GetPublished! Radio: Recent Episodes
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GetPublished! Radio host Gerald Everett Jones has the answers to your self-publishing challenges because he's already made all the mistakes himself. He's the author of more than 30 nonfiction business and technical books, as well as seven self-published novels. His co-hosts journalist Cheyenne Cockrell and sci-fi author Thomas Page keep him honest and never dull!
In Chapter 1 of this romantic comedy, billionaire-boyfriend Brad Davenport prevails on no-nonsense Moira Halimi-Joubert to throw a doubles tennis match so he can get the Botheralls' business. When busybody Bitsy Botherall catches Moira singing expertly in the shower, the young woman's path to stardom has accidentally begun. She's about to meet Hollywood superagent Mick McGraw, who will try mightily to hide his attraction to her. #romcom #litfic
This episode hosted by our correspondent Inna Logunova’s podcast Being Modern, Being Human started with a conversation about modern dating and romantic relationships but organically turned to broader issues of contemporary society, such as inequality and the growing role of artificial intelligence.
This is the second episode with Gerald Everett Jones, from what turned out to be her mini-series of “Talks with a Writer.”
#litfic #booktalk #geopolitics
Los Angeles and Moscow link up in this freewheeling chat exploring showbiz, Hollywood, and the art of storytelling. The show is Being Modern, Being Human, hosted by Inna Logunova. As she describes our spirited session:
In this episode, we step behind the scenes of showbiz and the entertainment industry. What sacrifices one has to make on their journey to fame? How does Hollywood operate? Where is the line between the constructed public image and the real person? We explore these questions and more with award-winning author Gerald Everett Jones whose recent novel, “Mick & Moira & Brad,” inspired this conversation.
This interview is filled with real-life anecdotes, curious details, and plenty of insights about life, love, and the art of storytelling.
#romcom #litfic
Mystery author Gerald Everett Jones discusses the near-death-experience episode from his new novel Preacher Raises the Dead (Evan Wycliff #3) with radio host Cynthia Brian. Courtesy StarStyle Radio - Be the Star You Are.
Gerald Everett Jones reads an excerpt from the third novel in the award-winning Evan Wycliff Mystery series.
The Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC) presented this informal chat with award-winning author Gerald Everett Jones. Gerald and host Steven Sanchez discuss the inner life of the "close observer" and how those feelings inform an author's work.
Our show host Gerald Everett Jones reads from his multiple-award-winning novel Harry Harambee's Kenyan Sundowner. Intrigue on the white sands of the Indian Ocean. Is corruption a fact of life? Is all love transactional? #booklovers #bookstagrammers #litfic
Here's Gerald's book review of An Unlikely Truth, a political drama by novelist John Rachel. Are the politics of hope dated? #litfic #bookstagram #booklovers #bookreview
Here's Gerald's book review of The Gravity Well: America's Next Greatest Mission by Steven Sanford.
Steven Sanford was trained as a research engineer and spent almost three decades as a NASA employee when he left the agency recently to work for a contract engineering firm. He was director for Space Technology and exploration at NASA's Langley Research Center. The gravity well refers to the huge physical effort required to overcome the Earth's pole and climb into space. It is the first and most significant challenge of space travel. #booklovers #bookstagram
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese. Coming of age in Ethiopia. #litfic #bookstagram #booklovers #literaryfiction #amwriting #selfpub
In the aftermath of South African unrest in July of 2021, The Michelle Benjamin Foundation hosts a dialogue between South African commentator Joanne Joseph and American writer Gerald Everett Jones. Joanne is an anchorwoman, radio journalist, and bestselling author. Gerald is the author of the award-winning novel Harry Harambee's Kenyan Sundowner and host of GetPublished! Radio. Publisher Michelle Benjamin hosts this show. #booklovers #bookstagram #socialresponsibility #worldcitizenship #internationalrelations
Here's Gerald's book review of The Centaur, a novel by John Updike. This book's central metaphor from Greek mythology is that Chyron, the noblest of all the centaurs, took pity on humankind. The man-beast sacrificed himself to appease Zeus. #bookreview #litfic #booklovers #bookstagrammers
Here’s Gerald's book review of A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn, a Rabbi Ben mystery by Marvin J. Wolf. #mysterythrillers #bookreview #booklovers #bookstagram
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler. Stealing plot lines from Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, a tomboy indifferent to men is set up with a Russian lab assistant. #bookreview #booklovers #bookstagram
Set in the Roaring 'Twenties, Right Ho, Jeeves by the British humorist P.G. Wodehouse is a collection of stories about a young wealthy gentleman, Bertie Wooster, and his manservant Jeeves.
