Podcasts about book publicists

Gerald Everett Jones won six book awards in 2020, seven in 2021, and six in 2022: 2022 - Independent Press Award (IPA) Distinguished Favorite in General Fiction and Reader's Choice 5 Star in Fiction for "Harry Harambee's Kenyan Sundowner." National Association of Book Entrepreneurs (NABE) Pinnacle Best in Mystery and TheBookFest Spring Third Place in Mystery Murder & Crime for "Preacher Raises the Dead." TheBookFest Spring Honorable Mention in Literary Fiction for "Clifford's Spiral." International Review of Books Gold in Fiction for "My Inflatable Friend." 2021 - NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite in General Fiction, NABE Pinnacle Best in Literary Fiction, Florida Authors and Publishers Association (FAPA) President's Award Bronze, Royal Dragonfly Honorable Mention in Literary Fiction, Shelf Unbound Best Indies Top Shelf 100 in Fiction, Book Publicists of Southern California IRWIN Best in Literary Fiction for "Harry Harambee's Kenyan Sundowner." NABE Pinnacle Best in Mystery for "Preacher Finds a Corpse."

We're speaking with Leah Paulos, founder and director of the Brooklyn-based book publicity firm, Press Shop PR about what publicists do for academic writers: primarily, helping readers find your book! We talk about why an academic might hire a book publicist; at what stages of writing a book it makes sense to hire a publicist; publicist pricing; what authors can do on their own to create more of a buzz around their book. Don't forget to rate and review our show and follow us on all social media platforms here: https://linktr.ee/writingitpodcast Contact us with questions, possible future topics/guests, or comments here: https://writingit.fireside.fm/contact

Ep 060: One thing that we hear all the time from our clients – “You know what? I could write a book!” And we will add, our clients are great storytellers! They've lived many interesting lives and can weave their experiences into story ideas that are very compelling. BUT many of us have never written before! Where would we start? What are some things that novice writers do that get us stuck? What things SHOULD we know before we go down this road? Well, that's the premise for this show..."HOW TO WRITE YOUR BOOK AND GET PUBLISHED!" Our next guest is an award-winning investigative journalist and novelist, he is the author of 21 books and more than 4,000 articles. He also served as the senior speechwriter (wrote 232 speeches) and consultant to a guy who served two terms as Mayor of Los Angeles.  Additionally, he was the Executive Editor of one of the largest business magazines in the US, and for several years he worked as the Publishing Director for a series of health books.  He has successfully negotiated publishing contracts in 15 countries. He is also the co-founder of Sixty Degrees Publishing. Our guest enjoys sharing his passion for telling stories about the sometimes inspirational, sometimes illegal, but always compelling things that people do. His newest novel, GODS OF OUR TIME: A Paris Love Story, recently won the Best International Novel of the Year award from the Book Publicists of South California. He has written for the L.A. Times, N.Y. Times, and Reader's Digest, and he and he has been featured on CBS, NBC, ABC, 20/20, the Oxygen Channel, HBO, and more than 150 radio stations nationwide. He has worked as a freelance writer and editor for several years and now serves as CEO of Sixty Degrees Publishing, which offers an author-friendly environment 'where art and literature meet'.  He loves working with authors to help them write, publish, and promote their work. Please welcome Michael Bowker to The Retirement Success in Maine Podcast! Chapters: Welcome, Michael Bowker! [3:00] What are the right steps to take when starting your writing journey? [15:55] What things lead novice writers to get stuck? [20:25] What if I have a great story in my head, but I can't develop the skills to write? How can I get my story told? [27:20] What if my writing has some commercial success? What does a publicity tour for writing look like? [35:43] What is the process of turning a story you've written into a television series or movie? How is ownership of your work affected? [43:47] How do we go about writing our own life (or someone else's) story? [49:36] How will Michael find his personal Retirement Success? [57:49] Ben and Curtis discuss the episode. [1:01:52]

