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Jul

Get Published Episode 87 – Brand Gamblin Talks Self Publishing

Posted by: Michell in Get Published (Podcast)

Today’s episode is a bit of a departure for Get Published. Ordinarily, you will hear promos from various people or podcasts. You will get a Tips and Typos section about a topic and finally an interview with one of my special guests.

You will still be getting all of those things, but today, they will all be related to Brand Gamblin. For those of you who do not know Brand, he is a self-published author of three novels currently, some of which are podcast. He also has several short stories published.

Why am I dedicating an episode to Brand? I guess my best answer is “Why not?” He has a number of great things to say and talks at length about self-publishing. A topic that I know is of interest to many people.

I also will have a book review of his first novel, “Tumbler”. Brand is a great writer and an even nicer guy. I am very happy to have him on the show.

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

Show Notes

00:00 —Brand Bumper

00:06 — Opening – Get Published Episode 87 – Brand Gamblin Talks Self Publishing

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

00:20 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 87 – Brand Gamblin Talks Self Publishing

Welcome to the show.

01:26 Promo: Tumbler

02:46 -Tips and Typos

Mike gives a book review of Brand Gamblin’s book, Tumbler.

05:07 – Promo: The Hidden Institute

06:03 — Get Published Episode 87 – Brand Gamblin Talks Self Publishing (continued)

Mike and Brand talk about a number of things:

Self Publishing

why he made the decision to self-publish
what is involved in self-publishing
the positives and negatives when self-publishing

promotion

58:26 - Promo – Discount Miracles

59:26 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

Brand Gamblin – http://brandg.com/

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

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Jul

Get Published Episode 62 – Negotiating Contracts

Posted by: Michell in Get Published (Podcast)

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I had the good fortune to talk to Robin Sullivan for the show once again. This time she was fresh from negotiating a contract for her husband, Michael Sullivan, with Orbit Books. Robin brings lots of contract experience to this conversation, both from an author’s point-of-view and from the publisher’s. It was a very enjoyable and rewarding conversation for me.

I also talk about how writers can go about learning some of the necessary information about their genres of choice: things like who publishes in the genre and how long the books typically are.

I hope you enjoy the show.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 62 – Negotiating Contracts

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

00:14 — Introduction – Get Published Episode 62 – Negotiating Contracts

Welcome to the show.

01:37 — Promo – View from Valhalla

01:51— Tips and Typos – Get Published Episode 62 – Negotiating Contracts (continued)

Michell talks about handy resources to learning who publishes in a genre and what sizes of manuscript they expect.
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04:13 - Promo - The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences

05:55 — Get Published Episode 62 – Negotiating Contracts (continued)

Robin Sullivan talks about contracts and what you can negotiate, what you should never give away and what gotchas to watch for.

1:03:02 — Closing

Thank you for listening.

Websites mentioned in this episode:

Robin Sullivan/Ridan Publishing - http://www.ridanpublishing.com/

The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences - http://www.ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com/

Orbit Books - http://www.orbitbooks.net/

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

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Jan

Get Published Episode 49 – Self Publishing Has Reached a Tipping Point

Posted by: Michell in Get Published (Podcast)

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We are coming up on episode 50 and I was planning on having a special interview with Robin Sullivan. Some of you may remember Robin from episode 38. Robin is the publisher for Ridan Publishing. When I first talked to Robin I knew she had a wealth of experience and knowledge to share. It wasn’t until I chatted with her via IM that I learned of her interest in self-publishing.

As I said, I had planned on interviewing her about the topic of self-publishing and how it has changed for episode 50. Except, once she started talking I realized that there was much more information than a single show could hold. So I broke up the interview into two parts. This segment will set the ground work for some of Robin’s interest and the next for episode 50 will talk more about some of the things you as a writer can do to self-publish and market your work.

I also have a book review that I’ve been meaning to do for several months. I had the chance to meet John Hemry AKA Jack Campbell at Balticon last year and I’ve wanted to review his most recent book The Lost Fleet: Victorious ever since. I finally take the time to do that.

Show Notes

00:00 — Opening – Get Published Episode 49 – Self Publishing Has Reached a Tipping Point