Here's Gerald's book review of A Small Town in Germany by John le Carré. Written decades ago by the recently deceased author, its plot has chilling parallels to today's news.
A Small Town in Germany is one of le Carré’s first novels, written not long after he left the employ of the British Foreign Service in 1964. One of his first postings was in Bonn, the postwar capital city of West Germany, and the small town of the title.
Here's my book review of A Small Town in Germany by John le Carré. Written decades ago by the recently deceased author, its plot has chilling parallels to today's news.
A Small Town in Germany is one of le Carré’s first novels, written not long after he left the employ of the British Foreign Service in 1964. One of his first postings was in Bonn, the postwar capital city of West Germany, and the small town of the title.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Purgatory Gardens by Peter Lefcourt. Alpha-male competition over the local hottie in an old folks' home.
Gerald Everett Jones is the award-winning author of Preacher Finds a Corpse, Preacher Fakes a Miracle, and Clifford's Spiral.
In Episode 20 (YouTube) of Self-Publishing Mastery Talks, host A.G. Billig asks Gerald how to write award-winning books, and his advice includes: 1) sleep on it, 2) take a shower, 3) do a dance - and lots more! In this clip, we discuss the curious notion that humans would never know romantic love if we didn't have examples in literature. #selfpub #amwriting #booklovers #bookstagram
Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page have a roundtable discussion about responsible debate and the free flow of information. 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 & Omissions insurance, and why might a creative person need it? What is an entertainment attorney, and what about copyright protection? What is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act? And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.
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). #mysterythriller #booklovers #amwriting #selfpub #podcast getpublishedradio.com
Get a review copy of the first novel, Preacher Finds a Corpse, from ProlificWorks.com for a limited time.
The medical examiner said Hank Ellis died of heart failure from the stress of being arrested.
In his own home.
Unarmed.
The city settled, the finding never changed.
These days they often just copy this finding for each new death by choke hold. The coroner's task is to determine whether the person died of natural causes or "at the hands of another." The heart attack finding points to natural causes, which gets the killer off the hook.
Host Gerald Everett Jones and cohost A. G. Billig talk with Mike Onorato, VP of Smith Publicity, about what's changed and what hasn't in the head-spinning, noisy marketplace of book promotion. #selfpub #amwriting
It's not surprising that many first-time authors want to do their memoirs. And memoir is an extremely popular genre with readers these days. Our host Gerald Everett Jones talks with cohost journalist Cheyenne Cockrell about how to navigate the choppy waters of such reality-based stories. For example, when should you change the names to protect the guilty? #amwriting #selfpub #podcast
The memoir Gerald wrote with Rebecca Schaper - The Light in His Soul: Lessons from My Brother's Schizophrenia - was #1 Amazon Hot New Release when it was released in 2018.
Gerald is also author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for authors and self-publishers at getpublishedradio.com.
In a spirited Q&A session, show host Gerald Everett Jones and co-host Cheyenne Cockrell debate questions and concerns from aspiring authors and self-publishers. What's the difference between a situation and a story? What's the difference between literature and entertainment? Should books and movies carry messages? What is the world's shortest novel? #amwriting #selfpub #podcast
There are more resources for authors and self-publishers on our website getpublishedradio.com.
