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Host Gerald Everett Jones and cohost A. G. Billig talk with Mike Onorato, VP of Smith Publicity, about what's changed and what hasn't in the head-spinning, noisy marketplace of book promotion. #selfpub #amwriting

It's not surprising that many first-time authors want to do their memoirs. And memoir is an extremely popular genre with readers these days. Our host Gerald Everett Jones talks with cohost journalist Cheyenne Cockrell about how to navigate the choppy waters of such reality-based stories. For example, when should you change the names to protect the guilty? #amwriting #selfpub #podcast The memoir Ge...

In a spirited Q&A session, show host Gerald Everett Jones and co-host Cheyenne Cockrell debate questions and concerns from aspiring authors and self-publishers. What's the difference between a situation and a story? What's the difference between literature and entertainment? Should books and movies carry messages? What is the world's shortest novel? #amwriting #selfpub #podcast There are more reso...

Learn to laugh in the face of writer's block. Gerald's guest is Tim Gard , top motivational speaker and corporate entertainer, known for bringing tears of laughter to audiences worldwide. More than an insightful and funny guy, Tim teaches people to be more resilient and resourceful using their own comedic style. Gerald and Tim talk about turning frustration into comedy – and inspiration. Tim also...

Our Guest Post is the pilot episode from the forthcoming radio series The Case Files of Belliver Holmes, titled "The Game is Now Afoot." #mysterythriller #podcast #radiodrama Sherlock Holmes had a sister — Belliver Holmes. She was born after Mycroft and before Sherlock. Belliver was also a detective, but unlike her famous brother, she solved the supernatural and occult crimes of the Victorian Era....

If this music doesn't make you cry, we've run out of ideas. Gerald tells the story of "The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" and how historical fiction is all about today. #amwriting #selfpub #histfic #podcast There's help for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com .

On this meaningful day in this fraught season, we're re-releasing our most popular episode ever. When we chose this topic, we had no idea the marvels we'd find. No matter what your beliefs, there are hopeful thoughts here. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast

Listen to an excerpt from the new mystery-thriller. #podcast #audiobook #mysterythriller #booklovers #bookreviewers #newrelease Here's the story: A lapsed divinity student who is fascinated by astrophysics finds his best friend shot dead in a cornfield. It looks like suicide. Having returned to his farm roots near Lake of the Ozarks, Evan works as a skip tracer for the local car dealer. He learns...

Our host Gerald Everett Jones and co-host Cheyenne Cockrell discuss how to promote books on social media. They cover author blogs, sponsored ads, post engagement, viral distribution, author profiles, and advance reviews. Then our co-host Thomas Page offers an essay on George Orwell's grim political satires. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast As always, there's more help for self-published authors and bo...

In this gig economy, they're telling you - Don't go get a job, make one for yourself! Create a new product or service! After all, it's the American Way... #amwriting #selfpub #podcast Narrator Michael Gilboe reads Mr. Ballpoint, a comic novel by our radio host Gerald Everett Jones. It's called entrepreneurship. It might be risky, but along the way it's a lot of fun. The introduction of the first b...

How do you find documents and ephemera that are not available online? Our host Gerald Everett Jones describes the research tools and sources he used to access institutional archives, including microfilm, rare books, paintings, genealogical records, and interviews with descendants and scholars. It's a recap of his 20-year quest for evidence behind the art scandal in his historical novel Bonfire of...

There seems to be a lot of interest in books that get made one at a time. We'll hear from Jacob Samuel, a fine-arts publisher whose limited-edition books are so carefully crafted they're considered museum pieces even when they're new. And we also welcome David Drum, a journalist, novelist, and poet who makes and sells his own hand-crafted editions. Drum is also the author of the new Gothic novel H...

Stuart Appleton reads from our show host Gerald Everett Jones 's satirical novel My Inflatable Friend. This silly book is the first in his trilogy The Misadventures of Rollo Hemphill . The audiobook is available from Audible, and the book as paperback or ebook from booksellers. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #humor #satire ( Music by Audionautix.com ) Boychik lit??!! A car jockey at a luxury hotel i...

Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page have a roundtable discussion of "First Amendment Challenges." What are the limits on self-expression? #amwriting #selfpub #podcast For example: Does it mean total freedom? What about "Fire!" in a crowded theater? Is there a difference between gossip and slander? Libel? Plagiarism? Fair use? How might satire and parody be...

Happy Valentine's Day! Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page discuss "Love and Relationships" with special guest author A. G. Billig, author of I Choose Love. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast Andreea responds to our questions, including: What makes you an expert on love and relationships? With closed eyes you sound like Andriana Huffington-- your accent's not fro...

Our show host, author Gerald Everett Jones , reads from the second book in his Evan Wycliff Mystery series, Preacher Fakes a Miracle. The event at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena was sponsored by the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC). #amwriting #selfpub #podcast getpublishedradio.com

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us a throwback science/history lesson about John Stuart Bell' s quantum proof of human consciousness affecting matter. Thoughts are things! As you think, it shall be! #scifi #bookreview #podcast #amwriting Our show host Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse ....

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Art Thief by Noah Charney . A three-way theft thriller dripping with painterly art history. #bookreview #amwriting #podcast #arthistory Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse . There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Here's Gerald's audio book review of I Am Fire and Air: Beyond Good and Evil by William Anthony. YA sci-fi quest with high-tech adversaries. #scifi #ya fiction #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview Our host Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Map and the Territory by Michel Houellebecq . A bizarre tale of murder in the art world. #amwriting, #selfpub, #podcast, #bookreview #mysterythriller #crimefiction Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Preacher Finds a Corpse: An Evan Wycliff Mystery. There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com

We don't know whether it's a retro response to today's media, but there seems to be a lot of interest in books that get made one at a time. We'll hear from Jacob Samuel , a fine-arts publisher whose limited-edition books are so carefully crafted they're considered museum pieces even when they're new. And we also welcome David Drum , a journalist, novelist, and poet who makes and sells his own hand...

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson on the legacy of Walt Disney . #podcast #amwriting #booklovers Tom is the author of the recently re-released The Man Who Would Not Die. Our show host Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse . There's advice for self-publishing author...

Narrator Rebecca Roberts reads an excerpt from our show host Gerald Everett Jones 's historical thriller about a 19th century art scandal. (Audiobook available from Audible.com.) Gerald's new mystery-thriller is Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #audiobook #histfic

Our Guest Post is the pilot episode from the forthcoming radio series The Case Files of Belliver Holmes , titled "The Game is Now Afoot."  #mysterythriller #podcast #radiodrama Sherlock Holmes had a sister — Belliver Holmes . She was born after Mycroft and before Sherlock. Belliver was also a detective, but unlike her famous brother, she solved the supernatural and occult crimes of the Victorian E...

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Back to Blood by Tom Wolfe , who says, in Miami, "everybody hates everybody." #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast #litfic Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse .   There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.