On the 71st episode of the Self-publishing Roundtable we interview Steamy Romance author Heidi Tretheway. We’ll discuss how she got into writing and why she chose self-publishing. We’ll also speak with her about her writing process and delve into a brand new type of boxed set.
“Heidi Joy lives in Happy Valley off Sunnyside Road. She swears she did not make that up.
Her career includes marketing, journalism, and a few delicious years as a food columnist. Media passes took her backstage with several rock bands, where she learned that sometimes a wardrobe malfunction is exactly what the rock star intends.
You’ll most often find Heidi Joy with her husband and two small kids fishing, clamming, exploring the Northwest and building epic forts in their living room.”
Find out more about Heidi on her:
Website
Facebook Page
Goodreads
Amazon
Be sure to tune in live on this page Thursday, November 6th ( 9pm EDT / 8pm CDT / 7pm MDT / 6pm PDT ) or catch the show later on our Youtube channel or iTunes!
First! Will be back in a couple hours for the show.
Mimi Werebeaver Hang on…does that mean the time’s changed because there’s daylight savings somewhere? So I have an hour before it starts?
Demelza Carlton I just checked the timezones and it looks like this is the case.
Anyone want to do a pre-party hangout?
BatmanErica Demelza Carlton Yeah, the 52 minute countdown did make me wonder…
BatmanErica With Adam gone today, we’ll be lucky if we can make the, uh, during-party hangout happen. 😛
Demelza Carlton BatmanErica Is Daylight Savings Time done world-wide? Or are we just messing with our overseas listeners? 😀
GoblinWriter Demelza Carlton BatmanErica Daylight savings is something other people do. I’ve never understood why anyone would want to wake up in the dark and then have trouble sleeping when it’s hot as all Hell and still daylight outside when it should be night time. At least, that’s what daylight savings is like here, when some misguided government tries to bring it back for a bit.
Demelza Carlton GoblinWriter BatmanErica I don’t want to mess with Demelza. *waves* Hi! Long time no chat!
Demelza Carlton GoblinWriter BatmanErica We don’t do it in AZ because of the heat. We WANT it to get dark early in the summer, lol.
GoblinWriter Demelza Carlton we’re currently GMT +13 🙂
heiditretheway Demelza Carlton GoblinWriter BatmanErica LOL – indeed 😀 I know daylight savings works in other places…just not with the summer heat here.
BatmanErica GoblinWriter Demelza Carlton New Zealand and most Australian states have it. It’s just Perth who don’t. Misguided folks like Demelza ruined it for me. 🙂
Demelza Carlton Mimi Werebeaver Whoa!! Where are you that you don’t change? Are you in a small town on the border of B.C. and Alberta? LOL.
Mimi Werebeaver Demelza Carlton They voted it out. Perth has just under 2 million now I think.
Getting started soon. We’ve had a few technical difficulties. Scotty left the communications ensigns in charge of engineering. 😀
GoblinWriter The countdown is terrifying!
Carl Sinclair BatmanErica GoblinWriter Demelza Carlton And will continue to do so. I’ll take WINTER daylight savings but never summer.
Roland is here
We can now hear and talk to each other. Almost ready!
Carl Sinclair Mimi Werebeaver Demelza Carlton A small town of only 2 million, lol
GoblinWriter Don’t sweat it! I can’t speak for everyone, but I have to upload to KDP now or miss my pre-order. It’s terrifying. I should focus on that…
Brace yourselves. We’re on!
Yes, my friends. Trish is wearing a cat tonight. 🙂
The focus is stuck on Heidi, so it doesn’t change when three talk
RolandDenzel Thanks, I’ll see if we can get that fixed!
Sexy books!
NSFW sexy political erotica http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JDSI33G
GoblinWriter RolandDenzel fixed! Woo hoo!
I know that most of the book bloggers wont touch a book in Kindle Unlimited as they don’t get affiliate payments off of Amazon from the program.
Carl Sinclair really? I did not know that…
Carl Sinclair Well, the high volume ones who run a business. The ones who just read books and do it for a hobby would post about books they read and love. mmmmmmm…. book reading…. so old-fashioned!!
Michelle Read says hi and her computer is broken. At least that is her excuse, I think she thinks we all smell 😛
BatmanErica Scrotorum? Flag! 😛
If anyone has any questions for Heidi, feel free to post them, and we’ll ask them at the end!
I have to run, but this is a great episode. Great info and inspiration here.
GoblinWriter posted in response to Heidi mentioning political erotica. It has been popping up lately 😛
In my mind, New Adult is like sexy, tv-style, angst and drama. Soap opera for young people. What are your media influences, whether it’s tv, movies, books, etc?
SO I can’t send in my raptor on rhino scenes? Damn it.
NOW I’m leaving.
Carl Sinclair I actually came up with an awesome werefolk idea this morning in the shower. It’s gonna be fricken awesome! Put it in KU and roll in the uber borrows 😀
Carl Sinclair I’m sure there will be a collection for you someday… 😉
Carl Sinclair You should send me some cuttlefish porn. Because apparently, it’s a thing.
heiditretheway Carl Sinclair That’s just odd. I draw the line at guinea pig erotica.
Carl Sinclair heiditretheway OH! Don’t get me started. My mermaid books are also-boughts for the cuttlefish things…
For those who didn’t catch Heidi’s press site (for submissions or more about the anthologies), it’s: http://jasperridgepress.com/
Demelza Carlton Carl Sinclair BatmanErica GoblinWriter The idea is so people can be active and hang out in town or with their kids at the park later. Not in the morning when there is no point in being up and outside. In the afternoon it’s not hot anyway. After 3pm the freemantle doctor wipes it out, at least north of the river (and that’s all that matters)
It was a mistake! You are just lucky that over half of the population aren’t Australian. 🙂