Learn to laugh in the face of writer’s block. Gerald’s guest is Tim Gard, top motivational speaker and corporate entertainer, known for bringing tears of laughter to audiences worldwide. More than an insightful and funny guy, Tim teaches people to be more resilient and resourceful using their own comedic style. Gerald and Tim talk about turning frustration into comedy – and inspiration. Tim also gives tips on dealing with stress and getting started in public speaking. Tim's book is Just Plane Funny. (You can reach Tim at http://www.timgard.com)
Also on the show, a spirited, full, and frank exchange of views with opinionated co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page about how they get over the hump, writing fiction or nonfiction. Host Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast
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 with full cast, music, and sound effects. This is the first in a series of audio adventures from our friends and colleagues at Runkee Productions.
If this music doesn't make you cry, we've run out of ideas. Gerald tells the story of "The Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves" and how historical fiction is all about today. #amwriting #selfpub #histfic #podcast
There's help for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
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 - complicated now by plans to make an old weapons facility into a tourist attraction. First in a series.
Audiobook © 2019 La Puerta Productions.
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 Gimbels in Manhattan triggered a riot when thousands of shoppers had to be wrangled by fifty cops.
Thus began the Reynolds International Pen Company. Started by a shameless huckster and his straight-arrow son.
And some thought the first iPhone was a big deal!
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 IS a handmade book? Are there different types? How did you come to do them, and how do you market them? And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.
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 his girlfriend jealous. Through a silly but magical ruse, our hero gets everything he's dreamed about - a celebrity job as a drive-time shock-jock, a wardrobe from Armani, use of a luxurious Malibu beach house, and a shiny red sports car. What he can't possibly get is any sex at all or the one girl he really wants. She thinks he's a gigolo and a phony, but he can't tell her the truth or she'll know he's just a jerk whose only friend in the world is a life-sized sex toy. To get his genuine heart's desire, Rollo must admit to her that his prank was a mistake, undo its hurtful consequences, and make some sobering decisions about what is really important in life.
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 & Omissions insurance, and why might a creative person need it? What is an entertainment attorney, and what about copyright protection? What is the Digital Millennium Copyright Act And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.
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 as an author.
- In your book, I Choose Love, you take a philosophical approach. Would you even call it spiritual?
- Hmm, "I Choose Love," who wouldn't? What are the alternatives? Hate, indifference, boredom?
- Tell us more about being a guru for aspiring self-publishing authors.
- What is the best advice for people who are unhappy in their relationships? What's the worst advice?
- Tell us about your next project. How can listeners get in touch with you?
And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.
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? How did you come to do them, and how do you market them?
And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.
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 with full cast, music, and sound effects. This is the first in a series of audio adventures from our friends and colleagues at Runkee Productions.
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 you ever come across a story that you thought was too painful or too troubling to write? How does the training and skillset of a journalist inform the work of a mystery novelist? Is it a truism that social media is killing journalism these days? A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn is full of Judaic scholarship. Did you just absorb all that detail over the years, or was it a research project in itself?
Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Preacher Finds a Corpse: An Evan Wycliff Mystery.
And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.
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 is mainly a reader, who has read widely and doesn't necessarily have a personal message to deliver.
Our featured guest Denis Hutchison is co-proprietor with his wife Lois of Afterglow of Sedona (Arizona). We only found out as we were interviewing him that he used to have his own spiritually centered radio show in Phoenix. (Denis does have a deep, mellow voice that is comforting in itself.) #amwriting #selfpub #podcast
His observations and insights about spirituality and metaphysics may surprise you. And - considering that this episode has logged many more listeners than anything we've ever put out there - many of you have found value in his remarks.
Our host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts sci-fi author Thomas Page and journalist Cheyenne Cockrell also enjoy a spirited, full and frank exchange of views among themselves.
Gerald Everett Jones is author of Clifford's Spiral, a novel about a stroke survivor trying to piece together fragmented memories of his life, loves, and lusts.
There's more advice for authors and self-publishers at getpublishedradio.com.
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't in the marketplace.
Host 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 at our website getpublishedradio.com.
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 - complicated now by plans to make an old weapons facility into a tourist attraction.
First in a series. Audiobook © 2019 La Puerta Productions.
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 at our website getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors. Historical fiction is all about today! Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and Preacher Finds a Corpse. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Narrator Andrea Mitchell reads an excerpt from our show host's novel about the holiday blues (Audible.com).
