|
Subscribe To Blondie in the Water
Posts
All Comments
Showing posts with label podcast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label podcast. Show all posts
Friday, March 24, 2017
Susan Wingate -- Heroes, Clones, and Writing the Great American Thriller
Thursday, January 19, 2017
In the Spotlight -- My Interview with SJ Hermann and MJ LaBeff
I'm In the Spotlight this week!
My latest podcast interview is available here on Zcast, a platform connected to twitter. This interview aired live on Twitter last Tuesday, January 10, 2017 and has had a great response ranking near the top of that platform's ratings. Woot woot!
Click on the link here to listen to an in depth interview about my writing process, the Stealing Time Series, the truth behind my short-story Blow, my future writing projects, and a really clever Hurricane round in which I stumble a few times. It was a lot of fun on the other side of the mic for a change.
I won SJ's "Hot off my Kindle Award" contest for Suspense/Thrillers this fall and this is a follow up to that incredible honor. Thank you SJ for your support and creative energy!
Please take a minute to sign up for my newsletter to get the first six chapters of my upcoming novel Shattering Time, book 2 in the Stealing Time series. You can sign up on my website here.
My latest podcast interview is available here on Zcast, a platform connected to twitter. This interview aired live on Twitter last Tuesday, January 10, 2017 and has had a great response ranking near the top of that platform's ratings. Woot woot!
Click on the link here to listen to an in depth interview about my writing process, the Stealing Time Series, the truth behind my short-story Blow, my future writing projects, and a really clever Hurricane round in which I stumble a few times. It was a lot of fun on the other side of the mic for a change.
Interview with SJ Hermann and MJ LaBeff.
I had a blast hanging out with SJ Hermann and MJ LaBeff on SJ's brand spanking new podcast, In the Spotlight. Be sure to catch his weekly show on Tuesday nights at 8:00 central on Zcast and Twitter.
Please take a minute to sign up for my newsletter to get the first six chapters of my upcoming novel Shattering Time, book 2 in the Stealing Time series. You can sign up on my website here.
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Blondie and the Brit Birthday Bash and Podcast Awards
Blondie and the Brit Birthday Bash and Podcast Awards
Friday October 14 6:00 pm EST
This Friday (October 14) we will be celebrating our one year anniversary with a super fabulous Facebook party where we will announce the winners of our Audience Choice Podcast Awards.
Join our Facebook party here to get the full scoop. You have to click join to see the posts.
Suzanne Kelman and I have a blast at our parties so please join us and come along for the ride. We will be giving away some books and I will have some exclusive content for those who attend the party!
The schedule for the grand evening is based on East Coast Standard time so make adjustments as you need to.
8:05 -- S.J. Hermann Podcast Hero Award
8:15 -- Category 2 – Most Creative Book Promotion Winner
8:30 – Category 3 – Best Fangirl/Boy Story Winner
8:45 – Category 4 – Funniest Podcast Winner
9:00 – Susan Wingate Podcast Hero Award Winner
9:15 – Category 6 – Most Helpful Writing Process Winner
9:30 – Category 7 – Most Inspired Storytelling Winner
9:45 – Category 5 – Best New Author Story Winner
10:00 – Martin Lastrapes Hero Award
10:15 – Category 8 – Best Professional Publishing Tip Winner
10:30 – Category 1 -- Social Media Tips Winner
10:45 – Best Overall Podcast Winners -- Blondie’s Choice and then Brit’s Choice
11:00 –- End
We hope to see you at the party!
Please listen to our two full podcasts here where we review provide the best tips from our first year of podcasting.
Monday, September 5, 2016
Week 1 -- Blondie and the Brit Awards Special Announcement -- Best Social Media Tip
Blondie and the Brit Podcast Award Special Announcement
|
| Find our podcast here! |
In Honor of our One Year Anniversary
Blondie and the Brit are excited to announce our first
“Blondie and the Brit Podcast Awards”
Each week over the
next month we will release the nominees for you to vote on. All categories will
be open for voting until October 7. We will announce all the winners at our Blondie and Brit
Awards and Birthday Bash Facebook
party on Friday, October 14. Please join the fun here. (You have to join to see
the posts.)
Week 1 -- Category 1: Best Social Media Tips -- Nominees
Click on the clips below to listen and vote below:
Best Social Media Tips?
Please listen to our last podcast here where we review the voting prior to this week and provide the best tips from our year of podcasting.
If you haven't voted for previous weeks you can do so here.
Vote on week 5 here: (Most Inspired Storytelling and Best Professional Publishing Tip)
Vote on week 4 here: (Most Helpful Writing Process)
Vote on week 3 here: (Funniest Podcast and Best New Author Story)
Monday, June 20, 2016
Jody Smyers and KJ Waters -- Episode 18 -- Blondie and the Book Cover
My book cover business partner, Jody Smyers, and I spent a little time chatting with Suzanne Kelman on our very first podcast recording. It wasn't our first podcast aired but it was the first one we recorded when we were just setting up the podcast last summer. We've improved a lot, but it is still an interesting look at how Jody and I work together in my book cover business, Blondie's Custom Book Covers.
BLOW -- A SHORT STORY
Jody Smyers and KJ Waters — Episode 18 — Blondie and the Book Cover
January 16, 2016
Ever wonder what it takes to create the perfect book cover? In this week's podcast Suzanne Kelman (the Brit) interviews photographer Jody Smyers and our very own KJ Waters (Blondie) about their company Blondie's Customs Book Covers. In this special podcast we explore all the elements that make up the perfect cover and how important first impressions are. If you are an Indie published author or considering going Indie with your book, you don't want to miss this episode
Connect with me:
Website: http://www.kjwaters.com http://www.blondieandbrit.com/ http://www.blondiebooks.com/
Twitter: kamajowa
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=217401576&trk
Blog: http://kjwatersauthor.blogspot.com
Twitter: kamajowa
Facebook: Facebook profile
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=217401576&trk
Blog: http://kjwatersauthor.blogspot.com
Instagram: @kamajowa
iTunes:
Other Twitter: @BlondieandBrit @Blondiebookcov
BLOW -- A SHORT STORY
Linker link: myBook.to/BlowbyKjWaters
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Blow----Short-Story-Waters-ebook/dp/B01DYDFO6Y/
Barnes and Noble:BN
iTunes: iTunes
BLURB:
Caught between a hurricane and a deadly secret, Rick Harris struggles against a ticking clock when the wrong people show up at his door looking for shelter. As the storm closes in wreaking havoc on Pensacola, Florida, he has to make a choice between saving their lives and exposing a secret that could cost him everything.
STEALING TIME
Barnes and Noble: BN
iTunes: iTunes
Blurb:
Stealing Time is a "Breathtakingly original" time travel adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. As Hurricane Charley churns a path of destruction towards Orlando, Florida, Ronnie Andrews and her best friend, Stephanie McKay, scramble to prepare for the storm. Ronnie seeks shelter at her boyfriend’s weather lab while Steph heads back to her house.
During the peak of the storm Ronnie is hurtled back in time to eighteenth-century London where she is caught in a web of superstition, deception, and lies in a life and death struggle to return to her own time.
Steph is thrust into the middle of the hurricane, but it quickly turns into a living nightmare as she is faced with losing everything. Stealing Time: Book 1 in the Stealing Time Trilogy.
During the peak of the storm Ronnie is hurtled back in time to eighteenth-century London where she is caught in a web of superstition, deception, and lies in a life and death struggle to return to her own time.
Steph is thrust into the middle of the hurricane, but it quickly turns into a living nightmare as she is faced with losing everything. Stealing Time: Book 1 in the Stealing Time Trilogy.
Friday, March 18, 2016
Laurence O'Bryan -- Episode 27 -- The Year of the Indie
Excellent podcast this week with Laurence O'Bryan, founder of the book marketing service, Books Go Social and a traditionally published author with Harper Collins gone indie on his just released book, The Nurmeberg Puzzle.
Laurence was a lot of fun to interview, his enthusiasm for the craft of writing and his passion for helping authors is so similar to what we are trying to do at Blondie and the Brit. Laurence's Irish charm and wit and all around great guy give this podcast a very special feel.
I think we won him over too, you can tell by his laugh just before the lightning round.
Waves of refugees are stirring up deep emotions across Germany.
Sean Ryan flies to Nuremberg, where he meets an old colleague, Eleni Kibre. She tells him that fascist forces are growing in strength across Germany. She’s concerned about what she’s discovered. An hour later she's murdered, grotesquely.
The police arrive at Sean’s hotel to question him. That night Eleni’s partner goes missing.
Soon Sean is on the trail of mass murders intent on committing genocide in Europe, again.
