Talking Book Publishing with Kathleen & Adanna

Send us Fan Mail Author H. Mitchell Caldwell has turned his real-life into a new series of mysteries, the Jake Clearwater Legal Thrillers. We talk about how his work defending death row inmates before the California Supreme Court influenced his writing and added authenticity to his books. A former prosecutor turned law professor, Caldwell turns experience into dynamic, thrilling scenes. Connect Wi...

Send us Fan Mail Small Publisher Jay Hartman and Kathleen Kaiser discuss the publishing world. Why would you choose an indie small publisher? listen to this episode and find out!! they go over how submissions work, Jay's newest imprint, and what it means for prospective authors. This is a can't miss episode of Talking Book Publishing Small Publishers series.  Connect With Us Kathleen: ka...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the podcast, Kathleen interviews Victoria Alai, author of Survival 101- A Guide to Navigating the Deep Waters. Victoria is a self-proclaimed self-help addict, and is excited to share what's she's learned in life, and researching this book with the world. Don't forget to like, download and subscribe so you never miss a future episode.  Connect With...

Send us Fan Mail Kathleen talks with Jule Selbo in this episode of Talking Book Publishing. Jule is an accomplished writer, she has written plays, worked as a writer on big-name shows, screenplays, award-winning historical fiction, and now her newest series about a female detective. The ladies discuss Jule's broad career, and her newest book "10 Days." Join them in the discussion. ...

Send us Fan Mail A first in a series with small publishers, Kathleen and Laura discuss what being a small publisher is, how they work with their authors, and most importantly, what Laura is looking for in potential authors, and how to submit to her company, Capture Me Books.  https://www.capturemebooks.com Connect With Us Kathleen: kathleenkaiser.com Adanna : maddannastudio.com Podcast listeners r...

Send us Fan Mail The hive mind of Book Publicists come together in this episode with Desireé Duffy. Kathleen and Desireé discuss what an author just starting out needs to be successful in their marketing campaign. how an author can use amazon and their social media. All around great advice for either the novice or experienced self or indie published author that needs to navigate the business side...

Send us Fan Mail Hiram Sims , poet, entrepreneur, educator-discusses his journey in poetry, creating the Community Literature Initiative-a poetry publishing course geared to give writers of color a voice and help get poets published, and World Stage Press. He also discusses the Sims Library of Poetry, the largest in Los Angeles, the first black-owned library in California, and a host to over 6000...

Send us Fan Mail A brand new segment - After hours- Conversations with the producer. Where Adanna Moriarty continues the discussion with our guests for more insight into the world of publishing.   In this episode, she continues on with publisher Jose Ramirez, talking all things self-publishing, and even gets into the strange world of programming, something she always wished she knew more about. Th...

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Angle has been active in the literary community for years but her first book of a family trilogy, came out June 3. "Whiskey and Old Stogies" is the story of Rufus who gets mixed up with a North Carolina moonshining family in the '30s. In this episode, Lisa discusses her approach to character-driven books.   Connect With Us Kathleen: kathleenkaiser.com Adanna :...

Send us Fan Mail Patricia Fry is a prolific author of the Klepto Cat Mysteries (54 books) and the new Calico Cat Mystery series. She goes over her evolution from freelance article writer to non-fiction books to discovering her passion in Cozy Mysteries. She has published over 90 books. https://kleptocatmysteries.com  Connect With Us Kathleen: kathleenkaiser.com Adanna : maddannastudio.com Podcast...

Send us Fan Mail One of the most useful and informative websites for people selling eBooks on Amazon is Kindlepreneur . In this episode, Dave Chesson, founder of Kindlepreneur, discusses the many tools and resources he has on the website for self-published authors trying to reach a larger audience including over 214 articles and 74 videos. Connect With Us Kathleen: kathleenkaiser.com Adanna : madd...

Send us Fan Mail Ayn Cates Sullivan , author of children's books and a historical fiction series, "The Legends of the Grail" about Celtic women. Over the last 30 years, she has collected an outstanding number of awards for her writing. She began research for this series while on a doctoral grant in Southern England and fell in love with the stories of the fierce women warriors, heal...

Send us Fan Mail Ivor Davis discusses his long, successful career as an international journalist, New York Times syndicated entertainment columnists, cover stories for major magazines, and now an award-winning bestselling author. His career evolved by taking chances and opportunities when presented, and he encourages other writers to grab any break offered and run with it. www.ivordavisbooks.com C...

Send us Fan Mail Robert Wang talks about his award-winning book, “The Opium Lord’s Daughter,” a life-long project that he finally completed after retiring. As a historical novelist, Wang discusses how he researched the book that explains the beginnings of China’s troubles with the west, which started with the Opium Wars. www.robertwangauthor.com Connect With Us Kathleen: kathleenkaiser.com Adanna...

Send us Fan Mail Jose Ramirez , CEO of Pedernales Publishing, a top publishing service provider, discusses how his company helps authors through all of the steps from the end of editing to having their book up on all of the sale sites. He goes through how he judges the book, his work with authors as he develops covers, interior design, and more. www.pedernalesauthorservices.com Connect With Us Kat...

Send us Fan Mail Alicia Doyle , The award-winning author of “Fighting Chance” and journalist, talks about the lessons she learned as a two-time Golden Gloves champion boxer and how she has adapted those life lessons, and how it made her strong mentally to live through the pandemic. The harsh lessons from boxing made her career as a journalist easier because she had learned to stick with her story...

Send us Fan Mail Toni Lopopolo , a former executive editor at Macmillan and St. Martin’s Press turned literary agent, talks about her work with writers developing manuscripts that will get accepted by a publisher. Over a 40-year career, Toni discusses the changes in reading habits that drive the way books need to be written for today’s marketplace. She also goes over the various genres that are ge...

Send us Fan Mail Margaret Brownley , a New York Times bestselling romance author. She was writing contemporary romance for Harlequin when her agent suggested she write a historical romance working the American western sub-genre. It took her a dozen books before she hit the NY Times list. Margaret also reviews what she does to market her books, including her newsletter and a group blog www.margaret...

Send us Fan Mail Michael Bowker is a journalist turn author turned publisher. He goes over how he started at a small local newspaper then a magazine feature writer, a speechwriter, then became a bestselling author and evolved into promoting other writers through Sixty Degrees Publishing. Michael tells how he had to keeping pitching and selling stories and created a successful career and fulfilling...

Send us Fan Mail Jackie Lapin has an outstanding career as a publicist, starting with sports and then transitioning to working with people who make the world a better place. In other words, nonfiction authors of self-help books, memoirs with a message, or self-improvement. She focuses on radio, podcasts, and television for her clients along with a speaker bureau. www.consciousmediarelations.com Co...

Send us Fan Mail Penny Sansevieri, bestselling author and book marketer extraordinaire, will discuss the ins and outs of Amazon that help her sell books and her clients’ books. She goes over how she mines the metadata for insights, including Google SEO and more. As she says, she likes to nerd out on Amazon because it’s constantly changing, so she must annually update her top-selling book, “Selling...