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An Award-Winning Author on Book Marketing Platforms and Strategies:

Do you think of Book marketing as confusing and complex? You are hardly alone! Long time friend of the podcast and one of the most proactive authors for marketing, David W. Berner’s success doesn’t just happen but requires a bit of work and effort from the author. After speaking with Mike O’Malley from LitNuts last month, host WC Turck thought it would offer keen insights by prying open David’s bag of tricks and promotional secrets (and maybe a few scars and open wounds!).

The website is davidwberner.com

Chick out David’s Substack page The Abundance.

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Book Marketing on a Budget: A conversation with LitNuts cofounder Mike O’Mary

Mike O’Mary knows book marketing. As an Indie publisher he produced several NYT bestsellers, including Dina Kucera’s Everything I Never Wanted to Be-A Memoir of Alcoholism and Addiction, Faith and Family, Hope and Humor. Together with his daughter, Kathleen Meyer, they began an online newsletter featuring only indie authors and publishers. LitNuts.com features a unique and affordable platform to get your book in front of readers. Mike also offers advice and hard-learned lessons on creating a marketing strategy for Indie authors!

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Chicago Writes October 2023: Ana Castillo and Michael Finney

Professor Ana Castillo is an author, poet and visual artist. Her latest critically acclaimed book is a thought-provoking collection of short stories transcending demographics titled Doña Cleanwell Leaves Home, published by Harper Collins. Available at Amazon and all fine bookstores. Her website is anacastillo.net.

Plus, Micheal Finney, business strategy consultant focused on media and message, talks sound scaping for ebooks and his new book, How to Create a Small Business Content Marketing Strategy in 10 Steps- A branding workbook for beginners.  The website is michael-finney.com.  

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Chicago Writes Compelling Sex Scenes and Publishing Cocktails
Writing compelling Sex Scenes for novelists, with author, screenwriter and Producer Dorothy Mackevich Marks. Her latest book is Les Beaux Châteaux which tells the story of father and son antique dealers amid the twilight of a romanticized legacy French culture. Visit www.dorothymackevichmarks.com. You can also keep up to date on facebook.com, at DorothyMackevichMarks

Also, in this episode of Chicago Writes, Publishing Cocktails, a meet-up for writers with Javier Ramirez from Exile in Bookville, exileinbookville.com, and author Keir Graff, keirgraff.com. 

Find Les Beaux Châteaux by Dorothy Machevich Marks on Amazon

Exile in Bookville is in the historic Fine Arts Building. 410 S. Michigan Avenue, Suite 210 in Chicago’s Loop. Call Exile in Bookville, (312) 753-3154

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Twitter: @BookvillExiles

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Nora Neus is an Emmy-nominated journalist and author. Neus field-produced Anderson Cooper’s CNN coverage of the 2017 white supremacist riot in Charlottesville, Virginia. Before joining CNN, she worked as a local news reporter and fill-in anchor for the CNN affiliate in Charlottesville. Nora also co-authored Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria, available at Amazon.

Her latest book 24 hours in Charlottesville: An Oral History of the Stand Against White Supremacy  is available at Amazon. Her website is noraneus.com

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Funny Business: Writing Humor and more with Author Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith founded ArtSource, a leading art consulting company. In 2017 she switched gears to pursue a dream to be a full-time writer. Her debut novel Truth and Other Lies is about truth and coming clean to yourself and about truth and honesty. It is about perseverance and second chances. Maggie is the host of the podcast Hear Us Roar for the Women’s Fiction Writers Association, and is available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, IHeartRadio, and Amazon Music. She is a frequent blogger on the topic of writing, including a recent piece title Funny Business: Incorporating Humor Into Your Novel. Her website is maggiesmithwriter.com

Read the full piece, Funny Business: Incorporating Humor Into Your Novel, at maggiesmithwriter.com

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