Who Started the Great Fire of Rome?
Christians? Nero? The Weather? I'm currently working on a sequel to my 1C adventure novel Sword of the Gladiatrix which takes place in Rome leading up to and during the Great Fire. Lots of fascinating history to explore and share with my readers. Here's the first...
Rebel Empress Cover Reveal
Book Birthday: August 28, 2024! It's hot, hot, hot! I hope you're keeping hydrated, cool, and reading lots of good books. If you like biographical historical fiction, I have something special for you. My new book Rebel Empress: A Novel of Imperial Rome is available...
Guest Post: Loretta Goldberg on “What’s in a title?”
Beyond the Bukubuk Tree: A World War II Novel of Love and Loss BLURB: Two men preparing for war, both with secrets they are determined to keep. Jake Friedman, an idealistic young Jewish doctor from Melbourne, is haunted by the death of a colleague he thinks he caused....
Becoming the Twilight Empress Cover Reveal
Book Birthday: April 15, 2024! Spring has sprung and today is April Fools Day, but what I have for you is no joke. For the past couple of years I've cultivated several projects and they're finally blooming. I'll be sharing the details over the next months. Today is...
Audiobook Market Trends
Back to the Future: Trends to Watch For We've made it to the last post on "Cracking the Audiobook Market." You made your choice to get into the audiobook market (Part 1), learned the generic steps any text takes on the journey to audio (Part 2), looked closely at the...
Audiobook Marketing Strategies
How to Help Readers Find Your Audiobook You made your choice to get into the audiobook market (Part 1), learned the generic steps any text takes on the journey to audio (Part 2), looked closely at the pros and cons of the four paths an author can take on that journey...
Audiobook Distribution
Distribution: Exclusive to Audible or Wide? So you’ve made your choice to get into the audiobook market (Part 1), learned the generic steps any text takes on the journey to audio (Part 2), looked closely at the pros and cons of the four paths an author can take on...
Hybrid Model of Audiobook Production
A Deep Dive into the Hybrid Model In the previous posts we explored why you should be in the audiobook market (Part 1), the generic steps any text takes on the journey to audio (Part 2), and the pros and cons of the four paths an author can take on that journey (Part...
Four Paths to Market
Four Routes to the Audiobook Market In Part 1, I laid out the case for getting into audiobooks and for doing it sooner rather than later. In Part 2, I took you on the generic journey from text to audio. In this part we’ll explore the options within that generic...
From Manuscript to Audiobook
From Text to Speech: How a Manuscript Becomes an Audiobook In Part 1, I laid out the case for getting into audiobooks and for doing it sooner rather than later. Now we’ll look at how every book goes from print to audio. Whether you hire a full service company, produce...
Why Audiobooks? Why Now?
Why Should You Be in the Audiobook Market? Why Now Rather Than Later? So new readers can find you. There are readers who prefer eBooks, others who prefer print, and even more who prefer audio. If you want to reach a broad market you should be in audio. The good news...
The Best Books About Awesome Women You’ve Never Heard Of
Shepherd: Discover the Best Books Well that came out of the blue! Last summer I received an intriguing invitation to contribute to a new website which featured themed authors' recommended reading lists on a topic of my choice. Of course I chose "awesome women you've...