August 2007 Blog Posts (247)

I have wanted to be a book publisher for more than 30 years. Instead, I found a career in journalism and worked my way from beat reporter to managing editor of a suburban daily. Now, sort of retired, I am realizing my ambition of book publishing. Designing and creating a book is the easy part - the hard work is in promotion and marketing.

I would love to hear from all of you, your advice on how to build an effective marketing base to feature and sell general fiction. Tell me…

Have a story to tell but you don't know how to start writing it? Is it completed but you have no idea how to contact a publisher…

Today Cheryl Kaye Tardif has 2 stops on her 'Touring the World' virtual book tour.

She'll be visiting Campaign for the American Reader where she'll be giving you a brief synopsis or description, much like back cover. This is great for deciding if Whale Song is right for you. And remember, it makes the perfect gift for any women in your life!

Cheryl is also visiting My Book, The Movie where she'll be discussing the possibilities of a feature…

Fostoria's First Annual Book Festival will be October 20,2007 from 10am to 4pm

at the UAW Hall on Plaza Drive in Fostoria. Any and all authors are welcome to

attend. The registration fee is $25. We are not putting a deadline on the

registration. The registration fee will go to cover the rent of the hall, meal for

the authors who are registered, gift bag…

Secret Past is about Melissa who has a secret. A few years ago she accidently killed someone. Her friends were there and they know about it. They disposed of the body, but one guy, Roger didn't want to. Roger was threathened into going along with it. He hated Melissa ever since. Now Melissa has new friends, a new boyfriend, and a new life. She doesn't want her secret getting out. On the anniversary of the accident that just may happen. Roger decides he wants to get revenge. He claims his…

This article was originally posted on my site in 2006

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I leraned this evening that CULLOTTA reached #1 on the Amazon bestsellers list earlier today in the True Crime category.

The list is updated hourly, and the book was at #13 when I checked it around 10 p.m.

At any rate, it was kind of a thrill being on top, even for a short time.

Denny

The 3rd week of my virtual book tour features three more articles and this Saturday's chat session. You’ll find this week's blogs at the following sites:

Sunday, August 12…

Today, on my birthday, Whale Song made Amazon.com's bestseller's list in Canadian literature (#5 spot). This makes Whale Song an Amazon Top 1000 Bestseller.

I credit this success with the hard work and dedication I've put into my month-long virtual book tour, plus my 44 prizes contest.



My 44 prizes contest is still on, so…

By the time that Elizabeth and Sam Smith's daughter turned fifteen years old, she was in the midst of the battle of her life. Her constant threats controlled her family, on a daily basis. Katelynne struggled with bipolar disorder, and depression.

After being abused and rejected by the father of her son, Katelynne left her baby in the care of Elizabeth and Sam, refusing to raise him herself. And then, Katelynne's FINAL ACT (SUICIDE). Elizabeth and Sam were left with the guilt, pain,…

On Grow Mercy I share a very personal tregedy with you, and I explain how Whale Song is benefitting others:

Let me introduce you to author Cheryl Kaye Tardif and her story…and how she is using one story to help homeless people.

Thanks, Steve, for having me visit Grow Mercy on Day 12 of my ‘Touring the World’ virtual book tour, where I’m promoting my latest novel Whale Song, a novel that will change the way you view life…and death. This is the first stop…

I think technology has gone beyond its limits. In fact, I think it’s gotten down right scary. I hope you don’t mind me being a bit bold, blunt and maybe big mouthed about it. Technology advances are for the most part wonderful enhancements for us all. Except when they invade our privacy.

Here’s my story: Yesterday, Tuesday I went like an innocent lamb to the eye clinic to have the pesky cataracts removed. No big deal.…

Book Signing Experiences of an Unknown Author

In the following paragraphs I’ll recount my first two book signings. There are several factors that…

People often ask what it was like writing a book with a former mobster. Following is an excerpt from my newsletter describing the experience from my perspective.

Writing CULLOTTA – The Author and the Hit Man…

With computer keyboard and the possiblity of typos, do you always write what you thought you wrote?

Does the reader understand what you wrote in the way you intended them to?

There are plenty of opportunities for us to be excellent communicators, or poor communicators, as writers. And isn't the art of good writing to be a great communicator, to influence others, to educate, inspireor entertain them?

Well, it is even more difficult if you are not working in your native…

How about a coffee shop as a place to get your inspiration? Poet Richard McKane often chases his muse in a coffee shop. Anywhere in the world ... Istanbul, London ... the atmosphere is the same.

For Richard McKane, the coffeehouse holds a special magic. In the coffeehouse, he says, the poet and the reader need not be alone. A good conversation in a coffeehouse, for him, lays itself in the memory like a good poem. He sees a coffeehouse as a place to feel safe and warm…