Spotlighting.Authors
Author Website Listings
Modified March 6, 2001
by Laura
Lynn Leffers (BellaFolly@aol.com)
Author of Dance on the Water, An Author's Guide to Budget
Book Promotion,
and Out of
the Blue.
This listing of author sites was created
to support Spotlight, an authors for authors, monthly, book promotion e-letter
archived @ Eclectics.
The Spotlight e-letter was created in January, 1997, to supplement
An Author's Guide to Budget Book Promotion (Book World,
Inc., 1996, $5.95*),
by Laura Lynn Leffers
*The GUIDE is now out of print; less than a dozen copies
remain. Contact Laura @ BellaFolly@aol.com
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Author Websites
Warren Adler @ http://www.warrenadler.com
Susan Wittig Albert @ http://ww.tstar.net/~china/index.html
Victoria Alexander @ http://www.eclectics.com/victoria/index.html
Marian Allen @ http://www.marianallen.com
Sidney Allinson @ http://www.xlibris.com/SidneyAllinson.html
Rosalyn Alsobrook @ http://www.writepage.com
Beth Anderson @ http://www.bethanderson-hotclue.com
Shari Anton @ http://www.eclectics.com/sharianton/index.html
Marthe Arends @ http://home.earthlink.net/~mnarends
Gwyneth Atlee @ http://atlee.cjb.net
Robin Bayne @ http://nbayne.com/child.htm
W. Everett Beal @ http://everettbealauthor.homestead.com/Author.html
Teresa Benison @ http://www.benison-writer.com
B.A. Chepaitis @ http://www.albany.edu/~bachep
Margaret Chittenden @ http://www.techline.com/~megc
Rhea M. Coleman @ http://www.zianet.com/nmdatamine
Colleen Collins @ http://www.ecentral.com/members/crw/CCOLLINS.HTM
P. Elizabeth Collins @ http://www.gardeniapress.com/sample01.htm
Sandy Cummins @ http://www.ozemail.com.au/~pjcsjc
Nora DeLoach @ http://members.aol.com/ndelo66635
Denise Dietz @ http://www.eclectics.com/denise/index.html
Donald W. Eaker, Ph.D. @ http://home.earthlink.net/~monsverali
Gail Eastwood @ http://www.eclectics.com/gaileastwood/index.html
Barbara Esstman @ http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus/2981
Mae Farek @ http://www.angelfire.com/tx/grtnorthern/index.html
Lori Foster @ http://www.eclectics.com/lorifoster/index.html
Geoffrey E. Fox @ http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/homepages/fox/
Sara Hoskinson Frommer @ http://www.sff.net/people/SaraHoskinsonFrommer/index.htp
James V. Fusco @ http://www.computan.on.ca/~fusco
Thomas Gansevoort @ http://members.aol.com/Gansevrt
Al Gansky @ http://pages.prodigy.net/agansky
Al Garrotto @ http://www.blsinc.com/products/love_forbidden.htm
Mary "Buffy" Gibbs @ http://hometown.aol.com/moonitic/author.html
J.F. Gonzalez @ http://members.aol.com/phantasmjg
Kate Grilley @ http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Kate_Grilley
David L. Hadaller, Ph.D. @ http://www.hostos.cuny.edu/homepages/hadaller
Lori Handeland @ http://www.eclectics.com/lorihandeland/index.html
Charles R. Harris @ http://www.dancris.com/~projim
Robin Lee Hatcher @ http://www.robinleehatcher.com
Michele Hauf @ http://members.aol.com/mihauf/Scarlet.html
Lorraine Heath @ http://www.paintedrock.com/authors/heath.htm
CJ Heck @ http://www.geocities.com/Paris/LeftBank/8356
Christiane Heggan @ http://www.eclectics.com/christianeheggan/index.html
Martha Hix @ http://www.eclectics.com/marthahix/index.html
Elaine Hopper @ http://www.gate1.net/ElaineHopper/newpage37.htm
