A Comprehensive Booksellers’ Guide to 2016 Sales Catalog - 1 HOLIDAYEDITION2016 ™ magazine TopShelf Authors & Books!EXCLUSIVEINTERVIEWSDavid Morrell Page15Jon Land Page17CREATING THE ULTIMATEBOOKSTORE EXPERIENCE!Page 11 Photo of David Morrell © 2011 Jennifer Esperanza TopShelf Reviews RULER OF THE NIGHT David Morrell’s exciting climax to his acclaimed Victorian mystery trilogy. Page23
Life in a Jar “Kansas teenagers rediscover a forgotten Holocaust heroine in this moving historical drama. . . Mayer’s superb novelization of her exploits elevates social work to the intensity of a spy thriller. . . Writing in vivid but restrained prose, Mayer describes this agonizing situation with understated pathos. . . his rendition of Irena’s story has an inspirational power of its own. A gripping real-life tale of extraordinary courage that had an enduring impact.” ~ Kirkus Review Full Page Ad Jack Mayer Before the Court of Heaven “This is a brilliantly-written tale of internal struggle and redemption in a time of great social and political upheaval. The author does a chillingly good job of illustrating just how seductive the nationalist message was in a beaten and humiliated Germany, how it used and twisted values like patriotism, loyalty andhonor to win over people who otherwise might have lived out their lives as ordinary, decent, humane people. Before the Court of Heaven is a powerful, intensely vivid look at Europe between the World Wars, and one man’s attempt to make sense of his life, his deeds, and their meaning, to himself and to others.” ~ IndieReader Jack Mayer, MD, MPH Jack Mayer is a pediatrician and a writer. He began practicing pediatrics in 1976 in Enosburg Falls, Vermont, a small town in eastern Franklin County on the Canadian border. His was the first pediatric practice in that half of the county. He was a country doctor there for ten years, often bartering medical care for eggs, firewood, and knitted afghans. From 1987 – 1991 Dr. Mayer was a National Cancer Institute Fellow at Columbia University researching the molecular biology of childhood cancer. Most of his scientific writing was done during those four years. He was also an academic pediatrician at Columbia University’s Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Mayer returned to Vermont in 1991 and established Rainbow Pediatrics in Middlebury, Vermont where he continues to practice primary care pediatrics. He is an Instructor in Pediatrics at the University of Vermont School of Medicine and an advisor for pre-medical students at Middlebury College. He lives in Middlebury, Vermont. www.jackmayer.net
HOLIDAYEDITION2016TOPShelf™magazineA Comprehensive Bookseller’s Guide to TopShelf Authors & Books!table of contents mastheadspotlights CEO, President, & Publisher 4, 8, 18, 22 Keith A. Katsikas Jr. [email protected] EVP & VP of Sales 5 Cliffhangers AND Rebecca Katsikas the Secret to Life [email protected] 6 What Ever Happened to Assistant Publisher Happy Science Fiction? Alexis M.K. Johnson 11 Creating the Ultimate Creative Director Bookstore Experience Keith Katsikas 12 Why ThrillerFest is Contributors Right for You? Julie Ann Gerber Keith Katsikasinterviews Carole P. Roman Sarah Noffke 15 David Morrell J. N. Chaney 17 Jon Land Rebecca Katsikasreviews TopShelf Reviewers 19 Faithful Rosemary Fifield 19 History of Wolves Carole P. Roman 21 The Rising Julie Ann Gerber 21 The River at Night Rebecca Katsikas 23 Ruler of the Night Keith Katsikas 23 The Delphi Effect Sharon Isbell Donald Richarddirectories TopShelf Magazine is also available free of 25, 26, 27 Bookseller Resources charge to anyone able to view the online digital version at: TopShelfMagazine.neteditorial policy advertisingTopShelf Magazine is a bookseller focusedbuyers’ guide packed with the creme-de-la- To advertise in print, online, and in ourcreme in indie and traditionally published email marketing campaigns, please visit:authors and books. There’s no junk here! TopShelfMagazine.net or call 603.785.0560 We also offer Affiliate Business Opportunitiessubscriptions at: www.TopShelfAffiliates.comTopShelf Magazine is offered to bookstoresand public libraries across the United Statesfree of charge, and to any bookseller andlibrary in the English speaking world for anominal fee to cover the cost of shipping.www.TopShelfMagazine.net TOPShelf magazine HOLIDAY2016 3
