Publishing and Book Marketing

Charlotte Readers Podcast

In this episode 359, we’re featuring the last release in our Write Quotes series, Publishing and Book Marketing, with some of our favorite quotes from the book and a discussion of your three hosts’ perspectives on traditional publishing, indie publishing, and marketing. Plus we’ve got new book recommendations and elevator pitches and some upcoming events.
Today’s Featured Topics
Act 1:
This month we’re celebrating the release of book 8 in The Write Quotes series, Publishing and Book Marketing. In this episode we’ll share the foreword and reflections from the book and some of our favorite quotes.
Act 2:
Listen to hear a discussion based around Landis’s experiences with independent publishing, Sarah’s experiences with traditional publishing, and Hannah’s experiences with book marketing and publicity.
Act 3:
Elevator Pitches:
Ben Crane - A Man of Lies
James Lindsay - Befriending My Brain: A Psychosis Story
Kathleen Hannon - The Confession of Hemingway Jones
Bridget Van der Eyk - Ten Dates
D.J. Williams - Hunt for Eden’s Star
Grace Ly - Tent for Seven: A Camping Adventure Gone South Out West
Anne Leigh Parrish - A Summer Morning
Tracy Hewitt Meyer - Generation Annihilation
Book Recommendations:
In addition to the recommendations below, check out Philip Gerard’s memoir Words and Music. Jason Mott calls it “The story of a life, told with elegance and craft, that all readers owe it to themselves to read.”
Hannah recommends:
Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
Sarah recommends:
Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby
It Was an Ugly Couch Anyway by Elizabeth Passarella
Landis recommends:
The Longmire Defense by Craig Johnson
Holly, by Stephen King
The Write Quotes Series:
Support the show by purchasing one of more of the eight books in The Write Quote series, a collection of writing quote books compiled from 500+ interviews with bestselling, award-winning, and hard-working authors.
Learn more about our series of quote books and download Book 1 for free at https://charlottereaderspodcast.com/writequotes/
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