| On December 5th, 2009 Irene Watson and Victor R. Volkman interviewed author and editor Debbie Herald on writing for the erotic romance marketplace. Debbie Herald is an author and Editor currently working for Lyrical Press. Her two most recent books are Perfect Game and Sweet Dreams, available from BookStrand paperback and on Amazon Kindle formats under the pseudonymn Jordana Ryan. Among questions which Debbie answered for us were
What makes a good erotic romance?
What is the difference between erotic romance and pornography?
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If a writer uses naughty words does that automatically make it erotic romance?
If you write erotic romance can you branch out to difference sub genres with success?
What makes erotic romance so highly successful in epublishing?
Is there a standard for how much sex should go into an erotic romance?
As an editor what do you like to see in a sex scene?
What pushes the boundaries if anything in erotic romance?
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| Debbie has enjoyed the written word since she was a child and takes a specific liking to Contemporary and Historical romance. Debbie enjoys working with authors to polish their work and see it through to publication. When not writing or editing she can often be found cooking, with her friends, or with her young child doing any number of things. |
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On November 19th, 2009 Victor R. Volkman and Irene Watson interviewed media release guru Paul Krupin about whether Press Releases are still revelant to marketing your books in 2009. Krupin is the author of numerous books about publicity, search engines, and other topics. His latest book Trash Proof News Releases is also available as a free eBook download. We covered a wide-range of talking points, including
- So What Exactly Is A News Release?
- Why Is This So Hard To Do? What Makes This So Special?
- So What Exactly Do Media People Look For When They Receive A News Release?
- So What Do You Need To Do To Write A News Release That Really Works & Truly Gets Media Attention?
- How do you know when you’re ready?
- What Specifically Should Authors Do To Create This Galvanizing Candy – This Magic Script .
- What is the Magic Formula (DPAA+H)? (“Dramatic Personal Achievement in the face of Adversity, plus a little Humor”)
- Which Are Better For Authors To Aim At – Book Reviews Or Feature Stories & Why?
- How do you know when you achieve success with a news release?
- So once you have a trash proof news release, what do you do with it
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| Paul J. Krupin is a former US government scientist and once-upon-a-time lawyer (best kind) would much rather be fishing on the Columbia River, which is less than a mile from where he lives in Eastern Washington State. He’s has hundreds and hundreds of publishing clients who range from NY Times best sellers (like Dan Brown, Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Andy Andrews) to first timers and seasoned self publishers and small press publishers we know and talk with on all of the online discussion group lists.Favorite Quote – You reach happiness and success when you help the people you can help the most and get rich at the same time. |
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Authors Afterburner is the post-game show where we get to talk about whatever’s on our minds. Please note dear listener that this is not the regular Authors Access show and we don’t promise anything much except to present our news and views of interest to authors and publishers. So let’s light the afterburners and see what’s on our minds tonight….
Irene and Victor consider the firestorm surrounding the new FTC guidelines about bloggers and product reviews. Irene cuts through the hype to deliver a thoughtful consideration about what it all means.
On October 1st, 2009 Tyler R. Tichelaar and Victor R. Volkman spoke with Paul Muckley, senior editor for non-fiction at Barbour Publishing, a Christian book publisher. He helped answer some key questions that face authors entering the Christian book market, including
- What exactly is a “Christian audience”? How narrow—or broad—is that category?
- What really is a “Christian book”? What does a “Christian book” include, or exclude?
- How does Christian fiction differ from secular fiction? What is included or excluded from a specifically “Christian” novel?
- How does one’s Christian faith “come through” in a manuscript? What should—and shouldn’t—be done in assembling a manuscript?
- How can an author know whether his or her idea fits a particular Christian publisher’s niche?
- What does a publisher want to see in a book proposal? What helps—or hurts—a prospective author’s submission?
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| Paul Muckley works at Barbour Publishing overseeing projects ranging from Bible reference to children’s activity books, daily devotionals to Bible crosswords and word searches. He’s been with Barbour since 1998. Paul and his wife, Laurie, have adopted three children, and like to serve as unofficial ambassadors for adoption. |
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