This week I rebooted the interview series, with a particular focus on writers and authors, over at BlogTalk Radio. My plan is to offer these interviews three times a month. Sign up for notifications here.

Yesterday’s interview was with James Palmer, professional writer, science fiction novelist, and Dadpreneur! James and I talked a bit about his career and what it takes to succeed as a working writer. Our interview focused on some key ideas form his NEW ebook: Social Media for Writers: How to Market Yourself and Your Book Using Facebook, MySpace, Blogs, Podcasting, and Other Social Networks and Media.

Simply click on the player button in the visual following, LISTEN with pleasure, and learn. Listen for James’ special offer, near the end of the radio show.

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I was a big Sci Fan from age 10 and read many of Clarke’s early novels but never his most famous: 2001: A Space Odessey, a film for which he received an Oscar along with Stanley Kubrick.

Now, the “Big Three” of Sci Fi, Asimov, Heinlein, and Clarke, are gone — but not forgotten.

In other words, yes, technology has made it possible for just about anybody to become a published author—but that’s only the first step in becoming a successful author, and only the people who have the courage and tenacity to see the project through, with or without a big company’s help, will reap the full rewards.

I coach several writers and one best-selling author and let me tell you …. it’s not the writers who are hauling bags of cash home. Nor, is it the book store owners.

That being said, I think self-publishing combined with skilled self-promotion ( a rare skill in the writing community) will put more $$ in writer’s jeans.

There’s a super list of resources for writers at Momma Needs A Book Contract.

From the LA Times:

Hollywood is a town awash in hyphenates. TV is loaded with writer-producers. The movie biz is full of writer-directors. There’s even a legion of actor-filmmakers like Clint Eastwood and George Clooney. But as the writers strike enters its third week, I think the future belongs to a tantalizing new hyphenate: the writer-entrepreneur.

Via: Mediabistro