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Readers and Writers
Author: James L Hill
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A roundtable discussion to educate listeners on a variety of issues concerning publishing and writing. Teach writers what it takes to become an author. Inform readers of new authors and the books they produce in 15 minutes weekly segments.
39 Episodes
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· You now realized you are a writer.
· Discover your genre.
· Join a writing group/class.
· Follow your dream.
· Helps if you can write the script.
· Get scriptwriting software – there are free versions.
· The difference between book and script – not everything goes into the script.
· The difference between movies and television series.
· Myron Edwards talks about writing a book from a script.
· An immediate last-minute gift.
· Great value – lots of books for little money.
· Practically everyone has an eReader.
· Benefits to writers.
· Collaborations make good gift ideas.
· For Indie Publishers we get to share our audiences and expand our reach.
· Benefits of being a multi-genre author.
· Diann Floyd Boehm talks about going from being a children author to an adult author.
· Writing in different cultures.
· Facebook builds a fan base.
· LinkedIn puts you in contact with professionals in the business.
· Twitter is good for quick ads
· What are they used for?
· What goes into a press release?
· Are they worth it?
Season 2 Episode 6 - Do what you do best. Hire someone who does what you can’t. It’s time versus money. You don’t have to do everything at once.
Season 2 Episode 5 - Advertising and marketing are extra important. Virtual vs InPerson.
o Zoom book signings.
o Facebook book launches.
o Vaxxed, Masked and meet people.
Newsletter, email, and website.
Haley Kilgour, author of the fantasy novel Nanagin, talks Instagram.
Season 2 Episode 3 - Zoom meetings brings everyone together from around the globe. Building personal relationships – a family of writers. Writers working on other’s writer's work are beta readers you know and trust.
The difference between Fairs, Writer’s Conventions, and “Comic” Cons. What to do and What to bring. Which is better for your genre. Discussion with David F. Balog author of Necromancer's Lament and Haley Kilgour author of Nanagin. Two amazing and very different fantasy novels.
Season 2 Episode 1 - We kick off our second season with a discussion on sequels and series, the differences between them.
RockHill is stepping into the arena of young readers. An interview with Gregg Rosenquist author of Uncle Zwizzler's Circus Galactica.
Where does your stories come from? Are you an internal or externally motivated person?
When and where are you most comfortable writing? What gets you in the mood?
What is it about medieval times that lends itself to magical stories? An interview with H.C. Kilgour author of Nanagin.
Good writers are good storytellers. Can you verbalize a story?
Everybody has ideas. Do you have the desire to tell the story?
Interview with publicist and marketing expert Sandy Lawerence. Everybody needs marketing. It can make a book popular but it can't make it good.