Today I have a recent interview with Bestselling Author Tara Sivec. She is the author of the Chocolate Lovers series and the top ranking novel, A Beautiful Lie, the first book in the Playing with Fire series. Author Genre: Romance/Suspense, Humor, Chick Lit About the Author: Tara Sivec is a wife, mom, chauffeur, soccer coach, babysitter, short-order [...]

A former mobile disc jockey, voiceover artist and Crazy Eddie store manager, William Westhoven was a full-time journalist from 1989 to 2011, when he fell victim to newspaper industry-wide layoffs. Since then, he has switched to fiction, writing and self-publishing novels. One-Hit Willie, a historical novel that covers 50 years of music in America, was [...]

A good interview with Guy Kawasaki about self-publishing and his new book: via Minnesota Public Radio.

Today I have a recent interview with award-winning author Melissa Foster. She is the author of three International bestselling novels and the founder of the World Literary Café, Fostering Success and the social and support network for women, the Women’s Nest. Author Genre: Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers Author Description: Award-winning, bestselling author Melissa [...]

Today I have a recent interview with industry expert and author Joanna Penn (J. F. Penn). She has one of the most popular blogs in the book writing, marketing and publishing industry. Joanna has written several business books highlighted below along with the Kindle bestselling ARKANE thrillers, Pentecost and Prophecy. Author Description: Joanna Penn is [...]

Boyd Morrison fits no easy stereotypes for a novelist. With a BS degree in mechanical engineering from Rice University, he first worked for Lockheed and NASA on a space station and other projects. He returned to grad school to earn a Ph.D. in industrial engineering at Virginia Tech. His specialty in ergonomics led him to [...]

Melissa McPhail is a classically trained pianist, violinist and composer, a Vinyasa yoga instructor, and an avid Fantasy reader. A long-time student of philosophy, she is passionate about the Fantasy genre because of its inherent philosophical explorations. For this interview, we focus on the author’s selection and use of languages in creating a world for [...]

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally? I did, but after 183 rejection letters, it was clear I was on my own. At the time I had invested over three years of my life researching, writing and working with editors on Sleeper’s Run. I wasn’t about to throw [...]

Barbara Rayne is the author of – 21 Erased – future dystopian society novel. 1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally? I am used to doing everything I can from my home, so first I wanted to see if I could publish my book without ever leaving my [...]

Mick Rooney is an author, editor and publishing consultant from the Republic of Ireland. He has published nine books since 1990, through his own imprint, using author solutions services, and he has also published through mainstream publishers. Several years ago he began researching the publishing industry, and in particular Independent, POD (print-on-demand) and subsidy/self-publishers. Many [...]