GP 203A Breaking into Print - With Guests Gary Young (IWOSC) and Mark Coker (Smashwords)

 

Our guests are Gary Young, president of the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC.org) and Mark Coker, CEO of Smashwords (smashwords.com).

We talk with Gary about why writers might seek the company of their peers in writers' organizations, the how and why of book proposals, and how to get started in self-publishing. Gary's book on bereavement and recovery is Loss and Found.

Mark calls in to help us understand the trends in ebook publishing. His company Smashwords is the fastest-growing ebook publisher, providing access to not only Amazon Kindle but various channels for EPUB (public format) distribution worldwide.

Gerald concludes with a story about how he published his father's memoir Searching for Jonah in hardcover in time for the author's last birthday.

This episode aired on Hella Radio, KNNN-FM 87.7 Redding, Calif. on Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Noon Pacific.

 

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GPV15 Book Review - Forever Panting

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Forever Panting by Peter De Vries. A struggling actor divorces his wife and marries his mother-in-law!

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV14 Book Review - BMW 5-Series M Car

Here's Gerald's audio book review of BMW 5-Series M Car by Robert P. Hall. Three models that can be "reconditioned" to rival a Ferrari.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV13 Book Review - Adultery

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Adultery by Paulo Coelho. A bored housewife seeks communication in a political lover.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV12 - Sweet Tooth

 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan. Sweethearts are tested in their role of "spy"-- for each other. 

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV11 Book Review - Sense of an Ending

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes. A middle-aged man suffers a mid-life crisis and rewrites history to make himself a hero.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GP 213A - Memoir

Gerald and his cohosts discuss challenges in writing confessional true stories.

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GPV10 Book Review - Right Ho Jeeves

 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV09 Book Review - Prime Rib Boxcars Whatever Happened to Victoria Station

 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Prime Rib and Boxcars: Whatever Happened to Victoria Station? by Tom Blake.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV08 Book Review - Prague Cemetery

 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco about the roots of fascism in Europe.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV07 Book Review - My Voice Will Go with You

Here's Gerald's audio book review of My Voice Will Go With You: The Teaching Tales of Milton H. Erickson by Milton Erickson and Sidney Rosen.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV06 Book Review - Abandoned In Hell

 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Abandoned in Hell: The Fight for Vietnam's Firebase Kate by William Albracht and Marvin Wolf.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GP 216A - 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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GPV05 Book Review - The Professor of Desire

 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Professor of Desire by Philip Roth.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV04 Book Review - I Do and I Don't

 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of I Do and I Don't: A History of Marriage in the Movies by Jeanine Basinger.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV03 Book Review - The Ballad of the Black and Blue Mind

 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Ballad of the Black and Blue Mind by Anne Roiphe.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV02 Book Review - The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV01 Book Review - Forgery of Venus

 

Gerald's book review of The Forgery of Venus by Michael Gruber, a thriller about art crime and psychosis.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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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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GPV24 - Book Review - Bill Bryson's Shakespeare

 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Shakespeare by Bill Bryson. The two biggest influences on the English language have been The King James Bible and the Bard's plays.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV23 - Book Review - President Me

 

We honor President's Day with humor about policies that seemed to be silly at the time.

Here's Gerald's audio book review of President Me: The America That's in My Head by Adam Carolla. Silly and eerily predictive!

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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GPV22 - Book Review - Long Lavender Look

 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Long Lavender Look by John D. MacDonald. Throwback soldier of fortune Travis McGee is not exactly p.c. In fact, he makes James Bond look like a feminist.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV21 - Book Review - A Good Year

 

Here's Gerald's audio book review of A Good Year by Peter Mayle. It's a wine-business startup story with a little romance and a lot of food!

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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GPV20 - 2014 Book Awards - Gerald's Picks

 

Gerald recaps notable books - fiction and nonfiction - he's read by authors he knows personally: Morrie Ruvinsky, Marvin J. Wolf, Magdalena Ball, John D. Rachel, Catherine Delors, Marilyn Anderson, Thomas Page, and Jim and Jean Anton.

This featurette originally aired on KRLA-AM 890 Los Angeles and now 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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TPV31 - My Throwback - Summer '77

GetPublished! co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page discusses Star Wars, sci-fi, and the summer of 1977.

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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