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Deanna Chase is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of paranormal and new adult romances. She started out with her Jade Calhoun series, about witchcraft, ghosts, and general paranormal shenanigans of the New Orleans variety. She followed that up with the Crescent City Fae series, about faeries and part-time vampire hunters. After that came Defining Destiny, her first foray into new adult romance. She was featured in the Magic After Dark boxed set, which dominated the bestseller list for months. She will be discussing paranormal romance, Bookbub, permafree, and other magic tips to get your books to sell better. You can check out here books HERE
Also previous guest Mimi Strong has started a fantastic blog full of writing tips and humour. Check it out here: Genre Hobo.
While you’re waiting for the show to start, check out our latest interview with bestselling fantasy author Daniel Arenson: http://selfpublishingroundtable.com/interview-with-bestselling-fantasy-author-daniel-arenson/
Hello all, how is everyone? How about a roll call? Who’s in the house?!
I’m here! Really looking forward to Deanna’s interview.
Feeling bummed I missed last week’s podcast, especially after watching the recording, but I was still recovering from a concert the previous night.
I’m here 🙂
Evening all. How’s everyone doing tonight?
PatrickStemp Hi Patrick! Doing well….how about you? You’re my newest fb friend!!
Hullo hullo
michelleread PatrickStemp Great. Busy. Been working on launching a website – taking longer than I expected, but learning a ton.
Howdy everybody!
PatrickStemp michelleread What’s the new website about?
Ronny Khuri the show can start now, Ronny’s epic beard has arrived.
kevinmichael3 Ronny Khuri After the last time I admitted I’d chopped it off, I grew it back, finally. And then I chopped it again a couple days ago :O
Just throwing this out there, but who would be interested in joining a Jay Chastain fan club where all members get a 0% Sober t-shirt?
michelleread PatrickStemp Author site for me…blog etc. Learning how much things have changed since I used to code HTML into notepad 15 years ago.
The video is in the post if you refresh the page.
PatrickStemp michelleread Yeah, things have come along mite since then. Time was, you had to know VBA to build a righteous database. Now? Just plug and play!
jlward Thanks!
kevinmichael3 Does being Irish count as being a ringer? Or does it make me club treasurer?
CateMorgan PatrickStemp michelleread Oh it’s a scene, man. Using DIVI, watching tutorial videos and playing around with stuff. Once it’s at a certain point I’ll start asking circles for some feedback.
Carl!!
kevinmichael3 me!
ZoeYorkWrites Hey Zoe.
michelleread as you wish.
Carl Sinclair michelleread The correct way to say that is “aaassss youuuuuu wiiiiisssssshhhhhh” while rolling down a hill.
As always leave questions here.
I’m at the library so don’t think I’ll be able to follow this live. Which is sad 🙁
PatrickStemp Carl Sinclair michelleread We have an as you wish hill 🙂 Want me to quote the whole movie in the comments!?
BatmanErica Will you be at the after party?
michelleread PatrickStemp Carl Sinclair I would love that.
michelleread PatrickStemp Carl Sinclair That would be inconceivable!
Carl Sinclair michelleread PatrickStemp Okay go……ugh nevermind.
PatrickStemp michelleread Carl Sinclair It’s possible, pig. It’s conceivable, you miserable vomitous mass.
PatrickStemp michelleread Carl Sinclair Do you have six fingers on your right hand?
Carl Sinclair PatrickStemp michelleread Promise me money
michelleread no, can’t talk in the library, especially not about cock rings or anything fun like that. Although I suppose I could type in the chatroom instead of talking out loud…
BatmanErica michelleread Then leave the library!
michelleread Carl Sinclair PatrickStemp if you haven’t already, read the book, it’s way epic! And Buttercup is way better than i the movie. She annoyed me immensely in the movie >.<
michelleread Carl Sinclair PatrickStemp Everything you ask for.
Carl Sinclair michelleread PatrickStemp I want my father back you son of a oh look at the time!
