The Florida Writer Podcast

L.E. lives in Orlando, FL with her partner in life of over 29 years and works full time as a Martial Arts Instructor/Regional Manager, as well as running Palmas Publishing. As an Indie writer her philosophy is to be able to pay it forward and she hopes to assist other writers in achieving their publishing goals. She just has to avoid the squirrels! Laura is a member of the Florida Writer's Association, Sisters in Crime, and Romance Writers of America. Website: www.leperez.com or www.palmaspress.com

Cheri Roman is a freelance editor and writer. She spends most of her time writing Fantasy, Paranormal YA and Sci-Fi full of smart, brave, and often sarcastic, characters. Cheri lives with her husband, and Jack E. Boy the super-Chihuahua, in Northern Florida.

Website: https://clroman.com

Facebook group (C.L.'s Novel Bunch) https://www.facebook.com/groups/1993968717511030/?ref=bookmarks

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/c-l-roman

Previously an elementary teacher, Arielle Haughee (Hoy) is a multi-genre author living in the Orlando area. She has a serious reading addiction, fantasy romance her absolute favorite, and loves nothing more than good conversation paired with a good wine. She is surrounded by males at home—a husband, two sons, and an energetic dog—and tries to integrate as much purple and flowers in the house as possible. Arielle is a three-time RPLA-winning multi-genre author and the owner of Orange Blossom Publishing. She is also the Contest Coordinator and an Associate Coach at Writer's Atelier writing studio, as well as a judge for the Royal Palm Literary Awards. Arielle is an active member of SCBWI, IBPA, and the Florida Writer's Association.

Visit Arielle on the web at https://www.ariellehaughee.com/

Melody Dimick taught at Northern Adirondack Central School and at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. She draws from her experiences teaching to write Young Adult fiction and poetry. Her latest novel, Blame, was published by Taylor and Seale Publishing. Her short works appear in five FWA collections. Her Backpack Blues won a First-Place Royal Palm Literary Award (Unpublished General). Her poem, "Ysobel Gomez," captured Second Place. She leads the FWA Villa Writers Group.

www.dimickmelodydean.com

Peter Meinke was the first Poet Laureate of St. Petersburg, and now is Poet Laureate of Florida. His most recent book is "Tasting Like Gravity", (2018, U. of Tampa Press).

He's published eight collections in the prestigious Pitt Poetry Series, and his book of essays, "To Start With, Feel Fortunate," received the 2017 William Meredith Award.

"The Piano Tuner," a collection of short stories, received the 1986 Flannery O'Connor Award. He's won awards from the NEA, PSA, and Fulbright organizations, and has given readings throughout America, including at the Library of Congress. His wife, artist Jeanne Clark Meinke, has illustrated many of his books, including his children's book, "The Elf Poem" (2015, U. of Tampa Press).

Book Doctor Bobbie Christmas has been a professional editor for 45 years. She founded Zebra Communications in 1992 specifically to edit books, and her company is still going strong. She's the author of an award-winning book on creative writing titled Write In Style and has also written other helpful books for writers. Her "Ask the Book Doctor" column appears in many periodicals for writers. The Zebra Communications website is www.zebraeditor.com, and Bobbie's email address is [email protected].

#Editing #Manuscript

0:20 About Bobbie Christmas

0:43 How the Book Doctor Began

1:23 Origin of the Name

3:00 What to Know About Being an Editor

4:15 Who Needs Editing?

5:03 Editor Horror Story

7:03 How Long It Takes

8:20 Multiple Rounds of Edits?

9:20 What to put in Reports

10:23 How to Make a How-To Page Turner

11:08 Pet Peeve

13:00 Words to Avoid

14:12 Rapid Fire

Patricia Charpentier, multi-award-winning author of Eating an Elephant: Write Your Life One Bite at a Time, teaches, writes, coaches, edits, ghostwrites, and publishes personal and family history and life-based stories. She is a popular speaker who, since 1999, has helped hundreds of people write and publish the most important stories of their lives. She offers live workshops and ongoing courses, including programs that utilize videos, one-on-one coaching, group Q&A calls, and more.

Visit Patricia at WritingYourLife.org.

0:38 About Charpentier

2:47 Clients by Phone and Life Story

4:24 Family Work

5:30 Writing Your Life One Bite at a Time

7:57 First Book

10:30 Too Much Information

10:54 Personal Memoir

13:20 Rapid Fire

Dan Alatorre is the author of numerous bestsellers, host of Writers Off Task With Friends, speaker, presenter, story doctor, blogger… and father to a hilarious and precocious daughter, "Savvy" of the bestselling book series Savvy Stories.

His novels, short stories, illustrated children's books and other works have been translated into 12 different languages and read in more than 112 countries around the world. Dan and his family live in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. (If it's Friday, he's making pizza.)

His newest novel, Double Blind, is a fast-paced murder mystery where nothing is what it seems.

Visit Dan at danalatorre.com

"I get most creative when I am about to step on the treadmill."

0:34 About Alatorre

1:42 Planning

4:27 Murder Mystery

6:01 Other Writings

7:40 Selling Online

8:51 Time Spent Marketing

10:02 What Most Authors Mess Up

12:50 Best Tip for a New Writer

14:12 Most Important Part of an Interview

16:06 Rapid Fire

www.newshelves.com

Amy Collins is the President of New Shelves Books, one of the best-known book sales and marketing agencies in the US. Amy is a trusted expert, speaker, and recommended sales consultant for some of the largest book and library retailers and wholesalers in the publishing industry. In the last 20 years, Amy and her team have sold over 40 Million books into the bookstore, library, and Chain store market for small and midsized publishers. She is on the national advisory board for IngramSpark, is a featured columnist for THEBOOKDESIGNER, BookWorks, and a trusted teacher in the world of small press publishers.

#education #marketing

0:23 About Amy

2:53 Social Media Promotion

5:11 How to find readers

9:52 Amazon, Kindle, and CreateSpace

15:28 New York Post

17:15 Rapid Fire

Author and journalist Joni M. Fisher taught at a Fortune 500 company and a police academy. An active member of the Florida Writers Association, the Women's Fiction Writers Association, and Romance Writers of America, she writes for aviation magazines and her Compass Crimes Series has garnered attention in Publisher's Weekly and earned recognition in the National Indie Excellence Awards, the RPLA, and other national contests.

www.jonimfisher.com

0:26 About Fisher

2:02 Journalist Writings

2:39 Freelancing

4:25 Crime Fiction

5:07 How to get People to Turn the Page

5:48 Plot Twists

6:50 Favorite Types of Characters

8:31 Romances & Sub Plots

9:50 How to Measure Success

10:34 Editing Process

11:38 Writing Dialogue

13:40 Rapid Fire