Sharon Ihle @ http://www.poboxes.com/s.ihle
Robert Iles @ http://www.RobertIles.com
Glenda Ivey @ http://www.GlendaIvey.homestead.com/Author.html
Ed Karvoski, Jr. @ http://www.edkarvoskijr.com
Shirley Kennett @ http://members.aol.com/kennettsa
April Kihlstrom @ http://www.sff.net/people/april.kihlstrom
Diana Kirk @ http://www.eclectics.com/dianakirk/index.html
Jeffrey Knight @ http://www.firstlightpublishing.com
Linda Knight @ http://www.zyworld.com/perfectpatience
Carolyn Scott Kortge @ http://www.spiritedwalker.com
Earnest Edward Lacey @ http://www.freejoeent.com
Laura Lynn Leffers @ http://www.sff.net/people/laura-lynn-leffers
Jo Leigh @ http://www.eclectics.com/joleigh/index.html
JoAnn Levy @ http://www.goldrush.com/~joann
Linda Lewis @ http://www.eclectics.com/lindalewis/index.html
James D. Macdonald @ http://www.sff.net/people/doylemacdonald
Wendell Mayo @ http://personal.bgsu.edu/~wmayo
Marguerite McCall @ http://www.geocities.com/triumphia
Tom McCrory @ http://www.tommccrory.com
Charmayne McGee @ http://www.YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net/mcgee/mcgee.htm
Lynn Miller @ http://www.eclectics.com/lynnmiller/index.html
Deborah Milton @ http://members.spree.com/angelmine
Rosalie More @ http://members.aol.com/moresmemo
Peggy Moreland @ http://www.eclectics.com/moreland
Rachelle Morgan @ http://home1.gte.net/shelinel
Dan Murr @ http://www.geocities.com/danlmurr
George D. Nicholls @ http://www.nornet.on.ca/gnaak/authorgn.html
Robert W. Norris @ http://www2.gol.com/users/norris
Barbara Olive @ http://www.galaxymall.com/health/elderlycare
Sally Painter @ http://www.sallypainter.com
Sharon Promislow (Levan, Illustrator) @ http://www.enhancedlearning.com
Carol Randy @ http://hometown.aol.com/kluzwriter/myhomepage/profile.html
Alicia Rasley @ http://www.sff.net/people/alicia
Jaclyn Reding @ http://www.inficad.com/~jacreding
Jackie Woolley Robinson @ http://www.livingston.net/woolley
Peter Rondinone @ http://www.peterrondinone.simplenet.com
Mario Marcel Salas @ http://www.FrankensteinTheSequel.com
Patty Salier @ http://www.eclectics.com/pattysalier
T.L. Schaefer @ http://www.geocities.com/terrischaefer
Diana Sinclair/David Rountree @ http://www.darklordcentral.com
Reb Sinclair @ http://www.eclectics.com/rebecca/index.html
Shara Smock Shorthouse @ http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Agora/2859
Keith Snyder @ http://www.woollymammoth.com/keith
Gabrielle St.Charles @ http://www.therivalry.com
Cheryl St.John @ http://www.tlt.com/authors/cstjohn.htm
Dakota Stevens @ http://www.angelfire.com/journal/WhisperingHollows
Andrew K. Stone @ http://www.sotherebooks.com
Eric Stone @ http://www.eclectics.com/ericstone/index.html
Crystal Stovall @ http://www.eclectics.com/crystalstovall/index.html
Deb Stover @ http://www.sff.net/people/DebStover
Tracy Sumner @ http://www.members.aol.com/chicago921
Renee Swindle @ http://www.reneeswindle.com
Tina Tessina @ http://www.tinatessina.com
Paul Thain @ http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/paul_thain
Ruth St. John Thomas @ http://www.inficad.com/~stjohnthomas
Maxine E. Thompson @ http://www.maxinethompson.com
L.L. Thrasher @ http://www.teleport.com/~baty
Bonnie Toews @ http://www3.sympatico.ca/bonnie.toews
Denise Turney @ http://www.chistell.com
