Interviews | Self-Publishing Review

Bonnie Turner – Author Interview

Note: details here about how you can complete this interview.

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

Houghton Mifflin published my middle-grade novel, The Haunted Igloo, in 1991. I actively promoted it for a few years in elementary schools until my husband became ill and went on hospice. I was then too busy caring for him to keep up the school visits, which I loved. Then the book went out of print and HMC refused to put it back into print. They also rejected my sequel, Spirit Lights. I believe much of […]

Bonnie Turner2011-10-08T17:06:44+02:00October 12th, 2010|Categories: Interviews|

Acronym of an Author: jaebi

The following is a brief interview with jaebi, an author who put intense thought into his name for about 10-15 minutes. Since then he’s barely given it another thought, so for the foreseeable future, jaebi will stand for “just another existential brief incarnation.”

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published
traditionally?

I had a ton of time to write my book. Over the pace of a few years, you begin to learn more and more about this corporatized world you guess you will eventually be submitting your awesomely formatted manuscript to–the publishing community. […]

Jaebi2011-10-08T17:25:08+02:00September 8th, 2010|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|

Eugene Wells Tries Decaf

Eugene Wells is the author of The Decaf Diet: Is Caffeine Making You Fat? in which he examines the role of caffeine in the obesity epidemic. In his book, Wells concludes that caffeine drives overeating in a number of ways and proposes two strategies for dealing with this effect.

How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published
traditionally?

I decided to self-publish after reading some horror stories about authors who go through traditional publishing houses, give up the rights to their works, and receive no support from the publisher post-publication. Self-publishing appealed to me because I […]

Eugene Wells2020-02-21T03:58:56+02:00September 3rd, 2010|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|Tags: Writing Tips|

Tune in Tokyo: A Review and Interview with Tim Anderson

Tune in Tokyo: The Gaijin Diaries is the true-life tale of a slacker, gay, viola-playing, sardonic English teacher making his way through the wilds of Tokyo. You know you’re in for a good read when the promo materials for the book are funny. A lesson to writers – your promo materials can do a lot.

The memoir is about culture shock, the sometimes absurdity of Japanese culture, but it’s mostly about Tim Anderson’s unique lens into his experiences. The book is confidently and reliably funny. The humor doesn’t have a 100% success rate, but there are so many quips that […]

Henry Baum2011-10-08T17:19:29+02:00August 18th, 2010|Categories: Book Reviews, Interviews, Lead Story|

Interview – Wade Stabler, author of ‘Rootwork’

An interview with Wade Stabler, author of ‘Rootwork’ which you can find here.

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published
traditionally?

I decided to self-publish because I heard about the long waits and difficulty of traditionally getting published. I always hear of new writers writing fantastic books, only to have them rejected by publishing agents! I just decided I would take a shortcut.

2. What self-publishing service did you use? Happy with the service?

I used CreateSpace, and I would say they do a good job. They help you from start to finish.[…]

Wade Stabler2011-10-08T17:19:48+02:00August 16th, 2010|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|

SPR interviews Mark Coker of Smashwords

Smashwords is a service for helping small and self-publishers format ebooks in diverse formats (for example: kindle, epub, PDF, Palm) and distribute them through diverse retail channels (for example Amazon, Apple, BN, Kobo, and Smashwords itself). A few weeks ago I sent Smashwords founder Mark Coker a note asking if I could interview him for my site Wetmachine & SelfPublishing Review. He said yes; I sent him some questions about the current & future state of book publishing, and he answered. His replies appear below the fold (cross-posted on Wetmachine yesterday).

I found his answers interesting and direct, and I […]

John Sundman2011-10-08T18:00:59+02:00August 5th, 2010|Categories: Interviews, Lead Story|Tags: Smashwords Tips and Articles|

This Unhappy Interview – Marc Horne Speaks

I am a huge fan of Marc Horne. And it’s not just because he’s been known to write homages to Stan Lee or name books after Morrissey songs, or even because he’s been known to say a few kind words about my own work.

His new novel, This Unhappy Planet, is a satirical dramedy about two guys who hatch a scheme to open a chain of spiritual fitness clubs, hoping to get rich quick off of bored yoga moms and affluent New Age seekers. Its brilliance is in Marc’s ability to lampoon both the main characters’ cynicism as well […]

Moxie Mezcal2011-10-08T17:27:14+02:00July 13th, 2010|Categories: Interviews|

An Interview with Henry Baum by Todd Keisling

<—That’s me, the editor of Self-Publishing Review.

Self-promotion time. I don’t do a huge amount of self-promoting about my own book here, but here goes. Case in point, didn’t mention that my novel, The American Book of the Dead, recently won the Gold IPPY award for Visionary Fiction. It also won Best Fiction at the DIY Book Festival.

Today there’s an interview up by Todd Keisling. I talk about the roots of the novel and self-publishing. On self-publishing, a snippet: