Choosing A Publisher and Why I Am A Hybrid Author

Choosing A Publisher and Why I Am A Hybrid Author

It’s been a long time, probably close to a decade, since I worked with a publisher; however, recently I made the decision to return to working with Changeling Press, a publisher I’d worked with before and enjoyed publishing with. This episode has me talking about why I chose to work with a publisher, what to look for in a publisher, and why I’m now switching to being a hybrid author. I hope you enjoy! Eight Second Magic: https://books2read.com/EightSecondMagic [https://books2read.com/EightSecondMagic] Author Links: Author website: https://spicyebooks.com [https://spicyebooks.com] Facebook: https://facebook.com/spicyebooks [https://facebook.com/spicyebooks] Instagram: https://instagram.com/spicyebooks [https://instagram.com/spicyebooks] Mastodon: https://romancelandia.club/spicyebooks [https://romancelandia.club/spicyebooks] Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/spicyebooks.com [https://bsky.app/profile/spicyebooks.com] Amazon Page: https://amzn.to/42KxwQj [https://amzn.to/42KxwQj] Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/w-m-kirkland-b019241c-2651-442c-9553-a16e15778545 [https://www.bookbub.com/authors/w-m-kirkland-b019241c-2651-442c-9553-a16e15778545] Our Sponsors: Epona Author Solutions: https://eponaauthorsolutions.com/offerings [https://eponaauthorsolutions.com/offerings] Epona Mail: https://eponamail.com [https://eponamail.com] Author Yogi: https://authoryogi.eponaauthorsolutions.com [https://authoryogi.eponaauthorsolutions.com] To see all the shows on the MuseCharmer Network, please Visit our Website [http://musecharmer.com] Follow us on: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553724362580] | Mastodon [musecharmernetwork@musecharmer.eponaauthorsolutions.com] | Instagram [https://instagram.com/EponaAuthorSoluitons] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@EponaAuthorSolutions] | YouTube [https://youtube.com/@eponaauthorsolutions] | Twitch [https://twitch.tv/EponaAuthor] Support us: Ko-Fi [https://ko-fi.com/EponaAuthorSolutions] | LiberaPay [https://liberapay.com/EponaAuthor/] | Patreon [https://patreon.com/EponaAuthor]

Interview with PL Sanderson

About our Guest: Phillip has enjoyed a 30+ year career as a high school mathematics teacher but is now excited to explore another of his lifelong passions, writing. He has been a closet writer for many years, sharing only with family and close friends. In 2022, he began writing in earnest and experimented with short fiction published in a monthly newsletter for two years. Phillip and his wife live in southeastern Virginia, where they stay busy updating an old farmhouse (which is more of a journey than a destination) and keeping up with their four adult children. Most mornings she patiently listens to the dreams he had during the night and wishes that those people living in his head would begin to pay rent and stop free-loading. Lastly, Phillip is extremely salty that he did not receive an invitation to try out as the host for Jeopardy!, but reluctantly agrees that Ken Jennings does an acceptable job. Books featured on our podcast: Winter Tales #1 https://books2read.com/cvwintertales [https://books2read.com/cvwintertales] Winter Tales #2 https://books2read.com/cvwintertales1 [https://books2read.com/cvwintertales1] Summer Tales https://books2read.com/cvsummervales [https://books2read.com/cvsummervales] Author Links: Website: https://plsanderson.com [https://plsanderson.com] Our Sponsors: Epona Author Solutions: https://eponaauthorsolutions.com/offerings [https://eponaauthorsolutions.com/offerings] Epona Mail: https://eponamail.com [https://eponamail.com] Author Yogi: https://authoryogi.eponaauthorsolutions.com [https://authoryogi.eponaauthorsolutions.com] To see all the shows on the MuseCharmer Network, please Visit our Website [http://musecharmer.com] Follow us on: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553724362580] | Mastodon [musecharmernetwork@musecharmer.eponaauthorsolutions.com] | Instagram [https://instagram.com/EponaAuthorSoluitons] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@EponaAuthorSolutions] | YouTube [https://youtube.com/@eponaauthorsolutions] | Twitch [https://twitch.tv/EponaAuthor] Support us: Ko-Fi [https://ko-fi.com/EponaAuthorSolutions] | LiberaPay [https://liberapay.com/EponaAuthor/] | Patreon [https://patreon.com/EponaAuthor]