Kimberley Lindsay Wilson @ http://members.aol.com/wilsonhope/aaa/index.html
T.L. Winslow @ http://tlwinslow.virtualave.net
And collections,
etc., for authors:
Sisters in Crime Chicagoland @ http://www.SistersInCrimeChicago.org
Playwrights on the Web @ http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/paul_thain/playwrig.htm
Central Indiana Professional Writers @ http://www.netusa1.net/~cipw/
Authors Galore @ http://www.eclectics.com/authorsgalore/index.html
Directory of Romance Authors @ http://wwide.com/romance/arych/rwd
Collection of Author Sites @ http://www.sff.net/people/
Collection of Romance Authors @ http://www.paintedrock.com/authors/romathrs.htm
Author Interviews @ http://www.purefiction.com/menus/reading.htm
Author Interviews @ http://www.amazon.com
Meritorious Mysteries @ http://www.unc.edu/~mweston
Poetry Discussion Group @ http://communities.msn.com/PamelasPoetryForumDiscussionGroup
The Free Gallery of Authors' Voices @ http://fregalry.hispeed.com
Cambridge Writers' online poetry anthology @ http://www.rationalman.demon.co.uk
Spotlight
Archived issues
available @ http://www.eclectics.com/newsletter/spotlight.html
- January, 1997, Application and information .
- February, 1997, Issue: Promotion philosophies of Robin
Lee Hatcher, Sara Hoskinson Frommer, Peggy Moreland. Introduction
to promotion, great web sites, contest winner Rosalyn Alsobrook.
- March, 1997, Issue: Promotion targeting advice from
Delia Parr, Gail Eastwood and George Goehl. Great web site
of the month: PaintedRock, a writers and readers colony.
- April, 1997: Online book promotion networking advice
from Deb Stover, Diana Kirk, Reb Sinclair. Great web site:
Author web sites featured.
- May, 1997: Data Base. Meg Chittenden, Rhea Coleman,
and Roz Alsobrook share their expertise. Great web site:
Kate Grilley describes the author services offered by Sisters
In Crime and its website.
- June, 1997: Pre-Publication Reviews. Advice from
April Kihlstrom, Michelle Marr, and Bill Spurgeon. Great
web site: Pure Fiction, a comprehensive readers and writers
site.
- July, 1997: Press Kits/News Releases. Contributing
Authors: Lorraine Heath, Shirley Kennett, and Charmayne
McGee. Great Web Site: Author web sites, web site
author collections.
- August, 1997: Promotion. Contributing Authors:
Patty Salier, JoAnn Levy, Keith Snyder.
- September, 1997: Published! Book Signings. Contributing
Authors: April Kihlstrom, Ruth St. John Thomas, Gail Eastwood.
- October, 1997: Post-Publication Promotion. Contributing
Authors: L.L. Thrasher, Keith Snyder, Deb Stover.
- November, 1997: Conference Tactics, 1998 Spotlight
Changes. Contributing Authors: Victoria Alexander,
Leanna Wilson, Jaclyn Reding.
- December, 1997: Industry Overview. Contributing
Author/Industry Professional: Susan Wittig Albert, Joie
Canada (Howard's Bookstore, Bloomington, IN), Molly Weston, Meritorious
Mysteries.
- January, 1998: Scheduling.
- February, 1998: Working with the publisher and/or assigned
publicist (Al Gansky calls this "managing projects). Dovetailing
your own promo work with the promotional materials a publisher
might supply. (Here's an opportunity to praise publishers who
participate in the promotion process.) Contributing authors:
Peter Rondinone, Geoffrey E. Fox, Laura Lynn Leffers.
