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Season 3 | Episode 5 • Kathleen & Adanna
Kathleen and Adanna jump into the nitty gritty of what branding should look like for the author and how to incorporate it into your marketing phases across all your platforms. From interior layout to cover design and your website and social media, it’s a crucial part of book creation. Listen to the episode and get your creative juices flowing on how you want to be represented to your readership.
Season 3 |Episode 4 • Catherine Ann Jones
A memoir could be the most important thing you ever try to write. It’s not an easy journey. It takes courage and introspection, and well some grasp of your memories. In this episode, the storied Catherine Ann Jones joins Kathleen and Adanna to discuss the craft of a memoir. Catherine delivers tons of information on building your story. Even when you think, “maybe my life hasn’t been interesting enough,” you’re probably wrong. That’s where bravery comes in, to dig deep and get it out there.
Season 3 | Episode 3 • Steve Kidd
What does a successful marketing campaign take to make you a bestselling author? Today’s Talking Book Publishing’s guest is Steve Kidd. He’s a marketing guru starting out in the early days of internet marketing and the author of twenty books. He walks listeners through some key points in using Amazon and the importance of building and using your internet community to sell books, whether it’s a new release or you published 15 years ago.
Season 3 | Episode 2 • Stephanie Kemler
This episode takes a nuanced look at creating a religion and applying ancient practices to a modern-gothic coming-of-age tale. But this is not just world-building. How do you find time and discipline to get a manuscript completed? There is a wealth of wisdom for writers here.
Season 3 | Episode 1 • Scott Ellis
One in four readers is listening…
There are so many platforms to get your book into the hands of readers. But how do you choose where to put your money as a self or indie-published author? The current audiobook industry is raking in over $16b a year. Our guest today, on the first episode of season three, is Scott Ellis. He’s created a business around getting your books narrated and out into the world for readers or listeners, as the case may be. Scott goes over everything from how you get paid to how he gets paid. Plus, the benefits of producing your work in this media. A jam-packed 55 minutes, co-hosted by Kathleen kaiser and Adanna Moriarty, season three is bound to be exciting with our new platform.
Season 2 | Episode 18 • Anna Corbeaux
Do you need an editor? Have you ever wanted to pick an editor’s brain before you had to pay them? Do you even know what an editor does for your manuscript? We round out 2022 with our last episode of the season and the talented Anna Corbeaux of Corbeaux Editorial Services. Kathleen and Adanna pick the brain of a full-time working copy and developmental editor to get your questions answered.
Season 2 | Episode 17 • Rik Forgo & Steve Cafarelli
In the summer of 1972, one band soared to the top of the charts and changed the music scene forever. The Eagles brought new sound and talent into the world, creating a following and loyal fans. In today’s episode, authors Rik Forgo (Previous book: Eagles: Before the Band, book one in a trilogy on the Eagles) and Steve Cafarelli join Kathleen and discuss rock music history.
Season 2 | Episdoe 16 • William Bernhardt
Today marks the last episode of our 805 Writers Conference highlight series. Our guest is a multi-New York Times bestselling author, Creator of the Red Sneaker project, and organizer of WriterCon, William Bernhardt. Kathleen and William discuss his career as an author. From hundreds of rejections to becoming a bestseller, William has spanned three decades as an author, adjusting to the times along the way.
Season 2 |Episode 15 • Julie D. Summers
Today we explore Julie D. Summers decade-plus journey writing her upcoming book, Off My Knees: From Skid Row to Sunset Boulevard. Writing a memoir can be incredibly hard, and both Kathleen and Adanna jump into this conversation together as they try on a new platform for the podcast. Julie’s story is one of resilience and hope amid some very dark, troubling times.
Season 2 | Episode 14 • Mark Parsons
Host & Guest Guest Mark H Parsons Host Kathleen Kaiser Producer Adanna Moriarty Resources markhparsons.com About This Episode For the last several episodes, we've been doing a highlight series on the podcast, interviewing our speakers for the...
Season 2 | Episode 13 • Jule Selbo
Host & Guest Guest Jule Selbo Host Kathleen Kaiser Producer Adanna Moriarty Resources juleselbo.com About This Episode Today Kathleen has the treat of talking with award-winning author Jule Selbo, who has spent her whole career as a writer,...
Season 2 | Episode 12 • Penny Sansevieri
If you only listen to one of our podcasts this year, let it be this one…
As an indie press-seeking or self-published author, the dream is to get your hard-won book out into the hands of the public. Some will jump when offered the chance because it sounds too good to be true. In this episode, Kathleen and Penny Sansevieri go in-depth into the darker side of the publishing world. A caution for the hopeful to do their due diligence before handing money to a supposed publishing company or marketing firm.
