Author Interview – Peter Bowerman, Part Three

We are having a fascinating chat with Peter Bowerman, author of the book “The Well-Fed Self-Publisher” (TWFSP). If you’ve just joined us, click here for part one and here for part two. Peter, you talk quite a bit about using the Internet for promotion. How important is it for an author to establish an Internet presence? It’s critically important, given that, these days, the Internet is where so many people spend so much of their time collecting so much of the knowledge they live and operate by. As for how I established my ‘Net presence, it all went back to … Continue reading

Author Interview – Peter Bowerman

Today we are joined by Peter Bowerman, author of the book “The Well-Fed Self-Publisher” (TWFSP) reviewed yesterday. Peter, thank you for joining us. Your book teaches authors how to self-publish and be successful at it. My first question has to be, can any self-published book be successful? I’ve read a whole lot of really substandard self-published books in my day. I’d have to say – and this is based on my own reflections as well as a lot of feedback from readers – the biggest lesson of my book is the inherent viability of profitable self-publishing. “Profitable” is the key. … Continue reading

Author Interview – Aubrey Mace on Life Lessons

We are joined today by new author Aubrey Mace. If you missed the first part of our discussion with Aubrey, click here to catch up. Aubrey, like the main character in your novel, “Spare Change,” you work in a cancer treatment center. What are some of the most important lessons you’ve learned from working with cancer patients? Mostly that life is uncertain, and even though you think you have a lifetime to do all the things you want, you never know when it might be cut short. My stepbrother, who I mention at the beginning of the book, lost his … Continue reading

Author Interview – Aubrey Mace

Last week, I had the pleasure of reviewing “Spare Change.” Today I am joined by the author of that delightful chick lit romance, Aubrey Mace. Aubrey, thank you so much for taking time out of your schedule to chat with me. Is “Spare Change” your first book? This is actually my second book, although it is the first to be published. The more I talk to other authors, I hear that’s pretty common. There was about a year between when I finished the first book and when I started working on this one, and there was a time that I … Continue reading

Waiting for Writers and Readers.

Sometimes we chaff at how long it takes for things to happen, for God to answer our prayers. In the life of a writer a lot of time is spent waiting. Waiting for characters to be fleshed out. Of course we may still be writing at the same time and getting to know our characters. Waiting for a cooling off period after a draft of a manuscript is written, before going back to edit and revise. Then, when it is finally off to a publisher waiting for their response. Waiting for the postman to come with the good news of … Continue reading

Dreams and Desires Fulfilled

My talk on Saturday started off with my childhood dreams. At varying times in my life I wanted to be a wife and mother, a writer, a singer, a teacher and a missionary. Now anyone who knows me knows I’d be the world’s worst in a missionary situation. I am literally terrified of anything that creeps or crawls and much prefer my own home than being away. Over the years those childhood dreams had been pushed aside. I’d forgotten about them mostly. But God hadn’t. When I look back at those desires I had as a child of being a … Continue reading

Media Week in Review – May 5th-10th

Thank you for joining us at our look back at the week here in Media. We began the week with a look at the Christian novel, “A Bride Most Begrudging.” Constance was mistakenly sent as a tobacco bride to the new colonies in America, but she discovers that perhaps this new land holds more for her than she ever thought. American Idol runner-up Clay Aiken released another album this week, and the legendary Neil Diamond has a new offering coming soon as well. I guess we’ll all be standing in line at the music store or hovering on our favorite … Continue reading