Interviews

Interviews with indie authors, publishers and book service providers in the self-publishing realm

Interview with Author Bryan Healey

Bryan Healey attended Northeastern University, studying Computer Science before entering the workforce as a software engineer. He is currently pursuing an additional degree in English. He lives in Rhode Island with his wife. He has published 9 books in total; the latest is Devotion, part of a trilogy.
Did you try the traditional route to publishing, i.e. querying agents/publishers, or did you jump right into self-publication?

I jumped right into self-publication. While I wish I had the distribution capacity of a major publishing house, I prefer to self-publish because of the ultimate creative control and feedback immediacy it offers. […]

2014-02-06T13:25:14+02:00February 6th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|

Interview with Chris M. Finkelstein

Chris M. FinkelsteinChris M. Finkelstein was born in the woods and raised by Christian wolves that had become secular Jews by two thousand years of refinement, the first half quite dark.

How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

I already published a non-fiction book over two years ago. I did not try to get published.I did have a professional company, bookcovers.com, do the cover and the interior. They were great guides and very professional.

Since I had been through the ropes, I decided to start this novel myself, again. I did it all on my […]

2014-01-19T22:34:58+02:00January 19th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|

Interview With Adam Santo

adamsantoAdam Santo is the author of the novel “Temperature: Dead and Rising”, a zombie novel.

How did you come to self-publish? My wife wanted me to publish some of my work. I thought “What the heck” and went to writing full time. It has been a wild ride finding the right budget to pay for self publishing.

Did you try to get published traditionally? I didn’t think to offer my manuscript for publication through the formal channels at the time. I have sent out query letters with a rejection as a response. I know rejections are just the way life […]

2014-01-15T09:45:07+02:00January 15th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|

Interview with Megan van Eyck, author of ‘Memoirs of a Widowed Mistress’

Screen shot 2014-01-11 at 4.21.00 PMAn interview with Megan van Eyck, author of the self-published memoir, Memoirs of a Widowed Mistress.

How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally?

As I was writing Memoirs of a Widowed Mistress, I was uncertain as to whether I wanted to pursue the traditional publishing route or opt to self-publish. Like many, I was on the fence for a long time. The idea of signing with an agent—of being taken care of by a seasoned professional who would lead me through the wild tundra that is the publishing world—sounded great! With a title like […]

2014-05-06T11:09:32+02:00January 11th, 2014|Categories: Interviews|

10 Questions With Author Lance Manion

 Lance Manion, a self-published writer from Philadelphia,  is the author of five books. The Trembling Fist, his fifth collection of short stories is out now.

1. What is your favorite word?
Fornication. I like the word because it means sex but I can’t hear it without also thinking fortification. Somehow the idea of a large structure, perhaps phallic in appearance, mixing in with intercourse just takes it to a whole new level.

2. What is your least favorite word?
Chthonic. I remember reading Inferno by Dan Brown and he’s only 12 lines in and he casually drops that word. […]

2013-11-22T15:55:43+02:00November 22nd, 2013|Categories: Interviews|

SPR Podcast With Best-Selling Author Kate Danley

Kate Danley’s debut novel, The Woodcutter, was honored with the Garcia Award for the Best Fiction Book of the Year, the 1st Place Fantasy Book in the Reader Views Literary Awards, and the winner of the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category in the Next Generation Indie Book Awards. Recently, it was signed with 47North. In this, the first of a series of podcasts with best-selling authors, SPR’s editor Cate Baum catches up with Kate in this podcast on her top tips for winning on Amazon and how she was able to become a full-time author via self-publishing.

www.katedanley.com
Kate Danley on Amazon

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2013-12-28T12:02:13+02:00November 1st, 2013|Categories: Interviews|Tags: , , |

Interview With Thomas L. Hay


Thomas L. Hay is the author of The Comeback Kid series. The Comeback Kid is the memoirs of Thomas (Tommy) Hay, written from cradle to senior citizen. From a US Navy sailor to an International Airline employee. From puppy love to an International playboy. From marriage to divorce. From UFO’s to alien abductions…

So Thomas, please, tell us a bit about yourself!
I’m married to Karen, the ‘love of my life’. My favorite place in the world is in my bed, fast asleep. It’s where I dream and come up with my imagination. It takes me to places where no […]

2013-10-25T10:42:56+02:00October 25th, 2013|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|

An Interview with #1 Amazon Bestselling Author Diane Capri

Today our blog puts the Spotlight on #1 Amazon Bestselling Author Diane Capri. She is author of The Hunt for Reacher series.

 

Author Genre:  Mystery & Thrillers
Website:  Diane Capri – Licensed to Thrill
Author’s Blog:  Diane Capri – Behind the Book
Twitter:  @DianeCapri
Goodreads:  Check Out Goodreads
Facebook:  Check Out Facebook
Pinterest:  Check Out Pinterest

Author Description: #1 Amazon Bestselling Author Diane Capri’s work, #1 worldwide publishing phenomenon Lee Child calls Full of thrills and tension, but smart and human, too.”

Margaret Maron, Edgar, Anthony, Agatha and Macavity Award-winning MWA Past President, says: “Expertise shines on every page.”And […]

2019-02-19T06:21:25+02:00October 18th, 2013|Categories: Interviews|
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