Talent, fame and substance abuse seem to go hand in hand. Hundreds of celebrities, from Steven Tyler to Dave Mustaine, from Lindsay Lohan to Charlie Sheen, have struggled with these potentially life destroying problems. Rob Rideout, author of 'Still Singing, Somehow' offers a graphic insider's account of that struggle but demonstrates that these can instead lead one to spiritual awakening
Rob Rideout has released 'Still Singing, Somehow'. In the book Rideout, a 60's hippie musician, travels through Europe, South America, Southeast Asia, and the Fiji Islands on a spiritual search that ultimately forces him to face prison, his addictions, recovery and beyond - all written with a hip sense of humor and the heart-wrenching self-honesty reminiscent of John Lennon and George Harrison.
'Still Singing, Somehow' defies description. It has, within a single work, commonalities with Elizabeth Gilbert’s 'Eat, Pray, Love', James Frey’s 'A Million Little Pieces', Castaneda’s Don Juan books, Ram Dass’s 'Be Here Now' and Paramahansa Yogananda’s 'Autobiography of a Yogi'. It is, when all is said and done, a journey of self-forgiveness like no other.
"This book," stated Rideout, "was inspired while in prison. I wanted my son, long estranged due to divorce, to know the entire story; the why and the how that brought me to this place. In the process of writing, I discovered that I was really writing it for myself-to purge and forgive myself for the life I created."
The book is a raw look at the crazed world of 60's; a bizarre mixture of rock and roll, substance abuse and spiritual seeking. Rideout's story is a roller coaster ride through this world. He was a spiritual seeker, a hippie, a seasoned world traveler and a prison inmate. The journey brings him full circle and ends with him finding at last what many of us seek - fulfillment and self forgiveness.
"I think readers will enjoy this book," continued Rideout, "because of its ability to touch ones emotions in a very real and honest way. It will make you laugh, cry and maybe even angry at times. This book is stranger than fiction and takes the reader beyond their imagination to faraway places and bizarre situations."
Rob Rideout is available for media interview and can be reached using the information below. He recently appeared on The Authors Show radio. The interview, excerpts and a collection of pictures are available at his website. 'Still Singing, Somehow' is available at the website, at Amazon.com, CreateSpace, Barnes and Noble, Powells and at Google Books.
Profile:
Award winning author Rob Rideout is an inspirational writer, a singer and a songwriter. He has recently published his second book of poetry, based on his song lyrics, and is recording a CD of nearly thirty years worth of original songs to accompany both books.
Contact:
Rob Rideout
Web: www.stillsingingsomehow.com
Email: robertrideout1@hotmail.com
645 Valley Westside
Colville, WA 99114
509-684-4402
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Drugs, Alcohol Abuse And Rock And Roll - 'Still Singing Somehow', Is A Soaring Spiritual Odyssey
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Book Marketing - The 'Authors Marketing Powerhouse', Announces Marketing Training Class - 'Book Marketing: The Truth'
Book Marketing, The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, serves as a community of authors and allows authors to actively engage in promotion and publicity for marketing purposes. Authors can upload author photos, bios, book covers, video and book trailers. It also offers discussion forums, segmented groups and events listings. Facebook and Twitter integration are available
Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com, founders of Book Marketing, announced today a new book marketing training class entitled 'Book Marketing - The Truth'. The effort is to present the truth about marketing books in today's fast changing marketplace. Book marketing and promotion methods must adapt to that changing marketplace. There is no charge to join and no charge for the training module. Training is provided in video format.
Book Marketing, branded as 'The Authors Marketing Powerhouse', allows authors and publishers the opportunity to upload photos, bios, book covers, video and book trailers. The site also offers discussion forums, segmented special interest groups and allows for event listings. Each author can develop a personalized page. In addition the site allows for integration with Facebook and Twitter. The site is a joint collaboration, developed by Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, CEO of eBroadcastMedia.com.
"Offering marketing training to the members of the site," stated Mr. McCauley, "was a logical step. There is no charge of any kind for members. We believe this site offers a real opportunity for authors and publishers, as the site offers so many options, opportunities and possibilities. It can be treated as a place to create awareness of one's work while, at the same time, the site allows the author to network with like-minded individuals. The segmented groups allow for the exchange of book marketing ideas, while the discussion forums can serve as an educational resource for those who may have a need to increase their own knowledge in regards to creating marketing and publicity plans that produce real results. All of this can be integrated with social networking technologies. The site can serve as a centralized hub for book marketing activity, education and networking."
Topics covered in 'Book Marketing - The Truth' include:
Book Marketing Strategies
Keywords and Search Engine Optimization
Branding
Positioning
Client Profiling
Creating Book Marketing Websites
Developing Strong Calls To Action
Metrics
Audio
Video
Media Releases
Group discussions on The Authors Marketing Powerhouse include website design and search engine optimization, marketing and publicity, audio and video, writing fiction and writing non-fiction. There are segmented group discussion for children's authors and Christian authors. Forum discussions include book marketing strategies and website optimization strategies. Groups and discussions can be created by participants, subject to moderator approval. Help A Publisher Publish You (HAPPY), offered through eBroadcastMedia.com, is a weekly listing of publishers and agents sent to participants of the list service.
"Our goal with this site," said Ms. Hampson, "is to create a one stop resource that covers all the bases in regards to creating success for authors in an Internet marketing environment. The collaboration between us allows authors to take advantage of getting the word out through Book Marketing, while participating in networking resources, group discussions, publisher information listings, full service audio and video production, publicity and marketing resources and much more, all found at one centralized location. As the site grows and evolves, the value of this resource will only increase."
