Get Your Book Seen and Sold

This podcast episode is the audio version of the Substack post My Book Is Written, What Is My Next Step? Explaining Book Distribution for Traditionally Published and Self-Published Authors . For more information and a beautiful, colorful chart detailing book distribution options, check out the original post in written form . Listeners, if you learned something from this podcast, consider becoming...

Linda Wisniewski is a writer, author, and memoir teacher. You can find her at her website: LindaWis.com . Linda has published two books so far. One fiction, Where The Stork Flies and one non-fiction memoir - Off Kilter: A Woman’s Journey To Peace With Scoliosis, Her Mother, & Polish Heritage . She is also a memoir teacher so we got a chance to chat about the following: * At what stage in their wri...

Josh Bernoff’s tagline is: I help non-fiction authors succeed. The perfect guest for us at Get Your Book Seen and Sold Podcast! Josh has authored, coauthored, or ghostwritten eight business books.  His latest titled , Build a Better Business Book: How to Plan, Write, and Promote a Book That Matters . Josh works closely with nonfiction authors as an advisor, coach, editor, or ghostwriter. He has co...

Podcast Episode: Book Launches - what to expect, how to plan, PLUS what a publicist can do for authors with Publicist, Kathleen Schmidt Kathleen Schmidt has worked in the publishing industry for 25+ years. She’s been a literary agent, editor, ghost-writer and publicist, including being a Publicity Director at Skyhorse Publishing (WOW) and creating unique book marketing ideas for the best-selling b...

Just the title of Kara Cutruzzula’s latest book, Do It (Or Don’t) A Boundary Creating Journal , is enough to set you free as a writer. In this podcast episode, author Kara and I talk to each other but really we are talking to you, the writer. * How to give yourself permission to write * How to “make it easy on yourself” to keep writing * How to survive post-publication blues * Finding the time to...

The categories you select on Amazon are critically important for your book to get a possible #1 ranking on Amazon in a particular category. As you can see in the pic above, Get Your Book Seen and Sold: The Essential Book Marketing and Publishing guide hit #1 in the ‘Writing Skill Reference” during its launch week. YOU want to make sure you select the right category to get your book seen and sold!...

Please join me for a special launch day podcast featuring Author of See Dot Smile and Substack writer at Stock Fiction , Meg Oolders. Today is pub date for Get Your Book Seen and Sold: The Essential Book Marketing and Publishing Guide by yours truly and co-authored by Julie Murkette .  You can buy the book and ebook wherever you by books. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, bookshop, iBooks. Etc. We appreci...

I am so excited to share this podcast interview with Sue Shapiro. Sue is the author/co-author of 17 books and is a writing teacher. Her unique teaching method unites her students and their work directly with agents and editors. The agents and editors she invites to class are hungrily looking for content on particular genres. In this podcast interview, Sue describes these unique classes that she ru...

Podcast Episode: Book Promotion - Part Two w/ Publicist, Kathleen Schmidt This podcast episode is Part Two of my interview with Kathleen Schmidt, creator of the popular Substack, Publishing Confidential . You can listen to Part One of the Interview HERE . Kathleen Schmidt has worked in the publishing industry for 25+ years. She’s been a literary agent, editor, ghost-writer and publicist, including...

Podcast Episode: Book Promotion - Part One w/ Publicist, Kathleen Schmidt Kathleen Schmidt has worked in the publishing industry for 25+ years. She’s been a literary agent, editor, ghost-writer and publicist, including being a Publicity Director at Skyhorse Publishing (WOW) and creating unique book marketing ideas for the best-selling book, YOU are a BADASS , by Jen Sincero. Kathleen owns her own...

Substack Titled Stock Fiction by Meg Oolders Meg Oolder’s popular Subtack titled, Stock Fiction , was born out of a cool idea. Use stock fiction pics as a writing prompt for fiction. Meg explains how she came up with the idea for her substack and how it attracts fans and a community of other fiction writers. Watt Pad Hosts YA Book, See Dot Smile Meg is the author of See Dot Smile, a steamy, YA, co...

Kate McKean is a writer and a literary agent at Howard Morhaim Literary Agency as well as an adjunct professor at New York University in the school of professional studies. Her Substack titled Agents and Books is immensely popular among writers and aspiring authors.  She writes with humor and unflinching honesty about literary agents, publishing and writing. You can find her at katemckean. Substac...