Kathleen Kaiser Bio Beginning as a music journalist turned publicist, Kathleen Kaiser's career spans over 50 years of involvement in the most exciting industries of her generation. From rock and roll in the 60s and 70s to the digital/internet revolution of the late 80s, 90s, and 00s, she has been a marketing professional for Fortune 100 companies, small startups, and conferences/tradeshows around the world. She turned her focus to the literary community in 2008 when she released her first novel. Currently, she is finishing a memoir on her days in rock and roll. She had four books on the music industry published in the 70s and wrote for both American and international publications. Named Publicist of the Year in 2016 by the Book Publicists of Southern California for her contributions to the literary community, Kathleen maintains a small list of clients that allow her time to continue her volunteerism. She is president of the national literary nonprofit the Writers & Publishers Network, producer of the 805 Writers Conference, and organizer of a monthly literary meeting over Zoom for writers. She produces monthly webinars and launched a new podcast –Talking Book Publishing with Kathleen Kaiser – in April 2021. https://www.kathleenkaiser.com/

The hive mind of Book Publicists come together in this episode with Desireé Duffy. Kathleen and Desireé discuss what an author just starting out needs to be successful in their marketing campaign. how an author can use amazon and their social media. All around great advice for either the novice or experienced self or indie published author that needs to navigate the business side of being published.

she is a highly-respected educator, the author of a book that has been a top seller for many years, "I Need To Be Safe; I'm Worth It--How to To Protect Your Child from Danger" She has won many awards as an author--among them, in 2007, The Best Community Service Campaign Award from the Book Publicists of So. Calif. She'll tell us about her other Awards in a few minutes.

Charles Barrett formed The Barrett Company publicity firm in 1991 after holding top public relations positions with NBC for more than a decade.He was in charge of media relations for shows including The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Today Show, Unsolved Mysteries, and Fame as well as numerous highly rated NBC specials, including The American Film Institute Awards and The American Movie Awards.While based in New York City, Charlie served as a book publicist to many major publishers from Scribner to Random House and masterminded publicity campaigns for a number of best-selling authors.He has also held executive media relations posts with 20th Century Fox Film Corporation in New York and Capitol Records in Hollywood, New York and London, where he helped launch recorded music by The Beatles, The Band, Joe South, Freda Payne, Bobbie Gentry, Glen Campbell and many other acts.Charlie began his media career as a reporter with The Associated Press in New Haven, CT and later served on the editorial staffs of both The Hollywood Reporter in Los Angeles and Billboard in New York. He has also authored numerous articles for magazines and newspapers on the performing arts and travel, as well as appearing as a contributor on major US TV and radio talk shows discussing celebrities, films, television and books.Among his honors is the “Book Publicist of the Year” award given by The Book Publicists of Southern California.http://thebarrettco.com/charles-barrett/If you have a comment about this episode or any other, please click the link below.https://ratethispodcast.com/douglascolemanshow

Charles Barrett formed The Barrett Company publicity firm in 1991 after holding top public relations positions with NBC for more than a decade.He was in charge of media relations for shows including The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Today Show, Unsolved Mysteries, and Fame as well as numerous highly rated NBC specials, including The American Film Institute Awards and The American Movie Awards.While based in New York City, Charlie served as a book publicist to many major publishers from Scribner to Random House and masterminded publicity campaigns for a number of best-selling authors.He has also held executive media relations posts with 20th Century Fox Film Corporation in New York and Capitol Records in Hollywood, New York and London, where he helped launch recorded music by The Beatles, The Band, Joe South, Freda Payne, Bobbie Gentry, Glen Campbell and many other acts.Charlie began his media career as a reporter with The Associated Press in New Haven, CT and later served on the editorial staffs of both The Hollywood Reporter in Los Angeles and Billboard in New York. He has also authored numerous articles for magazines and newspapers on the performing arts and travel, as well as appearing as a contributor on major US TV and radio talk shows discussing celebrities, films, television and books.Among his honors is the “Book Publicist of the Year” award given by The Book Publicists of Southern California.http://thebarrettco.com/charles-barrett/If you have a comment about this episode or any other, please click the link below.https://ratethispodcast.com/douglascolemanshow

