March 30, 2007 by Victor Volkman.

On Thursday, March 29th, 2007 at 8:00PM, Irene Watson and Victor Volkman spoke with personal life coach, and publisher Jane Saylor. In 2001 Jane was asked by the Plymouth Council on Aging to develop a life journaling class for senior citizens in the community. Thus began her journey of helping people write their own memoirs which culminated in her own self-published how-to book The Road You’ve Traveled, How to Journal Your Life.  Jane spoke with us about ways to jog your memories, avoiding roadblocks, and the joy that comes with finding the courage to say what needs to be said.

Jane has taught her journaling workshop all over Southeastern Michigan including Plymouth, Wixom, Northville, and Canton Senior Center as well as the Ypsilanti Library. She is a member of Toastmasters International and often attends the national Speakers Association of Michigan meetings in Ann Arbor.

As a member of the local poetry community Jane created many chapbooks (books of poetry) of her own work as well as being hired to produce chapbooks for others, which are sold throughout the local poetry community. Jane’s most recent book, a wonderful how-to book titled “The Road You’ve Traveled, How to Journal Your Life” chronicles the lesson plans developed for senior citizens. It is available at AuthorHouse.com, from the author herself and at the Book Cellar in Plymouth, Michigan as well as your favorite online bookstore.

Jane received her Associates Degree in Liberal Arts and was on the Dean’s List at Schoolcraft College with focus on Arts and Philosophy in December 2005. She continues to attend Schoolcraft College as well as taking Performance Poetry classes, attending writing retreats, art classes, various enrichment courses. Victor first met Jane at the Holistic Health Festival in Livonia Michigan in August 2006 and was immediately convinced she had a great thing going with helping seniors get their lives in action and in print.

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March 23, 2007 by Victor Volkman.

Tyler R. Tichelaar holds a Master’s from Northern Michigan University and a Ph.D. from Western Michigan University. His family’s long relationship with Upper Michigan and his avid interest in genealogy inspired Dr. Tichelaar to write his Marquette Trilogy about his hometown. Along the way, he has become an acknowledged expert on Regional Writing.  Tyler will be speaking with us about what Regional Writing is and how you can take advantage of regional markets.  We’ll also talk about key ingredients for success in regional fiction and how you can get started in this fun and challenging genre.

Tyler/s  trilogy covers 150 years of Marquette, Michigan’s history from the town’s founding in 1849 through its sesquicentennial celebrations in 1999. The titles in the trilogy are “Iron Pioneers”, “The Queen City”, and the soon to be released “Superior Heritage”. Tyler hopes his writing stimulates others to seek out and gain strength from their own family stories and the courage and uniqueness of the people who came before them.  You can learn more about him at www.MarquetteFiction.com

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March 16, 2007 by Victor Volkman.

On Thursday, March 8th, 2007 at 8:00PM, Irene Watson and Victor Volkman spoke with bestselling novelist and publisher Derek Armstrong of Kunati Books Inc, an international publisher of controversial, provocative and bold titles. He is also the author of THE GAME, a thriller novel launching this spring to stunning reviews and major buzz ” including “front of store” position in major chains. Derek has been able to secure 5 out of 5 of the top trade review journals for one of his books: Library Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, Foreword, and ALA Booklist.  That’s what I call hitting it out of the park!  Derek shares his secrets for successful review including the “logline”, marketing image, and attitude.

He previously authored THE PERSONA PRINCIPLE from Simon & Schuster, with co-author Kam Wai Yu, a best selling book on Image Marketing. Derek loves the provocative, controversial and unique. Derek Armstrong writes thrillers because, according to him, “they’re entertaining and you can be ridiculous and serious at the same time. Accomplishments: Derek Armstrong has won many awards for advertising Derek Armstrong is also founder of “Canada’s best” ad agency according to the Toronto Star. Persona Corp wrote the book on Image Marketing.

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March 13, 2007 by Victor Volkman.

