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Hello Everyone and thank you for joining me. In this week’s episode of Get Published I had the pleasure of speaking with Lorna Suzuki. Lorna Suzuki is a full-time scriptwriter specializing in biographic documentaries for TV. She is also the author of both the Imago series and the new Young Adult Fantasy series, The Dream Merchant Saga. If that weren’t enough, she has over 25-years of experience in various forms of martial arts and is a 4-dan practitioner and instructor of Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu.

I also did a review of Terry Pratchett’s latest release, “I Shall Wear Midnight”, another tale of Tiffany Aching and the Nac Mac Feegle. Finally, I talk a little about my own writing projects.

I hope you enjoy the show.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 54 – Lorna Suzuki – Self-Published Success

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

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 54 – Lorna Suzuki – Self-Published Success

Welcome to the show.

02:44 — Promo – The Shrinking Man Project

03:51— Tips and Typos – Get Published Episode 54 – Lorna Suzuki – Self-Published Success (continued)

• Mike provides a review of “I Shall Wear Midnight” by Terry Pratchett
• Email feedback at getpublishedpodcast dot com with your comments

05:58 - Promo – View from Valhalla

06:11 — Get Published Episode 54 – Lorna Suzuki – Self-Published Success (continued)

Lorna Suzuki talks about her experiences self-publishing her Imago fantasy series and the success she has had thus far. She also talks about collaborating with her daughter and some of the lessons learned as a writer.

46:47 — Promo – Explorers Anthology

48:108 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

Lorna Suzuki - http://web.me.com/imagobooks/IMAGO_FANTASY_REALM/About_Me.html

The Shrinking Man Project - http://theshrinkingmanproject.com/

View from Valhalla - http://www.viewfromvalhalla.com/

Explorers Anthology - http://deadrobotssociety.com/anthology/

Review of “I Shall Wear Midnight” by Terry Pratchett - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7576115-i-shall-wear-midnight-tiffany-aching-4

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A Twitterfriend of my mine, JR Murdock, is self-publishing his YA Fantasy novel Astel. He tells me it is partially prompted by this show and the growing interest and success of self-publishing. Especially for eBooks.

Naturally, I had to get him on the show to learn more about his endeavour and what he has learned by doing it himself. He has become quite the resource for DIY publishing. He has also kindly provided a rebate code for his book in case you would like to purchase a copy of your own.

For the print edition -  https://www.createspace.com/3551482 and use the discount code HCKBWXRB to get $2 off

For the ebook edition - http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/43948 - SQ67K to get 50% off

I was also fortunate to get another segment from CA Marshall for “Tips and Typos”. In this segment she talks about query letters. Certainly a shortcoming of mine.

Last but not least, I’ve been hinting about a secret project for several weeks/months. In this episode I actually begin talking about it.

That’s the lineup for today’s show. I hope you enjoy it.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 53 – JR Murdock Self Publishes Astel

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

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 53 – JR Murdock Self Publishes Astel

Welcome to the show.

01:33 — Promo – The Shrinking Man Project

02:40— Tips and Typos – Get Published Episode 53 – JR Murdock Self Publishes Astel (continued)

• CA Marshall talks about Query Letters
• Email feedback at getpublishedpodcast dot com with your comments

12:50 - Promo – View from Valhalla

13:03 — Get Published Episode 53 – JR Murdock Self Publishes Astel (continued)

JR Murdock talks about his experiences self-publishing his YA Fantasy novel, Astel

1:00:35 — Promo – Explorers Anthology

1:01:58 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

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

CA Marshall – http://www.camarshall.com/

The Shrinking Man Project – http://theshrinkingmanproject.com/

View from Valhalla - http://www.viewfromvalhalla.com/

Explorers Anthology – http://deadrobotssociety.com/anthology/

Podiobooks.com – http://www.podiobooks.com

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