Season 2 | Episode 11 • Bruce Carlin
This week’s episode of Talking Book Publishing is a rare treat for us. It’s never happened in the podcast’s two seasons that we get to talk with an author on the release day of their book. Today our guest Bruce Carlin is the author of Undeterred: How One Determined Vietnamese Orphan Carved Out a Place for Himself in America. This novelistic biography is an immigrant story of resilience and determination. Bruce and Kathleen discuss his writing process, the book’s subject, dive a little into the stock market, and how these pieces combine to tell a compelling once-in-a-lifetime story.
Season 2 | Episode 10 • Wendelin Van Draanen
For each writer on the publishing path, the journey is different. Today our guest is best-selling and award-winning author Wendelin Van Draanen. She writes YA fiction across genres in hopes that youth can find courage, relatability, and light in her stories.
Season 2 | Episode 9 • Brenda Vaca
Self-publishing takes a toll on the indie author’s finances. Have you ever wondered how you’re going to pull off each step, from editing to cover and interior layout design? You can’t skimp in these areas. Not to cause anxiety because there are resources out there if you’re willing to get creative.
On today’s episode, Kathleen talks with Brenda Vaca, a poet, and creator of the indie publishing house Riot of Roses. When Brenda created her book (Riot of Roses), she turned to crowdsourcing, successfully funding the entire project using a Kickstarter campaign. Come along on this conversation, get to know Brenda and what she learned through the process, so you don’t have to.
Season 2 |Episode 8 • Kimberly Davis Basso
In today’s episode, our guest Kimberly Davis Basso talks about self-publishing. She has won multiple awards for her books, two memoirs (I’m a Little Brain Dead and Birth and Other Stories), plus a new book of horror short stories (Next Door). Kimberley is a wealth of information and shares it freely with our listeners.
Season 2 | Episode 7 • LA Times Festival of Books-Part Two
In Part two of our LA Times Festival of Books author showcase, we talk with three more authors who will be in the WPN booth (#200). Norbert Soski, Author of Only Human, A Guide to the Human Operating System; Rosalinda Diaz, Author of Rom-Com Bee Stings; and Adanna Moriarty, best-selling author of Threadbare, a Patchwork of Poems that Make a Life. In this episode, you get to know each author and what you can expect from them at the festival. Both Norbert and Rosalinda have cool giveaways for the folks who buy their books during the weekend (April 23 &24), and Adanna’s publisher is bringing all sorts of goodies.
Season 2 | Episode 7 • LA Times Festival of Books-Part One
April is an exciting month for the book world. The LA Times Festival of Books is the largest book fest in the country, usually seeing 150,000 guests throughout the weekend. The last two years have put a halt to this giant outdoor festival, but 2022 brings it back to life. Expecting around 100,000 people to walk around the festival held on the USC campus in Los Angels. Every year WPN reserves a big booth, and our members join us, allowing them to really sell and hype their books up. It’s networking at its most pure. In this episode, we talk with three authors from the WPN booth, Shirley Strickland, author of The Awakening of La Muse; Tamara Miller Davis, author of Despite the Buzz; and Catherine Klatzger, author of You Will Never Be Normal. These 3 ladies have written inspiring stories, all very different voices that need to be heard.
Season 2 | Episode 6 • Derek Doepker
Best-Selling author, speaker, and marketing consultant Derek Doepker has developed an efficient way to keep new authors on track with their marketing needs. An acronym, ASPIRE, breaks down his steps in an easy-to-remember way. He studied successful authors and what they used to sell more books to develop this method. Join in the conversation with Kathleen and Derek on today’s episode of Talking Book Publishing as Derek breaks it down for you and gives direction to authors on marketing their books.
Season 2 | Episode 5 • Ravven White
On the first anniversary of indie-press Curious Corvid Publishing, Kathleen talks with founder Ravven White. They cover how the house came to be with Ravvens’s self-publishing dreams and what made her decide to open the imprint to submissions. In its first year, the fledgling Curious Corvid has published an astonishing 13 works, from Syfy/fantasy to poetry and a lovely collection of gothic works. There’s a little sneak peek into the upcoming year, with at least a book a month, and in October, the Corvid Grimoire will be released, featuring a collection of short stories from the indie publisher’s signed authors. If You are in the Los Angles area at the end of April, Curious Corvid will be at the LA Time’s Festival of Books in the Writers & Publishers Network booth #200. We hope to see you there.
Season 2 | Episode 4 • Adanna Moriarty Part One
In part two with Kathleen and Adanna, Kathleen spearheads the interview with Adanna centering it around eBooks and eBook promotions and a more in-depth look at Amazon ads and Goodreads. They cover your author website, social media, and how you tie all these elements together. They also revisit your genre aesthetic and go deeper into linking the personal elements as the author into your overall genre vibe.
