Today’s Debut Author Q&A is with Mik Wilkens, who is the fourth Lazy Day Publishing author to be featured on this blog. (We’ve also chatted with George Pappas, Liz Borino and J.M. Kelley.) I always find that I learn a little something or am reminded about something in my own process when I read those [...]
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Meet Author Mik Wilkens
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged Arts, David Conner, Fantasy, Fantasy literature, Lazy Day Publishing, Mik Wilkens, oprah, Oprah Winfrey, publish, The Silver Cage, Writing process on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Meet Author Leslie Tentler
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged Arts, Facebook, Leslie Tentler, Midnight Caller, MIRA Books, New Orleans, oprah, Oprah Winfrey, Protagonist, publish, Writers Resources on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tuesday, already? Boy, time sure flies when you’re obsessed with publishing a novel. :) Actually, tomorrow I’ll have an update on Baby Grand. I spoke to my agent yesterday and am ready to embark on the next step. Today, however, I am pleased to introduce you to Leslie Tentler, the latest writer in my Debut [...]
Meet Author Crystal Marcos
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged Arts, Bellyache: A Delicious Tale, Children, Children's literature, Crystal Marcos, oprah, Oprah Winfrey, publish, Shopping, Writing process on January 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I remember when my kids were really young, I was so disappointed with the quality of children’s literature that I wrote a children’s book. Chatting with Crystal Marcos, today’s Debut Author, made me remember that somewhere, lurking on my hard drive, is that sorely neglected manuscript. (Another thing for the to-do list). Here, Crystal discusses [...]
Meet Author J.M. Kelley
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged author, Debut Author Q&A, Drew In Blue, ebook, George Pappas, J.M. Kelley, Lazy Day Publishing, Liz Borino, oprah, Oprah Winfrey, Pennsylvania, publish, Short story, Writing process on January 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
It’s Tuesday! That means another edition of Debut Author Q&A! Yippee! :) Today, we interview J.M. Kelley, another Lazy Day Publishing author. (We’ve also chatted with George Pappas and Liz Borino.) I found myself nodding in agreement when J.M. says that perhaps the only thing worse that getting a “no” from a publisher is getting [...]
Meet Author Leah Crichton
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged Amaranthine, Arts, Leah Crichton, oprah, Publishing, rejection, Writer, Writers Resources, writing, Writing process, Young-adult fiction on November 16, 2010 | 9 Comments »
This week’s debut author spotlight is on Leah Crichton whose first YA book will be published next month. If you can’t wait that long — I know I couldn’t — you can read an excerpt here. Name: Leah Crichton Name of book: Amaranthine Book genre: Young Adult Paranormal Fiction Date Published: December 2010 Publisher: Parallel [...]
5 Ways to Create Buzz
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Business, dr robyn silverman, Facebook, good girls don't get fat, Internet marketing, Marketing and Advertising, Media, Meredith Vieira, Opinion leadership, oprah, Social media, The Today Show, Twitter, WHY magazine on November 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
How exciting to see Dr. Robyn Silverman’s appearance on The Today Show yesterday promoting Good Girls Don’t Get Fat. Sales of the book spiked after Dr. Robyn’s appearance, as you can imagine. Although not everyone will get the chance to promote their stuff on the network morning shows or land on Oprah’s couch, here are [...]
Meet Author Cathleen Holst
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged Arts, cathleen holst, Creativity, Everleigh in NYC, oprah, Oprah Winfrey, publish, Word count, Writers Resources, Writing process on November 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Today’s featured debut author is Cathleen Holst, a thirtysomething wife, mother of three amazing children and writer, as her Twitter bio states. Sounds suspiciously like me, everything except the “thirty” part, of course. :) Name: Cathleen Holst Name of book: Everleigh in NYC Book genre: Women’s Fiction (Comedy, Chick lit) Date Published: November 2010 Publisher: [...]
Meet Author Lynn Shepherd
Posted in Debut Author Q&A, tagged Agatha Christie, Jane Austen, lynn shepherd, Mansfield Park, murder at mansfield park, oprah, Publishing, Writers Resources on October 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The next installment of our Debut Author Q&A series features Lynn Shepherd who, in an effort to authentically capture the nuances of Jane Austen’s prose style, downloaded all of Austen’s novels as she was writing Murder at Mansfield Park and checked her prose as she went along. Wow. Name: Lynn Shepherd Name of book: Murder [...]
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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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