The Business of Writing Today: Recent Episodes
Peggy DeKay
As a self-published author you will do most of the marketing and promotion yourself. In today's publishing environment both traditionally published and self-published authors do their own marketing. The real difference is that as a self-published author, you are the first in line for the profits.
How to Start a Publishing Business TBOWT 039 October 7, 2014 Today’s episode features an interview with Carol Topp, CPA. Carol Topp is a Certified Public Accountant and author specializing in advising authors on tax and business issues. She helps her clients understand the complex rules and language of tax and business. Carol has written […]
TBOWT 038 –Book Reviews by the Dozens with Tara Alemany August 25, 2014 Book Fairs for Authors by Larry DeKay with Peggy DeKay, published by Darby Press is available now at Amazon.com and on Kindle. Book Fairs for Authors teaches authors how to apply to a book fair, improve their chances of being accepted, and […]
TBOWT 037 – An Interview with Mark Wayne Adams: An Award-winning Author, Illustrator, Publisher, Promoter and Speaker February 6, 2014 Today’s episode features an interview with best-selling children’s author Mark Wayne Adams. Mark has illustrated or written 37 children’s books. His books and illustrations have won numerous awards. Mark is also a publisher, speaker, […]
TBOWT 036 – An Interview with Victorine Lieske, New York Times Best Selling, Self-Published Author of Not What She Seems February 6, 2014 Today’s episode features an interview with a New York Times bestselling author Victorine Lieske. Her hit book Not What She Seems, was first published as an e-book. She sold over 150,000 copies. […]
TBOWT 035 – Top Ten Cool Tools for Writers February 5, 2014 Today’s episode features ten cool tools for writers. They each do different things but each, in their own way makes a writer’s life easier, makes our manuscripts safer , and helps us do more with the precious little time we have when we […]
TBOWT 034 – Selling Books by the Truckload: A Recap of the Association of Publishers for Special Sales Conference January 12, 2014 Today’s episode is with Dave Mattingly of Blackwyrm Publishing, and Peggy and Larry DeKay. It turns out we all attended the APSS (Association of Publishers for Special Sales) conference held in Philadelphia […]
TBOWT 033 – An Interview with Ellen Birkett Morris January 4, 2014 Today we welcome Ellen Birkett Morris for an interview. I am excited to have Ellen on our show today. She is the winner of the Al Smith Fellowship Award from the Kentucky Arts Council. She has written a book of poetry called Surrender […]
TBOWT 032 – News and Muse The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. News and Muse Peggy and Larry discuss hot topics in the industry over the last few weeks or months. Topics for today are: Amazon buys Goodreads- Now that Amazon has purchased Goodreads.com Barnes […]
TBOWT 031 – An Interview with Blackwyrm Publishing June 03, 2013 The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Sign up for our The Business of Writing Today newsletter on the welcome page of http://tbowt.com We love to hear your comments and questions. Call us at: 855-675-6225 […]
TBOWT 030 – Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award May 28, 2013 The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Sign up for our The Business of Writing Today newsletter on the welcome page of http://tbowt.com We love to hear your comments and questions. Call us at: 855-675-6225 […]
TBOWT Episode 29 – News and Muse Today’s Topic Peggy and Larry discuss topics of interest to authors. Today Peggy and Larry talk about four articles that have been in the blogosphere lately. The first topic is about debunking the myth that self-publishing a book kills your chances of traditional publishing. Next, Larry and Peggy […]
TBOWT Episode 28– Print Book or E-book? Why You Need Both. The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Web site: http://tbowt.com Sign up for our The Business of Writing Today newsletter New videos coming soon of some of the classes for the 2012 Business of Writing […]
TBOWT 027– Seven Mistakes to Avoid When you Publish Your Book or E-book The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Web site: http://tbowt.com Sign up for our The Business of Writing Today newsletter New videos coming soon of some of the classes for the 2012 Business […]
TBOWT 026 – An Interview with Doctor Barbara Foster, author The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Web site: http://tbowt.com Sign up for our The Business of Writing Today newsletter New videos coming soon of some of the classes for the 2012 Business of Writing Summit […]
TBOWT 025 – News and Muse October The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Web site: http://tbowt.com Sign up for our The Business of Writing Today newsletter New videos coming soon of some of the classes for the 2012 Business of Writing Summit held this past […]
TBOWT 024 – Book Launch Parties 101 Summary: All about book launch parties. Today Peggy and Larry talk about the top ten keys to an effective book launch party. We also discuss why a book launch is much more than just a party. The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make […]
TBOWT 023 – Article Marketing for Authors This week’s podcast is about article marketing. What is it? How do I do it? Is it worthwhile as a way to build platform? Peggy and Larry will answer these questions and talk about the nuts and bolts of article marketing in today’s episode. The Business of Writing […]