BatmanErica michelleread Carl Sinclair PatrickStemp The book is okay, but i do prefer the movie in this case. The book is kinda odd but good.
michelleread and go where?
BatmanErica michelleread Carl Sinclair PatrickStemp uh no. I will not read the book. it might spoil the movie!
BatmanErica michelleread Carl Sinclair PatrickStemp Loved the book. He also wrote the screenplay for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid which is another fave of mine.
michelleread Carl Sinclair PatrickStemp Four in case we ever find the lady. oh, hello lady.
BatmanErica michelleread Anywhere else! I need to hear you laugh!
How dare Chastain not show up with his Joose yet
michelleread BatmanErica planning the after party before the show is even a third finished?
writerwade michelleread BatmanErica Yeah sorry Wade.
michelleread writerwade BatmanErica Michelle wants what she wants, am I right?
Carl Sinclair michelleread writerwade BatmanErica True! Me want afterparty. And cookie.
Is Deanna actually in New Orleans? I’m noticing a theme…
lol. Carl can’t say sparkly rofl
VAMPIRES DO NOT SPARKLE!!
ZoeYorkWrites spahhhkly.
michelleread Carl Sinclair writerwade BatmanErica HE DIDN’T FALL? INCONCEIVABLE.
que?
michelleread Carl Sinclair writerwade BatmanErica You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
michelleread ZoeYorkWrites isn’t spackle what you put on the wall before you re-paint?
The sparkling ends NOW.
ZoeYorkWrites michelleread Not my fault you North American’s don’t speak proper English.
Something wrong with Deanna’s mic?
Carl Sinclair michelleread writerwade BatmanErica Only slightly less well known is this! Never get involved with a Sicilian when death is on the line!
PatrickStemp I thought it was me…:-)
CateMorgan Some vampires do sparkle. Like the horse face guy from Twilight.
CateMorgan PatrickStemp Me too. Thanks guys.
CateMorgan PatrickStemp I was certain it couldn’t be me 😛
Carl Sinclair writerwade BatmanErica Turning off the nerd now. She’s back!
michelleread Carl Sinclair writerwade i suppose i could go outside and get the free wifi there…but it’s a high of 13C today so I don’t think so. I’ll just see if I can join in the chat window.
Carl Sinclair Ah, yes–the books about how important it is to have a boyfriend. I thought you meant VAMPIRE vampires.
Yes! Better!
BatmanErica michelleread Carl Sinclair writerwade Okay, we need your heckling.
michellereadCarl SinclairPatrickStemp it’s full of fictional author notes. Anything the author says in them is a lie. He’s duped many readers into thinking some things are true, to the point where he even had people write to the publisher to obtain a mission scene and the publisher had a template letter it sent back to people.
michelleread Carl Sinclair writerwade BatmanErica Give us the gate key.
Good question, John.
Carl Sinclair michelleread writerwade BatmanErica I have no gate key…….
michelleread Carl Sinclair writerwade and my youtube is stuck in a loop o.O
YAY DEANNA! I <3 Deanna.
Any questions?
Greetings all!
Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin Mimi Strong in the house.
Deanna, how did you go about getting reviews when you first started publishing?
Stacy Claflin Howdy Claff
Stacy Claflin Hi Stacy
writerwade When did she start writing? Did she love faeries as a girl? Or choose her genre based on the market?
I have a question for Deanna – do you try to stagger BookBub to non-new release months, or put it in the same month and double up the exposure?
CateMorgan Carl Sinclair I came up with a twilight parody story (which is funny cause I’ve not read the books or seen the movies) and have been told that there is already a NZ book set in the same NZ location I started writing mine in, that does the same >.<
ZoeYorkWrites Good question Zoe! Also I love your shirt…just saying.
michelleread ZoeYorkWrites I am wearing it right now
michelleread ZoeYorkWrites Speaking of shirts. The prizes have been sent out.
Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin Go check out http://www.genrehobo.com people. the self publishing mysteries of the universe are being solved there.