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COLUMNScolumns TOPShelf magazine HOLIDAYEDITION2016 perfect arrangement for most series: a So now that I’ve admitted toCLIFFHANGERS AND beginning, middle and end. But tell me, dear enticing readers into second and thirdTHE SECRET TO LIFE reader, if I end book one with a tight little books, should you always expect a bow and no loose strings, then what incentive cliffhanger ending from me? Absolutelyby Sarah Noffke (www.SarahNoffke.com) do you have to pick up book two? Not only not. Just when you think I’ll kill off a that, but I want you to throw the blankets off loved character, because I’m somewhatHello Booksellers, Authors, and Readers. I am at 2 am, after finishing the first installment, known for that, then I’ll keep themhere today to discuss cliffhangers, why I’m a and rush to buy book two in the series. I want around. And you might go into one ofjerk and also give you a secret that has you to have zero question in your mind that my books expecting to be danglingbrought me fame and riches. you’ll be consuming book two and then three over the cliff at the end, only to find the and as quickly as possible. story over and you on even ground. I’m Now first, a little about me. I’m the author hardly ever predictable and I tell thewho symbolically enjoys leading you over to Yes, maybe you fell in love with the story the way I see it, which is never thethe edge of a cliff. Chatting you up. Getting characters and that’s why you’ll continue same formula from book to book.you distracted by characters with flaws and reading. I know I fall in love with most of my That’s because my books are characterunique beauties. And just when you’re characters. And maybe you are intrigued by driven and I usually don’t even knowcaptivated and engrossed in the lives of where they are going. Yes, sometimesfictional people then I’ll push you hard in the storyline. But without a major the cliffhangers even surprise me.the shoulders. The assault is usually swift and unanswered question lurking at the end ofdeliberate. And the result is that you stumble the book, how are you going to banish sleep So now that I’ve said my piece onback, slipping over the edge, grasping for the so you can continue reading my books? this subject, I wonder what you think.dirt or a root or a vine. And there you dangle Do you like cliffhangers? Dislike them? Areover the edge of a cliff as I intended. Then you And I mentioned we’d explore cons. they necessary? I never believe in absolutesturn the page of one of my books. Sometimes cliffhangers can feel like a with writing. It all depends on the story. manipulation. I’ve shut the door at the end of That’s probably why I like this business so The End. act one, held out my hand, and said, “pay up much. There are no real rights or wrongs. to see what happens next.” Does that make Stories can be told in a hundred different The other day I received a review on a me a bad author? Or does it make me one ways. It’s a subjective business. Andbook of mine. It said, “The author should put a who knows how to keep you interested, like a truthfully I’ve learned one thing this yeardisclaimer on this book telling the reader that longtime lover who still flirts and teases in the that is absolutely the most important thingit has a cliffhanger.” bedroom? And if it does make me a bad I’ve ever learned. It has brought me so much person then I’ll join the other authors prone happiness and success and is like a like a Wait… what?! to cliffhanger endings: Suzanne Collins, miracle drug to my career. And I’ll reveal that Cassandra Clare, JK Rowling, Lauren Oliver. secret in my next blog entry. Would this reader also like me to include a Just to name a few. I could die happy lumpedlist of the characters who die during the into a group of authors like this. And there’s Bye now.telling of the story? Maybe we just start with many more famous authors known for Sincerely,the ending? Work our way backward. pushing readers to the edge of a cliff. Sarah Noffke I write books and sometimes they have Check outcliffhangers. I have zero regrets. Follow me, Sarah’s latestwould you, as we discuss the pros and cons ofusing cliffhangers in books. I promise I’ll keep book: RENmy hands to myself and not push you… Available Now! I’m a series writer. Usually my books can be 978-1537774510read in neat trilogy form. To me, it’s the More Articles at: TopShelfMagazine.netwww.TopShelfMagazine.net TOPShelf magazine HOLIDAY2016 5