- March, 1998: Writing articles, developing speaking
topics, putting out an e-letter or organizing connecting promotions
(like Susan Wittig Albert's). Relating projects to an issue in
your book. Contributing authors: Lorraine Heath, Meg Chittenden,
Jody Brady (for Barbara Esstman).
- April, 1998: Sharing promotion through blurbs. Collecting
blurbs from pre-reviewers and other authors, reciprocating, and/or
promoting the trade journal. (Here's a way to thank those who
review your books.) Contributing authors: Lorraine
Heath, Shirley Kennett, Michele Hauf.
- May, 1998: Developing a press kit. The author bio,
photo, and other promo materials (like Meg Chittenden's wonderful
brochure). Contributing authors: Leanna Wilson, Keith
Snyder, Rachelle Nelson Morgan.
- June, 1998: What to do with a press kit. Acquiring,
organizing, and handling mailing lists. How to get good press
(pitching a hook, Jody Brady calls it). Contributing authors:
Gail Eastwood, Jody Brady (for Barbara Esstman), Elizabeth
Boyle.
- July, 1998: Targeted mailings (electronic posts included),
and extras: Keith Snyder faxes his newsletter, for instance.
How to get more bang for your buck. Contributing authors:
Sara Hoskinson Frommer, Victoria Alexander, Bonnie Toews.
- August, 1998: Handling publicity, confessions from
hermits (oops, I mean "socially-impaired"), meeting
the public--and liking it (remember JoAnn Levy's piece on speaking,
last year). Contributing authors: Sara Hoskinson Frommer,
April Kihlstrom, L.L. Thrasher.
- September, 1998: Author-generated booksignings, publisher-generated
booksignings, book tours. Tips and advice, including how to deal
with signings, both slow and fast. Contributing authors:
JoAnn Levy, Keith Snyder, Jaclyn Reding.
- October , 1998: Alternative booksignings, cooperative
booksignings, conference, organization, and speaking opportunities
(coupled with booksignings). Also, best booksignings from a fan
viewpoint. Contributing authors: Meg Chittenden, April Kihlstrom,
Laurel Marotta.
- November, 1998: Extending promotions through cooperative
mailings, web site links, speaking engagements, and panel positions. Contributing
authors: Deb Stover, Susan Wittig Albert, Leanna Wilson.
- December, 1998: Give-aways for added exposure (from
bookmarks and fridge magnets, Reese's cups in Alex Matthews'
promo packages, to Shirley Kennett's skull keyring). Contributing
authors: Kate Grilley, Shirley Kennett, Diana Kirk/Diana
Hart.
- January, 1999: An angle for your book's press release, subject
of an article by Ed Karvoski, Jr.; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
- February, 1999: Promoting your career, subject of an article
by Shirley Kennett; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
- March, 1999: Book Promotion on a budget, subject of an article
by Jean Hager; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
- April, 1999: Developing a targeted marketing plan, subject
of an article by Elizabeth Boyle; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
- May, 1999: Surviving a book tour, subject of an article by
Keith Snyder; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
- June, 1999: Cross promotions, wider exposure=wider readership,
subject of an article by Alicia Rasley; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
- July, 1999: Promoting around the world, subject of an article
by Robert W. Norris; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
- August, 1999: Laurie Gold for All About Romance website,
an article from the reviewer's POV; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
- September, 1999: No longer unknown, but not yet successful,
"One Foot Through the Doorway" is the title of an article
by Keith Snyder. WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
- October, 1999: E-publishing--from pioneer to the new millenium--publishers,
markets, authors, subject of an article by Diana Kirk, a.k.a.
Diana Hart; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
- November, 1999: "Writers & Readers--Reactions to
Electronic Books," an article by Spotlight editor Laura
Lynn Leffers; WriteBytes & NewsFlashes.
- December, 1999: "Good Night" issue. Thanks from
the editor, responses from Spotlight readers, all issues archived
& available at www.eclectics.com/
Visit Laura @ http://www.sff.net/people/laura-lynn-leffers