Afraid of what's about to happen, Isabel follows him to Nuremberg. Her grandfather worked at the Nuremberg trials, and she’s found out why he committed suicide soon after they ended. His last letter claims that the real culprits were never tried at Nuremberg.
A jaw dropping secret, hidden for decades, is revealed in The Nuremberg Puzzle. Do not miss this straight-from-the-headlines expose of the real dark forces currently shaping the fate of Europe and of our world.
If you're interested in joining us the Blondie and the Brit podcast give us a shout out in the comments below. We are looking for Indie and traditionally published authors who have one or more books published on Amazon with more than 10 positive reviews, with a substantial social media presence.
Laurence was a lot of fun to interview, his enthusiasm for the craft of writing and his passion for helping authors is so similar to what we are trying to do at Blondie and the Brit. Laurence's Irish charm and wit and all around great guy give this podcast a very special feel.
I think we won him over too, you can tell by his laugh just before the lightning round.
You can listen now if you click on the link here.
Bio:
Laurence O'Bryan is the founder of BooksGoSocial.com, the global book promotion service. He is also the author of three novels, published by Harper Collins in the U.S. & U.K.. His novels have been translated into 11 languages. He was short-listed for the Irish Crime Writer of the Year in 2012 for the first of these, The Istanbul Puzzle, and won the best novel award at the Southern California Writers Conference in 2007 for that novel. He is also the self-published author of a guide to social media, Social Media is Dynamite.The Nuremberg Puzzle
 |
| Check it out on Amazon |
Sean Ryan flies to Nuremberg, where he meets an old colleague, Eleni Kibre. She tells him that fascist forces are growing in strength across Germany. She’s concerned about what she’s discovered. An hour later she's murdered, grotesquely.
The police arrive at Sean’s hotel to question him. That night Eleni’s partner goes missing.
Soon Sean is on the trail of mass murders intent on committing genocide in Europe, again.
Afraid of what's about to happen, Isabel follows him to Nuremberg. Her grandfather worked at the Nuremberg trials, and she’s found out why he committed suicide soon after they ended. His last letter claims that the real culprits were never tried at Nuremberg.
A jaw dropping secret, hidden for decades, is revealed in The Nuremberg Puzzle. Do not miss this straight-from-the-headlines expose of the real dark forces currently shaping the fate of Europe and of our world.
If you're interested in joining us the Blondie and the Brit podcast give us a shout out in the comments below. We are looking for Indie and traditionally published authors who have one or more books published on Amazon with more than 10 positive reviews, with a substantial social media presence.
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Blondie and the Brit Podcast First Three Months
Our podcast launched on October first and we've had a great start! In the first three months of podcasting we've had nearly 9,000 listens, nearly 40,000 hits on the feed, and we get about 1000 listens a week. We can thank our top notch guests and new fans for all of their generous support. We feature authors from all walks of life along with the occasional editor, agent, publisher and more.
This week you can listen to an interview with Martin Lastrapes, who was kind enough to interview Suzanne Kelman and I about the podcast and our individual projects. This will air Monday, January 11, 2016. The link is here.
Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to get exclusive behind the scenes content. Suzanne is a comedy writer and shares the hilarious story of our first podcast recording with Munir Bello. I shared my technical glitches and a quick holiday song honoring our podcast problems in December and Suzanne is working on our latest newsletter for January. You can sign up on our website or on facebook.
Please give our show a listen and if you like what you hear, subscribe and share with your friends!
You can find us at www.blondieandbrit.com, http://blondieandbrit.podbean.com/ and iTunes.
You can listen and subscribe to the podcast HERE on podbean and HERE on iTunes.
Check out our new website: www.blondieandbrit.com
This week you can listen to an interview with Martin Lastrapes, who was kind enough to interview Suzanne Kelman and I about the podcast and our individual projects. This will air Monday, January 11, 2016. The link is here.
Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to get exclusive behind the scenes content. Suzanne is a comedy writer and shares the hilarious story of our first podcast recording with Munir Bello. I shared my technical glitches and a quick holiday song honoring our podcast problems in December and Suzanne is working on our latest newsletter for January. You can sign up on our website or on facebook.
Please give our show a listen and if you like what you hear, subscribe and share with your friends!
You can find us at www.blondieandbrit.com, http://blondieandbrit.podbean.com/ and iTunes.
You can listen and subscribe to the podcast HERE on podbean and HERE on iTunes.
