Pub Date | A Book Publishing Podcast

Our guest on this episode of the Pub Date podcast is Lilian Sue. Lillian is a long-time PR coach and publicist who focuses on helping authors fulfill their full potential to become global industry leaders by focusing on how to build a healthy PR mindset above any strategy. She’s given workshop presentations and developed journals and other resources to help authors bust down mindset blocks, gain c...

Whether you have aspirations of being an author or helping authors achieve their book publishing dream, the path to publishing is never a straight line. In this episode of the Pub Date podcast, Dr. Jen Dorsey and Vanessa Campos talk with Maria Dismondy on her journey to becoming a publisher. Maria started out in the classroom years before writing ten books. She loved getting powerful messages into...

Is Your Idea a Book? Sometimes a small idea can become a much bigger conversation (55k words or more of conversation) and other times it's more of a blog post. On this episode of the Pub Date Podcast, Dr. Jen Dorsey and Vanessa Campos share how the rhetorical triangle can help you answer the question, "is my idea enough for a book?" This is the step you MUST take before having the b...

On this episode of the Pub Date podcast book broads Dr. Jen Dorsey and Vanessa Campos discuss banned books, Scribd, Shel Silverstein (with a side of cannibalism), word of mouth marketing, and how to get your book discovered on Amazon as a self-published author. We try not to nerd out as we cover: Good metadata (what makes up basic metadata, keywords, descriptive phrases, etc.) Creating an Amazon A...

This week on the Pub Date podcast, Jen Dorsey and Vanessa Campos are joined by Dr. Kelly J. Baker, a writer with a religious studies Ph. D. who covers religion, higher education, gender, labor, motherhood, and popular culture. As an author with two published memoirs we ask her all the questions like "are there rules to writing a memoir?" or "how do you write a memoir that connects w...

We're starting the year right with Minda Harts on the #PubDate podcast. The author of The Memo, Right Within, and You Are More Than Magic, Minda shares why writing these books was important to her and what motivates her to continue writing more. ****************************************** Minda Harts is the CEO of The Memo LLC, a career development platform that helps women of color advance in...

In need of gift ideas for those hard-to-buy people in your life? Listen to this episode of the Pub Date podcast for our 2021 book list.  We cover it all! Self-help, amazing women, secret Greek societies, queer voices, murder, alcohol, and nuns. Listen to the episode or start shopping the list here: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-2021-gift-list-from-the-book-broads And no, it's never too late...

In spite of the increasingly fast-paced nature of today’s media, the art of long-form storytelling still thrives in the form of books, movies, TV and, more recently, podcasts. On this episode of the Pub Date podcast we have Paul Roberts join us and shares how STORYSELLING can make or break a book, podcast, interview, and even speaking career.   About our guest: Paul Roberts, founder and station ma...

This week on the Pub Date podcast, Jen Dorsey and Vanessa Campos talk with Dr. Kelly J. Baker, editor of Women in Higher Education, a feminist newsletter with the continued goal “to enlighten, encourage, empower and enrage women on campus” as well as The National Teaching and Learning Forum. She was the managing editor of Disability Acts, an all volunteer magazine for disability essays, screeds, a...

On this episode of the Pub Date podcast, Jen Dorsey and Vanessa Campos talk with Kanika Tolver, CEO and founder of Career Rehab LLC and author of Career Rehab: Rebuild Your Personal Brand and Rethink the Way You Work. Kanika shares: How she side hustled a book while working full time Her decision to date jobs in order to pursue her dreams Tips for carving out time to write, edit, and market your b...

On this episode of the Pub Date podcast we're joined by Stephen A. Hart, founder of Isles Media, LLC, host of the top-rated Trailblazers. FM podcast, and creator of Brand In Demand™ as we discuss how authors should build their brand as they get ready to promote, launch, and sell their book.⁠ Stephen shares personal branding tips so you can: Set yourself apart from other people in your field C...

