Alexander M Zoltai's Blog – March 2011 Archive (18)

Last month we were graced by Irina’s presence as she told us about her book, Rediscovering The Power of “No”, and today she’ll give us a peek at her new book Friends, Enemies, and Everyone In Between.

Irina, welcome back to the blog :-)…

In the two posts, World Crises And The Fiction Writer ~ Can They Help Humanity? and Two…

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Words are critically important for readers, writers, and publishers.

Words are the substance of knowledge, the means of communication, and one of the most mysterious fashionings of humans.

Publishers use words as measurments, writers use words as tools, readers use words as…

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Earlier this month, I wrote a post called, World Crises And The Fiction Writer ~ Can They Help Humanity?.

Four days ago, I read Ollin Morales post,…

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I’m an author.

I’m published, too.

Oh! For those who don’t know, “writer” Must be applied to those who have written but not yet published. If you read the first two sentences of this post again, you’ll notice that I used “author”, which, according to the received wisdom of those who tell us, with fervor, what we Must do, should have been “writer”. If I’d used writer, then…

I’m delighted to welcome Jessica to our blog today!

I met her at Little Bonobo’s Book Cafe :-)

Let’s begin, Jessica.

Where are you from and how old are you?

I’m from San Diego, California, but I’ve lived in England for a few years now. I’m 25.

When did you begin writing and can you remember how it felt inside, back then?

I kept journals starting from when I was really small, and I…

Today’s interview is with Lindsay Buroker from E-book Endeavors. I first met her in Twitter-land and was fascinated by her Goblin profile pic :-) Let’s get this interview rolling!

So Lindsay, tell us a little about yourself.

I’ve worked as a lifeguard and been a soldier in the U.S. army, but for most of my adult life I’ve worked for myself. I currently run several websites and blogs and make a living from the…

I’m engaged in a discussion over in the forums of BestsellerBound about why the theme of my soon-to-be-published book will make it hard to sell.

I knew as I planned and wrote it that it would be, at the very best, a niche-book–of interest to a…

I’m glad we have Gwen here today for an interview. I’ve been following her excerpts from a story on her blog and I’m happy we can learn a bit more about her as a writer :-)

Gwen, where are you from and how old are you?

I am from Tennessee. I am in my late 40s, married with 5 children and 2 grandchildren.

Ah, grandchildren. Lovely :-)

When did you begin writing and can you remember how it felt inside, back…

So someone writes a book and wants other people to buy it.

The day that book comes out, there will be at least 2,000 other books seeing the light of day.

Hence, all the talk about pre-publication promotion, author platforms, and a writer’s audience.

If you try to do everything that everyone says to promote a book you’ll evaporate in a cloud of angst.…

I’m so happy Haley said yes to an interview! Let’s get it rolling…

Haley, where in the world is your home?

I am from Wenatchee, Washington.

When did you begin writing and can you remember how it felt inside, back then?

I began telling stories when I was four. My parents would write them down for me. Sometimes I woke them in the middle of the night with a creative idea that couldn’t wait till morning.

I wrote my first story…

Here I go again, inching out on that limb I keep bending with the weight of speculation…

The title of today’s post could seem useless as a question since folks can point to a multitude of works of fiction that have aided humanity, to varying degrees, in its seemingly never-ending struggle.

To another type of person, the question of writers helping humanity could seem like a ludicrous proposition. Writers of fiction create stories that have characters going…

Because of the very special nature of BestsellerBound, this post is for Readers, Writers, and Publishers.

I’ve already had author interviews with the three Resident Authors of BestsellerBound: Darcia Helle Here,…

It gives me much pleasure welcoming Joel here today for the interview. He gave me (and a lot of other people) a wonderful gift that he’ll be explaining :-)

Welcome, Joel ! Where are you from and how old are you?

I’ll be 52 on my next birthday. I’ve just forgotten when that is. Oklahoma is my birthplace, I’m a farm kid, but I’ve called many places home.

When did you begin writing and can you remember how it felt…

I may lose a few folks with these opening comments but to really “get” this post you should first read this one and then read this one. They’ll open in new windows so you can pop right back here… I totally…

Today is the last day of our Triple-Header with the three Resident Authors of the incredible BestsellerBound Forums.

Just scan the forum topics and you’ll want to dive in!!

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Yesterday and Tuesday were interviews with Darcia Helle and Stacy Juba

Today’s…

We have a wonderful triple-header going on–Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow!

The three Resident Authors and Founders of the incredible BestsellerBound Forums.

Just scan the forum topics and you’ll want to dive in!!

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Today’s interview is with Darcia…

We have a wonderful triple-header for you today, tomorrow, and Thursday! The three Resident Authors and Founders of the incredible BestsellerBound Forums.

Just scan their topics and you’ll want to dive in!!

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Today’s interview is with Stacy…