Check out our new website: www.blondieandbrit.comMonday, September 14, 2015
Blondie and the Brit #Podcast Launch -- Writing Publishing and Beyond
I'm so excited to announce that on October 1, 2015, Suzanne Kelman and I (KJ Waters) are launching a new podcast for authors called Blondie and the Brit -- Writing, Publishing and Beyond.
In celebration of the launch and to get more followers, we have created two giveaways for $25 amazon gift cards (and more) and a facebook party for October 2 at 5:00 pm EST.
You can listen and subscribe to the podcast HERE on podbean and HERE on iTunes.
Check out our new website: www.blondieandbrit.com
October 22 -- Seumas Gallacher author of The Jack Calder Series and Blogger of the Year winner for 2013.
In celebration of the launch and to get more followers, we have created two giveaways for $25 amazon gift cards (and more) and a facebook party for October 2 at 5:00 pm EST.
You can listen and subscribe to the podcast HERE on podbean and HERE on iTunes.
Check out our new website: www.blondieandbrit.com
Welcome to Blondie and the Brit
and our podcast Writing, Publishing and Beyond.
The goal is to be a resource and inform writers in all stages of the careers about their craft.
Every week we will air an interview with those in the Indie and traditionally published arena about writing habits, publishing tips, and marketing strategies.
Giveaway #1
Giveaway #1 ends September 30, at midnight EST.
To enter the giveaways simply click on the link below. We are giving away a $25 gift card to Amazon and a signed copy of Stealing Time and The Rejected Writer's Book Club, the books Suzanne and I have each penned. |
| Click here to enter a Rafflecopter Giveaway #1 |
Giveaway # 2
The second giveaway ends October 7 at midnight EST. To enter this you will need to subscribe to the podcast either on iTunes or on podbean.
Click here to enter Rafflecopter Giveaway #2
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Click here to enter Rafflecopter Giveaway #2
a Rafflecopter giveaway
We have two prizes for this giveaway -- A $25 amazon gift card AND a signed paperback from Susan Wingate of her award-winning book The Deer Effect.
Facebook Party
Please join our facebook party as well where we celebrate with the authors we've interviewed for the podcast. The party is Friday, October 2, 2015, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm est. We will be giving away more prizes and announcing the winner from the first Rafflecopter contest.
 |
| Join the facebook party/here! |
Click here to join the party. You will have to join the link on facebook to get all of the party activities.
Mailing List
We would be very honored to have you join our mailing list that will keep you up to date on all of the podcast guests and happenings. Click here to sign up! We are also on facebook and twitter.
Here are the Authors We Have Coming up in October.
Darynda Jones
NY Times & USA Today
BestSelling Author
October 1, 2015
Darynda shares how she got her big break into publishing and how she creates her amazing characters.
Susan Wingate
Award Winning and Best Selling Amazon Author
October 1
Susan Wingate shares some of her top social media tips that have helped her become an Amazon Bestselling author.
Dave Perlmutter
#1 Amazon Bestselling author in True Crime in the US, Australia, India and Spain.
October 1.
October 1.
David talks about the story behind his life changing book and some of his best social media tips including his #cheekymarketing campaign.
Other authors coming up in October:
October 8 -- Munir Bello a British dating game show host and author of the book The Break Up Recipe.
October 15 -- Jeri Walker who is an editor, indie author, and blogger of WordBank Writing and Editing.
October 22 -- Seumas Gallacher author of The Jack Calder Series and Blogger of the Year winner for 2013.
I welcome any support you can give to promote our podcast and these exciting authors on your blog or social media. Feel free to share this post, reblog however you would like, with the utmost gratitude!
About KJ Waters:
When I'm not working on the Stealing Time series you can find me on my social media at the links below. My novel is out on amazon here.
I am also the CEO of Blondie's Custom Book Covers, a company that helps authors and publishers create stunning book covers. Please follow our links here.
- Check out my website: www.kjwaters.com
- Follow me on twitter at @kamajowa
- I'm on facebook at
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/KJ-Waters/206720056103502 for my author site, or my 'jury-rigged work around so I can like you back' facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/kj.waters.39
- I have some photographs up on Fine Arts America at: http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/kj-waters.html for sale, check it out!
- Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/kamajowa/
- Audioboo voice messages: http://audioboo.fm/KJWaters
- All About Me page: http://about.me/kjwaters
- Brand Yourself Profile: http://brandyourself.com/
- Check out our website here.
- We are on twitter here.
- Facebook link here.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)