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Jolene's Book and Writers Talk

Jolene's Book and Writers Talk

By Southern Dragon Publishing - Host Jolene MacFadden

Weekly discussion with authors, narrators, publishers, editors, and others in the book business about writing, publishing, book marketing, and more. It is an open forum with no strict structure so you just never know what we are going to talk about. The next season is going to be even more fun. Please subscribe, share and comment!
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Jolenes Book and Writers Talk - Episode 6 - With Author Melody Johnson

Jolene's Book and Writers TalkAug 02, 2023

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Jolenes Book and Writers Talk - Year 3 Episode 1 -RVing Romance Author Casey Dawes

Jolenes Book and Writers Talk - Year 3 Episode 1 -RVing Romance Author Casey Dawes

Montana Romance Author Casey Dawes is a Full-Time RVer. She has written and published 32 books so far. She has five series of stories. Today we are talking about her RV Park Romance Series - A later-in-life romantic comedy series that follows three sisters as they tour the country in their RV. Book 1 "Grown Up Second Chance" was published in September 2023. The second book, "Her Son's Secret Father", was in March 2024 and the third book, "Her Texas Cowboy" is projected to be published in September 2024. All stories are available worldwide. Please visit the author's website for more: https://www.caseydawes.com/

May 02, 202435:36
Jolenes Books and Writers Talk - Episode 14 - Interview With Jenny Dearinger Author

Jolenes Books and Writers Talk - Episode 14 - Interview With Jenny Dearinger Author

Jolenes Books and Writers Talk - Episode 14 - Interview With Jenny Dearinger Author - Is the President of The Writers Alliance of Gainesville and a Published Children author. One book of which is up for a Royal Palm Childrens Award for 2023. We talk about writing children's stories and how similar and different it is from adult fiction. We also talk about her group the Writers Alliance of Gainesville and the upcoming Sunshine State Book Festival 2024. Check out her website: https://popdecoredesigns.com/ Indie Authors we can help you get your book formatted and published, create a website and begin your book marketing journey through social media. Please subscribe, like, share and comment on all of our videos and even visit us on our website and other social media pages. https://southerndragonpublishing.com customerservice@southerndragonpublishing.com https://www.facebook.com/SoDragonPublishing/ https://www.instagram.com/sodragonpublishing/ Project Sites https://NorthFloridaWritersTour.com https://workamping-in-florida.org https://TheBlancheAHistory.org https://websandblogsforwriters.com


Sep 20, 202328:43
 Jolenes Book and Writers Talk Podcast - Episode 13 - Interview With Sharon Brubaker

Jolenes Book and Writers Talk Podcast - Episode 13 - Interview With Sharon Brubaker

Sharon is a mystery, magic and romance writer, a retired librarian and an avid gardener as well as a seaglass jewelry artist. She is a 2023 National Excellence in Romance Fiction Award winner sponsored by the First Coast Romance Writers. We talk about her books, her writing and publishing journey as well as sea glassing around the world. Her book that won the award is called Tides of Blue and a portion of the proceeds will be going to the Mammals Stranding Rescue Organization of New Jersey In the interview Sharon mentions a couple of people and places that she wanted to share. Listen out for their mentions Donations going to Marine Mammal Stranding Center https://mmsc.org/ NERFA - National Excellence in Romance Fiction Awards https://NERFA.FirstCoastRomanceWriters.com National Seaglass Association https://seaglassassociation.org/ Cupboard Maker Books Enola, PA https://www.cupboardmaker.com/ https://www.tiktok.com/@cupboardmakerbooksstore Lynn Roller AirBnB Used Bookstore https://www.thelibertybookshop.com/ https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/20149706?source_impression_id=p3_1694562551_kA5mcDIdAnlUG3lL Indie Authors we can help you get your book formatted and published, create a website and begin your book marketing journey through social media. Please subscribe, like, share and comment on all of our videos and even visit us on our website and other social media pages. https://southerndragonpublishing.com customerservice@southerndragonpublishing.com https://www.facebook.com/SoDragonPublishing/ https://www.instagram.com/sodragonpublishing/ Project Sites https://NorthFloridaWritersTour.com https://workamping-in-florida.org https://TheBlancheAHistory.org https://websandblogsforwriters.com

Sep 14, 202328:03
Jolenes Book and Writers Talk - Episode 12 - Dr. Pamela Grey Author

Jolenes Book and Writers Talk - Episode 12 - Dr. Pamela Grey Author

Dr. Grey joined us to speak about her first published book called "Power Your Decisions Self Study Workshop" which she created as a guide to the 1968 Book by Dr. Raymond Charles Barker called "The Power of Decision." A personal journey to discover how you train yourself into making better and better decisions for your life. We also spoke about her publishing preferences, the need for an author newspaper and a few more things you might enjoy. Check our her website at https:///www.poweryourdecisions.com


Indie Authors we can help you get your book formatted and published, create a website and begin your book marketing journey through social media.


