Category Archives: Self-Publishing

Alice B. Acheson – Publicity for Pennies

On September 4th, 2008 Tyler Tichelaar and Victor R. Volkman  spoke with publicist and industry veteran Alice B. Acheson about marketing on the cheap. Alice has been an independent marketing and publishing specialist working with large and small publishers since … Continue reading

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Jo Virgil – Getting Your Book into a National Book Store

On Tuesday, August  5th 2008 Irene Watson and Victor R. Volkman spoke with Jo Virgil, Community Relations Manager (CRM) at the Sunset Valley Barnes & Noble store in Austin, TX.  Jo shared the secrets of what it takes to get … Continue reading

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Jim and Linda Salisbury – Smart Self-Publishing Ideas

On Thursday, July 17th 2008 Victor R. Volkman and Tyler Tichelaar spoke with Jim and Linda Salisbury of Tabby House press about smart self-publishing ideas: tips and techniques for becoming successful without spending a ton of money. We covered essential knowledge for … Continue reading

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Graham Van Dixhorn and Susan Kendrick – Creating Powerful Book Covers

On Thursday, July  10th 2008  Irene Watson and Victor R. Volkman spoke with publishing consultants Graham van Dixhorn and Susan Kendrick of Write To Your Market about  what makes a powerful book cover and how to transform your book’s cover into your most … Continue reading

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Gini Scott Graham – Making Connections: Syndication, Publication, Agents, …

On April 3rd, 2008, Irene Watson and Victor R. Volkman spoke with author, publicity guru, and connection maker Gini Scott Graham of Making Connections, Gini spoke with us on the all-important subject of doing queries for the purposes of syndication, getting an … Continue reading

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