More Changes At Page Readers

Hello to all of my guests, past and future, and to the fans of Page Readers.

As Page Readers continues to grow, changes are inevitable.  All of the changes that are made are done with YOU - my guests- in mind. 

Page Readers was created to help authors of all genres gain more exposure to their work. To do that I have to keep up with technology and the massive growth of Social Media, which itself has been an exciting experience!

Some of you are reading this blog post via a "news feed" that I've set up with Feed Blitz.  I hope you allow me to continue sending you these updates, which should come no more than once a week.  I also hope you share these updates with your own fans and writer friends.  Remember - the more exposure for Page Readers, the more exposure for my guests - which includes YOU!

Some of you are already fans of Page Readers on Facebook - THANK YOU!  But, you may have also figured out that Facebook has changed the way the fan pages work.  I can no longer invite people to become a fan, instead you can "like" the group.  If you know how to get around this, please let me know!  I had just started the group when the system changed!

I've added a "Follower" section to the blog, which you can see is growing. Yeah!  I've also added a Calendar Page, so you can see who is scheduled, separate pages for some of the publishers who have been kind enough to share Page Readers with their authors and a page for Recommended Author Services.  I hope you take the time to browse through it.  I appreciate all of your comments and feed back. 

And, I'm on Twitter, learning how to use this incredibly powerful marketing tool  If you want to learn more about using Twitter, stay tuned - Carolyn Howard-Johnson will be joining me in July to discuss her book that will teach you how to master this micro-blogging craze.  Follow me @NanciArvizu - and follow Carolyn at @FrugalBookPromo.

THANK YOU ALL for making Page Readers so much fun and for being part of the amazing growth it has experienced.  I am currently booking 10-15 author interviews A MONTH, and the calendar is full through August.  Amazing!  There are already a few shows booked as far in advance as December 2010!

For a while there I was thinking it was time to start charging authors for the services Page Readers provides (and I appreciate the input I received from the people I talked with!).  After careful thought I've decided to keep Page Readers a FREE service to authors.  However I have added a donation button to the Blog.  Unfortunately some of the services I use for Page Readers are not free, but I felt they were the best way to promote the authors I interview. So if you've enjoyed your experience with Page Readers, I hope you feel it worthy of a donation - THANK YOU!

I am looking forward to the future of Page Readers and to the continued success of all of you - the wonderfully talented authors who have made this experience so incredible.

Keep Reading, Keep Writing!

Nikki Leigh talks about Book Promotion on Page Readers

This was one interview that could have gone on a lot longer.  Because Page Readers is all about promoting the work of our guests, having publicist Nikki Leigh bring her experience as a publicist to our listeners was definitely a treat.

Nikki Leigh of Book Promotion Services discussed the importance of using the internet to gain market share and awareness of your work.  She also stressed that it takes diligence to make it happen.  If you think that you can just create a website and a Fan Page on Facebook and think that people will come flocking to see what it's all about, your are so wrong.  Promoting your work takes work, every day, to keep your name climbing the search engine ladders.

Working with a publicist helps authors by saving them time and money. Why go and try to recreate the wheel when it's all been done before - and is being done very well by professionals like Nikki.  With her team  of talent combining their efforts to promote your work, why would you want to go it alone?

Hear what Nikki has to say about Book Promotion Services.

Pill Hill Press Authors on Page Readers

I've had the wonderful opportunity to interview several talented authors respresented by Pill Hill Press.

Eric S Brown, who's Facebook Fan Page is "Eric S Brown Scares Me", has been my guest on Page Readers twice now, and we've already booked him for a third appearance coming in June.  In his first interview we talked about his novella "How the West Went to Hell".  Coming in June, we'll discuss his sci-fi novel "Kinaberra Down". 




Gerald Costlow joined me to disucss his novel "The Weaving".


Matthew Moses joined me to discuss his novel "Proxies of Fate"

Nye Joell Hardy joined me to discuss her novel "The Crows of Bedu"

And we had a group interview with the contributors to the anthology, "Ruthless, An Extreme Shock Horror Collection".  This was a lot of fun because we had editor Shane McKenzie and publisher Jessy Roberts with me, plus a couple of the authors.

I have more Pill Hill Press authors coming up so stay tuned!

Page Readers talks with Romy Nelson, author of "Be Lean, How to get the Body you Love, and Love the Body you Have"

On this show I will talk with Romy Nelson, MEd, DTR, author of "Be Lean, How to get the Body You Love, and Love the Body You Have". Romy is a nutritionist, media consultant and author, specializing in corporate consulting. She educates audiences on many health and wellness topics including nutrition, fitness, and the importance of balancing the body, mind and soul to achieve optimal health and wellness. Her book, Be Lean: How to Get the Body You Love and Love the Body You Have, was written to guide readers towards achieving peace with their bodies through positive affirmations, proper nutrition, and natural health.

Page Readers is Moving

OK, so I've given Word Press a try, for almost a year now. It's just as user friendly to me as I need it to be, so I'm coming back over to blogger.

I know I could get some flak over this, from my friends who think WP is "the best". But those friends are probably a little more techie than I am, and honestly, I just don't have the desire to get into the techie stuff.

So, we're moving it all back over to here.

And, of course, everything will still be available on the Blog Talk Radio show page, which is nice.

Thanks to everyone, all of my guests and friends, who have made the show fun. I've grown a bit of a following, with shows now hitting into the 100's on their listen counts. Very nice!