ZoeYorkWrites michelleread I kept thinking the mailman was going to bring mine…but he did not!!!
kevinmichael3 Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin Yeah it’s an awesome blog so far.
BatmanErica Carl Sinclair There can never be enough Twilight parodies.
kevinmichael3 Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin I love it so far. Good job Mimi!
How many times did she apply for a BookBub before she got one? Right away?
michelleread There you go friend.
kevinmichael3 Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin Nice. Thanks
Carl Sinclair michelleread Wow…..picked up at no charge. THAT won’t happen! And thank you very much.
Yes, Australia. And you must have suspected I would have known the powder’s origin, so I can clearly not choose the wine in front of me.
Carl Sinclair michelleread WHAT?! Never turned down? Nevermind.
CateMorgan Carl Sinclair I think I found the book on Amazon, if it has vampires in it it doesn’t say. It’s a historical fiction set during the gold rush and just after the birth of Hokitika. I think I can get away with my contemporary Vampire/Werewolf story that’s set in Greymouth, just north of Hokitika 🙂
michelleread Took me 4 times before I finally got one, but boy was it great when I did.
ZoeYorkWrites michelleread loved seeing that on Facebook
Carl Sinclair Drop. Your. Sword.
I had a burrito for lunch…my tummy feels heavy >.<
BatmanErica Oh dear. That was random. And I’m sorry.
LOL Kevin keep asking sex questions!! Say a dirty word, I dare you.
Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin He can’t. He’d turn into flames.
michelleread stopped trying to listen to the podcast, got caught in an infinite loop. Just filling the void. It was a chicken burrito. Was okay, just not that flavourful.
michelleread Carl Sinclair They were both poisoned. I spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocane powder.
Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin HA! I think Kevin made Wade blush–he changed the subject!
CateMorgan Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin Fuck no!
TuckerAuthor michelleread My mother in law called today and said “I see you have ten people that commented on your book that you wrote! (Reviews on Amazon.) How about if all of us in the office log in a leave a comment? Will that help?” I almost peed my pants. I think I responded with “Uhhhhhhhhhhh……..YES! Thank you. It will help me make the monies.”
hey, just because i’m a big beautiful man doesn’t mean that wasn’t awkward for me.
writerwade Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin o.O
writerwade CateMorgan Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin the penis goes in a hole 😛
BatmanErica michelleread Sounds dumb.
BatmanErica writerwade Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin *suggestive hand gestures*
kevinmichael3 Good for you! And good for Deanna for giving a totally helpful and sensible response. YES, paranormal romance should have the sexytimes. I agree.
michelleread TuckerAuthor woo! My mother in law is good like that too. Hubby’s family are always asking how the writing is going 🙂
Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 I want to write the sexy times.
Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 I would be very sad to read a PNR without sex, but that’s me 😉
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII’MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM HHHHHHHHEEEEEEERRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!….
(I think)
BatmanErica writerwade CateMorgan Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin oops
ohai JayChastain. You’re late!
BatmanErica writerwade CateMorgan Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin dear lord.
there are truth tellers in self publishing. hear ye.
BatmanErica JayChastain Fashionably late
JayChastain oh no… here he is.
Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 Do it! Half of your guests are romance authors. You have all the info you need.
Carl Sinclair JayChastain My apologies
more questions please
michelleread TuckerAuthor I’ve gotten over 80 reviews from the free BookBub I did for my scifi early this year. I was amazed! Love that your extended family is so supportive like that! Awesome 🙂
JayChastain pfft. Got your beverage of choice?
michelleread Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 I’m not sure I have the words to make tummy flips in me. I’m quite innocent.
writerwade Don’t ask this if it has nothing to do with her writing, but what about the beads??
Carl Sinclair michelleread Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 pfft.
JayChastain Carl Sinclair Chastain…
BatmanErica JayChastain I traded up to “fine malt liquor” tonight
JayChastain Chastain, you’d better be 0%sober. Your fan club is waiting for you
Carl Sinclair michelleread Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 Think of words you would say to make Kevin or Wade uncomfortable and write those.
