Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Hailley Griffis from Buffer -- Episode 53 -- Buff Up Your Brand

Hailley Griffis from Buffer -- Episode 53 -- Buff Up Your Brand


This week on Blondie and Brit we have a very special guest, Hailley Griffis. She is a social media expert who works for a company called Buffer that helps you share you social media content with speed and ease. We cover so many topics in this show, from branding, to using images to promote your books, to some of the best hashtags for maximum visibility. She even shares some advanced tactics Buffer offers. If you are looking for answers to some of your most basic social media questions, Hailley is here to help. 
Also please take a minute to vote on our Blondie and the Brit podcast awards at www.kjwatersauthor.blogspot.com 

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Thelma Adams -- Episode 52 -- Writing with Muscle and True Grit

Thelma Adams -- Episode 52 -- Writing with Muscle and True Grit




Join us on Blondie and Brit this week for an extraordinary interview with Thelma Adams, a multi talented author, celebrity feature writer, and film critic. We managed to snag an interview with her in between screening films at a New York office. Thelma talks extensively about her work in the film industry and also about her experiences interviewing A-list movie actors. Thelma recently penned The Last Woman Standing - a fictional novel based on the love interest of notorious gunman Wyatt Earp. She also shares insights on how to get your work into traditional news outlets and TV. This is not one you want to miss. 

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Saturday, September 3, 2016

Barbara Taylor Sissel -- Episode 51 -- It Takes Tenacity to Follow Your Dreams

Barbara Taylor Sissel -- Episode 51 -- It Takes Tenacity to Follow Your Dreams



On Blondie and the Brit this week we know you will enjoy Amazon Bestselling Author Barbara Taylor Sissel. Her inspiring story takes us from the grounds of a prison in Kentucky where she worked and raised her family, to perusing and landing her dream agent. Motivated to write about the world inside the prison walls she takes us on her personal journey of harnessing that experience onto the pages and finally to Bestselling Author, never giving up on her dream.

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Susan Spann -- Episode 50 -- Kicked Down Every Flight of Stairs in Publishing

Susan Spann -- Episode 50 -- Kicked Down Every Flight of Stairs in Publishing

This week Susan Spann shares her writing journey that began with a love of Japanese culture and through the advice of agents she created the award-winning Shinobi Mystery series. Susan is the Rocky Mountain Fiction Author of the Year and an accomplished publishing attorney who takes to social media with her weekly twitter #PUBLAW advice and blog. Susan's enthusiastic retelling of the journey from wanna be writer to the launch of her fourth book is as heartwarming as it is funny. Don't miss this engaging interview chock full of great inspiration and advice for writers.   



Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Gisela Hausemann -- Episode 49 -- The Naked Truth About Book Reviews

Gisela Hausemann -- Episode 49 -- The Naked Truth About Book Reviews



You will not want to miss this great chat with Gisela Hausman who is a Amazon ecommerce expert, PR and communications coach, and a multi-award winning author. A native of Austria, Gisela is the author of The Naked Truth series and a top Amazon reviewer. We talk about the unadorned truth of the review process and how to win the heart of a reviewer. As a self-professed email evangelist she shares her best tips on crafting emails and newsletters to get the best out of out of all your communications. 

Thursday, August 4, 2016

USA Today and Amazon Bestseller - Luke Romyn -- Episode 47 -- Paperback Bouncer




Luke Romyn -- Episode 47 -- Paperback Bouncer




USA Today and Amazon bestselling author Luke Romyn joins us this week for a lighthearted and informative chat where he covers everything from his unusual writing process to how he faced tigers in Asia. A bouncer by night and a writing thunder from down under by day, Luke has an impressive 430,000 following on twitter with over a half million books sold worldwide. While Luke has us laughing the whole interview he also offers up great information for the book marketer with his easygoing affable charm.