Book broads Jennifer Dorsey and Vanessa Campos welcome lawyer and entrepreneur Shontavia Johnson to the #PubDatePodcast to discuss intellectual property (#IP) and how to protect it as an author, entrepreneur, and creator. Shontavia helps us understand: How to protect your written work How to keep your brand IP safe The difference between copyright and trademarks How to use the DMCA Takedown Notice...

In this episode of the Pub Date Podcast, book broads Jen Dorsey and Vanessa Campos talk about how authors and publishers make money. We dive into: What percentage of authors earn our their advance? What kinds of percentages should you expect for each format? If you work with an agent, how do they get paid? What's the deal with hybrid publishers?

In this episode of the Pub Date Podcast, book broads Jen Dorsey and Vanessa Campos talk about how the publishing supply chain can affect your Christmas in October plus we answer questions from this week's mailbag: How do I set my expectations for how long it takes to publish a book? When someone tells me I need an editor, what does that mean? (Explain levels of editing) I need a book cover. W...

LinkedIn is a powerful network with more than 740M active users. We're all on it and we're all talking at each other. But we may not be using the platform in the way it was intended. For savvy entrepreneurs and book authors, LinkedIn has become a new source of revenue. It's probably good to know that book marketing on the platform doesn't have to be a hard sales pitch--it shoul...

When your book publishing dreams are funded by bad money, do you look the other way? Or find a new publisher? In this episode of the Pub Date Podcast, book broads Jen Dorsey and Vanessa Campos discuss Hello, Sunshine! sale to two white dudes, questionable acquisitions by Simon & Schuster, and why their mission/ethics can play a role in finding a book publisher for your next book project.  

In this week's episode of the Pub Date Podcast, book broads Jen Dorsey and Vanessa Campos are joined by Kevin Anderson (@kawriting) to help demystify ghostwriting. Who are these ghosts? What do they do? How do you find a reputable one? An accomplished ghostwriter, editor, and entrepreneur Kevin Anderson gives us all the answers. Learn more about Kevin and his services by visiting https://www....

In this episode of the #pubdatepodcast, we're joined by honorary book broad Danielle Brown (@daniellebrownwrites) as we discuss how published authors can move into the speaking circuit, why a speech doesn't equate a book, and some tips on how to keep your cool in front of an audience (spoiler: no, there's no mention of underwear). Why Danielle? Well, she is a speaker and leader with...

In this episode of the #PubDatePodcast, we talk with book launch expert and bestselling author Michelle Kulp (@michelle.kulp) about how she broke into book publishing with the help of Billy Ray Cyrus, challenged a publishing stat, and figured out the formula for breaking into bestseller status in two days. Buckle up, authors! This one wild!

In this episode of the  #PubDatePodcast , Laura Briggs ( @authorlaurabriggs) talks about how you can scale your business with book publishing.⁠ As the author of four books and counting, Laura has experience with different publishing models, marketing strategies, and promotional tactics to build buzz around your book and your business.

On this episode of the Pub Date podcast, we're joined by award-winning designer and honorary book broad Andrew Welyczko to discuss: The key things a good cover should have How to find, interview, and hire a freelance cover designer What makes a cover great and how a bad one can stall book sales _____________________________________________________________________________ Andrew Welyczko is an...

Once you have a solid book idea and have written a manuscript your book production can finally begin. In this episode of #ThePubDatePodcast, Jen Dorsey walks us through the production schedule from the lens of an editor. You'll learn why you need to enlist a skilled developmental editor, copy editor, proofreader, and even an indexer.

Platform? Check. Voice? Check. Privilege? Not needed. In this episode of the Pub Date Podcast we discuss book proposals, who needs them, and what authors like you need to include. We'll also tell you what we wish all authors would stop doing, what we wished they would do, and how having a platform is key. As long as you don't destroy it a la Rachel Hollis. 

Welcome to the Pub Date Podcast! A bite-sized, behind the scenes show on what happens before and after your book’s publication date. Join Vanessa Campos and Dr. Jennifer Dorsey as they answer ALL your book publishing questions and deep-dives into the nitty gritty process of writing, designing, and marketing, social media marketing and marketing strategy for business owners.