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When we first considered doing a show on the nonfiction book category of spirituality and metaphysics, we weren't sure how our audience would receive the topic. After all, we're not about preaching to anyone. The world of self-publishing is a big tent, with a broad welcome mat - and we want to keep it that way. Our first impulse was to invite one or more authors whose books are popular and get their views on how people have responded to their work. But then we had the idea to invite someone who is mainly a reader, who has read widely and doesn't necessarily have a personal message to deliver. Our featured guest is Denis Hutchison is co-proprietor with his wife Lois of Afterglow of Sedona (Arizona). We only found out as we were interviewing him that he used to have his own spiritually centered radio show in Phoenix. (Denis does have a deep, mellow voice that is comforting in itself.) #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #pm18 His observations and insights about spirituality and metaphysics may surprise you. And - cons

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Shakespeare by Bill Bryson. The two biggest influences on the English language have been The King James Bible and the Bard's plays. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.  

Here's Gerald's audio book review of President Me: The America That's in My Head by Adam Carolla. Silly and eerily predictive! Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Long Lavender Look by John D. MacDonald. Throwback soldier of fortune Travis McGee is not exactly p.c. In fact, he makes James Bond look like a feminist. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Here's Gerald's audio book review of A Good Year by Peter Mayle. It's a wine-business startup story with a little romance and a lot of food! Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Here’s a compilation of short book reviews and from our GetPublished! Radio show: Our host Gerald Everett Jones reviews Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors. Historical fiction is all about today! Co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball film history lesson about Greta Garbo's famed final shot in Queen Christina. Tom shares a throwback science-history lesson about John Stuart Bell's "quantum proof of human consciousness affecting matter." Tom gives us a history lesson about the Los Angeles Times union time-bomb of 1910. Gerald reviews The Art Thief by Noah Charney, a mind-twisting art-history thriller. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. And there's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com. #selfpub #amwriting #podcast

In this SPECIAL EPISODE, our host Gerald Everett Jones and his wife, actress and animal advocate Georja Umano, were invited as guest speakers to a meeting of the Writers Guild-Kenya. This release includes Gerald's remarks on how podcasting can fit into an overall strategy of career development, personal development, and social-media promotion for authors and editors. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast Our Kenyan listeners should know that, although we promote the support services of GetPublishedRadio.com, the Mentors of the Writers Guild-Kenya also provide editorial and publishing services to the group's members. In this episode, Gerald mentions zoetrope.com and withoutabox.com as resources for screenwriters and filmmakers. Although GetPublished! Radio is not affiliated with either site, we do recommend them enthusiastically. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for authors and self-publishers at getpublishedradio.com.

GetPublished! Radio co-host and sci-fi author Thomas Page gives us an oddball history lesson about Communism as a quasi-religious faith that might not be quite dead. This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Submission by Michel Houellebecq. In this dystopian novel, the Muslim Brotherhood takes over the government of France in a free election. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. A creepy, suspenseful love triangle - no, wait, it's hexagon! Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts.  There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Affliction by Russell Banks. Inside the disturbed mind of a nice guy who is capable of murder. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Unpronounceable by Susan diRende. Sci-fi satire in the offbeat traditions of Douglas Adams and Kurt Vonnegut. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Before a hushed audience at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), our show host Gerald Everett Jones discloses secrets behind The Baptism by 19th century painter Julius Leblanc Stewart. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts, which tells the secrets behind this painting. The painting, which LACMA now owns, shows a christening in a plush private parlor, attended by 21 people. The portraits are so realistic, the individuals should be recognizable. For more than a century, the rumor in the art world has been this is a Vanderbilt family event. However, the heirs and the curators of their estates all deny any association with the painting. Gerald's original research discloses why a bitter feud between Cornelius Vanderbilt II and banker J. P. Morgan is at the heart of the matter. He fictionalized this sensational story in Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. Want to break into print? Get help publishing your book at GetPublishedRadio.com.  

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Forever Panting by Peter De Vries. A struggling actor divorces his wife and marries his mother-in-law! Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Here's Gerald's audio book review of BMW 5-Series M Car by Robert P. Hall. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Adultery by Paulo Coelho. A bored housewife seeks communication in a political lover. Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Here's Gerald's audio book review of Sweet Tooth by Ian McEwan. Sweethearts are tested in their role of "spy" - for each other. Gerald Everett Jones is the author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes. A middle-aged man suffers a mid-life crisis and rewrites history to make himself a hero. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.

Our host Gerald Everett Jones and co-hosts Cheyenne Cockrell and Thomas Page consider how poetry and spoken word before an audience can both entertain and stimulate the creative process. #amwriting #selfpub #poetry #podcast What IS the difference between poetry and spoken word? Why do you think live poetry readings and spoken-word presentations have become so popular? Radio shows and podcasts – particularly podcasts – of poetry seem to be gaining in popularity. Do you think this is a new opportunity for poets? Have you ever tried to write poetry? Spoken word? Then we're joined by special guest, creative coach Terrie Silverman, of CreativeRites (www.creativerites.com) who responds to: How do you help people develop and investigate their stories – whether for the page or the stage? How does your own work inform your teaching? You seem to have a talent for drawing expression out of people who want to write but haven’t had much previous success at it. What’s the secret to getting it all to flow? Have you ever

Here's Gerald's audio book review of For the King by Catherine Delors. It tells of a plot to assassinate Napoleon Bonaparte on Christmas Eve. Gerald Everett Jones is author of Bonfire of the Vanderbilts. #amwriting #selfpub #podcast #bookreview This featurette runs to promote the GetPublished! Radio Show. There's more advice for self-publishing authors at getpublishedradio.com.