Apr 24
Carol Bond (who writes under the pseudonym Ellen Mae Franklin) is considered to be the fairy godmother of writers. She runs a very popular blog with a sole purpose of interviewing the best writers around. Now, some may say she is a rival, but I don’t see it that way. We both have our own …
Apr 22
Buck Stienke is a writer you seldom see interviewed alone. I know Buck Stienke and Ken Farmer as a team, but I interviewed them separately to profile them as individuals. Together they have written a series of bestsellers without using the techniques long associated with selling books in the modern age. They do not …
Apr 21
Yesterday, I took part in a webinar that included author J.W. Northrup. It has been a rollercoaster month for J.W. as his book The Gold Slaves geared up for release. The Gold Slaves is now available through Amazon and his publisher’s website. So what does J.W. feel about the world of the published author? We …
Apr 19
A few weeks ago I was asked by a friendly bestseller J.W. Northrup to sit for an interview. I’m not averse to that at all. He caught me during a break from my usual schedule of interviews and posed some questions to me. I thought that was it… but, oh NO! The next day he …
Apr 17
As an actor you are creating with every living breath. Ken Farmer is a guy who has been creating characters and breathing life into the written word for many years. What happens when an actor becomes a writer? Well, sometimes guys like Dirk Bogarde make it. Sometimes they don’t. Ken Farmer made it, and he …
Apr 15
I woke up a week ago and found an email from a man called Mark Willerton. Now, as a guy who makes a living from interviewing and promoting authors, I wasn’t surprised at all to wake up to work. It happens all the time. I opened the email over breakfast and downed my first coffee …
Apr 13
It’s always rather daunting to think about promoting a book. Most writers find promotion to be the biggest roadblock as they move toward success. Why is promotion such a problem? The main problem is where to start. Where do you start with promotion? How do you know which road to take? How can you tell …
Apr 13
Andrew Tunney is one of those guys who has achieved great success in probably the hardest creative business to break into. He is an artist, an applauded artist. His first comic was called GIRL&BOY. Not only was it an instant sales success, it was nominated as best comic in the first British comic awards. So …
Apr 11
“I wanna be… Number One!” Lloyd explained, as we sat down to discuss the hit that is his latest book. “Eden’s Warriors has done it for me. I have never known one of my books to move so quickly.” Lloyd would argue that he is the greatest writer of all time. Now, you may sit …
Apr 10
J.W. Northrup and I had a chat the other day. He was writing as usual as we started the interview. J.W. is always writing, and his concentration face is always stern. He is becoming aware of his own talents as people read his blog and listen to his words. Anyway, I sat down and bided …
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