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

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

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 a Local Historical Book: Fiction and Non-Fiction Genres can be found on Amazon Kindle, BN Nook, Kobo NOOK, and everywhere else quality eBooks are found.  Special thanks to Tyler R. Tichelaar for helping us create such an amazing episode for the ages.

Cathy Stucker – Author Blogging – Tips on Why and How

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On February 16th, 2012 Irene Watson and Victor R. Volkman spoke with author and marketing guru Cathy Stuckeron the basics of effective blogging AND promoting your blog.  Best known as the Idea Lady, Cathy Stucker helps authors, entrepreneurs and professionals attract customers and make themselves famous with techniques that make marketing easy, inexpensive and even fun.  We covered a myriad of topics, including:

  • Does blogging really sell books?
  • What is the best way to set up a blog?
  • What should authors blog about?
  • What about fiction authors?
  • How do you find the time to write for a blog without neglecting your “real” writing?
  • How personal should a blog be?
  • How do you handle blogging if you write in multiple genres or under more than one name?
  • How can authors attract readers to their blogs?

Cathy Stucker

Cathy Stucker
Cathy is the author of several books, and she has appeared on television and radio programs from coast to coast. Cathy has been featured in articles in Woman’s Day, Black Enterprise, the New York Times and the Associated Press, among others.Cathy is also the founder of SellingBooks.com, a site about all aspects of writing, publishing and marketing books. You will get free tips and advice about publishing, as well as an audio program about building your author platform, when you sign up for Cathy’s free newsletter at SellingBooks.com  Make Things Happen: Six Simple Steps to Getting Whatever You Want
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Tom Cornett – Writing Humor and Satire

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On July 21, 2011 Irene Watson and Victor R. Volkman spoke with humorist and songwriter Tom Cornett. He is a Midwestern writer who has collaborated with country singers in Nashville as well as writing and co-writing novelty (comedy) songs and parodies.  Tom is a student of the observational school of comedy and enjoys putting a twist on reality.  He releases his comedy music under the pseudonym “Twisted Tom“.  He spoke with us on a variety of humor writing points including:

  • Basics of comedy songwriting
  • Observing human nature as the source of the absurd
  • The importance of collaboration
  • Humor vs. satire
  • Parodies
  • Point-of-view in comedy
  • Handling rejection effectively

Tom Cornett

Tom Cornett
 Tom also writes a blog in addition to his music sites on ReverbNation and MySpace
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Dion McInnis – Turning Memories into Memoirs, Autobiographies, Short Stories and Nonfiction

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On July 7th, 2011 Tyler R. Tichelaar and Victor R. Volkman spoke with writing coach and author Dion McInnis about how anyone can learn to write an engaging memoir.  He teaches Memories to Memoirsworkshops at a variety of outlets, as well as teaching photography.  He fell in love with writing by the time he was 12 and photography at 6.  During the day, he is a university administrator, and every moment of every day he is a writer/photographer/speaker/poet.   We covered a range of topics on memoir including

  • Using writing cues to jog your memory
  • The Horizontal Timelines and how they can co-ordinate the story of your life
  • The importance of preserving your point-of-view while recovering memories
  • Choosing fiction or non-fiction as your final product
  • Using old photos to stimulate memories and discover context
  • Non-verbal methods of bringing yourself back in time
  • And much more!

Dion McInnis

Dion McInnis
Dion McInnis has always loved the stories of his life and the lives of those he encountered.  He believes in the richness, wisdom and humanity of stories.  Over time, he realized that it is harder to rekindle memories and find the ways to turn them into stories, whether for memoirs, autobiographies, short stories and so on.  So, he developed a way to find the memories and turn them into words.  His most recent book is entitled Daddin’: The Verb of Being a Dad.

Daddin': The Verb of Being a Dad

Daddin': The Verb of Being a Dad
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Patrika Vaughn – The Right Mentor for Your Book?

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On June 1st, 2011 Irene Watson and Tyler R. Tichelaar interviewed writer, publisher, and marketing guru Patrika Vaughn on how to choose the right mentor. Patrika Vaughn has 25 years of experience include every aspect of writing, publishing, and marketing. She is a columnist with articles published in more than 100 national journals and magazines. She spoke with us today on these key points: 

  • Know your audience and what potential mentors know about that audience
  • Interview them:  find one who is ‘on your wavelength’
  • Know what type of help you need
  • Be able to take criticism
  • Don’t choose a dictator!

Patrika Vaughn

Patrika Vaughn
Patrika Vaughn’s books have appeared in print, audio books, and eBook formats. As a ghostwriter she has written books of both fact and fiction for industrialists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists, world travelers and international executives. As a Literary Agent, Patrika has placed writers with Prentice-Hall, McGraw Hill Publications, Harcourt Brace Jovanovitch, and other top tier publishers.  She is currently publisher and  President of Acappela Publishing

Everything You Need to Know to Write, Publish and Market Your Book

Everything You Need to Know to Write, Publish and Market Your Book
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