This is the first in a series of author interviews for the Writers and Author TV channel. In this video I chat with author +Susie Caron about her children's book series 'Between You and Me'.
Author bio:
Susie E. Caron, private practice
psychotherapist, speaker and author of Twee', developed her "Between You
and Me" series through years of experience working with children and
families. Susie taught elementary school and adult education. She also owned
and instructed in a horsemanship riding school. Susie closed the school when
Fibromyalgia interrupted her work. Undaunted, she returned to graduate school
to fulfill an earlier dream. In 2002, Susie began her career as a
psychotherapist treating children and families in northwestern Vermont.
Susie's writing
began early in childhood and continued throughout her life. However, multiple
life events, which included a late diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis, put off
her publishing debut. In 2013, Susie released her first book, the allegory,
Twee', in picture book format. Susie states, "A well illustrated allegory
offers numerous interpretations for all ages." She adds, "In all my
work, I create an awareness, that how we know ourselves impacts the way we
relate to others and to our purpose." Susie is happily married and lives
in Vermont
with her husband, two riding horses and one affectionate, bouncy Boxer.
In this months episode of Writers and Authors TV I'm joined by author Mark Andersen who talks about writing multiple genres. I then talk about virtual book tours and "In the News" take a look at Amazon's new MatchBook feature.
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In this months show I'm joined by multi-published author and marketing pro +Karina Fabian who talks motivation. I then take a look at why you should be e-publishing.
In the News: Little A is launched, Goodreads joins the Amazon family and the social media shake up including recent changes to Facebook, Twitter and Google+.
As always comments, likes and shares are much appreciated.
2012 has been an amazing year for the Writers and Authors Project. The community has grown considerably with a huge increase in posts on the Facebook page and here on the blog. Not to mention the interactions that have been created with the new additions to the W&A network (Twitter and YouTube).
The blog now gets, on average, nearly 10,000 page views a month and more and more readers are taking the time to leave comments on the posts and share the content via their social media sites. I'd like to see this trend continue and grow in the new year and hope that interactions via the Facebook, Twitter and YouTube profiles will also continue to increase strengthening even more the sense of community here at Writers and Authors.
It has been my pleasure to host writers and authors during this year for guest posts and I think you'll agree that there has been some excellent content shared on the blog.
There has also been some excellent interviews through out the year and I hope you've enjoyed discovering more about these authors and their books as much as I have.
I've been taking a look back over the year and rereading some of the posts. I hope you too will click through some of the posts from 2012. To give you a starting point I thought I'd share the 3 most viewed posts from this year with you.
- Get out of your comfort zone! (540 views) http://writersandauthors.blogspot.it/2012/01/get-out-of-your-comfort-zone.html
- How to write the perfect blog post (346 views) http://writersandauthors.blogspot.it/2012/11/how-to-write-perfect-blog-post.html
- Facebook Groups for Writers (304 views) http://writersandauthors.blogspot.it/2012/10/facebook-groups-for-writers.html
Which was your favourite post from this year?
The most viewed video on W&A TV was the October episode of the W&A TV Show where my guest was +Virginia Lori Jennings and I took a closer look at Facebook fan pages and how to optimise them. You can watch the episode here.
I've already got some great posts lined up for you in 2013 but would love to know what topics you'd like to see covered here so I can make the blog even better. I think it would be useful for future guest bloggers to know what you're interested in knowing more about too so please share your feedback in the comments section of this post.
The December episode of Writers and Authors TV is now live on site. This month's special guest is Elizabeth Chalker who chats about her book and shares some promotional tips. Also in the show I give some strategies for getting more YouTube views.
Watch the December episode here:
As always comments and video responses are welcome.
If you'd like to be my guest on the show in 2013 please check out the schedule on the W&A TV page for more details.
The November episode of Writers and Authors TV is now online. In this months show I'm joined by author Andrea Wilson who talks about writing suspense. I also take a closer look at the new Twitter design and share some tips for how to optimise it for better results and cover Amazon's latest feature in the "In the news" segment.
Watch the November episode now:
Got your own tips for optimising your Twitter profile? Do you write suspense and have some advice for other writers in your genre? What do you think about the new Amazon feature? let me know via the comments section or by uploading a video response on the YouTube channel.
And don't forget to click the LIKE button and share the episode with your friends ;)
Writers and Authors TV is now in it's second month and views and interaction has started to increase. The second show was published today. Special guest Virginia Jennings talks about Sci-fi and I give you some tips for optimising your Facebook fan pages.
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Coming up in the November episode I'll be joined by A'ndrea Wilson (also known by her pen name Janell) who'll be discussing writing suspense and I'll be giving you some tips on how to optimise your Twitter presence. To make sure you don't miss out on new episodes, subscribe to the YouTube channel.
Be sure to check out the Quick Tips video's uploaded each week too as they offer bite-size tips to help further your writing career and marketing efforts.
Would you like to be my special guest for the December episode? I'm looking for an author of a Christmas related book to talk about writing seasonal books and share some tips on promoting over the holidays. If interested please contact me via email with "W&A TV- December" in the subject line". You must have your own webcam and be able to send me your video files in wmv or avi format.
On 1st September this year Writers and Author TV was launched bringing a video element to the Writers and Authors project. Although the full show only goes LIVE once a month, the Quick Tips program is published to the channel every Wednesday and Friday.
Quick Tips is exactly what the name implies. Short video's of around 1 minute that offer quick tips related to writing, marketing and publishing. To make sure you don't miss out on new updates to the channel you can subscribe at http://www.youtube.com/user/WritersandauthorsTV and have them show automatically in your YouTube news feed.
Topics so far have included:
- How to optimise your YouTube video description
- Beat bloggers block
- Create a media kit
- Make sharing easy
- How to be the perfect guest blogger
If you find a video useful please click the like button and feel free to share it. Comments are welcome on all video's either as a written comment posted below the video or as a video response.
The Writers and Authors project is growing. Following the addition of profiles on
Facebook and
Twitter, 1st September 2012 saw the launch of
Writers and Authors TV, a YouTube channel that shares video content specifically designed for members of the writing industry.
The full show, including interviews, information, tips and industry news is published on the 1st of every month and the mini-program "Quick tips" every Wednesday and Friday. There is a playlist that showcases the video book trailers of Writers and Authors members and more playlists will be added in the near future.
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Watch the September episode:
To make sure you don't miss out on any of the video's uploaded to the channel click the subscribe button at the top of the page.
Please feel free to share the video's and leave either a written comment or a video response. A 'like' is always also appreciated ;)
Do you have a topic you'd like me to cover for Quick tips? Leave it in the comments section of this post.
In other news: A new website is currently under construction and will offer even more features enabling the community to grow even further. More details coming soon.
