How coincidental that I’ve spent the entire morning working on a nonfiction book about bullying and today’s featured debut author, Rebecca Emin, has written a young adult novel about the very same topic. It’s like I planned it. And I totally didn’t. Really. Name: Rebecca Emin Name of book: New Beginnings Book genre: Children/YA contemporary [...]
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Meet Author Rebecca Emin
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged Bullying, Facebook, Goodreads, Grimoire Books, New Beginnings, Publishing, Rebecca Emin, Young-adult fiction on May 15, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Meet Tom Harris
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, eBooks, Publishing Process, tagged The Amber Room, Tom Harris, YA on May 8, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Today’s featured debut author is Tom Harris, who managed, in a single interview, to reference two of my favorite films (The Usual Suspects, Misery) and probably my all-time favorite board game (Clue). Although I don’t agree with Tom’s feelings on setting daily word counts (I am, after all, all about the #1kaday), I do agree [...]
Meet Cathy Presland
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, eBooks, tagged Amazon, author, Business, Cathy Presland, Creativity, entrepreneurship, Facebook, Non-fiction, publish, writing on May 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Today’s featured debut author, Cathy Presland, wants to help you get your business up and running and has written a nonfiction book to show you how to do it. Name: Cathy Presland Name of book: Get Momentum Guide to Starting a Business: 30 Days to Turn Your Inspiration to Income Book genre: Nonfiction/Business & Entrepreneurship [...]
Meet John Walker
Posted in Amazon, Debut Author Q&A, eBooks, tagged Amazon, Amazon Kindle, John Walker, publish, Shadow Dancing on April 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I agree with today’s featured debut author, John Walker, who says writing a book is “a bit like riding a wild Mustang bareback.” Quite the adventure, indeed. Name: John Walker Name of book: Shadow Dancing (the first in the Charles and Amanda series) Book genre: Romance, Invention and Crime Date published: October 2011 Publisher: Amazon [...]
Meet Author Denise Schipani
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, Publishing Process, tagged author, Denise Schipani, iPod, Mean Moms Rule, Mother, publish, Sourcebooks, Writer's block, writing on April 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Today’s featured debut author is my friend and colleague Denise Schipani, who has written a nonfiction book about the importance of doing the “hard stuff” when it comes to parenting. Here, Denise also discusses working through the “hard stuff” of writing – how she took on the longest and biggest writing assignment of her career [...]
Meet Sophie Moss
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, eBooks, Publishing Process, tagged Amazon, Arts, Ireland, Publishing, Secret of Roan Inish, Selkie, Sophie Moss, The Selkie Spell, Twitter on April 10, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Lots of excitement over here as the publication of Baby Grand approaches. Copy-editing. Cover design. Blurbs trickling in. It’s all feeling very REAL now, so today’s debut author, Sophie Moss, sprinkles us with a healthy dose of Irish fantasy to return our heads into the clouds, where, of course, writers’ heads belong. :) Name: Sophie [...]
Meet Sabrynne McLain
Posted in Amazon, Debut Author Q&A, eBooks, Publishing Process, tagged Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com, creativewriting, John Irving, Lightning Source, publish, Sabrynne McLain, Terry Pratchett, When Red Is Blue on April 3, 2012 | 9 Comments »
Today’s featured debut author is Sabrynne McLain who offers a truly insightful and in-depth look at the road to publication for her novel, When Red Is Blue. Name: Sabrynne McLain Name of book: When Red Is Blue Book genre: Contemporary drama/literary fiction Date published: February 2012 Publisher: Elevin Books What is your day job? Proofreader [...]
Meet Author Sidney Bristol
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, eBooks, Erotica, tagged Amazon, Contemporary romance, Ellora's Cave, erotica, Facebook, Flirting with Rescue, New York City, publish, Sidney Bristol, Twitter, Writer on March 27, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Is it hot in here or is it just my interview with Sidney Bristol? :) Please help me welcome today’s featured debut author and self-described “smut writer” who enters the erotica genre at a time of great excitement and an explosion in sales led most notably by ‘Fifty Shades of Grey.’ Name: Sidney Bristol Name [...]
Meet Katheryn Lane
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged Amazon, Arabian Peninsula, Her Latin Lover, Katheryn Lane, Middle East, Playboy Prince, publish, Sheikh, Smashwords, Stephen King, The Royal Sheikh on March 20, 2012 | 3 Comments »
“It’s important to have a great book with the best possible title, book cover and blurb,” says today’s featured debut author, Katheryn Lane, who writes contemporary romances set in exotic locales. Her first book is titled, The Royal Sheikh. Name: Katheryn Lane Name of book: The Royal Sheikh Book genre: Contemporary romance Date published: May [...]
Meet Brian Holers
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged Brian Holer, Doxology, God, Lorax, Louisiana, publish, Roy Blount Jr, writing on March 13, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Wow, two tree guys in one week! A mere 48 hours after catching The Lorax at our local theater, I have the pleasure of introducing debut author Brian Holers, an arborist by day. Brian’s first novel, Doxology, was published in October. Name: Brian Holers Name of book: Doxology Book genre: Literary with religious theme Date [...]
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Making 'Baby Grand' chronicles the road to publication for my first novel, Baby Grand. I also blog about the writing life, interview debut authors (Tuesdays) and offer writing tips (Sundays) that I've picked up along the way.
About the Novel
A curly-haired toddler, a down-on-her-luck writer and the bad guys who brought them together. Set in present-day New York.
Represented by Stonesong in New York City.
Status: 'Baby Grand' will be released as an eBook through Amazon's KDP Select program in spring 2012 and also made available as a print-on-demand paperback later this year.
About the Author
Dina Santorelli has been a freelance writer and editor for 15 years. She served as the "with" writer on the book, Good Girls Don’t Get Fat, by Robyn J. A. Silverman, Ph. D., which was published in October 2010 by Harlequin.
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