Don’t Be Afraid to Get Burned: High Art vs. Passionate Authenticity
In late 2006, the rock band My Chemical Romance and director Samuel Bayer set out to record two music videos back-to-back. By the end of the shoot drummer Bob Bryar would have second degree burns on his body, lead singer Gerard Way would be hospitalized with torn muscles in his legs, and one of the…
Economy of Fear Sneak Preview and Author Commentary (Prologue)
I grew up a big fan of cinema, and I always appreciated DVD’s that came with great audio commentaries. As such, I thought it would be fun to not only give you a sneak preview of the prologue to my new book, The Page Turners: Economy of Fear, but also provide some video commentary to…
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,…
Crowd Funding for Authors Training Series (Video 2)
If you missed the first video in author Catherine Brunelle’s awesome, informative, and fun Crowd Funding for Authors training series, click here to watch it now. This week, Catherine is back at it again with the release of the second video in the series. In this new video, she discusses the importance of planning various aspects of your…
Crowd Funding for Authors Video Series (Part 1)
When it comes to publishing, especially independent publishing, money is always an issue. Hiring an editor, cover designer, and layout designer (let alone funding a marketing campaign!) is not cheap by any means. One option more and more authors are considering is crowd funding their books. My podcast, Ottawa Writes, recently had two episodes…
