Book Publishing is About More than Just Money
Bryan Collins of Become a Writer Today recently included me (along with other big writers like K. M. Weiland, James Scott Bell, and Robert McKee) in an awesome infographic: 11 Top Writers on their Greatest Writing Challenges and How they Overcome their Demons. In addition to being a “top writer”, I’m also a writing coach. I’ve worked with hundreds…
Why I’m Self-Publishing My Next Book
I’ve decided to self-publish my upcoming novel, M School. This will be my sixth self-published book. You might think the decision to go indie yet again was an easy one. It wasn’t. I seriously considered seeking an agent and publisher for this novel. Having gone the self-published route in the past, I’m going in with…
Small Press Publishing with Caroline Frechette – The Writing Coach 024
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 24 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author, writing coach, and publisher Caroline Frechette. Think traditional publishing or self-publishing are…
How to Pivot with Jenny Blake – The Writing Coach 022
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 22 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author Jenny Blake. Jenny is a speaker, career coach, author and business strategist…
(Video) The Page Turners: Economy of Fear Author Interview
The following interview was originally included as part of The Page Turners: Economy of Fear bonus package for people who pre-ordered the book back in the Spring of 2015. Now that the book has been out for almost a year, I thought I’d make the video available to all. Enjoy! You can grab your copy…
Kristi Tuck Austin on Assisting Authors – The Writing Coach 018
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 18 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author assistant and media escort Kristi Tuck Austin. Kristi helps writers manage their…
How Tom Morkes Built a Publishing Empire – The Writing Coach 017
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work. In episode 17 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author, publisher and entrepreneur Tom Morkes. Tom is CEO of Insurgent Publishing, a…
The Long and Painful Road to Publishing Economy of Fear
Today my novel The Page Turners: Economy of Fear went on sale. Getting this book published has been a long and painful journey. The manuscript itself was completed in late 2013; however, it was put on hold so that I could create my online course, The Novel Writer’s Blueprint: Five Steps to Creating and Completing…
Economy of Fear Sneak Preview and Author Commentary (Chapter 2)
Welcome back to our sneak preview and author commentary video series for my new young adult paranormal horror novel, The Page Turners: Economy of Fear. I’ve already shared with you the Prologue and Chapter 1, along with video commentary addressing each of those chapters. With the book coming out next Monday (!!!), this preview of Chapter 2 will…
Announcing the Economy of Fear Pre-order Bonus Bundle
It’s author Kevin T. Johns here! I’m totally stoked to be able to announce that my new novel, The Page Turners: Economy of Fear, is now available for pre-order. I’m even more excited to tell you about the special pre-order bonus bundle I’ve put together. If you pre-order the book before Friday, July 3, 2015,…
