This podcast focuses on the business end of the pen. What does that mean? It's getting into the nitty-gritty of the business side of being a writer or publisher. We at Talking Book Publishing will bring in industry experts, Published authors, publishers, agents, and editors for conversations about what tools writers need to be as successful as they can on their publishing journey.
Toni Lopopolo, a former executive editor at Macmillan and St. Martin’s Press turned literary agent, talks about her work with writers developing manuscripts that will get accepted by a publisher. Ove…
Jose Ramirez, CEO of Pedernales Publishing, a top publishing service provider, discusses how his company helps authors through all of the steps from the end of editing to having their book up on all …
Margaret Brownley, a New York Times bestselling romance author. She was writing contemporary romance for Harlequin when her agent suggested she write a historical romance working the American western…
Michael Bowker is a journalist turn author turned publisher. He goes over how he started at a small local newspaper then a magazine feature writer, a speechwriter, then became a bestselling author an…
Alicia Doyle, The award-winning author of “Fighting Chance” and journalist, talks about the lessons she learned as a two-time Golden Gloves champion boxer and how she has adapted those life lessons, …
Jackie Lapin has an outstanding career as a publicist, starting with sports and then transitioning to working with people who make the world a better place. In other words, nonfiction authors of self…
Ivor Davis discusses his long, successful career as an international journalist, New York Times syndicated entertainment columnists, cover stories for major magazines, and now an award-winning bestse…
Penny Sansevieri, bestselling author and book marketer extraordinaire, will discuss the ins and outs of Amazon that help her sell books and her clients’ books. She goes over how she mines the metadat…