Carl Sinclair JayChastain Sinclair…
michelleread my mind is going to a dirty place. You may have to clarify before I say something you’ll regret 😛
BatmanErica michelleread No Erica!
How many books did she have out before she started building a street team? Was it an organic thing that happened naturally, or did she actively try to build one?
BatmanErica michelleread She makes beads. Hold on….
kevinmichael3 JayChastain I know you were waiting for me.
michelleread Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 He ran his hand over her heaving breasts and smiled in a coy way. How’s that?
BatmanErica michelleread http://www.chase-designs.com/gallery.php
Carl Sinclair michelleread Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 People sometimes ask me how to write a sex scene. I tell them to start by writing a foreplay scene. They laugh because they think I’m joking.
I’M NOT JOKING.
Carl Sinclair michelleread Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 why would he be coy? Wouldn’t that be the heroine?
michelleread BatmanErica BBBEEEEADS
BatmanErica Carl Sinclair michelleread Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 Because he’s fucking coy alright?
Carl Sinclair michelleread Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 Bah!!! Blushing!!! So I guess that works. Do not say that in the after party or I will long distance punch you for making me spit out my juice box.
JayChastain michelleread BatmanErica Jay no! Not you too.
michelleread at least I checked before I got all dirty!
Can she name some of the non BookBubs ads that they used?
BatmanErica Carl Sinclair michelleread Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 Maybe he’s shy. Girls like shy??? Though probably not in Romance, I hear Alpha is the thing now.
Wade said my name!!
And Kevin!! I win.
michelleread pretty 🙂
She seems quite prolific, can she tell us what her writing process is like? And how long her books typically are?
michelleread you win at life
TuckerAuthor I saw that too….fourteen amazon products I think I counted!
Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin Carl Sinclair michelleread kevinmichael3 I can do the foreplay. It’s the vaginal breaching that is the issue.
PiaSparks BookBub doesn’t take multi-author bundles, so it was only other advertisers used, I think. I don’t know for sure, but maybe Ereader News Today?
Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin Carl Sinclair michelleread kevinmichael3 I mean, I have flirted once or twice in my life or so they say.
PiaSparks Librarything was one she used when she first started.
Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin michelleread kevinmichael3 Vaginal Breach by Jay Chastain and Carl Sinclair
michelleread Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 You spit huh?
Carl Sinclair michelleread Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 out of her juice box…is that a euphemism? Are you a squirter?
jlward PiaSparks I can’t figure Library Thing out. Just saying.
JayChastain Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin michelleread kevinmichael3 sounds like a sea adventure.
BatmanErica Carl Sinclair michelleread Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 ERICA!!!!!!
BatmanErica Carl Sinclair michelleread Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 oh dear…
Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin michelleread kevinmichael3 Enough about that. How’s your writing?
Carl Sinclair michelleread Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 UGH!! I am not talking.
Kevin and I should co-write a book. And by Kevin, I mean one of his secret names. 😉 In return for sharing the name, I’ll write all the sex scenes he wants for a book.
Carl Sinclair started it! michelleread
michelleread Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 teehe. You made Michelle Read blush!
michelleread I counted up a friend’s backlist the other day. 65 not counting anthologies or bundles >.<
ZoeYorkWrites I’ve made some progress on finding them…
ZoeYorkWrites I’m trying reverse psychology. I forbade him from telling me.
Carl Sinclair michelleread Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 Dislike.
Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin ZoeYorkWrites I see what you did there. I’m planning on just flying to whatever god awful place he lives and just hack into his computer? Seems reasonable.
Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin ZoeYorkWrites somehow I don’t think that’ll work with him either.
come on people, isn’t there more to talk about than a guy that writes romance?
kevinmichael3 *who* writes romance
kevinmichael3 Well you give us tummy flips.
kevinmichael3 We could talk about grammar!
Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin ZoeYorkWrites God awful? You act like I live in Australia. I love where I live.
Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 bahaha
Question for Deanna: Looking back, what are some of the *mistakes* she made early on in her self pub career?
She said SPRT!
Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 Gramuh
Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 that’s why i have an editor. give me a break, i’m in the middle of a podcast.
kevinmichael3 Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin ditto on the editor 🙂
Deanna is quite good at dialogue. I was reading her excerpts today!
kevinmichael3 Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin *HEEHEE* But now you want us to go back to talking about your smutty smut.
kevinmichael3 Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin So your editor is who.. what’s the name of the pen name you use that editor for?
BatmanErica michelleread well versed in the beads
Mimi Strong aka Dalya Moon aka T Paulin kevinmichael3 Carl Sinclair I bet Kevin wrote that tiger shifter getting spit roast by two bears book.
QUESTION for Deanna! Does she have any magical time management tips? Or epic-word-count-day tips?
Carl Sinclair Mimi Strong aka Genre Hobo kevinmichael3 *cough cough* alligators *cough cough*
Carl Sinclair kevinmichael3 Mimi Strong aka Genre Hobo gah. mental breakdown.
Question for Erica: what proportion of her sales are coming from non-Amazon markets and if they are on the low side, what are her plans for increasing those sales?
Mimi Strong aka Genre Hobo Carl Sinclair kevinmichael3 He definitely wrote the honey badger stuff. I hear they are well loved in Canada.
She said SPRT again.
kevinmichael3 are your romance books erotica, smutty or sweet romance?
Carl Sinclair She said sprint!
BatmanErica kevinmichael3 no heavy stuff.
Question for Deanna: does she feel her genre has become oversaturated or is it still a healthy niche for authors?
Does she/did she do select for all her books when they are released?
kevinmichael3 cool, was just curious. I’m trying to add a bit more sex to mine.
Question for Deanna: what is the demographic for your target audience?
Also, what’s her second favorite advertising location? If she hasn’t answered that already.
Question for michelleread: what is your second favourite advertising location?
Did Chastain pass out?
kevinmichael3 his wife may have him in her clutches.
BatmanErica michelleread I love you Erica 🙂
michelleread that may be, but you didn’t answer my question 😛
michelleread there are children sitting behind me reading comics and for some reason the NZ fiction section has a pic of a dinosaur on it o.O
BatmanErica michelleread Oh I thought you were asking my question so they would answering it. Yay dinosaurs, and first would be BookBub and second ENT. But I haven’t gotten BoobBub and haven’t applied for ENT.
BatmanErica michelleread You’ve never seen the dinosaurs in NZ?
kevinmichael3 oi JayChastain wtf are you?
Carl Sinclair it looks more like a t-rex o.O It might just be the angle I’m looking at it though. For all I know it might be a werewolf >.<
BatmanErica kevinmichael3 JayChastain *pulls up pants* *walks out of closet* Wha? Someone call me?
OMG JayChastain, what were you doing to that poor closet monster >.<
Deanna was a great guest!!
I’m going to do a SPRT promo vid when I get my shirt.
afterparty? get your invites here
kevinmichael3 me
kevinmichael3 mememe, I don’t feel like writing
kevinmichael3 me please 🙂 Hopefully my connection will work…
kevinmichael3 Me please.
kevinmichael3 AFTTTERRRRR PARTAYYYYYYYYYYYYY
kevinmichael3 I said no but i want in now! mimistrongauthor@gmail.com
ZoeYorkWrites kevinmichael3 and we want to see the shirt!!
Thank everyone for watching! Don’t forget Carl’s offer to sign your shirt.
Mimi Strong aka Genre Hobo kevinmichael3 michelleread guess it’s full. In that case I’ll share the link here. It’s Digital Book Day! Free promotion for a free book, details here http://www.digitalbookday.com/about/
Carl Sinclair michelleread Mimi Strong aka Genre Hobo kevinmichael3 Come on Sinclair you’re better than that.
BatmanErica Carl Sinclair michelleread Mimi Strong aka Genre Hobo kevinmichael3 10 points to Erica