Posts Tagged ‘author tour’

5 Things You Should Know About Becoming a Published Author by Shobhan Bantwal

5 Things You Should Know About Becoming a Published Author
by Shobhan Bantwal
1. The path that takes one from aspiring author to published author is a tough one to navigate. Until a writer actually steps on to it, she is not likely to know the challenging journey that she is about to undertake.
2. In the world [...]

The Story Behind Your Average Joe Unplugged by Joseph Schneller

The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Joseph Schneller, author of Your Average Joe Unplugged (Nordskog Publishing).
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Guest Post: “Confessions of a Broken Man”
© Joseph Schneller 2011
Your Average Joe: Unplugged

In the fall of 2008, [...]

The Story Behind My Dearest Friend by Hazel Statham

The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Hazel Statham, author of the Regency romance novel, My Dearest Friend.
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My Dearest Friend is the last book in the Dukes of Lear trilogy. Although all the [...]

The Story Behind: The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin

The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Melanie Benjamin, author of the historical novel, The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb.
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I always tell aspiring writers that the most important thing they can do for their [...]

The Story Behind Mineral Mischief by Renee Hand

The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Renee Hand, author of the children’s animal detective chapter book, Mineral Mischief, the second book in her award-winning Joe-Joe Nut and Biscuit Bill series.
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The idea for this [...]

The Story Behind In the Aerie of the Wolf by Leonora Pruner

The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Leonora Pruner, author of the historical gothic novel, In the Aerie of the Wolf.
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Composing fiction is, in a way, like composing music. It can be done [...]

The Story Behind The River of Forgetting by Jane Rowan

The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Jane Rowan, author of the memoir, The River of Forgetting: A Memoir of Healing from Sexual Abuse.
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It may seem strange, but my book was inspired by pure [...]

The Story Behind Sentiments of Blue by Garasamo Maccagnone

The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Garasamo Maccagnone, author of the literary fiction short story collection, Sentiments of Blue.
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Thirty years ago, I wrote Sentiments of Blue while attending Western Michigan University. Back in [...]

The Story Behind People of the Book by Kathi Macias

The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Kathi Macias, author of the international thriller, People of the Book, the fourth and final book in her Extreme Devotion series.
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People of the Book is the fourth [...]

The Story Behind Murder is a Family Business by Heather Haven

The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Heather Haven, author of the humorous P.I. novel, Murder is a Family Business, the first book in her Alvarez Family Murder Mystery series.
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I’d like to think the [...]

The Story Behind: Exposure by Therese Fowler

The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Therese Fowler, author of the family drama novel, Exposure.
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Exposure is a story I never expected to write. I’d been working on a different book in the summer [...]

The Story Behind: The Logan and Cafferty Mystery/Suspense Series by Jean Henry Mead

The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Jean Henry Mead, author of the mystery/suspense novel, Murder on the Interstate.
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Writing Mystery Novels for Older Readers
by Jean Henry Mead
I write senior sleuth novels because there’s [...]

In the Spotlight: The Virgin Mary in the Light of the Word of God by Dr. Labib Mikhail

Title: The Virgin Mary in the Light of the Word of God
Author: Dr. Labib Mikhail
Publisher: Nordskog Publishing
Paperback: 176 pages
ISBN: 978-0982707494
Genre: New Testament non-fiction
The Virgin Mary in the Light of the Word of God fills a tremendous need for a concise, elegant, Biblical treatment of Mary. Dr. Labib, as he is affectionately known, gives Mary [...]

Interview with J.J. Hebert, author of ‘Unconventional’

J. J. Hebert is a writer. Surprising, huh? He has written fifty-two novels, including the immensely successful, award-winning Willard’s Heart. J. J.’s also an archaeologist, and he recently unearthed an ancient religious scroll in Jerusalem that, in time, will prove absolutely nothing about anything important. He presently resides in Yemen, where he enjoys being the [...]

The Story Behind ‘One Pelican at a Time’ by Nancy Stewart

 
The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Nancy Stewart, author of the bestselling children’s book, One Pelican at a Time.
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Let me begin by telling a bit about the book, One Pelican at a Time.  It is [...]

The Story Behind ‘Rast’ by Christopher Hoare

 
The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Christopher Hoare, author of the high fantasy novel, Rast.
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Many years ago my wife bought and read some of the Mervyn Peake Gormenghast gothics. I looked at a few pages and [...]

Pump Up Your Book Announces Annie Greer & Tim Vandehey’s ‘The Chimp Who Loved Me Virtual Book Tour 2011′

Join Tim Vandehey & Annie Greer, authors of the humor book, The Chimp Who Loved Me, as they virtually tour the blogosphere April 4 – 29 2011 on their first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
About Annie Greer and Tim Vandehey

Annie Greer is a certified veterinary chiropractioner, radio host, animal behaviorist, [...]

The Story Behind ‘The Paris Wife’ by Paula McLain

 
The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Paula McLain, author of the historical novel, The Paris Wife. 
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In Ernest Hemingway’s introduction to his memoir, A Moveable Feast, he writes, “If the reader prefers, this book may be [...]

The Story Behind ‘Resurrection Garden’ by Frank Scully

 
The Story Behind the Book is Literarily Speaking’s newest feature. Here we find out either the inspiration behind authors’ books or how they got published. Today’s guest is Frank Scully, author of the mystery novel, Resurrection Garden (MuseItUp Publishing) 
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The genesis of the story behind Resurrection Garden came to me while I was driving home during a particularly [...]

Contemporary Romance Author Becky Due on ‘The Dumpster Virtual Book Tour’ Feb. 1

Join Becky Due, author of the contemporary romance novel, The Dumpster: One Woman’s Search for Love (Due Publications), as she virtually tours the blogosphere February 1  – February 25 2011 to talk about her new book.
Becky Due is becoming the new voice of women’s fiction. She has the courage, honesty and writing style for [...]

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