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Interview with Humor Author Rose A. Valenta

Rose A. Valenta is a nationally syndicated humor columnist. Her irreverent columns have been published in Senior Wire, Associated Content, Courier Post Online, NPR, Newsday, USA TODAY, the WSJ Online, and many other local news and radio websites.

She is the author of Rosie’s Renegade Humor Blog. This is the blog for people who would be knowledgeable about current events and politics if only politicians and news anchors didn’t stretch the truth. “What else is there to do, but share an honest laugh?” Rose said.

Rose regularly attends the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop at the University of […]

Dorothy2011-02-10T15:30:42+02:00February 10th, 2011|Categories: Interviews|

Greetings from Charles D. Blanchard

My name is Charles D. Blanchard. My debut novel, Mourning Doves After The Fire, was published last fall by Xlibris: www.mourningdovesafterthefire.com.

Here are my interview responses.

1. How did you come to self-publish? Did you try to get published traditionally? I did not seek traditional publishing as this is my first published work and the idea of attempting to seek an agent who would genuinely represent a first time novelist and attempt to convince a publishing house to “take a chance” on me, was too daunting a task to even contemplate.

2. What self-publishing service did you use? […]

Charles D. Blanchard2011-02-09T16:18:53+02:00February 9th, 2011|Categories: Interviews, Member Blog|

Bill See Discusses New Coming of Age Memoir “33 Days”

Longtime Los Angeles indie rock musician Bill See just released his new coming of age “docu-drama” memoir “33 Days.” This is a recent quick Q & A with him from his Miracle Mile home.

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

A. D.I.Y. is in my blood from putting out my own records, touring, self-generating hype, and making people take notice. We (Divine Weeks) got signed to a bigger label that way so for the book, self publishing is the logical approach.

Q. What self-publishing service did you use? Happy with the service?[…]

Bill See2011-02-09T15:27:17+02:00February 9th, 2011|Categories: Interviews|Tags: Amazon News and Tips, Book Distribution Tips|

Author Introduction/Interview: Ravis Harnell

ghostwriter_cover Hello. I’m Ravis. I write a lot of stuff that could nominally be called horror–because I love horror and other genre fiction–and some stuff that falls under whatever the currently trendy term might be for contemporary lit that’s based in the real world, yet contains elements of the fantastical. I recently self-published an e-novella called Ghostwriter.

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

I did pass around a novel to agents, first-novel competitions, etc., and really came to the conclusion that there’s a certain vicious cycle to traditional mainstream publishing–“we’ll be interested […]

Ravis Harnell2011-02-07T15:23:29+02:00February 7th, 2011|Categories: Interviews|Tags: Smashwords Tips and Articles|

Interview With Mystery Author Kathryn Lively

Kathryn Lively is an award-winning writer and editor, and executive editor of Phaze Books. She is an EPIC Award nominee and has edited EPIC Award nominated titles for Phaze Books, Whiskey Creek Press, and FrancisIsidore ePress. She also maintains a pen name, L.K. Ellwood, for other mysteries. Her latest work, Dead Barchetta, was released in late December.

About Dead Barchetta

Music tutor by day and tribute band guitarist by night, Matt “Lerxst” Johnston doesn’t have an enemy in the world…so he thinks. One night a pretty young woman tries to smother him in his sleep, and […]

Kathryn Lively2014-05-06T10:18:16+02:00February 3rd, 2011|Categories: Interviews|

An Author Interview: Zoe Winters

Zoe Who?

A few years ago I took some time off from writing and publishing. When I returned to the scene in early 2009, I found the landscape had changed. Self-publishing was more accepted. The stigma was starting to wear thin.

I joined Twitter, realizing that it was an excellent way to link up with like-minded folks. If you’re a Twitter user and you dabble in publishing, it’s only a matter of time before you cross paths with Zoe Winters. Her name kept popping up in my feeds, so I decided to follow her and see what she’s all about. […]

Todd Keisling2017-03-24T09:18:43+02:00February 1st, 2011|Categories: Interviews, Lead Story|

Author interview–Mary Anna Evans

I’m new to self-publishing and to the Self-Publishing Review, so it seems appropriate to begin with a hello in the form of a self-interview and a visual aid in the form of my author photo. It’s nice to meet you all and to see all the useful information available here.

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

Oh, my yes, I tried. For seventeen years. And I did eventually exceed, possibly because fate rewards folks who are stubborn to a degree that is possibly unhealthy. 🙂 I have six traditionally published books […]

Mary Anna Evans2011-01-16T10:15:14+02:00January 16th, 2011|Categories: Interviews|

Illumination – How One Woman Made Light of the Darkness, by Sophia van Buren

Interview with Sophia van Buren, Author of Illumination – How One Woman Made Light of the Darkness, available as an ebook on Amazon – http://amzn.to/hUV77F

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

I was querying agents and I did get a few sniffs, but I decided to self-publish for one major reason—it allowed me to use a pen name (yes, Sophia is not my real name). The reason this is so important to me is because of my children. They should not know what their father did, and my book is a […]

Sophia van Buren2011-01-16T10:13:54+02:00January 16th, 2011|Categories: Interviews|Tags: Memoir Book Reviews|