THE INTERACTIVE TALK SHOW FOR  NEW WRITERS & ESTABLISHED AUTHORS

Hosted by: C.D.Grant

OBJECTIVE - MISSION:

To educate, motivate, and inspire writers of all genres.  To give new writers, poets, authors and established authors the knowledge, tools and resources to excel at their craft and to be successful in their writing career.  How and when to acknowledge and accept opportunities and how to spot fraudulent and deceiving offers, associates and publishing venues. Author personality/character presentation and professional etiquette for authors.  And we will also review and build realistic career goals and visions

SHOW TOPICS:

SHOW #1: AUTHOR-BUILDING 101-WRITE ON! WRITE ON!:  WRITING, REASONS FOR WRITING, WANTING A SUCCESSFUL WRITING CAREER & what it takes to achieve it, DREAMS OF CELEBRITY

SHOW #2:   A NOVEL CONCEPT - PUTTING A NOVEL TOGETHER – TIPS & RESOURCES, IDEAS, BRAINSTORMING

SHOW #3: NEW WRITER’S WORKSHOP: 2 HR SPECIAL!  YOU HAVE A GREAT IDEA FOR A BOOK, BUT YOU DON’T REALLY KNOW HOW TO WRITE.  COME LISTEN, TAKE NOTES AND LEARN HOW TO BUILD & WORK YOUR CRAFT.

SHOW #4: YOU’VE WRITTEN IT, NOW WHAT?  THE IMPORTANCE OF SUBMISSION POLICIES, WHERE NOT TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK: THE SELF-PUBLISHING TREND (successes & fiasco’s) MARKETING/PROMOTIONS…WHERE, HOW FAR, MARKETING TIPS AND TOOLS: INTERVIEW ETIQUETTE: NECESSARY LIFESTYLE CHANGES

SHOW #5: THE ART OF NETWORKING FOR AUTHORS: IMPORTANT DO’S & DON’TS

SHOW #6: HOODWINKED & BAMBOOZLED!: AGENTS, VANITY PUBLISHERS (AN EXTENSIVE LIST) WHY YOU DON’T WANT TO PUBLISH WITH A VANITY PUBLISHER, MOST PRINT-ON-DEMAND FRAUD SCHEMES, UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS OF AUTHORS.

SHOW #7: THE PLAGARIST, THE CONFORMIST & THE ARTIST

SHOW #8: COPYRIGHT LAW FOR AUTHORS

SHOW #9: THE ‘EXPERT’ AUTHOR:  BUSTING THE MYTH ON BEING AN EXPERT JUST BECAUSE YOU’VE WRITTEN A BOOK--THE TRUTH, THE LIES, THE FACTS.

SHOW #10: THEY’RE HE-E-E-RE! - PREPARING THE WORLD FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF AUTHORS. (AUTHORS CALL IN!)

SHOW #11:  BOOKWORMS UNITE!  PREPARING THE AUTHOR FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF READERS.  WHAT READERS WANT IN BOOKS/GENRE’S, WHAT THEY’D LIKE TO READ MOST.  (READERS CALL IN!)

SHOW#12: THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY REVEALED! Facts & Fiction revisited, unacceptable submissions - the competitive nature of the publishing industry and of authors. 

SHOW #13: YOU ‘PEOPLE-MAGNET’ YOU!  READRS, FANS SUPPORTERS – HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH & RESPOND TO YOUR READERS.  WHEN BEING SILENT IS NECESSARY. THE LADY EROS ‘GENTLE DEFLECTION’ METHOD -  CONFLICT RESOLUTION & FLAME WARS.  THE JEALOUS ONLOOKER, ETC

SHOW#14: ALL ABOARD OR OVERBOARD? HAS THE IDEA OF SUCCESS IN THE LITERARY FIELD BLOWN YOUR BRAINS OUT?  ARE YOU A COCKY, SELF-CENTERED OR EGOTISTICAL AUTHOR? WHEN YOU SHOULD BE & WHEN YOU’VE GONE TOO DAMNED FAR.