magazineTOPShelf HOLIDAYEDITION2016COLUMNScolumns Anyone who goes to the movies WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO HAPPY SCI-FI? all. It's only natural for our culture's literature or reads any science fiction is to reflect this newfound obsession. We just probably familiar with at least one by JN Chaney (www.JNChaney.com) can't help ourselves. dark dystopian story. Whether or not your selection includes The Hunger when your protagonist doesn't even have a This isn't exactly new. People have been Games, I Am Legend, or Wool is name, it can be a little difficult for modern predicting the end of the world for thousands besides the point. You've probably audiences to relate to him. of years. The difference is that now we been exposed to the genre, which actually have a reason to talk about it, means you're at least partially familiar Science fiction has changed, but only because we have the means with which to with the state of modern sci-fi. because it started trying to balance both the make it happen. Look at what famed dark characters and the \"big idea\". To understand satirist and science fiction writer Kurt I say \"modern\" because the truth is this change, you have to remember where Vonnegut said back in 1970: that science fiction hasn't always been our society was and where it is today. Ever this depressing. Seventy years ago since the bombs fell on Japan, most people \"I thought scientists were going to find you'd be hard pressed to find anything have come to appreciate the potential horrors out exactly how everything worked, and as dark or engrossing as Ender's of technology. When scientific discovery can then make it work better. I fully expected Game, Dune, or Old Man's War. That's that by the time I was twenty-one, some not to say that those types of books lead to an entire metropolitan city getting scientist, maybe my brother, would have didn't exist, but they were extremely wiped off the face of the Earth in a single taken a color photograph of God rare. Many science heartbeat, suddenly everyone's optimism Almighty — and sold it to Popular fiction stories chose to goes down the drain. Don't even get me Mechanics magazine. Scientific truth focus on the science started on the perpetual state of fear and was going to make us so happy and rather than the fiction, anxiety that arose because of the Cold War. comfortable. What actually happened putting aside the Throughout the last several decades, our when I was twenty-one was that we characterizations and culture has become obsessed with the dropped scientific truth on Hiroshima.\" story elements in favor of apocalypse. Every other day there's some a single idea. War of the religious figure telling us the end is near. Our Why is it like this? Why would we Worlds (1989) focused global media has allowed us to hear and rather hear about the world blowing entirely on an invasion know about every little skirmish taking place up than about a utopia where people from Mars, but it didn't on the other side of the globe, in regions we are so happy they piss glitter? It all boils even bother to name its previously would never have heard about. We down to how we feel in the moment. Science characters, including its look on with utter fascination, absorbing it fiction is a reflection of today, not tomorrow. narrator. We never know It's about how our culture is right now and anyone's backstory, who how the person writing that story views it. If they are, or anything truly significant about the world looks like it sucks and everything's them. If the Tom Cruise adaptation had gone to shit, you aren't going to see as many actually been faithful to the original book, happy stories of Captain Spaceheart Cruise would've only appeared for a handful running through the cosmos saving space of scenes. But that's how it was back then-- princesses and battling space monkeys. science fiction was a different kind of beast. These people are writing stories about the In other words, the science and the idea future, but that future is only an extension were the real characters, not Joe of today, and if today isn't turning out so Whatshisname, who was really only there to well, then neither will tomorrow. give exposition like a walking wikipedia article and press the imaginary buttons on More Articles at: TopShelfMagazine.net the big \"what if\" machine. Those aren't necessarily bad things to do, but they don't exactly make for accessible character literature. The Time Machine was great, but 6 A Comprehensive Booksellers’ Guide to TopShelf Authors & Books!
