Back Porch Writer

"Sound designers often find themselves alone in old clubs and theaters, usually late at night. Most people aren't aware of this, but these charming venues have lonely corridors and forgotten rooms throughout the building. Each is as dark and full of secrets as any ancient dungeon.  Working behind the scenes, it was my job to crawl through them. Better yet, it was a thrill to explore them.

But I’m not out to convince readers about the supernatural, or even impress them with my knowledge of spirits and ghosts. EKKO Mysteries was written for those who enjoy pushing the adventure envelope, one after the other. My intention isn’t to get creepy, but to have fun. Every character in the series—living or not—has a personality, objective, and sense of humor matching his or her historical time frame. Does a ghost always have to be a roguish demon? Me thinks not.

The spirits in EKKO don’t do a lot of searching and pondering: they come to life and get in your face. Good, bad, or indifferent. Our leading man, CJ, couldn't be happier about that."

Learn more about Johnny Walker.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Check out Booklaunch.io for incredibly easy-to-create, book landing pages. I'll get the discount code out via a post this week so that you can test the premium features. LOOK for it. You'll be glad you did.

Art Director, Designer and Product Developer in Northern California

Has worked with many authors and publishers over the years as a book designer and art director, developing brands and shooting video trailers

For the past few years he has been working on building tools to help indie authors self-publish and market their books.

Company description:

Booklaunch.io takes all the hassle out of creating book web sites. In 10 minutes or less, an author can have a professional one-page site to sell and market their book. There is no need to hack any code, and you can get an amazing headstart by using an ISBN number to pull in content from your Amazon book page. You can get started for free, and then upgrade to a premium account to unlock some great integrations like Mailchimp, Aweber, Google Analytics and Wordpress embedding. This tool was built specifically to help authors market and sell more books.

Kori welcomes the founders of Multicultural Children's Book Day to the program. Join us in a discussion about diversity in children's book publishing, what's gone wrong, what's going right, and where it's headed.

Despite census data that shows 37% of the US population consists of people of color, only 10% of children’s books published have diversity content. Using the Multicultural Children’s Book Day, Mia and Valarie are on a mission to change all of that. Their mission is to not only raise awareness for the kid’s books that celebrate diversity, but to get more of these types of books into classrooms and libraries. Another goal of this exciting event is to create a compilation of books and favorite reads that will provide not only a new reading list for the winter, but also a way to expose brilliant books to families, teachers, and libraries.

Visit the website! Get involved.

Join Kori and her guest, subject matter expert, Larry Miller, in a lively conversation about the art of interviewing. Get your questions answered by someone with 40 years of broadcast journalism, communication, and public relations experience. 

Can you write a press release? Ask Larry how!

How do you handle a hostile interviewer? 

How does an introvert really do this?

Unfortunately, the founders of The Guardian Princesses weren't able to join Kori today. We'll try to get them scheduled for a future date. 

Instead, Kori discussed the importance of diversity in book publishing. She's encouraging everyone to get on twitter using #weneeddiversebooks and explain why.

Visit weneeddiversebooks.org for more details about their short story contest.

If you'd like to be a guest, visit our website. We have a few openings in March.

Remember to tune into Scribe Talk Sunday January 25th at 5:30 p.m. CDT.  We're continuing out discussion about interviewing.

You can listen to Kori's live intrerview over on Small Business Radio Forum with Tony Wilkins, Friday, Jan. 23, 2015. Show time: 5:45 p.m. CDT

Philanthropist, Community Organizer, Youth Mentor,  Career Development Coach, Inspirational Speaker, Security Expert and Political Activist, Martin Davis brings over 25 years experience in dealing with troubled youths to the table.  Martin’s frequent participation in various career day events, job fairs and providing professional interviewing techniques at the high school and college level has helped many  students find positions in the security industry, as well as other facets of law enforcement.  Martin’s passion for the political process compels him to continuously promote the importance of voting, voter registration, and battling against voter suppression.

 

Book blurb: 

How many of us have to die at the hands of our own people before we say enough is enough to black-on-black violence? How long will we continue on this path of self-destruction? How long will we continue to live our lives in a position of weakness and ignorance?

In Are We There Yet?, author Martin L. Davis provides the blueprint for what people of color need to do to change their standing in American society and throughout the world. It delivers a blow-by-blow, step-by-step, challenge-by-challenge outline that speaks directly to the heart of the ills black people face today. It addresses how black Americans can correct those ills internally, without outside help or influence.

Complete with concrete directives, initiatives, and challenges to the black population, Are We There Yet? clearly dictates that black Americans take responsibility and be accountable for their actions and inactions. Davis maintains that following the multiple directives and challenges collectively will guarantee a dramatic and positive change in our communities, our place in American society, and better interaction among one another as a people.

Join Kori in discussion with SME, Larry Miller. With 40 years experience in broadcast journalism, communication, and public relations for a fortune 500 company, non-profits and government agencies, he's ready to teach you what he knows about TV, radio, and print interviewing. Over the course of two sessions, you'll learn:

* What to expect from an interviewer

* How to ensure that your responses don't get edited out

* How TV, radio, and print interviews differ

* How to dress for a TV interview

* How to handle a hostile interviewer

And, a whole lot more!

Four years of questions and answers between a new dad and his 4 year-old son. You'll find yourself becoming a virtual member of the family as you read these heart-warming, poignant and sometimes off the wall, adventures.

Who, in the indie publishing world, hasn’t heard of The Book Designer? Well, if you haven’t, then you’re in for a real treat! He’s our SME (subject matter expert) on January 4, 2015 at 5:30 p.m. CDT.

His newest book titled, The Self-Publisher’s Ultimate Resource Guide, is available, now. It’s filled with, you guessed it, reliable resources every indie publisher needs.

Joel’s goal is to help authors get their books to market. Join our chat Jan. 4th to find out why.

Tony Wilkins is the host of the Internet sensation Small Business Forum Radio , reaching nearly 125,000 listeners worldwide. Mr. Wilkins is also the publisher of Small Business Forum Magazine, Foodie Quarterly, The Writers Circle and Podium Magazine. He the host of The Tony Wilkins Show on livestream.com. He's authored three books: Telemarketing Success for Small and Mid-Size Firms, The Single Person's Cookbooks, and Surviving the Economy: Practical Tips from Small Business Owners Around the World.