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Welcome to another episode of the Self-Publishing Roundtable. The weekly self publishing news and interview show, for indie authors, by indie authors. The You Tube video will be embedded at the top of this post at 10pm EST so you can watch the show from the Roundtable’s website.
This will be the last show airing at 10 pm EST, starting next week the Roundtable will air on Thursdays at 9 pm EST.
Tonight we welcome romantic suspense author Cristin Harber to the Self-Publishing Roundtable.
Cristin is the author of the Titan romantic suspense series. After attending RWA nationals in July of 2013 and listening to Liliana Hart’s new author launch strategy, Cristin scrapped her plans and took steps to release five titles at once. (a collection of novels and novellas) Her books released the last week of September and quickly hit the tops of the romantic suspense bestsellers list. Through October alone, she sold 20,000 copies.
We’ll be talking to Cristin about this launch strategy, as well as how she’s been keeping the books moving since then.
Congratulations to Cristin as well for the release of Titan #6, Savage Secrets, which released this past Saturday, February 22nd.
You can find more information on Cristin through her website.
The Sickening: Day of the Snot <– home with a cold = watching podcasts 😀
It’s almost show time. Hopefully someone will invite me.
writerwade maybe they’re trying to tell you something…without telling you? 😛
writerwade They can’t do the show without you, Wade! I shall not allow it!
Thanks @buddygott you’re the best.
Just a head’s up everyone- google is showing it’s dominance and being pissy today, John’s working on getting the hangout up.
BatmanErica Any excuse
Carl Sinclair I don’t earn a salary so the decision to stay home was for valid reasons, that and so I wouldn’t have to hear the person seated next to me at work complain excessively about me being sick. Hooray for workplaces that have a plan against pandemics!
Carl Sinclair on the plus side I also ran a podcast earlier today but we chatted on hangouts for another 3 and a half hours and I missed SPP >.<
BatmanErica Carl Sinclair What’s the podcast Erica?
Carl Sinclair it’s not a writing podcast but it’s http://treksimmingpodcast.com the new ep will go up later when I can be bothered. Sick, remember 🙂
Greetings earthlings
gregorylynn Greetings, sir
I shall be playing Civ 5 while listening to your dulcet tones this evening, so you better make it damn interesting.
Carl Sinclair BatmanErica BatmanErica is an awesome name. You can never go wrong with Batman.
Signing in for the first time.
Jamie Lee Scott Welcome. 🙂
Greetings from the Great White North. It’s minus 35 degrees Celsius here. Pray for me.
xgranville 24C here but raining. Looks like pizza weather.
xgranville “Dear Lord. Please let Xavier live through the cold. He owes me money.”
xgranville Not sure what that is in F but -8 here. This winter is getting old.
BuddyGott xgranville Future money doesn’t count as money owed in case of death.
BatmanErica xgranville All weather is pizza weather!
Jamie Lee Scott xgranvilleIt’s about -31 F.
So, show’s not up yet, or am I just slow?
BuddyGott xgranville this is true, but it’s Friday and we last had pizza on Sunday, so I have to justify it to Mr BatmanErica 😛
Sorry I’m late. Thanks for waiting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg Once again, its time to take the first steps….INTO THE JUNGLE.
xgranville Jamie Lee Scott Ugh! I’ve had enough of that already. Lowest here this winter has been -58, but that was with windchill, without windchill was -38 F.
Sorry tech difficulties be up soon.
Jamie Lee Scott xgranville Yeah, we’ve had lower here but its the fact this damn winter insists on raging on and on and on! Give me a brark already!
Our Father who art in Canada, save Xavier’s frozen butt. Amen.
xgranville show more class 😛
http://youtu.be/3V7EugoweM4
Great song!!
MelissaLummis Cook up some bacon, it’s a Canadian prayer to our Old Gods.
Hola, Jamie. 🙂
MelissaLummis Xavier, you’re not allowed to freeze to death until after your appearance on Sunday Night Fiction Club with me and Melissa.
BatmanErica xgranville Axel Rose or bust. Shanannananananana-knees! Knees!
BuddyGott MelissaLummis xgranville is that for Dinosaur Noir?
I’m all out of Canadian bacon. Will turkey bacon do?
BatmanErica BuddyGottMelissaLummisxgranville No, when we watch Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter and review it.
Okay everyone – refresh the post now. Video is finally embedded.
MelissaLummis It will have to do. However, I think thats the kind of bacon who’s magic only works around Thanksgiving. Canadian Thanksgiving. In October.
Carl Sinclair Woo hoo!
xgranville BatmanErica BuddyGott MelissaLummis o.O WTF?!
writerwade What went wrong? Was it the gizmo? Or the gadget? The thing-a-ma-bob?
about time, slackers.