#amwriting #selfpub #podcast #holiday
Gerald Everett Jones is also the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts.
There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Learn to laugh in the face of writer’s block. Gerald’s guest is Tim Gard, top motivational speaker and corporate entertainer, known for bringing tears of laughter to audiences worldwide. More than an insightful and funny guy, Tim teaches people to be more resilient and resourceful using their own comedic style. Gerald and Tim talk about turning frustration into comedy – and inspiration. Tim also gives tips on dealing with stress and getting started in public speaking. Tim's book is Just Plane Funny. (You can reach Tim at http://www.timgard.com)
Also on the show, a spirited, full, and frank exchange of views with opinionated co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page about how they get over the hump, writing fiction or nonfiction. Host Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Remembrance of things painful. This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of the art history thriller Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #bookreview #podcast #amwriting
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 There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Host Gerald Everett Jones is also the author of the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse.
Our special guest in the first segment is Catherine Delors, author of Mistress of the Revolution and For the King. Host Gerald Everett Jones is joined by his redoubtable and delightfully opinionated co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page as we explore the plight of women, the unsung leadership of King Louis XVI, and oppressive aspects of the Napoleonic Code. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #histfic #history
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 at our website getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Professor of Desire by Philip Roth. 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. #bookreview #bookreview #litfic #selfpub #amwriting
Co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us a history lesson about the LA Times union time-bomb of 1910. #bookreview #podcast #amwriting #scifi
This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, 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.
Research engineer and sci-fi author William Anthony joins Gerald Everett Jones and co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page in a roundtable discussion of science fiction and way-out science fact.
#amwriting #selfpub #podcast #scifi
William reads from his I am Fire and Air and Tom reads from The Man Who Would Not Die.
And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.
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
This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show, with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors. Historical fiction is all about today! Gerald Everett Jones is author of the art history novel Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview
There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page discuss “Love and Relationships” with special guest author Andreea 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 as an author.
- In your book, I Choose Love, you take a philosophical approach. Would you even call it spiritual?
- Hmm, "I Choose Love," who wouldn't? What are the alternatives? Hate, indifference, boredom.
- Tell us more about being a guru for aspiring self-publishing authors.
- What is the best advice for people who are unhappy in their relationships?
- What's the worst advice?
- Tell us about your next project?
- How can listeners get in touch with you?
And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin. A hottie schemes her way to the top of the NYC art scene. #amwriting, #selfpub, #bookreview, #podcast
Gerald Everett Jones is author of the art history novel Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse.
There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball film history lesson about Greta Garbo's famed final shot in Queen Christina. #amwriting #selfpub #oldhollywood #podcast
Catch the GetPublished! Radio Showwith host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbiltsand the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse.
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Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page have a roundtable discussion. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast
- What's the definition of Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic?
- What topics are included in this genre (worst-case political scenarios, cautionary tales, unintended consequences, day after Armageddon or The Rapture, worldwide pandemic, meteor impacts, aliens, and climate disaster)?
- Are these stories just variations on Horror?
- Can we think about these as simulations, or lessons learned?
- Is humanity's superior trait adaptability or intelligence?
- Are these books trying to help us, or avoid something-- or just give us a thrill by exploiting our worst fears?
And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Woody by Peter Lefcourt. In this political satire, a Congressman gets caught with his pants down. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview
Gerald Everett Jones is author of the art history novel Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse.
There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson from the Civil War about Lew Wallace, the novelist who wrote Ben Hur and Union Army General who saved D.C. #amwriting #selfpub #history #essay
There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Special guests writing coach Toni Lopopolo and editor/publicist Flo Selfman join host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page to discuss:
- How can a writer find her voice?
- How do approaches differ for fiction and nonfiction?
- How can an author engage readers?
- What's the biggest mistake authors make?
- Is a writers' group a substitute for a coach?
- And more! #amwriting #selfpub #podcast
And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Mackerel Plaza by Peter De Vries. In this politically incorrect comedy, a minister tries to disparage the memory of his recently deceased wife so the board of deacons won't frown on his marrying the church secretary. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview
Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse.