Season 2 | Episode 3 • Kathleen Kaiser Part One
In part one of this two-part series with show host Kathleen Kaiser and producer Adanna Moriarty, the conversation centers around what an author needs for a successful book launch. Adanna interviews with Kathleen, asking everything from knowing your audience to what elements you need for your author platform, Amazon, Goodreads, and more. An in-depth look at marketing for your genre, this series is a can’t miss informational journey to the tools you need to sell more books.
Season 2 | Episode 2 • Patrice Karst
Patrice Karst, million-selling children’s book author of “The Invisible String.” We talk about her years-long struggle to find her audience and the amazing take-off of the paperback version with her new publisher Little, Brown Books. She now has a series of books helping children and adults deal with loss.
Season 2 | Episode 1 • Dr. Jan Yager
Want to sell your foreign rights? Dr. Jan Yager, a former traditional publishing executive, has been selling foreign rights for her books, her publishing company, and authors. Learn the simple steps to present your book and expand your revenue stream.
Episode 22 • Joe Wallenstein
Ever wonder how the public got Miranda Rights, the right to remain silent when arrested? In his historical novel, Flynn and Miranda, Joe Wallenstein recreates the story of a crusading attorney, John J. Flynn, who took an anonymous criminal denied counsel and changed the lives of Americans and police enforcement. Wallenstein bases the book on his many conversations with Flynn.
Episode 21 • Carolyn Howard-Johnson
Author of the highly successful How to Do It Frugally Series of books for authors, Carolyn is constantly in touch with writers worldwide, helping them find ways to improve their writing, editing skills, and most importantly, how to market a book without going broke. We discuss her latest book, Great Little Last-Minute Editing Tips for Writers, filled with the most common mistakes she finds in the manuscripts of new writers.
Episode 20 • H. Mitchell Caldwell
H. Mitchell Caldwell has turned his real-life into a new series of mysteries, the Jake Clearwater Legal Thrillers. We talk about how his work defending death row inmates before the California Supreme Court influenced his writing and added authenticity to his books.
Episode 19 • Jay Hartman
Untreed Reads’ publisher Jay Hartman and Host Kathleen Kaiser discuss the world of small presses. Why would you choose an indie small publisher? Listen to this episode and find out!! They go over how submissions work, Jay’s newest imprint, and what it means for prospective authors. This is a can’t miss episode of Talking Book Publishing Small Publishers series.
Episode 18 • Victoria Alai
Kathleen interviews Victoria Alai, author of Survival 101- A Guide to Staying Afloat in The Deep Waters of Life. Victoria is a self-proclaimed self-help addict, and is excited to share what she’s learned in life, and researching this book with the world. Don’t forget to like, download and subscribe so you never miss a future episode.
Episode 17 • Jule Selbo
Kathleen talks with Jule Selbo in this episode of Talking Book Publishing. Jule is an accomplished writer, she has written plays, worked as a writer on big-name shows, screenplays, award-winning historical fiction, and now her newest series about a female detective. The ladies discuss Jule’s broad career, and her newest book “10 Days.” Join them in the discussion.
After Hours – Conversations with the Producer
Season 2 | Episdoe 16 • William Bernhardt
Today marks the last episode of our 805 Writers Conference highlight series. Our guest is a multi-New York Times bestselling author, Creator of the Red Sneaker project, and organizer of WriterCon, William Bernhardt. Kathleen and William discuss his career as an author. From hundreds of rejections to becoming a bestseller, William has spanned three decades as an author, adjusting to the times along the way.
Season 2 | Episode 14 • Mark Parsons
Host & Guest Guest Mark H Parsons Host Kathleen Kaiser Producer Adanna Moriarty Resources markhparsons.com About This Episode For the last several episodes, we've been doing a highlight series on the podcast, interviewing our speakers for the...
Episode 14 • Hiram Sims
Hiram Sims, poet, entrepreneur, educator-discusses his journey in poetry, creating the Community Literature Initiative-a poetry publishing course geared to give writers of color a voice and helps get poets published, and the companion World Stage Press. He also discusses the Sims Library of Poetry, the largest in Los Angeles, the first black-owned library in California, and a host to over 6000 books of poetry. Hiram has a passion for poetry and getting books out into the world. He will be one of the guest speakers at the 805 Writers Conference in November of 2021.
After Hours – Conversations with the Producer • 4.2 Jose Ramirez
A brand-new segment – After Hours- Conversations with the Producer. Adanna Moriarty continues the discussion with our guests for more insights into the world of publishing.
In this first episode, she talks with publisher Jose Ramirez, talking all things self-publishing, and even gets into the strange world of programming, something she always wished she knew more about.
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