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August 1 - Simon & Schuster author Ron Hansen talks about getting from book to movie and how his ’20s noir came about.
Giveaway: hardcover of A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion (historical novel)

August 2 – Mike Farris of Farris Literary loans us his humorous presentation about how to get an agent to reject your book.
Giveaway: signed paperback of Call Me Lucky: A Texan in Hollywood
(memoir about the making of “Giant”)

August 3 – Celia Hayes – indie author essay
Giveaway: signed paperback of Daughter of Texas (historical novel)

August 4 – Sylvia Dickey Smith – author published by a small press
Giveaway: signed paperback of A War of Her Own (historical novel)

August 8 – St. Martin’s author Jim Dent gets us ready for football season.
Giveaway: signed hardcover of Courage Beyond the Game: The Freddie Steinmark Story (nonfiction / sports)

August 9 – Kitty Bullard of Great Minds Think Aloud Book Club talks about how she started an online book club.
Giveaway: Finding Sarah: The Duchess’ Journey to Finding Herself by Sarah Ferguson

August 10 – Jerry Dorris of Author Support discusses effective book design.
Giveaway: cover renderings

August 11 – Tweed Scott discusses selling books as an author/speaker.
Giveaway: signed paperback of Texas In Her Own Words (nonfiction / interviews)

August 15 – Random House / WaterBrook author Jane Kirkpatrick shares why she still travels to meet her readers.
Giveaway: signed paperback of Daughter’s Walk (historical novel)

August 16 – Coral Gates with Friesens talks about the book production process.

August 17 – Andrea Connell, Editor of Historical Novels Review Online reveals how she selects titles for review.
Giveaway: Burning Silk by Destiny Kinal (read HNRO’s review at http://www.historicalnovelsociety.org/hnr-online-feb-2011.htm)

August 18 - Helen Ginger, Freelance Fiction Editor & award-winning blogger talks about editing fiction.
Giveaway: critique of 50 pages of fiction manuscript

August 22 - Amy Caldwell, Executive Editor of Beacon Press discusses nonprofit press operations & title acquisition.
Giveaway: hardcover of High Stakes: The Rising Cost of America’s Gambling Addiction by Sam Skolnick

August 23 – Deltina Hay of Plumb Web Solutions discusses website essentials.
Giveaway: signed paperback of her book, The Social Media Survival Guide:  Strategies, Tactics, and Tools for Succeeding in the Social Web (Quill Driver, 2011)

August 25 – Mike Farris of Vincent, Lopez, Serafino & Jenevein, P.C counsels us on what to watch for in publishing contracts.
Giveaway:  thirty minutes of legal counsel

August 24 – Kim McDougall of Blazing Trailers discusses how she creates winning book trailers.
Giveaway: 50% off book trailer package of your choice

August 25 – University of Texas Press (tentative) – how a university press acquires titles
Giveaway: TBD

August 26 – Tor/Forge/Macmillan (tentative) – how a major traditional publisher acquires titles
Giveaway: TBD

August 31 – Stephanie Barko, Literary Publicist – how to market fiction
Giveaway: paperback of A Matter of Honor by William C. Hammond (historical novel)

About the author

Stephanie Barko wrote 199 articles on this blog.

Stephanie Barko, Literary Publicist is a boutique book marketing service for publishers and authors. Clients include both award-winning and debut authors of nonfiction and historical fiction.