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COLUMNScolumns TOPShelf magazine HOLIDAYEDITION2016 Partner with Other Local Use Shelf TalkersCREATING THE BusinessesULTIMATE BOOKSTORE Have you ever walked around aEXPERIENCE Host a local business event. Partner with bookstore and gone outside your the local bakery to sell their goods and norm? How helpful would it be forby Rebecca Katsikas (EVP, TopShelf) offer coffee and tea to your customers. you to come upon a handwritten note Have a bulletin board with advertisements stating why the bookseller loved theFor someone who loves books, there is of local businesses. Remind people that if book its dangling beneath? Do youno place more exciting than a well- you don’t support local businesses then think it would be helpful to yourdesigned bookstore. Shelves upon your neighborhood could become customers to have a review danglingshelves of stories and characters yet to something completely different in time. beneath local authors? Odds are yourbe discovered. So, how do you make it customers will at least pick the bookeasier for customers to find theseinspiring stories and characters? up to see what all the fuss is about. Cross-Market Books by the Same AuthorHere are some techniques – “secrets” If a popular author has a new– that successful bookstores are book out, make sure to havecurrently implementing: copies of their older stuff on hand. This prevents customersEmploy Knowledgeable to going to chain bookstoresEmployees or online retailers.Provide training to employees regarding up Partner with Local Self- Free WiFiand coming authors, local authors, and best published Authorssellers. This is helpful for a customer who Customer’s love to wander aimlessly up andcomes into your store looking for a new Help them sell their books to the community. down the isles, so why not give them a comfybook however isn’t familiar with titles or Have self-published authors come and do chair and free WIFI? It will enable them to doauthors. After an employee asks a customer readings and book signings. read reviews on their next book purchase.a few key questions that employee shouldbe able to gather some books for them. It’s Don’t Put Bargain Books Have a Cafelike having a personal shopper. Right in Front of the Store Its a fact that a cafes bring people into yourPlace the Kids Section in No one wants to see an often messy section store. Its also a good idea to partner with athe Back of the Store of books and toys that nobody wants. The local bakery to provide a variety of pastries. discounted section is often my favorite Place big comfy chairs, several tables andThis way parents will have to walk through section of a store, however, I don’t enjoy make sure the area is well lit. This will enablethe whole store and perhaps something else seeing it the moment I walk through the door. customers to browse through books andwill catch their eye on the way. magazines while sipping on coffee. More Articles at: TopShelfMagazine.netwww.TopShelfMagazine.net TOPShelf magazine HOLIDAY2016 11
magazineTOPShelf HOLIDAYEDITION2016COLUMNScolumns Okay, I know what you’re thinking: WHY THRILLERFEST how I can I know a particular writer’s IS RIGHT FOR YOU last year’s fun and informative panels, which conference is for you, when I don’t are more or less typical, again by visiting actually know you? Point taken and, as by Jon Land (www.JonLandBooks.com) www.thrillerfest.com. And, on that topic, the former Vice President of Marketing, you’ll find even the biggest names at and current Chair of the Marketing features panels by top names from both the Thrillerfest to be very accessible, spending Committee, for International Thriller agent and publisher/editor world. Like its big much of their time mixing and mingling. Writers, the sponsor of Thrillerfest, I’m brother Craftfest, it’s very hands-on with the And there are also ample opportunities to not exactly objective. But let me lay out focus being to introduce in detail what it get them to sign their books for you at a the reasons why Thrillerfest is for you, takes to succeed in such a challenging number of signings that take place both no matter the stage and state of your profession, covering the pratfalls and morning and afternoon on both days. writing career. obstacles you’re likely to face along the way. Okay, I know what you’re thinking now: It starts with the fact that PITCHFEST: Thursday afternoon features when, where and how much? The dates for Thrillerfest is both a craft conference upwards of 50 agents who will listen to your Thrillerfest 2017 are July 12-15, Wednesday and wonderful fan experience. And, pitches