R.L. (Rick) Hann – Bellingham, Washington BIO/Background for Intro Began his writing career in 2015 after retiring from more than 35 years of working in the Southern California Aerospace Industry – Received a NASA Medal of Service from JPL in Pasadena Honored with the Irwin Award for Best Mystery of the Year from the Book Publicists of Southern California “Grew up” working for a major commercial aircraft manufacturer – started at age 19, delivering mail Focused his career on developing “Improvement Programs,” working closely with top-level executive teams of three separate major Aerospace Corporations over twenty-five years...eventually became an expert at “Bad Management” after years of training managers, and developed a great deal of empathy for employees striving to succeed, often in spite of their managers Great challenges working with executives who provided the basis for "Executive Malice" Storyline "EXECUTIVE MALICE" is the story of Teri Harlan, a successful Director working for Aerosystems in Seattle, who accepts an offer to rejoin her former company in Southern California as a VP. Upon arrival, she soon discovers the company she once loved has become infested with self-indulged senior executives and bizarre business practices. Being a natural problem solver, Teri jumps into the fray, hoping to fix what was once great. But when she unravels a dark corporate conspiracy, she’s assailed by the company’s malicious Executive VP, ending up in mortal peril, and facing a shattering confrontation with her past. Hot Topics – Most all of us have bosses, and with them comes a host of very real challenges – just trying to survive in the “Corporate Jungle.” The Me-Too movement was alive and well in the 80s and 90s as well as today Bad behavior of many managers often goes on unchecked It’s amazing that large companies remain in business, given the competence and behavior of most managers and many senior executives Management training doesn’t work, nor do major corporate improvement programs Manipulation and dishonesty is unfortunately too often the basis for both promotion and decision making

Who doesn't like a twisted tale? One that weaves in myths and magic and ancient lore against the backdrop of the old west. You're hooked, aren't you? How about if the tale is a short story? A nice digestible read that you can finish on a bus ride. You can read it while sitting on the porch before dusk or just before you go to bed. We all love short stories. The more twisted and unusual they are the better. Naomi Brett Rourke has been described as a twilight zone type writer. Irony, reality, creepiness all factors into who Naomi is as a writer. Her short story "Coyote," is the recipient of the best short story award from the Book Publicists of Southern California. It is featured in the anthology series "Straight Outta Tombstone." Plus, Naomi has been featured in so many other anthologies and magazines, journals, online publications. This woman is all over the place.  Naomi also has a forthcoming novel in the works and much more. Naomi is a teacher, a theatre director and she survived a stroke that left her forced to learn how to speak all over again. She is an inspiration

Do you Really know what a book publicist does? What is behind all of the "pitching" and media contacts and relations skills you hear about? Michela DellaMonica, Smith Publicity Team Manager and star publicist takes you behind the scenes and reveals what really goes on behind the scenes where the publicity magic happens!

Do you Really know what a book publicist does? What is behind all of the "pitching" and media contacts and relations skills you hear about? Michela DellaMonica, Smith Publicity Team Manager and star publicist takes you behind the scenes and reveals what really goes on behind the scenes where the publicity magic happens!

