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The Author’s Voice, Candy, Colleen, and Peter, talk with each other and guests about how writers can take their book from Blank Page to Bestseller. From published authors to industry professionals and everyone in between, Blank Page to Bestseller sheds light on the many facets of the publishing industry.
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6 days ago
6 days ago
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday! We're back this week with a full episode with both our Biz Buzz and Guest Interview segments.
We begin this week's episode with our latest Biz Buzz segment. Peter, Colleen, and CaZ talk about the basics on marketing. It's never too early (or too late!) to start marketing you and your book. We share some of the best ways you can begin your marketing push in this week's segment.
Then, Peter talks with colleague and friend Ellen Seigel about her book Be Happy No Matter What, her journey of writing, and much more!
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Biz Buzz: Intro to Marketing (1:46)
Guest Interview: Ellen Seigel (13:58)
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Be Happy No Matter What: Website - Amazon - Facebook
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Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
Tuesday Nov 14, 2023
The Doctor is in!
This week's episode is a short one as we had a bit of a tech snafu with our Biz Buzz recording.
But no worries, we still have a great interview with Dr. Matthew Surburg about his book, Cyberpocalypse: Inside the Digital Assault On Healthcare. Dr. Surburg shares the inspiration behind the book and how he made the decision to write about this story. He also shares some of the differences between writing a book and writing for journals. Listen in for a great interview!
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Cyberpocalypse: Inside the Digital Assault On Healthcare - Amazon
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Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
Tuesday Nov 07, 2023
We are excited to announce our first ever collaboration book, The Write Way! To celebrate us opening submissions, we are giving you a full episode of collaboration book content!
Our Biz Buzz segment revisits an earlier segment where we talked about collaboration books.
This week's guest is Melissa Kirkpatrick, a four-time collaboration book author! She talks with Colleen about the reason she's been a contributor to all of these books. Plus, she shares why she is happy with sharing a part of herself with readers and hasn't taken the plunge to writing a book by herself.
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Biz Buzz - Collaboration Books (2:09)
Guest Interview - Melissa Kirkpatrick (12:12)
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Melissa Kirkpatrick: Facebook - Website - LinkedIn
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Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Tuesday Oct 31, 2023
Welcome to NaNoWriMo! This week Peter and Colleen talk about what NaNoWriMo is and how you can participate.
Then, Peter interviews author Sandy Phillips Kirkham about her writing journey. Sandy is the author of Let Me Prey Upon You, about her journey of healing after being preyed upon by her youth minister.
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Biz Buzz - NaNoWriMo (1:25)
Guest Interview - Sandy Phillips Kirkham (14:07)
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Sandy Phillips Kirkham: Website - Facebook - Let Me Prey Upon You
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Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Is an ebook enough? In this week's show we answer a question many first time authors have, is an ebook enough?
Peter, Colleen, and CaZ talk about the different book formats an author can publish in this week's Biz Buzz segment.
Then, in our second segment, Colleen speaks with TBI survivor, 2x author, and fellow podcaster Carrie Rickert. Carrie shares her story of recovery, writing, and podcasting and lessons she both learned and shares! This is a cant miss episode and be sure to check out Carrie's book and podcast in the links below.
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Biz Buzz - Is an Ebook Enough? (1:25)
Guest Interview - Carrie Rickert (11:35)
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Carrie Rickert: Transformational Trauma and Healing Podcast - Trauma Is A Catalyst
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Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
Tuesday Oct 17, 2023
This week's show is all about making sure other people can identify your book!
For this week's Biz Buzz segment we look at identifying numbers for books. ISBNs and ASINs can be confusing but we answer a few FAQs and listener questions about what these identifiers are.
Then, Colleen interviews our guest Susi Clark in our second segment. Susi is a graphic designer with a vast amount of experience within the publishing industry and her and Colleen talk about all things book design.
If you have questions, comments, or would like to be on the show, please visit our website or social media at the links below!
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Biz Buzz - ISBN vs ASIN (1:22)
Guest Interview - Susi Clark (13:00)
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Susi Clark: Website - Instagram
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Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
Tuesday Oct 10, 2023
We've mentioned collaboration books in previous episodes and last week's guest, Corine, shared a little about her experience with collaboration books. We thought it was a great time to answer two questions. First, what is a collaboration book and second, who is in change of these projects?
Then, our guest this week, Angel Hicks shares her own journey of writing a chapter in a collaboration book. For more information on her book, check out the links below.
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Biz Buzz - What are Collaboration Books? (1:07)
Guest Interview - Angel Hicks (10:28)
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Read Angel's book on Amazon: Phoenix Style: Stories to Ignite Your Entrepreneurial Spirit
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Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
Tuesday Oct 03, 2023
This week's episode is a special episode as we have on our very first guest! We begin this episode with CaZ and Peter on the Biz Buzz segment where they talk a little about AI and the new KDP question authors must answer about the use of AI. Then, in segment two, Colleen interviews our very first guest, Corine LaFont. Corine is a PR expert who has worked through both the Author and Speaker Assistant training courses.
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Biz Buzz - AI and Amazon (1:40)
Guest Interview - Corine LaFont (20:52)
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