John Warner
Interview with Sgt Major Crane author Wendy Cartmell

Interview with Sgt Major Crane author Wendy Cartmell

By John Warner This article was originally posted on indiebookspot.com Wendy Cartmell, author of the Sgt Major Crane thrillers, talks about her approach to writing and her plans for the future. Why do you write? Is it something you’ve always done, or always wanted to do? Or is it something that you started fairly recently?...

Interview: Goodreads’ Patrick Brown on using the site to reach new readers

BY JOHN WARNER This article was originally posted on indiebookspot.com Since its launch in December 2006, Goodreads has become the leading social cataloguing sites and has amassed millions of users. For self-published authors, a Goodreads profile is a necessity. The site’s Community Manager and Author Program Manager talks about how authors can make Goodreads work for them, and...
Interview with Walking With Elephants Author Karen S Bell

Interview with Walking With Elephants Author Karen S Bell

Walking with Elephants author Karen S. Bell talks about her approach to writing and her plans for the future.
Did Ernest Hemingway record the world’s first ever book trailer?

Did Ernest Hemingway record the world’s first ever book trailer?

by John Warner Book trailers are all the rage these days, but a recording from the late 1950s suggests Ernest Hemingway might have been the first person to give the medium a try. The 9-minute audio recording was designed to promote his new book Across the River and Into the Trees. Hemingway’s delivery is certainly...

Interview with Big Lake author Nick Russell

Nick Russell’s debut novel Big Lake was one of the indie hits of 2011. The book was one of Amazon’s 100 Top Paid Kindle books for over 78 days, and to date has sold more than 100,000 copies. The sequel, Big Lake Lynching, was released in 2012. Here, Nick talks about his approach to writing,...