On this meaningful day in this fraught season, we're re-releasing our most popular episode ever. When we chose this topic, we had no idea the marvels we'd find. No matter what your beliefs, there are hopeful thoughts here. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast
Listen to an excerpt from the new mystery-thriller. #podcast #audiobook #mysterythriller #booklovers #bookreviewers #newrelease Here's the story: A lapsed divinity student who is fascinated by astrophysics finds his best friend shot dead in a cornfield. It looks like suicide. Having returned to his farm roots near Lake of the Ozarks, Evan works as a skip tracer for the local car dealer. He learns his friend was involved in a dispute over farmland ownership that goes back two centuries - complica...
Our host Gerald Everett Jones and co-host Cheyenne Cockrell discuss how to promote books on social media. They cover author blogs, sponsored ads, post engagement, viral distribution, author profiles, and advance reviews. Then our co-host Thomas Page offers an essay on George Orwell's grim political satires. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast As always, there's more help for self-published authors and book promoters on getpublishedradio.com ....
In this gig economy, they're telling you - Don't go get a job, make one for yourself! Create a new product or service! After all, it's the American Way... #amwriting #selfpub #podcast Narrator Michael Gilboe reads Mr. Ballpoint, a comic novel by our radio host Gerald Everett Jones. It's called entrepreneurship. It might be risky, but along the way it's a lot of fun. The introduction of the first ballpoint pen to the U.S. in 1945 was a marketing sensation. And the first day it went on sale at Gim...
How do you find documents and ephemera that are not available online? Our host Gerald Everett Jones describes the research tools and sources he used to access institutional archives, including microfilm, rare books, paintings, genealogical records, and interviews with descendants and scholars. It's a recap of his 20-year quest for evidence behind the art scandal in his historical novel Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast
There seems to be a lot of interest in books that get made one at a time. We’ll hear from Jacob Samuel, a fine-arts publisher whose limited-edition books are so carefully crafted they’re considered museum pieces even when they’re new. And we also welcome David Drum, a journalist, novelist, and poet who makes and sells his own hand-crafted editions. Drum is also the author of the new Gothic novel Heathcliff: The Lost Years (fans of Wuthering Heights take note). #amwriting #selfpub #podcast What I...
Stuart Appleton reads from our show host Gerald Everett Jones 's satirical novel My Inflatable Friend. This silly book is the first in his trilogy The Misadventures of Rollo Hemphill . The audiobook is available from Audible, and the book as paperback or ebook from booksellers. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #humor #satire ( Music by Audionautix.com ) Boychik lit??!! A car jockey at a luxury hotel in Beverly Hills, youthful hacker-turned-slacker Rollo Hemphill devises a screwball scheme for making...
Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page have a roundtable discussion of “First Amendment Challenges.” What are the limits on self-expression? #amwriting #selfpub #podcast For example: Does it mean total freedom? What about "Fire!" in a crowded theater? Is there a difference between gossip and slander? Libel? Plagiarism? Fair use? How might satire and parody be an exception? Fan fiction? What about PC labels? Rights to privacy for the deceased? What is Errors ...
Happy Valentine's Day! Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page discuss “Love and Relationships” with special guest author A. G. Billig, author of I Choose Love. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast Andreea responds to our questions, including: What makes you an expert on love and relationships? With closed eyes you sound like Andriana Huffington-- your accent's not from around here is it? Tell us about your media career in Bucharest and how that ties into your work a...
Our show host, author Gerald Everett Jones , reads from the second book in his Evan Wycliff Mystery series, Preacher Fakes a Miracle. The event at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena was sponsored by the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC). #amwriting #selfpub #podcast getpublishedradio.com
GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us a throwback science/history lesson about John Stuart Bell' s quantum proof of human consciousness affecting matter. Thoughts are things! As you think, it shall be! #scifi #bookreview #podcast #amwriting Our show host Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse . There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com....
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Art Thief by Noah Charney . A three-way theft thriller dripping with painterly art history. #bookreview #amwriting #podcast #arthistory Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse . There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of I Am Fire and Air: Beyond Good and Evil by William Anthony. YA sci-fi quest with high-tech adversaries. #scifi #ya fiction #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview Our host Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Map and the Territory by Michel Houellebecq . A bizarre tale of murder in the art world. #amwriting, #selfpub, #podcast, #bookreview #mysterythriller #crimefiction Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Preacher Finds a Corpse: An Evan Wycliff Mystery. There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com
We don’t know whether it’s a retro response to today’s media, but there seems to be a lot of interest in books that get made one at a time. We’ll hear from Jacob Samuel , a fine-arts publisher whose limited-edition books are so carefully crafted they’re considered museum pieces even when they’re new. And we also welcome David Drum , a journalist, novelist, and poet who makes and sells his own hand-crafted editions. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast What IS a handmade book? Are there different types? ...
GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson on the legacy of Walt Disney . #podcast #amwriting #booklovers Tom is the author of the recently re-released The Man Who Would Not Die. Our show host Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse . There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com....
Narrator Rebecca Roberts reads an excerpt from our show host Gerald Everett Jones 's historical thriller about a 19th century art scandal. (Audiobook available from Audible.com.) Gerald's new mystery-thriller is Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #audiobook #histfic
Our Guest Post is the pilot episode from the forthcoming radio series The Case Files of Belliver Holmes , titled "The Game is Now Afoot." #mysterythriller #podcast #radiodrama Sherlock Holmes had a sister — Belliver Holmes . She was born after Mycroft and before Sherlock. Belliver was also a detective, but unlike her famous brother, she solved the supernatural and occult crimes of the Victorian Era. The Case Files of Belliver Holmes series is produced as an exciting retro radio-style adventure w...
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Back to Blood by Tom Wolfe , who says, in Miami, "everybody hates everybody." #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast #litfic Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse . There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Narrator Michael Gilboe reads and excerpt from our show host's comic novel Mr. Ballpoint about the wacky sales campaign that introduced the first ballpoint pen in 1945 (Audible.com). #selfpub #amwriting #podcast #humor #ballpoint Gerald Everett Jones is also the author of the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com....
Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page discuss the mystery genre with special guest author Marvin J. Wolf . Wolf is the author of the Rabbi Ben mysteries: For Whom the Shofar Blows, A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn, and A Tale of Two Rabbis. #amwriting #selfpub #mysterythriller #podcast #booklovers Marv responds to our questions, including: How does mystery fiction differ from true crime? What is a police procedural? Do all mysteries fall into that category? Have y...
Three book reviews about musicianship: An Equal Music by Vikram Seth , The Bear Comes Home by Rafi Zabor , and the movie A Late Quartet . You know you are hearing seasoned musicians from the very first notes. #bookreview #podcast #amwriting #musicianship Our show host Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse . There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com....
Narrator Rebecca Roberts reads from our show host's historical essay, The Death of Hypatia and the End of Fate , about the librarian of ancient Alexandria who was murdered by a mob of religious zealots (Audible.com). Gerald Everett Jones is also the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #history #science #podcast There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com....
When we first considered doing a show on the nonfiction book category of spirituality and metaphysics, we weren't sure how our audience would receive the topic. After all, we're not about preaching to anyone. The world of self-publishing is a big tent, with a broad welcome mat - and we want to keep it that way. Our first impulse was to invite one or more authors whose books are popular and get their views on how people have responded to their work. But then we had the idea to invite someone who ...
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Rainbow Comes and Goes: A Mother and Son on Life, Love, and Loss by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt . Strength of character. #bookreview #podcast #amwriting #celebrity #memoir Our show host Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse . There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com....
Narrator Stuart Appleton reads from our show host's satiric novel about the hapless Rollo Hemphill, who fails ever upward as he pursues the girl of his dreams (Audible.com). #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #humor #audiobook Gerald Everett Jones is also the author of the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Who can tell an author where the pitfalls are before she breaks an ankle? Joining Gerald, Cheyenne, and Tom is Sharon Goldinger , Vice President of the Publishers Association of Los Angeles , who is a professional book shepherd. Sharon is a professional writer and editor and the owner of PeopleSpeak, and she’s an expert on manuscript preparation. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast Then Steven Spatz , CEO of BookBaby , tells us what his survey of 8,000 authors discovered about what works and what doesn...
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Invisible by Paul Auster . A literary thriller with bizarre twists. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse . #amwriting #podcast #selfpub #bookreview There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Listen to an excerpt from the new mystery-thriller. #podcast #audiobook #mysterythriller #booklovers #bookreviewers #newrelease Here's the story: A lapsed divinity student who is fascinated by astrophysics finds his best friend shot dead in a cornfield. It looks like suicide. Having returned to his farm roots near Lake of the Ozarks, Evan works as a skip tracer for the local car dealer. He learns his friend was involved in a dispute over farmland ownership that goes back two centuries - complica...
Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page discuss bookstore retailing with special guest Jack Leidner , past proprietor of Clemens & Company bookstore in Newman, Georgia. Are the indie bookstores, in fact, making a comeback? #amwriting #selfpub #podcast Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse . And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources a...