The new Show Lineup is now fully scheduled through May 2007  Irene and Victor invite you to join them each week as they explore the myriad issues involved in planning the production of your first book AND once you’re done, what to do next.  If you would like to post a question in advance for any of the guest speakers, please contact us at info@authorsaccess.com  Authors Access is where authors get published and published authors get successful.

Air Date	Guest	Topic	Podcast
15-Mar-07	Derek Armstrong	How to Get Reviews with the Big Five
22-Mar-07	Tyler Tichelaar	Regional Writing Tips & Techniques
29-Mar-07	Jane Saylor	Kickstart Your Memoir
05-Apr-07	Kate Bandos	Creating a Media Kit That Works
12-Apr-07	Romanus Volter	Action Steps to a Sucessful Proposal
19-Apr-07	Stanley Greenfield	Book Promotion Tactics, Foreign Rights, and Publishing
26-Apr-07	Victor R. Volkman	Understanding the Publishing Marketplace
03-May-07	Ken Maclean	Internet Marketing and e-Books
10-May-07	Jesse Ferrell	Success Through Backwards Planning	TBA
17-May-07	Michelle Dunn	Creating a Buzz Around Your Book	TBA
24-May-07	Chris Roerden	Don’t Murder Your Mystery	TBA
31-May-07	Patricia Terrell	From Author to Promoter	TBA

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March 9, 2007 by Victor Volkman.

On Thursday, March 8th, 2007 at 8:00PM, Irene Watson spoke with Paul McNeese, founder of  Optimum Performance Associates, a consulting group that has been specializing in author and writer coaching, book editing, and book packaging for non-bookstore markets since 1994. Paul educated us on the nature of branding and how it applies to both authors and books. step-by-step how to build your brand, and the timeline by which you can measure results and success.

Paul has been a writer for more than 35 years and quite involved in the publishing industry as well. In 2002, he developed OPA Publishing, a publisher and packager of non-fiction e-books and “Print-on-Demand” hard-copy volumes of nonfiction for self-publishing authors and entrepreneurs. About two years ago, he expanded into fiction and now has over 60 titles in print. The company specializes in assisting both first-time and seasoned authors to self-publish and market their work. OPA Publishing also works with authors whose work has been published but has gone “out of print” for any number of reasons.

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March 2, 2007 by Victor Volkman.

Victor Volkman will be appearing at the Vermont Veterans Combat Stress Symposium.  Although only working behind the scenes of this event, he is the editor of Beyond Trauma: Conversations on Traumatic Incident Reduction (2nd Ed) and several other books on Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR).

The Symposium takes place on March 3rd, 2007 at the Capitol Plaza hotel in Montpelier, Vermont.  Featured speakers include David W. Powell, author of My Tour in Hell: A Marine’s Battle with Combat Trauma, Travis Jones, MA, and Ragnhild Malnati, LICSW.

 Hope to see you there!

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March 2, 2007 by Victor Volkman.

On Thursday, March 1st, 2007 at 8:00PM EDT we spoke with Bob Gussin, author and publisher at Oceanview Publishing.  As a member of the vanguard of independent presses, Bob addressed the challenges of being an independent publisher, advice for new publishers including some of the most commonly made mistakes, the reality of competing with big publishers, and how to leverage the use of media.

A native of Pittsburgh, Robert Gussin retired from Johnson & Johnson as Corporate Vice President of Science & Technology and Chief Scientific Officer in 2000.  He received a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Michigan, and holds an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Duquesne University.

Gussin has authored a number of scientific publications and has contributed several chapters to academic textbooks.  He serves on a number of commercial and non-profit boards and advisory committees, including the NASA Aerospace Medicine and Occupational Health Advisory Committee, Duquesne University Board of Directors, as well as the Board of Directors of Catholic Health Services of Long Island, and the Board of Directors of Christus Health.
For more information about Robert Gussin, and his novel, Trash Talk, please visit www.bobgussin.com

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