There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of I Do and I Don't: A History of Marriage in the Movies by Jeanine Basinger. #bookreview #hollywood #filmstudies #podcast
Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts, a 100-year old scandal in the art world and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse.
There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Our Guest Post is the pilot episode from the forthcoming radio series The Case Files of Belliver Holmes, titled "The Game is Now Afoot."
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. #mysterythriller #podcast #radiodrama The Case Files of Belliver Holmes series is produced as an exciting retro radio-style adventure with full cast, music, and sound effects. This is the first in a series of audio adventures from our friends and colleagues at Runkee Productions.
Gerald's new #mysterythriller Preacher Finds a Corpse is now released in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook!
While our host Gerald Everett Jones is off on safari, Cheyenne Cockrell and Tom Page talk about their fave books and rants. Announcer Bill joins to talk about ravings on radio.
Tom's fave book The Night of the Generals.
Cheyenne's fave book Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.
Bill's favorite show GP 207 Historical Fiction Is All About Today (third segment).
And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.
Listen to an excerpt from the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse: An Evan Wycliff Mystery, which releases in paperback and Kindle on Monday, August 12. #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 - complicated now by plans to make an old weapons facility into a tourist attraction. First in a series. Audiobook © 2019 La Puerta Productions.
Our show host Gerald Everett Jones gives a brief review of A Nasty Piece of Work by Robert Littell. Gerald is author of Preacher Finds a Corpse: An Evan Wycliff Mystery.
Everybody knows a retired CIA agent can't retire. Except him. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview #mysterythriller
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Host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page discuss “Mystery and True Crime” 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. 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 you ever come across a story that you thought was too painful or too troubling to write?
- How does the training and skillset of a journalist inform the work of a mystery novelist?
- Is it a truism that social media is killing journalism these days?
- A Scribe Dies in Brooklyn is full of Judaic scholarship. Did you just absorb all that detail over the years, or was it a research project in itself?
Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Preacher Finds a Corpse: An Evan Wycliff Mystery.
And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website 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.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Art Thief by Noah Charney. A three-way theft thriller dripping with painterly art history.
Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse. #bookreview #amwriting #podcast #mysterythriller #crimefiction
There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley. #bookreview #litfic #mosley #amwriting #selfpub
Gerald Everett Jones is author of Clifford's Spiral, a novel about a stroke survivor trying to piece together fragmented memories of his life, loves, and lusts.
There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides. A coming of age story for three Ivy League students in the 80s. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview
Gerald Everett Jones is author of Clifford's Spiral, a novel about a stroke survivor trying to piece together fragmented memories of his life, loves, and lusts.
There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes. A middle-aged man suffers a mid-life crisis and rewrites history to make himself a hero. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview
Gerald Everett Jones is author of Clifford's Spiral, a novel about a stroke survivor trying to piece together fragmented memories of his life, loves, and lusts.
There's more 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.) There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #audiobook #histfic
Gerald is also author of Clifford's Spiral, a novel about a stroke survivor trying to piece together fragmented memories of his life, loves, and lusts.
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 is mainly a reader, who has read widely and doesn't necessarily have a personal message to deliver.
Our featured guest is Denis Hutchison is co-proprietor with his wife Lois of Afterglow of Sedona (Arizona). We only found out as we were interviewing him that he used to have his own spiritually centered radio show in Phoenix. (Denis does have a deep, mellow voice that is comforting in itself.) #amwriting #selfpub #podcast
His observations and insights about spirituality and metaphysics may surprise you. And - considering that this episode has logged many more listeners than anything we've ever put out there - many of you have found value in his remarks.
Our host Gerald Everett Jones and his co-hosts sci-fi author Thomas Page and journalist Cheyenne Cockrell also enjoy a spirited, full and frank exchange of views among themselves.
Gerald Everett Jones is author of Clifford's Spiral, a novel about a stroke survivor trying to piece together fragmented memories of his life, loves, and lusts.
There's more advice for authors and self-publishers at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Ballad of the Black and Blue Mind by Anne Roiphe. #bookreview #litfic #psychiatry #mentalhealth #selfpub #amwriting
Gerald Everett Jones is author of Clifford's Spiral, a novel about a stroke survivor trying to piece together fragmented memories of his life, loves, and lusts.