Please subscribe, like, share and comment on all of our videos and even visit us on our website and other social media pages.


https://southerndragonpublishing.com

customerservice@southerndragonpublishing.com

https://www.facebook.com/SoDragonPublishing/

https://www.instagram.com/sodragonpublishing/


Project Sites

https://NorthFloridaWritersTour.com

https://workamping-in-florida.org

https://TheBlancheAHistory.org

https://websandblogsforwriters.com



Aug 30, 202335:01
Jolenes Books and Writers Talk - Episode 11 - Author Mallory OConnor

Jolenes Books and Writers Talk - Episode 11 - Author Mallory OConnor

Jolenes Books and Writers Talk - Episode 11 - Author Mallory OConnor - award winning author of both fiction and non-fiction books we talk about University of Florida Press and publishing with them, hybrid publishers, her latest cookbook/memoir/Work of Art book that encompasses 60 years of her and her artists husband John's life and love of food and wine. Lot of great information. Visit Mallory's website: https://oconnorartllc.com/

Indie Authors we can help you get your book formatted and published, create a website and begin your book marketing journey through social media.


Please subscribe, like, share and comment on all of our videos and even visit us on our website and other social media pages.


https://southerndragonpublishing.com

customerservice@southerndragonpublishing.com

https://www.facebook.com/SoDragonPublishing/

https://www.instagram.com/sodragonpublishing/


Project Sites

https://NorthFloridaWritersTour.com

https://workamping-in-florida.org

https://TheBlancheAHistory.org

https://websandblogsforwriters.com

Aug 24, 202329:27
Jolenes Book and Writer Talk - Episode 10 - Interview with Marie Q Rogers Author

Jolenes Book and Writer Talk - Episode 10 - Interview with Marie Q Rogers Author

Jolenes Book and Writer Talk - Episode 10 - Interview with Marie Q Rogers Author - award winning North Florida author of young adult sci-fi and regular fiction. Ms. Rogers is the past and current chairperson of the Sunshine State Book Festival. She has 4 published books and working on her 5th one now. She does have two stories on Kindle Vella which we will be talking more about, the SSBF 2024 as well as the Writers Alliance of Gainesville.

Aug 16, 202327:41
Jolenes Book and Writers Talk - Episode 9 - Author JoAnn Lordahl
Aug 09, 202314:51
Jolene's Book and Writers Talk - Episode 8 -Interview With Author Jimmy Deas

Jolene's Book and Writers Talk - Episode 8 -Interview With Author Jimmy Deas

Jolene's Books and Writers Talk - Episode 8 - Author Jimmy Deas - In this episode we are visiting with North Florida Christian Fiction writer, Jimmy Deas. He has spent most of his life collection and telling stories through his ministry. We talked about his writing process, the future of AI for authors, and some of the expenses involved as an author.

You can follow him on his Facebook Author Page where he posts weekly stories.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075985915448

Email him direct with any questions about his books or upcoming events

drjdeas@icloud.com

He even has a weekly newspaper column in the Lake City Reporter


Aug 04, 202320:16
Jolene's Book and Writer Talk - Episode 7 - Sara J Walker Author
Aug 03, 202332:40
Jolenes Book and Writers Talk - Episode 6 - With Author Melody Johnson
Aug 02, 202327:21
Jolene's Book and Writers Talk - Episode 5 - With Vickey Wollan
Aug 01, 202324:54
Jolenes Book and Writers Talk Episode 4 with Leah Miles President FCRW
Jul 31, 202332:28
Jolene's Books and Writer Talk - Episode 3 with Erin Jones Audio Book Narrator
Jul 29, 202320:22
Jolenes Book and Writers Talk - Episode 2 - Interview with Author Maggie FitzRoy
Jul 28, 202339:54
Jolene's Book and Writers Talk - Episode 1 - Interviewing South Carolina Author Debby Grahl
Jul 27, 202318:58