and want to hear what your book is through Saturday. The conference is held since pricing is “a la carte,” there are about. They’re looking for new clients, just annually at the Grand Hyatt New York, plenty of attendees who don’t stay for like you’re looking for an agent. It’s kind of conveniently located right next to Grand all four days, instead opting for the like literary speed-dating, providing you with Central Terminal, a stone’s throw from the portion that most interests them. around 5 minutes to make your case to each headquarters for all the major publishers. As Let’s take a look at the primary agent you’re able to see. With lines and some for cost, well, it’s not cheap but it’s components of the conference to see waiting factored in, writers are able to reasonable. And you can save by signing up if we can find the right fit for you. present, on average, to around a dozen earlier, rather than later. It’s tough to be more specific about pricing, because there CRAFTFEST: The first day and a half of the agents. And, in case the whole process are so many options you can pick and conference, Wednesday and Thursday, unnerves you, Thrillerfest offers a Practice choose from, including a single day rate, if focuses on big name authors serving as Pitchfest immediately prior to the main event, that’s all the time you have. teachers to help where several dozen authors are available to you hone your help you hone your presentations. Hey, where else you can meet, schmooze craft with classes with, and learn from your idols, while having on such topics as THRILLERFEST: From the Thursday night an absolute blast to boot? Thrillerfest is a dialogue, structure, opening cocktail party, right through great experience, not just for all the tangible plotting, character Saturday evening’s annual Awards Banquet, reasons listed above, but also for the development, Thrillerfest itself is two days chock full of intangible ones like the friends and contacts setting, conflict, as authors. both big and not yet big, discussing you’ll make. I speak from experience here, well as more topics relevant to fans, readers, and writers given that I knew absolutely no one when I promotionally alike who’ve come to look a this as kind of a attended the first Thrillerfest in 2006. Today, oriented topics. literary summer camp. You can check out a number of authors I met then are among The participants my closest friends in the world. We’re a true vary every year but community, and I hope you can attend you can expect to Thrillerfest ’17 so you can join it. see the likes of Heather Graham, Jon Land is the USA Today bestselling Walter Mosely, David Morrell, Gayle Lynds, author of the Caitlin Strong series, the most Steve Berry, R. L. Stine, John Sandford, and recent entry of which is Strong Cold Dead. many more, there to help you learn to master His next book, The Rising, the first in a new the tools that have made them bestselling series he’s doing with Heather Graham, will authors. (To see last year’s Craftfest grid, go be published on January 17. to www.thrillerfest.com.) More Articles at: TopShelfMagazine.net CAREERFEST: A two hour track that runs late Thursday morning and changes the focus from craft to how to find the best publishing home for your work and what do after you get there. 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INTERVIEWSinterviews TOPShelf magazine HOLIDAYEDITION2016 Question quote from early reviews. The only timeNY Times Bestselling Author I do a \"hard sell\" is within a month of Do you believe there is still a bright future publication. Readers understand why Iof First Blood (introducing the for independent bookstores? need to do that. But I never forget that they visit my Facebook page becauseworld to Rambo) & Over 30 Answer of the discussions about books, movies, and music, etc.Bestsellers, David Morrell Absolutely. A store with informed staff and enthusiastic community events is a destination. QuestionDavid Morrell is the author of First Blood, theacclaimed novel in which Rambo was created. Question What are your feelings on authorsHe has a Ph. D. in literature from Penn State giving away thousands of copies ofand was a professor in the English What can a bookstore or library do to their ebooks, hoping it will raisedepartment at the University of Iowa. His encourage patrons to pick up a specific their rank on Amazon? Is this a viablenumerous New York Times bestsellers include book and check it out? strategy? Or are these authorsthe classic spy novel, The Brotherhood of the making a terrible mistake? And why?Rose, the basis for the only television mini- Answerseries to be