An Interview with Bestselling Author Tara Sivec

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 cook, genius and the funniest person she’s ever met. She lives in Ohio with her husband and two kids. In her spare time she likes to write and make people spit Diet Coke out of their nose. Most of her material comes […]

James Moushon2019-02-19T06:21:46+02:00February 25th, 2013|Categories: Interviews, Lead Story|

A Name and a Face: Exorcising My Anonymity

I want to tell you about something that happened to me a couple of months ago. After spending most of 2012 working on the edits of my second novel and putting off multiple opportunities to visit family in the process, the prospect of killing two birds with one stone—visiting family and promoting the book—seemed like a good idea. Near the end of October, my wife and I packed up the car with our suitcases and a huge box of books. We hit the road.

In the weeks leading up to our departure, I did what any other author is supposed […]

Todd Keisling2014-05-05T22:34:16+02:00January 29th, 2013|Categories: Features, Lead Story|Tags: Book Promotion Articles|

Free Books: Just Give it Away?

I have a Free Book Promotion coming up and I keep hearing the George Strait song ‘Give it Away’ playing in my ears. (Now you know where I get some of the inspirations for my posts). It was time for me to do some research and talk to several successful authors on how to do this and what their experiences were in giving their books away.

Free books have been a custom in traditional paper books for as long as book reviews have been written. They came with the territory. They were sent directly to a person or an […]

James Moushon2019-02-18T12:10:40+02:00December 20th, 2012|Categories: Lead Story, Resources|Tags: Amazon News and Tips|

Diary in the Dark: A Whirlwind Self-Publishing Story

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 released in December of 2011. The Puddingstone Well, a contemporary mystery-fantasy, was released on October 26, 2012, three days before Superstorm Sandy hit the Jersey Shore.

Westhoven began writing his personal account of surviving the storm just three days after getting power restored […]

Lela Michael2012-12-12T13:58:28+02:00December 12th, 2012|Categories: Interviews, Lead Story|

Adventures in Innovation, Or: How To Make An Ebook You Can Feel (A Story of Snot and Letting Go)

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Returning to my last article on SPR, one year later, I’m struck by a comment left by a reader named Ron Fritsch. The article was about my self publishing experiment, the Bookdrive, and Ron seemed to really like my idea. He liked the potential of a multimedia reading experience provided by a USB Book. But naturally he had some questions.

There is one question in particular that, one year ago, I glossed over quickly in favour of the lower hanging fruit. After a tough year, and of a lot of hard work making my idea into reality, all […]

Mark Kowgier2012-11-29T14:28:39+02:00November 29th, 2012|Categories: Features, Lead Story|

Book Author: An Interview with Melissa Foster

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 Foster is a touchstone for the indie publishing community and a tireless advocate for women.

She is the founder of the World Literary Café, Fostering Success, and The Women’s Nest , as well as a Community Builder for the Alliance of Independent Authors […]

James Moushon2019-02-18T12:12:24+02:00November 23rd, 2012|Categories: Interviews, Lead Story|

A Conversation with Boyd Morrison – An Early Adapter of Self-Publishing Gone Mainstream

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 work on electronic program guides for TVs and digital satellite systems at RCA. When his wife, in becoming a physician, secured her residency in Washington State, Morrison found a dream job working at Microsoft in the Xbox division, helping create games. Handsome with piercing blue […]

Christopher Meeks2012-08-16T11:30:11+02:00August 16th, 2012|Categories: Interviews, Lead Story|

Interview: Fantasy Author Melissa McPhail on the Use of Languages

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 her fantasy series, A Pattern of Shadow & Light. Our story is set in the mythical realm of Alorin, three centuries after a massive war which almost wiped out an entire race called the Adepts.

SELF-PUBLISHING REVIEW: In my SPR review of Cephrael’s Hand[…]