BatmanErica xgranvilleBuddyGottMelissaLummis One of Canada’s greatest independent motion pictures.
thedavidwwright that’s enough from you.
thedavidwwright Dave!!!
jlward thedavidwwright He’s just started.
thedavidwwright speaking of slackers, why aren’t you on?
thedavidwwright Blame Google.
Carl Sinclair thedavidwwright doesn’t bode well for the after party…
BatmanErica Carl SinclairthedavidwwrightIt’s just the hangout on air part. Hangouts that aren’t recorded never have these problems.
BatmanErica thedavidwwright He hates everyone
jlward BatmanErica Carl Sinclair thedavidwwright Our hangouts SHOULD be recorded. They’re often epic!
BatmanErica thedavidwwright I am trying to get my writing done to send to 47North on Monday. I’ll be on next week.
BuddyGott jlwardBatmanEricaCarl Sinclairthedavidwwright I second that, however, I cringe at the thought of relistening to the things I said the night before haha.
If people have questions hit us with them.
Get to work you slacker!
xgranville BuddyGott jlward BatmanErica Carl Sinclair thedavidwwright They should be recorded just so people can see Carl’s impression of you, Xavier.
BuddyGott xgranvillejlwardBatmanEricaCarl Sinclairthedavidwwright The “Eyy Budday” one?
thedavidwwright this is Dave right now… http://www.jspowerhour.com/comics/114
xgranville BuddyGott jlward BatmanErica Carl Sinclair thedavidwwright Exactly!
xgranville Why can we only “like” comments. Why can’t we “hate” them. I’m suffering through the same weather. Stupid wind chill. I’m in London FYI.
Surprise….
PatrickStemp xgranville These weather shenanigans need to come to a stop.
Carl Sinclair He can’t do just ONE show tonight. He’s taking over the internet!!!
SPP nerds are squealing in their rolling chairs right now.
Dave’s also going to be on a very special episode of Buddy’s Writing Show at midnight.
And yes, I’m sitting in a rolling chair.
BuddyGott What a Thursday/Friday!
xgranville *squeals*
Kidding. Probably….
BuddyGott You should do that.
David is awesome enough to do that.
Question to Cristin: Who were your main influences when getting into writing?
*kicks the door open* What’s up mother fuckers?!
Hey Jay
JayChastain Badass!!!
JayChastain Controversial as fuck, bro.
JayChastain By the way, folks….Jay is going to be on Buddy’s Writing Show tomorrow night. Shameless plug, but we’re all family, right?
BuddyGott JayChastain AND THERE WILL BE BEER
BuddyGott JayChastain BRING YOUR SISTERS AND WIVES
JayChastain Chastain
BuddyGott JayChastain Jargon Jargon Dinosaur Noir.
Carl Sinclair JayChastain Sinclair…
Dave is such a whore
JayChastain Carl Sinclair Bueller…
JayChastain Chastain….
JayChastain You love it.
xgranville JayChastain Only when he let’s me watch
JayChastain He charges his clients top dollar….but he’s worth every penny.
JayChastain xgranville Do you make him dance for you?
BuddyGott JayChastain I wouldn’t know. Every time I try and make an offer he says Sean is calling him…
JayChastain BuddyGott A whore and a tease.
xgranville JayChastain He won’t. I just keep his dance video on loop with lotion next to me.
JayChastain BuddyGott That should be my tombstone. Here lies Xavier Granville: A Whore and a Tease.
JayChastain xgranville Jergens for the jerkins.
xgranville JayChastain BuddyGott You should make dinosaur dildos to go with your book, BTW
Carl Sinclair & Cristen Harber : John McCain Strikes Back….
JayChastain xgranville BuddyGott Jay Chastain: Marketing Mastermind!!!
JayChastain xgranvilleBuddyGott I wish that I was man enough to put erotica into my dinosaur book haha. I would have made so much more money otherwise. The options!
Carl Sinclair I’m too old for this shit.
32 people watching here live and nobody has a question? Speak up.
Carl Sinclair I’m shy
Carl Sinclair What’s your favorite Chumbawumba song?
xgranville JayChastain BuddyGott I vow to you, right now, that I will write a spin off of your book and do just that under a pen name in the future. I VOW
Carl Sinclair My question…..how long before Cristin files a restraining order on you?
JayChastain xgranvilleBuddyGott Do it, we can see who sells better, the parody, or the porn version of the parody.
xgranville JayChastain BuddyGott How many words is the book?
BuddyGott Carl Sinclair I think in the Australia, instead of a restraining order, they just drive you out into the Outback and leave you to the kangaroos.
Did you model your stories after any particular books, and did you decide what to write based on what you thought would sell?