There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Show host Gerald Everett Jones reviews the comic novels The Mackerel Plaza by Peter De Vries, The Woody by Peter Lefcourt, and An Object of Beauty by Steve Martin. He also describes the dark literary mystery The Map and the Territory by Michel Houellebecq.
Co-host Thomas Page tells us about Civil War General Lew Wallace, who studied Roman military strategy and Christianity. After the war, he wrote Ben Hur, one of the most popular English-novels ever. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast
To play our other episodes or get advice on self-publishing, visit us 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
There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson. A staid retired military man deals with greedy family probate issues as he courts a shy Pakistani woman in a conservative village of rural England. #bookreview #romance #amwriting #selfpub #podcast
Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and host of the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of Funny Girl by Nick Hornby. A young woman struggles to make a career in British TV sitcoms. #bookreview #romcom #podcast
Gerald Everett Jones is the author of The Misadventures of Rollo Hemphill and the host of the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of A Delicate Truth by John le Carré.British espiocrats try to cover up a false-flag operation that wiped out. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast
Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts and host of the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Professor of Desire by Philip Roth.
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. #bookreview #bookreview #litfic #selfpub #amwriting
Here’s a compilation of short book reviews and from our GetPublished! Radio show:
Our host Gerald Everett Jones reviews Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors. Historical fiction is all about today!
Co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball film history lesson about Greta Garbo's famed final shot in Queen Christina.
Tom shares a throwback science-history lesson about John Stuart Bell's "quantum proof of human consciousness affecting matter."
Tom gives us a history lesson about the Los Angeles Times union time-bomb of 1910.
Gerald reviews The Art Thief by Noah Charney, a mind-twisting art-history thriller.
Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. And there's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #selfpub #amwriting #podcast
Narrator Andrea Mitchell reads an excerpt from our show host's novel about the holiday blues (Audible.com). #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #holiday
There's advice for self-published authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of I Do and I Don't: A History of Marriage in the Movies by Jeanine Basinger. #bookreview #hollywood #filmstudies #podcast Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts, a 100-year old scandal in the art world.
There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Ballad of the Black and Blue Mind by Anne Roiphe. #bookreview #litfic #psychiatry #mentalhealth #selfpub #amwriting Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey by Walter Mosley. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #bookreview #litfic #mosley #amwriting #selfpub There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Here's Gerald's book review of The Forgery of Venus by Michael Gruber, a thriller about art crime and psychosis. #artcrime #arthistory #podcast Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts, a 100-year old scandal in the art world.
There's advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.
Listen to the new mystery-thriller Preacher Finds a Corpse in 24 daily half-hour episodes starting Sunday, July 7 at 7:30 PM Eastern Time (Listen whenever you like. Each episode will stay live for three days.)
That's right. Starting Sunday evening on the holiday weekend (July 7), we'll be posting Preacher Finds a Corpse: An Evan Wycliff Mystery in a daily series of half-hour episodes (some longer, some shorter). Posts will show up in our feed at 7:30 PM each night Eastern Time, until the last episode on Tuesday evening, July 30. Each episode will stay live for three days, so you can listen at your convenience. #ALAAC19 #podcast #audiobook #mysterythriller #booklovers #bookreviewers Or, if you can't wait and love to binge, you will be able to buy your own copy of the audiobook from Audible or Amazon. Book release in paperback and ebook (Kindle and EPUB/Nook) won't be until August 12. You can pre-order books from your favorite bookseller.
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 - complicated now by plans to make an old weapons facility into a tourist attraction. First in a series.
Image credit: Jose De Jesus Cervantes Gallegos © 123rf.com. Audiobook © 2019 La Puerta Productions.
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't in the marketplace.
Host Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. And, as ever, there's lots of advice on how to get published, including the support resources at our website getpublishedradio.com.
GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page reveals history's injustice through the eyes of Upton Sinclair. #amwriting #selfpub #bookreview #podcast
This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show with host Gerald Everett Jones, author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts.There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.