Category Archives: Genres

Every genre has its stated and unstated rules whether it is a Mystery, Romance, Western, Sci-Fi, or Techno-thriller. Learn the mastery of the rules and marketing to people who want to read what you write in this ongoing series of guest experts.

VS Grenier – What Makes a Good Children’s Book/Series

 On October 18th, 2012, Susan Violante and Victor R. Volkman spoke with children’s author, book coach, and reviewer Virginia S. Grenier. She is  the founder & owner of Stories for Children Publishing, LLC, award-winning editor-in-chief of Stories for Children Magazine.  In … Continue reading

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Creating a Local Historical Book: Fiction and Non-Fiction Genres

Due to the overwhelming popularity of the podcast Creating A Local Historical Book, which has become our most popular download in 2012, we were compelled to release an eBook and printed book transcript of this show. The book that this episode created,  Creating … Continue reading

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Gretchen Preston – Writing as a Blind Author: Challenges and Opportunities

On September 13th, 2012 Tyler R. Tichelaar and Victor R. Volkman spoke with self-published  author and entrepreneur Gretchen Preston about the challenges and opportunities of living every day as a legally blind, visually-impaired person. Gretchen Preston is a children’s book author who … Continue reading

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Ronnie Boggess – Writing and Publishing Legacy Books

On August 25th, 2012 Susan Violante and Victor R. Volkman spoke with publisher and family archiver Ronnie Boggess.  After doing extensive research on her own family genealogy, Ronnie had both the vision and the goal to help others research and … Continue reading

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Yvonne Rose – Writing and Publishing African American Books

On April 6th 2012, Tyler R. Tichelaar and Victor R. Volkman spoke with Yvonne Rose, Associate Publisher and Senior Editor at Amber Communications Group, Inc.  Ms. Rose began her stint at Amber Books in 1998 as the co-author of the … Continue reading

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