Wade mentioned me. He’s currently my favorite host of this show.
JayChastain xgranvilleBuddyGott It’s 70k, and its the first of seven books
BuddyGott Everyone who mentions you is your favorite. #BuddyGott
xgranville JayChastain BuddyGott THIS WILL BE THE GRANDEST AND MOST OBSCENE PARODY ANY ONE MAN HAS EVER ATTEMPTED
xgranville BuddyGott You are now my favorite Canadian here.
http://cristinharber.com/
Can you guys link to the site she used to submit for reviewers?
BuddyGott xgranville Not in general? I understand. Michael J. Fox is pretty awesome.
Carl Sinclair All the covers are good, but my favorite is the one with the woman on it.
She said she asked for reviewers on a site somewhere and got a lot of reviews. Unless I misunderstood…
Cristin is an awesome guest. Very glad you have her on here.
RolandDenzel She paid Netgalley 400 dollars.
BuddyGott Yeah she’s the coolest
jlward RolandDenzel thanks, man
RolandDenzel jlwardhttps://www.netgalley.com/home/tour
What are Cristin’s plans for the future? Between raising two kids, what can we expect from her as a writer?
I think she has a vastly different definition of “manboobs” than I do.
SAD TO GO. By I got work to do on the #supersecretproject …. LATER GUYS! See you tomorrow Buddy!
JayChastain Later, Jay!
JayChastain Later Jay!
Thanks for hanging out Jay.
Say hi to your mom’s for me
Carl Sinclair my mom’s what?
Carl Sinclair Later, Carl. Be one with the force.
There it is!
RolandDenzel Carl Sinclair you decide
Carl Sinclair RolandDenzel I have decided. Your loss
John Wade: comic genius. Seriously.
Oops – John Ward. Tired here….Lol
You’re always thinking about me Buddy.
BuddyGott John Wade is even better. He’s not John Ward, he’s not John Wayne. He’s John Wade.
xgranville BuddyGott Wade, it’s true. I’m not proud. I’ll admit to that.
Dave, women are hard wired to multi-task. 😉
What other formats are you most interested in delving into with your stories? i.e. audiobooks, audioplays, television series, films, games etc.
I know funnels are wonderful….but whenever it gets mentioned during these shows, it makes me think of funnel cakes. Mmmmm – funnel cakes!
Cristin, who did your covers? They’re great.
Strawberry shortcake
writerwade lemons shortcake…mmmm…
MelissaLummishttp://hotdamndesigns.com/
BatmanErica writerwade Another delicious thing.
Not sure the point Melissa, but she did mention her.
writerwade I linked to her designer.
I am delicious
Must have missed it when she mentioned it.
writerwade You’re Judge Fudge.
MelissaLummis Blame the wine.
The German Translator: http://libelliagency.com/ – Theresa said they were booked up until 2015 though.
Wade’s new nickname is Judge Fudge. Spread the word.
great show!
That was a hell of a show.
Awesome show, gang!
Thanks all!
Who’s all in for an after party?
xgranville maybe
BatmanErica xgranville Cool.
Maybe
MelissaLummis Cool.
xgranville MelissaLummis Xavier, you setting it up? i’m in briefly.
xgranville MelissaLummis Lisa wants in too. I can invite her.
BuddyGott xgranvilleMelissaLummis Can you set it up? I’m just going to step out for a smoke. Trish is in for a bit I believe.
xgranville BuddyGott MelissaLummis ok
BuddyGott xgranville MelissaLummis I don’t feel like we posted enough comments for this episode…
BatmanErica BuddyGott xgranville MelissaLummis BatmanErica, do I know you by another name???
BuddyGott just added you in my g+ circles: Erica Conroy
MelissaLummisMelissa, Kim Killion of Hot Damn Designs did her covers. http://www.hotdamndesigns.com/home.asp
BuddyGott And now I’m hungry for some kind of pastry. :0
JayChastain You forgot the second super. #supersupersecretproject. 🙂
Trish McCallan JayChastain I didn’t want to be too much of a tease now
RolandDenzelRoland I think one of the ones she mentioned was The Fussy Librarian. https://www.facebook.com/TheFussyLibrarian?notif_t=fbpage_fan_invite Is that the one you mean? The other she mentioned was Net Galley. But Net galley is 399.00 to register an account. You can sometimes find Net Galley co-ops though, where people will go into a netgalley account together, each pay like $25
The audio download (mp3) is now attached to the post for those who want it.
Jamie Lee Scott Welcome Jamie!
Jamie Lee Scott Thanks for watching.
Carl Sinclair Thanks, Carl! I’ve been downloading them and converting them myself, so this is a big time saver!