GP 218 - Mystery and True Crime

Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page discuss “Mystery and True Crime” with special guest author Marvin J. Wolf. Wolf is the author of the Rabbi Ben mysteries: For Whom the Shofar Blows, A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn, and the forthcoming A Tale of Two Rabbis. Marv responds to our questions, including:

1. How does mystery fiction differ from true crime?
2. What is a police procedural? Do all mysteries fall into that category?
3. Have you ever come across a story that you thought was too painful or too troubling to write?
4. How does the training and skillset of a journalist inform the work of a mystery novelist?
5. Is it a truism that social media is killing journalism these days?
6. A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn is full of Judaic scholarship. Did you just absorb all that detail over the years, or was it a research project in itself?

And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.

This episode airs on Hella Radio, KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding, Calif.

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TPV18 My Throwback - Crusader Rarebit

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time.

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TPV17 My Throwback - Midway Island

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson about how the U.S. could have lost WWII.

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TPV15 My Throwback - The Latest Look In Human Beings

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson.

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TPV14 My Throwback - The Diplomat In The Grass

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson.

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TPV13 My Throwback - Pumpkin With An Atom Bomb

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson on the secret life of JFK.

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GP 217 - Handmade Books

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-crafted editions. 

What IS a handmade book? Are there different types? How did you come to do them, and how do you market them?

And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.

This episode airs on Hella Radio, KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding, Calif.

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TPV12 My Throwback - Mousezilla

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson on the legacy of Walt Disney.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time.

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GPV57 Book Review - I Am Fire and Air

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.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV56 Book Review - The Goldfinch

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Remembrance of things painful.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV55 Book Review - The Rainbow Comes and Goes

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt. Strength of character.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV54 Book Review - Cutting for Stone

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. Coming of age in Ethiopia.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hourC weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com

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GP 216 - Writing Posts That Engage

Even if you have a publicist working for you, these days authors are expected to have an active social media presence. So we’ll get the scoop from two experts. We’ll be hearing from Stephanie Michele, founder of SocialBling.com, who is consultant in all things digital, including social media metrics. But first up is Debra Eckerling, founder of the Write On! writer’s group and a professional blogger and goal coach.

The two most important questions for authors who are promoting themselves are:

• What's an effective social media strategy?
• How do you measure success?

And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.

This episode aired on Hella Radio, KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding, Calif.

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TPV10 My Throwback - Where Did I Come From?

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball science lesson on the origins of life.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time.

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GPV49 Book Review - A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn

Here's Gerald's audio book review of A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn by Marvin J. Wolf. Second compulsive page-turner in the Rabbi Ben mystery series.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV48 Book Review - A Small Town in Germany

Here's Gerald's audio book review of A Small Town in Germany by John Le Carré. Creepy political parallels!

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV47 Book Review - Sleep Before Evening

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Sleep Before Evening by Magdalena Ball. Traumatic coming of age for a young woman - from the comforts of Long Island to the drug culture of lower Manhattan.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV46 Book Review - Purgatory Gardens

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Purgatory Gardens by Peter Lefcourt. Alpha-male competition over the local hottie in an old folks' home.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GP 215 - Writers' Groups and Coaches

Special guests writing coach Toni Lopopolo and editor/publicist Flo Selfman join host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page discuss:

• How can a writer find her voice?
• How do approaches differ for fiction and nonfiction?
• How can an author engage readers?
• What's the biggest mistake authors make?
• Is a writers' group a substitute for a coach?
• And more!

And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.

This episode aired on Hella Radio, KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding, Calif.

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TPV11 My Throwback - Crackpottery

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson about crackpot medicine and mortality.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time.

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GPV53 Book Review - Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Amanda Lester and the Pink Sugar Conspiracy by Paula Berinstein. Harry Potter for tween-age girls.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV52 Book Review - Sargents Daughters

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Sargent's Daughters by Erica E. Hirshler Biography of a painting by John Singer Sargent.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV51 Book Review - The Pidgeon Tunnel

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Pidgeon Tunnel by John le Carré. His first memoir, with surprises and some notable gaps.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GPV50 Book Review - A Short History of Nearly Everything

Here's Gerald's audio book review of A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. Loads of gee-whiz stuff from a guy who is incurably curious.

This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show half-hour weekly broadcasts on KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding (hellaradio.com) Sundays at Noon Pacific Time. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

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GP 214 - Poetry and Spoken Word

Gerald and co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page consider how poetry and spoken word before an audience can both entertain and stimulate the creative process. And...

• What IS the difference between poetry and spoken word?
• Why do you think live poetry readings and spoken-word presentations have become so popular?
• Radio shows and podcasts – particularly podcasts – of poetry seem to be gaining in popularity. Do you think this is a new opportunity for poets?
• Have you ever tried to write poetry? Spoken word?

Then we're joined by special guest, creative coach Terrie Silverman, who responds to:

• How do you help people develop and investigate their stories – whether for the page or the stage?
• How does your own work inform your teaching?
• You seem to have a talent for drawing expression out of people who want to write but haven’t had much previous success at it. What’s the secret to getting it all to flow?
• Have you ever found that someone’s work is painful, either to them or to the group? How do you deal with that?
• Of the people who intend to write memoir, how often to you find it morphing into something else?
• Is self-expression always therapeutic?
• What are the challenges of performing your writing or your stories?
• How can our listeners get in touch with you?

And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.

This episode aired on Hella Radio, KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding, Calif. on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Noon Pacific.

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