Many Hats (continued)

Mark Leslie Lefebvre and Mike talk about Kobo Writing Life, Self-Publishing and the book industry.

56:00 - Promo - Flying Island Press

56:45 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

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

Mark Leslie - http://markleslie.ca/

Kobo Writing Life – http://kobobooks.com/writinglife/

Kobo Books – http://kobobooks.com/

JR Murdock - http://jrmurdock.com/

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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