Interview with G Clatworthy

About our Guest: G Clatworthy started writing during the 2020 lockdown (her first book was called The Girl Who Lost Her Listening Ears, which tells you all you need to know about lockdown!). She soon switched to urban fantasy and she loves mixing the magical with the mundane, especially if it involves dragons! She lives in Wiltshire, UK with her family and two cats. When she’s not writing, she enjoys playing board games, drinking tea and eating chocolate. Books featured on our podcast: All books are in Kindle Unlimited as well Bedsocks and Broomsticks: https://amzn.to/42Efikx [https://amzn.to/42Efikx] Cream Teas and Crystal Balls: https://amzn.to/42yhokQ [https://amzn.to/42yhokQ] A Colour To Dye For: https://amzn.to/4lrHa2I [https://amzn.to/4lrHa2I] Going for Guild: https://amzn.to/4lrH7ny [https://amzn.to/4lrH7ny] Commission Impossible: https://amzn.to/4ieS8pw [https://amzn.to/4ieS8pw] Don’t forget the Cozy Vales anthologies Winter Tales #1 https://books2read.com/cvwintertales [https://books2read.com/cvwintertales] Winter Tales #2 https://books2read.com/cvwintertales1 [https://books2read.com/cvwintertales1] Summer Tales https://books2read.com/cvsummervales [https://books2read.com/cvsummervales] Author Links: Website: https://www.gemmaclatworthy.com/ [https://www.gemmaclatworthy.com/] Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gemmaclatworthy [http://www.facebook.com/gemmaclatworthy] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gemmaclatworthy/ [https://www.instagram.com/gemmaclatworthy/] Our Sponsors: Epona Author Solutions: https://eponaauthorsolutions.com/offerings [https://eponaauthorsolutions.com/offerings] Epona Mail: https://eponamail.com [https://eponamail.com] Author Yogi: https://authoryogi.eponaauthorsolutions.com [https://authoryogi.eponaauthorsolutions.com] To see all the shows on the MuseCharmer Network, please Visit our Website [http://musecharmer.com] Follow us on: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553724362580] | Mastodon [musecharmernetwork@musecharmer.eponaauthorsolutions.com] | Instagram [https://instagram.com/EponaAuthorSoluitons] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@EponaAuthorSolutions] | YouTube [https://youtube.com/@eponaauthorsolutions] | Twitch [https://twitch.tv/EponaAuthor] Support us: Ko-Fi [https://ko-fi.com/EponaAuthorSolutions] | LiberaPay [https://liberapay.com/EponaAuthor/] | Patreon [https://patreon.com/EponaAuthor]

Interview with Scott Walker #WriteTalkWednesday

SHOW NOTE My voice starts going at the end of this episode (thank you Spring Allergies + Cold Blargh!), so my apologizes for sounding funny (funnier than usual?). Thanks for understanding. About our Guest: L.A. Scott currently writes cozy fantasy and urban fantasy, though he’s been spinning stories and weaving worlds for decades. When not writing, he loves playing D&D, dressing up as a Star Wars Sandtrooper for Halloween, baking sourdough bread, and playing video games. About the Cozy Vales project: Cozy Vales™ began with a simple idea: create a single cozy fantasy world for multiple authors to play in - and that’s just what happened! Author L.A. Scott created the foundation for Cozy Vales™ and invited others authors to add to it. For nearly a year, L.A. Scott and the rest of the Cozy Vales™ Scribes meticulously built out a cozy world and crafted cozy fantasy stories before launching their debut: Winter Tales from Cozy Vales. Even though all stories are set in the Cozy Vales™ queendom, each scribe brings their own voice, tone, and creativity to the project. The result is a delightful collection of tales for fans of cozy fantasy! Books featured on our podcast: Winter Tales #1 https://books2read.com/cvwintertales [https://books2read.com/cvwintertales] Winter Tales #2 https://books2read.com/cvwintertales1 [https://books2read.com/cvwintertales1] Summer Tales https://books2read.com/cvsummervales [https://books2read.com/cvsummervales] A Hearth Fit For A Witch https://books2read.com/cvAHearthFitForAWitch [https://books2read.com/cvAHearthFitForAWitch] Intara’s Guide To The Cozy Vales: http://cozyvales.com [http://cozyvales.com] Author Links: Website: https://scottiswriting.com/lascott [https://scottiswriting.com/lascott] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottiswriting [https://www.facebook.com/scottiswriting] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scottiswriting [https://www.tiktok.com/@scottiswriting] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottiswriting/ [https://www.instagram.com/scottiswriting/] Project Links: Cozy Vales Website: http://cozyvales.com [http://cozyvales.com] Cozy Vales You Tube: https://youtube.com/@cozyvales [https://youtube.com/@cozyvales] Cozy Vales Facebook: https://facebook.com/cozyvales [https://facebook.com/cozyvales] Cozy Vales Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cozyvales/ [https://www.instagram.com/cozyvales/] Cozy Vales TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cozyvales [https://www.tiktok.com/@cozyvales] Our Sponsors: Epona Author Solutions: https://eponaauthorsolutions.com/offerings [https://eponaauthorsolutions.com/offerings] Epona Mail: https://eponamail.com [https://eponamail.com] Author Yogi: https://authoryogi.eponaauthorsolutions.com [https://authoryogi.eponaauthorsolutions.com] To see all the shows on the MuseCharmer Network, please Visit our Website [http://musecharmer.com] Follow us on: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553724362580] | Mastodon [musecharmernetwork@musecharmer.eponaauthorsolutions.com] | Instagram [https://instagram.com/EponaAuthorSoluitons] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@EponaAuthorSolutions] | YouTube [https://youtube.com/@eponaauthorsolutions] | Twitch [https://twitch.tv/EponaAuthor] Support us: Ko-Fi [https://ko-fi.com/EponaAuthorSolutions] | LiberaPay [https://liberapay.com/EponaAuthor/] | Patreon [https://patreon.com/EponaAuthor]