BIO: intro ** Dr. Melinda Sue Norin is the Marketing Director for the Book Publicists of Southern California (BPSC). She began her public relations career in the 70's at Promotion in Motion, the book promotion company owned by the legendary Irwin Zucker of Hollywood. ** During Dr. Norin's public relations days, she also worked with a retail outlet to attract business, Blue Cross insurance to create goodwill, a printing franchise to teach new business owners the art of community & media public relations. ** Dr. Norin has previously been on the Jiggy Jaguar show discussing Organizational Knowledge Management. As a consultant, Dr. Norin has trained thousands of representatives on government compliance issues. During that time she observed how companies pass along trainng knowledge effectively yet occasionally fail at sharing critical insight. She is currently revising her book, "It's All Up Here, 25 Techniques to Improve Knowledge Management." ** Dr. Norin earned her Doctoral Degree in Psychology with an expertise in Organizational Management and Consulting. ** Dr. Norin has received awards, certificates and recognition for her work with the South Coast Air Quality Management District, Metro, the LA County/USC Medical Center, Ventura County, the City of Santa Monica, and the Los Angeles Unified School District representing some of the largest employers in the country. ** In 2016, Dr. Norin earned the coveted IRWIN Award from the Book Publicists of Southern California in the BEST NICHE CAMPAIGN category for her book and research on, "The Value and Application of Knowledge Management for Organizational Excellence." ** Dr. Norin has been a frequent guest speaker for the American Society for Quality in Southern California. ** Today, Dr. Norin will be discussing the Psychological & Communication factors impacting success at work, in organizations and even in small businesses. SUGGESTED QUESTIONS: 1. What is Knowledge Management and why are you interested in that particular topic? 2. How would a company benefit from understanding the Psychological Differences of their employees? 3. What are a few of the factors that influence communication in a business one might not think about? 4. How does an individual's life's events impact business communication? 5. What happens if a business does not recognize the importance of precise communication? 6. How do I know if another person is understanding what I am trying to say? 7. What final advice

Wow, its says on the cover of your book that the book took 33 years to write...why so long? What were the problems? What were you trying to prove? Who influenced you the most in writing your memoir? What was your childhood like? Where did you grow up and what schools did you attend? The book won an IRWIN Award for you from the Book Publicists of So. Calif...tell us about this honor. Tell us about the Charis Holistic Center...is it still active? Do you like being a nutritional counselor? In your opinion, has the world of health in the U.S. changed much in the past several years? How so? One of my spies tells me you are a big banana buff...that sometimes you will devour 8 bananas in one day--how come? What's the best nutritional advice you can give our listeners? What members of your family helped you the most with the writing and organizing of your book? Is vegetarianism better than meat-eating? What's a normal day for you? Tell us about your children...I'm told one of them is very successful in the film business, right? Can we live to 120? Is it true the Japanese in general have the longest life span? How can our listeners get your book? Any parting shots? Tell us...

Julie Summers has written an incredible book about her life, "Off My Knees: From  Skid Row to Sunset Blvd. The setting is in Hollywood, CA and she recently won an IRWIN Literary Award from the Book Publicists of So. Calif. for the Best Advance PR Campaign for a book. Set to be a best-seller and a provocative movie, at 18 she was raped then she became an unwed mother having to give up her son for adoption. After years of searching for her son, she finally found him and they got along rather well until he committed suicide. She got into prostitution (on the advice of her attorney), got into drugs, spent time in jail, became a mistress for a guy who actually taught her how to make money in real estate and eventually selling a 24 apartment building that she owned in West Hollywood, CA. She then got involved in the community and recieved many award for her commendable service. What a story to hear!

The IRWIN Award, named for Book Publicists of Southern California founder Irwin Zucker, was introduced in 1995 as a way to formally and publicly recognize BPSC members who conduct the best book sales/promotion campaigns. Honorees share with the BPSC audience the steps they took that led to the success of their book promotion campaigns.

