I got a curious question the other day. “Why do you gush over your authors?” a visitor to The Bookcast wanted to know. I hadn’t really thought of it in those terms. When I’m doing an interview it doesn’t feel like I’m “gushing,” although now I suppose I’ll be more self-aware. To my ear I’m simply praising the authors I interview for the fine work they’ve produced, and telling them – and you – what…
In the year and a half that The Bookcast has been online, finding and bringing you some of the best indie author books, I’ve learned many things about the indie author life, but there are a few things I just can’t figure out, things that are illogical, counterintuitive, and sometimes downright self-injurious. 1. I don’t understand why some authors don’t have blogs. Or, in some cases, even a basic website. I get that it’s hard,…
I’ve got some big news to tell you. But not yet. How was that for a teaser? In just a few days I will be sharing with you two announcements about The Bookcast Each, in its own way, is a reflection of the progress The Bookcast has made in the year and a half or so since we launched. Our passion, since the beginning, has been to introduce outstanding indie author talent to the readers…
My goal in creating and launching The Bookcast has always been to introduce you, the reader, to quality indie authors and their work. I am working hard to earn your trust, by presenting books I think you will find worth reading. A disclosure: I rarely get to read an entire book before I interview the author about it. This is one reason I do not represent the output of The Bookcast as a “review” of…
I get excited when I read indie author writing that is really good. So good I have to tell somebody. Hillary, my wife, is most commonly the recipient, willing or otherwise, of my run-on sentences of enthusiasm, but just as often it’s a co-worker, one of my daughters, or my Facebook friends. In fact, it has become one of my most valuable tools in helping me decide whom to interview for The Bookcast, and whose…
I knew this was coming, but I hadn’t wanted to face it. I have to send rejection letters to some authors who have requested an invitation to be interviewed on The Bookcast. Before launching The Bookcast last year I polled a number of indie authors to get their input on what this website should be, if it was going to be of the most value to readers and, secondarily, the indie author community. And almost…