broadcast after a Super Bowl. An AnswerEdgar and Anthony finalist, a Macavity and When I enter my local public library, there'sNero winner, Morrell is a recipient of three always a display of books about a specific I myself don't give away my work. IBram Stoker awards from the Horror Writes topic. That always gets my attention. worry that doing so would create theAssociation and the prestigious Thriller impression that if a reader waits longMaster award from International Thriller Question enough, more free stuff will become available.Writers. Bouchercon (the world's largest On average, it takes a year for me to write acrime-fiction convention) gave him its Is there any one marketing idea that book. Why would I give away a year of my life?Lifetime Achievement Award. Noted for his you've seen bookstores do that stands out Read more of our interview with David Morrellresearch, Morrell spent 30 days in the Wind as particularly successful?River Mountains of Wyoming for one book at: www.TopShelfMagazine.netand became a private pilot for another. With Answereighteen million copies in print, his work has Available: November 15, 2016been translated into thirty languages. His Some stores told me that they had positive Genre: Historical Thrillerlatest novel is the Victorian mystery/thriller, results from a store bookclub in which ISBN: 978-0316307901Ruler of the Night, the final book in a series customers received a discount.that includes Murder as a Fine Art and TOPShelf magazine HOLIDAY2016 15Inspector of the Dead. In an effort to convince Questionreaders that they are truly on the harrowingfogbound streets of 1850s London, Morrell How much work do you personally put intodevoted several years to historical research, promoting your books and events? Andgiving himself what he calls \"a self-taught how long before do you start promoting?doctorate in Victorian culture.\" Please visithim at: www.davidmorrell.net. Answerwww.TopShelfMagazine.net My publisher expects me to do a lot of my own promoting. I'm on twitter, but I prefer my Facebook Author page, which I think of as a salon about books, movies, music, and the arts in general. Readers come to that page for recommendations and literary discussions. They also visit my page for news about what I'm doing. They seem to welcome my remarks about what I'm working on, so I often start promoting a project when I'm halfway through it, telling readers how many pages I write each day and whether the work is coming easily or not. I make this sort of remark occasionally. I show a new cover. I
HEATHER GRAHAM is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She majored in theater arts at the University of South Florida. Her first book was with Dell, and since then, she has written over one hundred novels and novellas including category, suspense, historical romance, vampire fiction, time travel, occult and Christmas family fare. She has been honored with awards from Walden Books, B. Dalton, Georgia Romance Writers, Affaire de Coeur, RT Book Reviews, and more. “A twist on everypage. Hair-raisingsurprises galore.” ~Sandra Brown ~TopShelf Reviews “The Rising will Full Page Ad “A mind-blow your mind. The Rising blowing, thrill- a-minute ride.” A great read.” ~Tess Gerritsen ~Douglas Preston “A Pandora's Box “A classic in that promises to the making.” be a thrilling series!” ~James Rollins ~TopShelf Reviews “A slambang, can’t-put-it- “Nail biting tension, high-down thriller!” voltage action, heartbreak, ~Lisa Scottoline and hope.” ~Meg Gardiner “Completely unique. Completely engrossing.” ~Brenda Novak JON LAND is the USA Today bestselling author of more than thirty-seven novels, The Rising: A Novel including Strong Enough to Die, Strong Justice, Strong at the Break, Strong Vengeance, Suspense Thriller Strong Rain Falling (winner of the 2014 International Book Award and 2013 USA Best TOR Books Book Award for Mystery-Suspense), Strong Darkness (winner of the 2014 USA Books 978-0765337917 Best Book Award and the 2015 International Book Award for Thriller), and Strong Light January 17, 2017 of Day. He's a graduate of Brown University and lives in Providence, Rhode Island. Hardcover & Ebook