President of Story Monsters LLC and publisher of Story Monsters Ink magazine, Linda Radke joins host Jiggy Jaguar to discuss all the latest with her renowned magazine. Linda also shares expert advice on how you can tell your story!!   **Linda F. Radke is the president of Story Monsters LLC and publisher of Story Monsters Ink® magazine. For more than 30 years, she has been ahead of the game in producing and marketing award-winning books for all ages. Clients and the media describe Radke as an industry leader in creativity, innovation, and customer service. She has received numerous publishing, public relations, and marketing awards, including being named “Book Marketer of the Year” by Book Publicists of Southern California. Tireless in her efforts of helping authors make their dreams a reality, Radke's motto is, “You can't compromise on quality. Do it right or don't do it all!”   www.buildgrowandenjoy.com

In this episode I talk to veteran Book Publicist, Ben Cameron about using a book publicist to promote your book. You can find full show notes at http://beginselfpublishing.com/book-publicist-ben-cameron

DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR TIPS FROM THE GURU OF FRUGAL MARKETING AND PROMOTION! Carolyn Howard-Johnson, is best known as The Frugal Book Promoter, but she is also a literary writer, poet, and all round smart and giving marketer. As a college freshman, she was the youngest person ever hired as a staff writer for the Salt Lake Tribune—"A Great Pulitzer Prize Winning Newspaper"—where she wrote features for the society page and a column under the name Debra Paige.  Later, in New York, she was an editorial assistant at Good Housekeeping Magazine. and also handled accounts for famous fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert who developed the first "10 Best Dressed List." It was her fun job to write releases for celebrity designers of the time including Pauline Trigere, Rudy Gernreich, and Christian Dior.  She was given the Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment Award by California Legislature members, Carol Liu, Dario Frommer, and Jack Scott and says she is really proud of that. In its first edition, "The Frugal Book Promoter" became an instant best seller as an e-book on ebookad.com and the paperback opened to rave reviews on Amazon. It is now in its second edition, expanded and updated. It became the first in the How To Do It Frugally series. "The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success" was the next. The Book Publicists of Southern California honored her with their Irwin Award and the "Pasadena Weekly" for literary activism.

WriterOur guest for January 14, Carolyn Howard-Johnson, is best known as The Frugal Book Promoter, but she is also a literary writer, poet, and all round smart and giving marketer. DO NOT MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR TIPS FROM THE GURU OF FRUGAL MARKETING AND PROMOTION! As a college freshman, she was the youngest person ever hired as a staff writer for the Salt Lake Tribune--"A Great Pulitzer Prize Winning Newspaper"--where she wrote features for the society page and a column under the name Debra Paige. Later, in New York, she was an editorial assistant at Good Housekeeping Magazine. and also handled accounts for famous fashion publicist Eleanor Lambert who developed the first "10 Best Dressed List." It was her fun job to write releases for celebrity designers of the time including Pauline Trigere, Rudy Gernreich, and Christian Dior. She was given the Woman of the Year in Arts and Entertainment Award by California Legislature members, Carol Liu, Dario Frommer, and Jack Scott and says she is really proud of that. In its first edition, "The Frugal Book Promoter" became an instant best seller as an e-book on ebookad.com and the paperback opened to rave reviews on Amazon. It is now in its second edition, expanded and updated. It became the first in the How To Do It Frugally series. "The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success" was the next. The Book Publicists of Southern California honored her with their Irwin Award and the "Pasadena Weekly" for literary activism.

Great authors who've disowned their books, why is Scarlett Johansson suing an author? Australian Gourmet Traveller and Harvey Norman announce the Gourmet Institute, advice from a former book publicist, grow your blog one reader at a time, Writer in Residence and senior commissioning editor at John Wiley & Sons Kristen Hammond, our Web Pick, our Working Writer's Tip and more! Read the show notes.  Connect with Valerie, Allison and listeners in the podcast community on Facebook Visit WritersCentre.com.au | AllisonTait.com | ValerieKhoo.com

A professional communicator, Devon Blaine is the founder, president, and CEO of The Blaine Group, Inc., a total communications agency established in 1975, which was recently named the 24th largest public relations firm in Los Angeles. Devon Blaine was named Book Publicist of the Year by Book Publicists of Southern California. Continue reading →