May 25, 2007 by Victor Volkman.

>On May 24th, 2007 at 8PM EDT Irene Watson and Victor R. Volkman spoke with Chris Roerden, an Agatha-award winning author and editor with more than four decades of experience.  Her latest book is called Don’t Murder Your Mystery: 24 Fiction Writing Techniques To Save Your Manuscript From Turning Up D.O.A.  She shared invaluable tips on how not to submit a manuscript, how to work with an editor, and many classic mistakes made on the first page and first chapter that turn a possibly good book into unreadable mush.  Not just for Mystery writers, this is a must for all fiction writers.

She’s edited authors who’ve been published by St. Martin’s Press, Berkley Prime Crime, Rodale, Viking, Walker, Midnight Ink, and many smaller presses, as well as authors who’ve self-published. Altogether, she’s had a hand in their winning 22 awards. In addition to editing, she’s written 10 books and a game, all but two of those commissioned by others. Chris received her Master’s in English from the University of Maine. The faculty invited her to stay on as a teacher of nonfiction writing. In the mid-nineties she introduced the first series of classes in publishing at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, and taught in the continuing education program for 8 years. At the time Chris was also president of MidAmerica Publishers Association (or MAPA), a regional trade association for publishers founded by John Kremer. Chris also served 6 years on the southeast regional board of directors of Mystery Writers of America. Listen to the PodCast!

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May 22, 2007 by Victor Volkman.

The new Show Lineup is now fully scheduled through July 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.

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May 18, 2007 by Victor Volkman.

On Thursday, May 17th, 2007 at 8:00PM Irene and Victor spoke with Michelle Dunn, an author of an award winning book who is also a consultant that has a contagious passion for her work.  Her new Mosquito Marketing series is focused on empowering authors, publishers, and entrepreneurs in achieving marketing and publicity success on a shoestring budget.

Michelle started, ran and successfully marketed  M.A.D. Collection Agency for 8 years. Michelle has recently been named one of the Top 5 Women in Collections. Due to her successful marketing, Michelle has been featured in Forbes.com, The Wall Street Journal, Ladies Home Journal, PC World, Home Business Magazine, Home Business Journal, Entrepreneur magazine, Professional Collector, Credit & Collections Risk, the NH Business Review, Smart Money magazine, About.com, Master Cards small business website and in many books including Home Based Business for Dummies. Michelle has been a featured guest on (NPR) National Public Radio and many other radio programs as well as published in many newspapers and magazines nationwide. She has been a repeat guest on television shows such as the CBS Early Show, The Book Authority and Process for Profit.  She has many published articles and 7 published books to add to her list of accomplishments. 

Michelle is originally from RI and now lives in NH. Visit www.michelledunn.com for more information on her Mosquito Marketing Series. 

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May 11, 2007 by Victor Volkman.

On May 10th, 2007 at 8PM EDT Irene and Victor spoke with Jesse Ferrell, one of the country’s preeminent experts in personal and professional development. He talked with us about his innovative project planning method called Success Through Backwards Planning can be applied to authors and publishers and how to avoid that sinking feeling of being overwhelmed.

A sought-after presenter and trainer, Mr. Ferrell specializes in working with executives, professionals and companies and facilitating dynamic growth on a personal, professional and corporate level. Mr. Ferrell is President and CEO of JessTalk Speaking Services, an internationally-renowned company whose client base is comprised primarily of Fortune 500 companies. Mr. Ferrell has authored numerous articles on customer service, marketing and personal and professional development. How You Leave Them Feeling is Mr. Ferrell’s first book release. Learn more about this exciting new book at www.HowYouLeaveThemFeeling.com

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May 6, 2007 by Victor Volkman.

 On Thursday, May 3rd at 8PM EDT, Irene and Victor spoke with Kenneth MacLean from The Big Picture press. He is the author of six books including The Vibrational Universe: Harnessing the Power of Thought to Consciously Create Your Life. He is an expert on collaborative marketing using the Internet through cooperative means including, but not limited to, reciprocal linking, email blasts, monthly newsletters, movie-style trailers, and sharing substantive content with the public

Other books by Maclean include: Dialogues - Conversations with My Higher Self and several eBooks including What Do You Do and When all Hell Breaks Loose? and “Life’s Little Instruction Manual”. His latest projects involve using Internet flash movies to portray the key concepts of his philosophy. Ken’s next book will be “A Geometric Analysis of the Platonic Solids and Other Semi-Regular Polyhedra coming soon” from Loving Healing Press. Ken’s main area of interest is the relationship between science and spirituality, and his conviction, through personal experiences, that consciousness is not biologically based. He holds bachelor’s degrees in both Computer Science and Political Science.

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