Episodes
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Marketing Your Indie Book: Three Authors' Experiences
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
This podcast celebrates the launch of your host's debut novel and brings in authors Marc DeGeorge and Michelle Darnell to talk about their experiences with in-person sales, Facebook ads, social media marketing, and whether accepted "tried and true" indie marketing strategies still work. Plus, it's Marc's birthday! Huzzah!
Books mentioned, and links to buy:
by E. Marie Robertson:
Nothing Larger Than These Stars (available in all formats)
by Marc DeGeorge:
The Origin Story Series
The Air Born
The Stratford Saga
by Michelle Darnell
Castle of Blood & Secrets
Cave of Blood & Bone
Goddess of Blood & Shadows
To Kill a King (Shifter Queen #1)
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Deciding to Put a Bookbaby Aside
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
It's tough out there in traditional publishing right now. Is it time to put your current bookbaby aside? For me, it looks like the answer is yes. How can you decide?
Check Out My Patreon
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Evolution-geek: When Whales Walked, and Silico-Carbon Lifeformsution
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
I'm inspired by all things science, but the idea of whales being descended from a creature who originally spent most of its time on land then evolved to live in the sea instead really fires me up. I kinda wish I could live in the sea right about now.
Talking about Pakicetus the "first whale" and bacteria here on Earth that can create organosilicon compounds.
Want to read more? Here are a couple of links to get you started.
https://www.pbs.org/video/walking-whale-ancestor-mcwibo/
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/silicon-based-life-may-be-more-just-science-fiction-n748266
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Making Money with Fiction!
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Let's make some money with fiction. Here are a few thoughts and tools on how.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Erica Verrillo's Published to Death blog
Authors Publish Magazine
Writers' Market
Challenge accepted? Head on over to my blog and leave me a note about how you plan to make money with fiction!
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Let‘s Read the 2021 Hugo Award Nominees for Best Novel!
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Maybe you know about the Hugo Awards. Maybe you don't. But I'm going to try to read the 2021 nominees for Best Novel before they're handing out on Dec. 18. Read with me, and cast your very unofficial vote for your favorite!
Natalie Luhrs' Blog Pretty Terrible. Due to dastardly redirects, access the blog directly then search for HUGO Awards. The post will come right up.
The official HUGO Awards page, from DisCon III
My website and blog. Keep an eye out for our Completely Unofficial Hugo Awards Vote.
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Writing Goals! BOOM!
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
If you've been a dreadful failure with writing goals, the problem may be THEM, not you. Here's how to set goals that won't make you feel like pond scum as you watch them fly by unmet. (Hint: Set little goals to make big ones. PS: no, "write the damn book" does not count as a goal.)
Mentioned in this episode:
Sarra Cannon's HB 90 Planner
Downloadable goodies on my website
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Episode 16: Mixing"meh" into Your Success
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Feeling "meh"? God knows I am. Here's some aimless rambling about "meh" and success so you don't feel so alone. You're not an abject failure, no matter what anybody says.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Live Stream Q&A from 7-16-20
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Celebrating the completion of the STARS read-through with a live stream! You have questions! I have answers! And cats!
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Episode 15: Nothing Larger Than These Stars #15: There Are A Lot of Heroes Today
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Reviving the victims of Blue doesn't go as planned, more Ionians are hit with a new weaponized version of Blue, and Faith and Fallon face off against the mysterious attacker, now unmasked. This episode marks the end of Book One!
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Episode 14: Nothing Larger Than These Stars #14: it's breathing
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
The Company is coming for Fallon and her time is running short; Arden and Graham call in favors; and that crate addressed to Faith? It's breathing. Plus, a hail Mary attempt to revive the victims of Blue.
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Episode 13: Nothing Larger Than These Stars #13: You're One of Us Now
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Arden is satisfied that Graham's last secret is out, but Fallon March isn't so sure. Someone makes a brazen attempt on the lives of the entire team, and Faith learns the name of the mysterious sabouteur.
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Episode 12: Nothing Larger Than These Stars #12: Are You All Blistering Idiots Here?
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Thursday Jul 02, 2020
Fallon's true mission turns out to be family business, Faith learns Arden is keeping one more secret, and the team makes a disheartening discovery about the spheres recovered from Fallon's office.
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Another Ionian falls victim to Blue, but before the worst can happen, an unexpected champion steps in to save the day. Now, though, the attacker will know that they're on to him, putting all of Iona at risk.
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Episode 10: Nothing Larger Than These Stars #10: They're Legendary
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
We learn what Arden has been up to all these years--and it has to do with Graham.
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
A harrowing discovery in Pauly's office leads to Fallon March's arrest--but is Graham complicit as well? Faith and Arden finally get clear on their issues.
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Episode 8: Nothing Larger Than These Stars #8: You'd Make a Great Space Pirate
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Thursday Jun 18, 2020
Faith and Fallon March go toe-to-toe again, and the investigation team makes an alarming discovery about the crate that exploded in the Warehouse.
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
The Company's Operations Security Chief arrives, heavily armed and largely disinterested in operational security. Faith and Arden make a pact. Plus, meteors.
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Episode 6: Nothing Larger Than These Stars #6: Did They Come for You?
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
Thursday Jun 04, 2020
No one is happy that the Company's Operational Security Chief is coming to Iona to investigate the warehouse explosion. After Graham taps Faith to lead the analysis, she knows it's time to get some answers--starting with Arden.
Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
A peaceful few weeks on Iona are capped off with a disastrous explosion in the Warehouse that leaves three of Iona's citizens in peril. Faith and Graham won't wait for "Company safety protocols" to be implemented when their planetmates are in trouble, and attempt a daring rescsue--one from which they may need rescuing themselves.
Thursday May 21, 2020
Thursday May 21, 2020
In the fourth installment of the readthrough of sci-fi novel Nothing Larger Than These Stars, Faith tries to ferret out whether Arden ever told Graham about their time together on Home World. We learn about Faith's brush with death, and how and why she came to Iona.
About Your Host
Hi, I'm E. Marie Robertson. If you don't know, I'm a writer, artist, reader, trash witch, geek, iconoclast and extreme cat lady. Here on Read Write Geek, we feature interviews with authors, writing tips, book recommendations and reviews, and geeky technoadventures (ESPECIALLY SPACE-RELATED!) for you, my favorite earthlings.
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