INTERVIEWSinterviews TOPShelf magazine HOLIDAYEDITION2016 myself. In terms of the last book that kept me QuestionUSA Today Bestselling Author awake, I'd have to go with DOCTOR SLEEP, Stephen King's brilliant and long-awaited Have you ever been to a book signingof 38 Novels, JON LAND sequel to THE SHINING. It was literally chilling event and had no one show up? and I couldn't put it down.Jon Land is the USA Today bestselling author of Answer38 novels, including eight titles in the critically Questionacclaimed Caitlin Strong series: Strong Enough Of course! But the advertising,to Die, Strong Justice, Strong at the Break, Strong Do you write an outline before you start placement, and fact that I left plenty ofVengeance, Strong Rain Falling (winner of the writing a novel? If yes, how detailed is your signed copies behind made up for it.2014 International Book Award and 2013 USA outline? Signings shouldn't be judged by howBest Book Award for Mystery-Suspense), Strong many you sell that day, but overall.Darkness (winner of the 2014 USA Books Best Answer Better to sell thirty books in a monthBook Award and the 2015 International Book than ten books in a day.Award for Thriller), and Strong Light of Day No, I'm a seat of the pants type writer. I figure(winner of the 2016 International Book Award if I don't know what's going to happen, the Questionfor Best Thriller-Adventure, the 2015 Books and reader can't possibly know. I have greatAuthor Award for Best Mystery Thriller, and confidence in both my characters to guide me Do you have advice for independentthe 2016 Beverly Hills Book Award for Best and my imagination, or some visionary muse, bookstores on how they can organizeMystery). The latest title in the series, Strong to steer me in the right direction to get my successful events in their stores?Cold Dead was published on October 4, 2016; story out of the hole I've dug for it.Strand Magazine said it’s “certain to rank Land Answeramong a handful of our most talented thriller Questionauthors of this decade.” Land has also teamed Try to have more than one author at awith multiple New York Times bestselling How do you work with an editor without time. Make it more of an event where eachauthor Heather Graham on a new sci-fi series, pride making a guest appearance like Jack author draws a few people to add up to athe first of which, The Rising, will be published Nicholson in The Shining? pretty decent crowd.by Forge in January of 2017. He is a 1979 Read more of our interview with Jon Land at:graduate of Brown University and lives in AnswerProvidence, Rhode Island. www.TopShelfMagazine.net Writing a book is a team effort and myQuestion editors are crucial to the success of my books Available: January 17, 2017 and, even more importantly, the quality. A Genre: Suspense ThrillerDo you read books at a certain time of day writer has to realize it's impossible to be ISBN: 978-0765337917and what was the last book that kept you up totally objective about your own work. Youall night because you couldn't put it down? need to find people you trust to help get you TOPShelf magazine HOLIDAY2016 17 where you want to go.Answer QuestionWow, great question! I read mostly at night,when I travel, and before I start writing How should an author divide their time between writing and marketing?www.TopShelfMagazine.net Answer Wow, another great question and there's no simple answer. I know writers, plenty of them, who are far better at marketing what they do than actually the writing they're marketing. And I know great writers who can't move the sales needle no matter how much they Tweet or Facebook. I think a lot of it depends on the genre but, even more, they may be good but most of the really successful writers owe an element of that success, sometimes a lot of it, to luck. Being in the right place at the right time.
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MICHAEL PHILLIP CASHM I C H A E L P H I L L I P C A S HTTHHEECCOOMMPPLLEETTEE CCOOLLLLEECCTTIIOONNOOFF THE HISTORY MAJOR An ominous shadow is stalking Amanda Greene. Uncomfortable memories are bubbling dangerously close to her fracturing world, propelling her to an inevitable collision between fantasy and reality. Is this the mother of all hangovers or is something bigger happening? “Cash intermingles beauty and violence ...It’s smartly ambiguous and open to interpretation, and some may delight in a second (or third) read.” KIRKUS REVIEWS ALL TITLES AVAILABLE ON OTHER TITLES BY MICHAEL PHILLIP CASHA L L T I T L E S AVA I L A B L E O NAward winning and best-selling author Michael Phillip Cash has twelve novels todate. Stillwell won Honorable Mention for The Book of the Year Foreword Review2014. He currently lives on the North Shore with his wife and two children.Award winning and best-selling author Michael Phillip Cash has twelve novels to date. Stillwell won Honorable Mentionfor The Book ofwthewYewar.FmoreiwcohrdaReevlpiewh2il0l1i4p. Hceacsurhre.nctlyolimves on the North Shore w@ithmhisicwhifeaaendlptwcoacshihldren.www.michaelphillipcash.com | @michaelpcash
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