TBOWT 022 – Fandom Fest 2012 – All about FandomFest 2012 and fan conferences with literary tracks in general The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Web site: http://tbowt.com Sign up for our newsletter JOIN US AT THE BUSINESS OF WRITING SUMMIT 2012 LOUISVILLE KY http://businessofwritingsummit.com […]
TBOWT 020 – Writing Contests—The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Web site: http://tbowt.com We love to hear your comments and questions. Call us at: 855-675-6225 or e-mail us at: peggy@tbowt.com or larry@tbowt.com Peggy and Larry talk about writing […]
TBOWT 021 – Clarksville Tennessee Writer’s Conference – Traditional writer’s conferences vs. fan conferences The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Web site: http://tbowt.com Sign up for our newsletter JOIN US AT THE BUSINESS OF WRITING SUMMIT 2012 LOUISVILLE KY http://businessofwritingsummit.com We love to hear your […]
TBOWT 019 – Podcamps for Writers and all about Podcamp Cincinnati The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Web site: http://tbowt.com We love to hear your comments and questions. Call us at: 855-675-6225 or e-mail us at: peggy@tbowt.com or larry@tbowt.com Larry has the […]
TBOWT 018 – Goal Setting—How to Get and Stay Motivated The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Web site: http://tbowt.com We love to hear your comments and questions. Call us at: 855-675-6225 or e-mail us at: peggy@tbowt.com or larry@tbowt.com Peggy has the quote […]
TBOWT 017 – Library Presentations – Building Your Platform One Presentation At A Time The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Web site: tbowt.com We love to hear your comments and questions, call us at: 855-675-6225 – or – e-mail us at: peggy@tbowt.com – or – […]
The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Web site: http://tbowt.com We love to hear your comments and questions, call us at: 855-675-6225 – or – e-mail us at: peggy@tbowt.com – or – larry@tbowt.com Peggy and Larry answer a question from a listener who is in the […]
TBOWT Episode 015: FAN CONS AND THE MIGHTY MIDSOUTHCON 30 The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Web site: http://www.tbowt.com We love to hear your comments and questions. Call us at: 855-675-6225 -or- e-mail us at: peggy@tbowt.com -or- larry@tbowt.com What is a fan conference or fan […]
Welcome to episode 014: Catch some Smokin’ Blurbs The Business of Writing Today Podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Web site: http://tbowt.com We love to hear your comments and questions. Call us at: 855-675-6225 -or- e-mail us at: peggy@tbowt.com or larry@tbowt.com What is a blurb? In a print book it’s […]
Welcome to episode 013 of The Business of Writing TODAY podcast: Where savvy writers go to make their books, their business. Web site: http://tbowt.com We love to hear your comments and questions, call us: 855-675-6225 e-mail us at peggy@tbowt.com or larry@tbowt.com Today we examine the performance of KDP Select –Amazon’s new Lending Library […]
Welcome to episode 011 of The Business of Writing TODAY podcast. Visit us at http://tbowt.com We love to hear your comments and questions, call us at 855-675-6225 e-mail us at peggy@tbowt.com or larry@tbowt.com Today we are talking about writing groups and the seven key benefits of joining and participating in a writing group. For more […]
Welcome to episode 010 of The Business of Writing TODAY podcast. Visit us at http://tbowt.com We love to hear your comments and questions, call us at 855-675-6225 e-mail us at peggy@tbowt.com or larry@tbowt.com Today we are talking about how to prepare your manuscript for an editor. We cover the 5 c’s of […]
Welcome to episode 008 of The Business of Writing TODAY podcast. Visit us at http://tbowt.com We love to hear your comments and questions, call us at 855-675-6225 e-mail us at peggy@tbowt.com or larry@tbowt.com Our topic today is meeting deadlines, and keeping commitments. Today we will entertain the question, is writer’s block […]
Welcome to episode 007 of The Business of Writing Today podcast To email us: peggy@tbowt.com larry@tbowt.com Call us toll free to comment at: 855-675-6225 For those of you outside the USA – If you use a Skype out number, this is also a toll free call for you as well. E-Book Basics Part 2 The […]
http://Tbowt.com E-mail us at: peggy@tbowt.com larry@tbowt.com Call us toll free to comment at: 855-675-6225 For those of you outside the USA – If you use a Skype out number, this is also a toll free call for you as well. E-BOOK BASICS PART I Ten Most Asked Questions About E-Books Today we are talking about […]
TBOWT 005 – The Basics of Self-Publishing Part 3 MARK TWAIN: “The difference between the right word and exactly the right word is like the difference between lightning, and lightning bug.” Tip of the week: Google alerts http://google.com/alerts 6 essential traits of a great POD printer 1. You retain ownership of your work 2. Ancillary […]
We continue last week’s discussion of self publishing myths beginning with number 5. To hear myths 1-4 debunked, please listen to last week’s episode. 5. No one will buy a self published book — Amanda Hocking, Tom Clancy, Jack Canfield, and John Locke 6. I need an agent to sell a book? You can sell […]
Basics of self-publishing Part I, Episode 3 We cover the first four of the nine myths of self-Publishing: Espresso Book Machine – print on demand explained, the TMC Factor TMC factor No one will buy a self published book — Amanda Hocking, Tom Clancy, Jack Canfiled, and John Locke I need an agent to sell […]
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