Maureen Petrosky, author of the new book, Wine Club: A Monthly Guide to Swirling, Sipping, and Pairing with Friends is my guest in this episode. You can find out more about Maureen at her website, MaureenPetrosky.com .I am so excited to introduce this podcast episode. What better summer topic than wine, food (and chocolate tasting) PLUS tips for YOU to publish YOUR Specialty book. Maureen Petrosky...

Is Joining a Writers Group a Good Idea for Aspiring Writers? (or a great starting point/) Join authors Linda Wisniewski , Sandra Carey Cody , and Susan Wagner in a fun, illuminating conversation about Women's Writing Groups.  All the women are part of a writer's group created through their connection with the Pearl S Buck House in Bucks County, PA.  Not all writer’s groups are created equal and I...

Dr Jan Yager is our guest today.. her expert specialty? Book Promotion! With over 50 award-winning books to her credit, Dr Jan - educator, author, book publishing and promotion expert, frequent talk show guest, and professional speaker - generously shares her time to teach us all about book promotion. Every facet of book promotion is covered, replete (yes, replete), with real life examples. This p...

Today we are joined by developmental editor, Skye Kerr. Skye answers questions about developmental editing: ** What it is and what it is not ** Line Editing vs Copy Editing vs Proofreading - Yup, they are all important BEFORE you submit your manuscript to agents and/or publishers ** The one characteristic your developmental editor HAS to have ** Why you should “write from your scars not your wound...

Owners of 2 Blondes Media , Julie McGinnis and Cynthia Scott share their book marketing strategies. In this episode, the 2 Blondes, Julie and Cynthia, focus on the strategies that work best for their author clients: Email Collection and Book Series Writing I ask them how each strategy works, how they are connected, and why they make the difference to get a book seen and sold in the competitive wor...

Meet Andreea Billig - she is a book publishing coach and the creator of SelfPublishingMastery.com . Guess what? She loves to help authors to get their books marketed and sold… In this podcast episode, Andreea shares tips and must-do’s for every author, success stories from existing client authors and why she loves self-publishing. We chat about many resources as well. It’s a great overview for aut...

What Is Your Publishing Goal? The number one step when deciding to publish your book is to decide the GOAL for your book . (Please share YOUR goal in the comments) Ciara Stockland ’s goal is to share her expertise . Her new book, Inventory Genius , is available today. In this podcast, Ciara shares her self-publishing story and reveals her book marketing challenge to herself. Her book marketing cha...

A Book Signing Event That Sells Books (and that people attend ;) Allison Pattern Hoch is a book marketing, publicity, and events planning consultant. She is also a writer! Her Substack, Books, Marketing and More , offers book marketing tips and advice every week. In this podcast episode, I ask Allison about creating a unique book signing event - her specialty - something memorable and fun that wil...

Sarah Fay, author of the Substack Newsletter, Serialize , chats with us about serialization - a way for novelists/memoirists to get their work out in a new and inviting way. Sarah is an author and a teacher. She shares valuable information for writers who wish to learn about serialization and how to properly implement serialization. She also offers courses to “prep your novel” or “prep your memoir...

Author Sarah Styf loved to write essays about her life on her blog - she wrote for years.  Eventually she decided to create a book from those essays, a collection for her her kids to read someday.  The essays that were meant for family held a larger lesson for anyone looking for the meaning in life and ways to adjust when life doesn't work out as planned so she self-published them as a book titled...

Join me and voice actor Marissa Lanchak, my voice acting coach from Voice Coaches, as we chat about how I landed in a voice acting class and how I ended up narrating the audiobook version of my book, It Gets Easier! and Other Lies We Tell New Mothers ...  The interview is an excerpt from Voice Coaches Radio Podcas t, which Marissa, a very talented voice actor, hosts for Voice Coaches .  Marissa an...

Interview with Dave Chesson, The Kindlepreneur Personal note: I have been reading, learning, and sharing from Mr Chesson’s Website for two year now. Dave is very successful in the word of self-publishing and continues to put out and create top notch, worth your time, content and software for authors. I am thrilled he had time for an interview! Dave Chesson is more than the owner of Kindlepreneur -...

Independent Book Publishing - Your Publishing Solution? Owner of Bright Communications , Jennifer Bright , Answers Our Questions about a possible solution for you to get your book seen and sold. We have chatted and written about Traditional Publishing, Self-publishing and Hybrid publishing - what about the Independent Book Publishing Option? Jennifer Bright explains Independent Publishing - how it...