Beach Author Network Blog Continuations: August 2013

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Internet Radio: Beach Author Network Presentation

Introduction

◦ Contact information

▪ Robert Sharpe (843) 808 -0777

▪ Web site www.biteradio.me

▪ email biteradiome@aol.com

· Explain the creation of BITEradio.me

Promotional Opportunities:

· paid commercials

· guest appearances

· host shows

Radio – Types of Programming

· Broadcast/terrestrial/traditional

◦ Pros

▪ established listeners

▪ saturates geographic area

· would be beneficial for book tours

▪ some have Internet streaming – usage is usually limited to those in area aware of streaming

◦ Cons

▪ limited number of 'talk' stations

▪ finding program(s) that supports book content

▪ One-time only airing

· Satellite

◦ Pros

▪ subscriber listeners

▪ more apt to purchase goods and services

▪ wider geographic range

◦ Cons – same as traditional terrestrial stations

▪ limited number of 'talk' stations

▪ finding program that supports book content

▪ One-time only airing

· Internet-based – 'podcast' shows

· Pros

◦ widely accessible

◦ global reach

◦ subject specific shows/target market

◦ archived shows provide continued access

· Cons

◦ listener level lower than conventional

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· My Experience

◦ last 3 months activity

◦ 44 shows

◦ 1,860 live listens (42 p/show) 3%%

◦ 63,386 archived (1,440 p/show) 97%

Podcast and/or Radio Web sites

Guest resources

www.BlogTalkRadio.com - has live shows and free access to archived shows/wide range of categories

http://herewomentalk.com/ - local Myrtle Beach based talk radio focused on women – Kay VanHoesen/Owner

http://toginet.com/ - variety of talk hows (AuthorTalk features self-publisher, AuthorHouse authors)

http://www.bbsradio.com/ - has live shows and fee-based access to archived shows/wide range of categories

http://www.heyzmediaproductions.com/ - variety of paranormal/life advice/history type programming

www.iheartradio.com – music/talk/television

www.wsradio.com – primarily business focus

Source Resources

www.radioguestlist.com – sign up and will receive daily listings of radio shows looking for guests; then send in a 'pitch'

www.helpareporter.com - sign up and will receive daily listings of radio shows looking for subject matter experts for TV/Radio/print; then send in a 'pitch'

Beach Author Network on BlogTalkRadio

www.blogtalkradio.com/beach-author-network

Host dial-in number:	(213) 943-3434
Host Pin:	9487874513
Host ID:	579571
Listener dial-in number:		(646) 915-8674

Saturday, August 17, 2013

CONTINUED: The Autobiography of Fezziwig by Danny Kuhn

Written in the first person point of view, this story guides the reader directly into the experiences, inner thoughts and reasoning of William Fezziwig and the details of his interaction with some rather influential and famous characters. It also emphasizes that the raging conflicts in England during this time were relative to tightly intertwined religion and politics.

Stepping back in time as one reads this book is a satisfyingly intriguing experience! It’s like a history lesson that actually entertains, informs and invites the reader into the heart and soul of William Fezziwig. Danny Kuhn has captured a great glimpse of the challenges of life and family during that era and uses Fezziwig’s thoughts, conversations and actions as vessels to educate the reader.

Book Description

Dickens gave us only a glimpse of Scrooge's first employer, as a jolly old man who loved Christmas. This is the whole life of Fezziwig, an English businessman during the cusp of the Industrial Revolution who travels to colonial Charleston, South Carolina promoting his warehouse trade. Along the way, he befriends a young man named Washington, and returns to spend time in the London coffeehouses with the likes of Dr. Johnson and Erasmus Darwin. Even those meetings pale compared to his adventures afield with the irrepressible Benjamin Franklin!

"A true look at a remarkable time, so full of historical facts and characters as to be totally believable as autobiography. It reminds us of the astounding array of scientific, literary, and philosophical geniuses rubbing elbows in the eighteenth century London coffeehouses, and of the social and political unrest of the day. As Fezziwig says, 'The only thing that outlives us, as our legacy, is the good we do for others.' Mr. Dickens would be pleased!"

Link to Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/The-Autobiography-of-Fezziwig-ebook/dp/B00CA592ZW

In the words of Danny Kuhn

“The Autobiography of Fezziwig is my first novel, though I write a monthly column for a magazine back home (in West Virginia) and have had other periodical articles published. It takes a minor character from Dickens' A Christmas Carol and gives him a full life. As a young man, he travels to the West Indies and Charles Town, SC to further his warehouse trade, and, back in London, befriends an American agent there by the name of Benjamin Franklin. Along the way, he interacts with Samuel Johnson, Erasmus Darwin, Joseph Priestley, and many other famous characters to be found in eighteenth century London.”

About Danny Kuhn

Danny was raised in the coalfields of Southern West Virginia, earned degrees at Marshall and West Virginia Universities. His career has included being a social worker, high school science teacher, and Federal Probation Officer. In 2010, he retired as Deputy Chief United States Probation Officer in West Virginia and relocated to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where he is a magazine columnist and training consultant for Favoritetrainers.com.

Saturday, August 3, 2013

CONTINUED: Why I Wrote 7 Easy Steps to Memoir Writing

This book is a compact publication containing a powerful tool kit, message and program. Following the seven logical steps will guide the reader on a successful journey of memoir writing. It offers additional tips and hints that help in alleviating the overwhelmed feeling inherent in tackling a memoir project. It provides a comprehensive list of questions for interviewing relatives or for formulating your own story, a list of additional resources and select sample stories by a few of my amazing memoir writing workshop students.

The reader will discover that preserving our stories, before they are no longer obtainable, can actually be an enjoyable experience! Children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews will be thankful to have in their possession the stories that we choose to write today! It is the only way they will really know us, how we lived, our significant life events and the paths we traveled. I view memoir writing as a priceless gift that we present to loved ones and a legacy of memories that we provide to future generations.

Utilizing the 7 Easy Steps will ensure that we don’t internally hoard our stories and take them to the grave. Allow this article to be your personal lightning bolt! Capture the stories of a loved one, as well as your own, in 7 Easy Steps.

Please visit http://www.awriterspresence.com for links to all formats including print, Kindle and Nook.

Book Description

Share with others the significant moments of your life. Make available a collection of your written memories for loved ones to cherish. 7 Easy Steps to Memoir Writing removes the fear and apprehension of starting a memoir preservation project. Loved ones and future generations will someday appreciate the stories that you choose to write today!

About the Author

Mary Anne Benedetto is an author, speaker, blogger, ghostwriter and Certified Lifewriting Instructor. Although she writes inspirational fiction, her foremost passion is teaching memoir writing workshops and helping people capture their life stories to pass along to future generations. Author of Eyelash, Never Say Perfect, 7 Easy Steps to Memoir Writing: Build a Priceless Legacy One Story at a Time! and From Italy with Love & Limoncello, she enjoys golf, travel, walking the spectacular South Carolina beaches and curling up with a great book. Mary Anne is the founder of Beach Author Network in the South Carolina Grand Strand.

Contact Mary Anne at info@awriterspresence.com and visit her at www.awriterspresence.com, www.maryannebenedetto.blogspot.com, www.abookfeast4u.blogspot.com, www.4womenwholove2travel.blogspot.com.

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