Interview with Chuck Rothman

About our Guest: I’ve been writing SF and fantasy since the 1980s, with two novels and over 50 short stories in places including Asimov’s, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, and Analog. I recently received word that my third novel, The Cadaver Princess, will be published by Experimenter Publishing, part of Amazing Stories. The novel is set in London in 1831. Bodysnatching is common, as people sell them to anatomists at medical schools for teaching purposes. The latest shows up at one Dr. Sheppard, and sits up and talks, claiming to be the heir to the throne, Princess Victoria. Sheppard’s assistant, a young Senegalese man – captured by slavers and freed – is Pablo Mansong, who helps Victoria get her bearings and discovers the plot to replace her and have her rule as a puppet. But there are dark forces, ancient wizards, demons, and music that can drive people mad, all of which require Pablo to work to thwart them. I’ve been writing hidden historical fantasies, where the fantastic elements do not contradict the actual historical facts. It’s been something I’ve been writing for several years. Outside of writing, I’ve been involved in SF conventions. I’ve done programming for Albacon and will be the con chair for this year’s event. I’ve also run it for Astronomicon, and for last year’s Buffalo NASFiC. Quite a few years ago, I was treasurer of SFWA for three years. I also blog about movies and other forms of entertainment at greatbutforgotten.blogspot.com. I’m retired after 25 years in the IT department at Siena College. I live in Schenectady with my wife Susan. Books featured on our podcast: Staroamer’s Fate: https://amzn.to/4bzt2zP [https://amzn.to/4bzt2zP] Syron’s Fate: https://amzn.to/43uT3ON [https://amzn.to/43uT3ON] Author Links: Website: https://sites.google.com/site/chuckrothmansf [https://sites.google.com/site/chuckrothmansf] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chuckrothman [https://www.facebook.com/chuckrothman] BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/chuckrothman.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/chuckrothman.bsky.social] Great But Forgotten: http://greatbutforgotten.blogspot.com [http://greatbutforgotten.blogspot.com] Author Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3QRs1tp [https://amzn.to/3QRs1tp] Our Sponsors: Epona Author Solutions: https://eponaauthorsolutions.com/offerings [https://eponaauthorsolutions.com/offerings] Epona Mail: https://eponamail.com [https://eponamail.com] Author Yogi: https://authoryogi.eponaauthorsolutions.com [https://authoryogi.eponaauthorsolutions.com] To see all the shows on the MuseCharmer Network, please Visit our Website [http://musecharmer.com] Follow us on: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553724362580] | Mastodon [musecharmernetwork@musecharmer.eponaauthorsolutions.com] | Instagram [https://instagram.com/EponaAuthorSoluitons] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@EponaAuthorSolutions] | YouTube [https://youtube.com/@eponaauthorsolutions] | Twitch [https://twitch.tv/EponaAuthor] Support us: Ko-Fi [https://ko-fi.com/EponaAuthorSolutions] | LiberaPay [https://liberapay.com/EponaAuthor/] | Patreon [https://patreon.com/EponaAuthor]