Profile:
Don McCauley is the facilitator of the Free Publicity Focus Group. He also serves as the host of The Authors Show Radio. Danielle Hampson is the Executive Producer of The Authors Show radio group of programs, The Authors Show TV version and is the CEO of eBroadcastMedia.com.
More information is available by visiting the Book Marketing site at www.TheAuthorsMarketingPowerhouse.com. Questions about Book Marketing can be addressed to Don McCauley by email at don (at) FreePublicityGroup.com. Questions about The Authors Show, radio and tv versions can be addressed to Danielle Hampson at danielle (at)TheAuthorsShow.com.
Contact:
Don McCauley
Free Publicity Focus Group
don@freepublicitygroup.com
Danielle Hampson
TheAuthorsShow.com
danielle@TheAuthorsShow.com
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The Artists Show Announced by eBroadcastMedia.com
'The Artists Show' has been announced by eBroadcastMedia.com. 'The Artists Show' is designed to educate the public while promoting visual artists and their work on a global scale
eBroadcastMedia.com, an online audio/video production company and online radio/TV broadcast network, has unveiled a new “EduTaining” TV show for online delivery. 'The Artists Show' is designed to educate the public while promoting visual artists and their work.
'The Artists Show' is hosted by Taba Dale and is promoted throughout the global world of art and features contemporary artists in an interview format. Ms Dale‘s career in the art industry spans more than 30 years. Her experience includes corporate art consultingn and functioning as an artist agent, gallery owner and private art dealer. Articles about Taba Dale/TABA Inc. have been featured in the Washington Business Journal, Entrepreneur, BusinessWeek, Business Forward, The Arizona Republic and Desert Living.
Artist interviews, which focus on visual artists working in a variety of media, provide a powerful platform for artists to deliver their message, speaking in their own authentic voice. “ We tell their story—discover the spark that ignited their creativity, explore their methods, learn what drives them, what inspires them”, says Ms Dale, "as this compelling new show is the most important forum for fine art and allows artists to promote their creative work to galleries, museums and collectors worldwide."
The program will also feature gallerists, curators and other art patrons whose vision and energy often go unnoticed, but are influential contributors to the overall art experience. The Artists Show follows in the footsteps of such inventive and resourceful people as Duncan Phillips, Founder of the Phillips Collection, who said: “Art stimulates our appreciation of life and intensifies the joy of living”.
The show is produced by Danielle Hampson, President of eBroadcastMedia.com. Her company produces a number of online radio & TV programs, including 'The Authors Show'. Ms Hampson is also a talk show host, a speaker, an author, an international business consultant who speaks several languages, and a leading expert on business networking.
Further information about The Artists Show can be found at www.TheArtistsShow.com.
Profile:
'The Artists Show' is a production of eBroadcastMedia.com, a online video production company and online radio/TV network. The company CEO, Founder and Executive Producer of the show, Danielle Hampson, is a talk show host, speaker, author, an international business consultant speaking several languages, and a leading expert on business networking.
Interview Requests:
Taba@TheArtistsShow.com
480-219-0280
Company contacts:
Danielle@ebroadcastmedia.com
Danielle@TheArtistsShow.com
www.eBroadcastMedia.com
www.WnbNetworkWest.com
www.TheArtistsShow.com
480-502-5354
1-877-955-8800
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Book Marketing Announces The Authors Show Lineup For The Week Of February 21, 2011
Book Marketing, The Authors Marketing Powerhouse, serves as a community of authors and allows authors to actively engage in promotion and publicity for marketing purposes. Authors can upload author photos, bios, book covers, video and book trailers
Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com, founders of Book Marketing, announced today The Authors Show radio and TV weekly broadcast schedule.
Book Marketing, branded as 'The Authors Marketing Powerhouse', allows authors and publishers the opportunity to upload photos, bios, book covers, video and book trailers. The site also offers discussion forums, segmented special interest groups and allows for event listings. Each author can develop a personalized page. In addition the site allows for integration with Facebook and Twitter. The site is a joint collaboration, developed by Don McCauley of the Free Publicity Focus Group and Danielle Hampson, CEO of eBroadcastMedia.com.
"We believe this site offers a real opportunity for authors and publishers," stated Mr. McCauley, "as the site offers so many options, opportunities and possibilities. It can be treated as a place to create awareness of one's work while, at the same time, the site allows the author to network with like-minded individuals. The segmented groups allow for the exchange of book marketing ideas, while the discussion forums can serve as an educational resource for those who may have a need to increase their own knowledge in regards to creating marketing and publicity plans that produce real results. All of this can be integrated with social networking technologies. The site can serve as a centralized hub for book marketing activity, education and networking."
Group discussions include website design and search engine optimization, marketing and publicity, audio and video, writing fiction and writing non-fiction. There are segmented group discussion for children's authors and Christian authors. Forum discussions include book marketing strategies and website optimization strategies. Groups and discussions can be created by participants, subject to moderator approval. Help A Publisher Publish You (HAPPY), offered through eBroadcastMedia.com, is a weekly listing of publishers and agents sent to participants of the list service.
Appearances on The Authors Show, Internet radio and tv versions, are produced by Danielle Hampson of eBroadcastMedia.com. The shows offer professionally produced radio and TV interviews that are broadcast worldwide. This upcoming scheduled radio lineups include:
John Pappas
Rowena Cherry
Lois Stern
Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
Barbara Briggs Ward
Brian Bass (Business)
Carol Coots (Business)
Richard Libin (Business)
Trenna Daniells (Children)
Kita Szpak (Children)
Michaelbrent Collings (Children)
Carolyn Cannon (Christian)
Daniel Carrel (Christian)
Gretchen J. Fleming (Christian)
Laurie Pappas (Wellness)
Susan C. Beer (Wellness)
Jeff Knott (Wellness)
Week February 21 on The TV Version
Stephen Schochet
Jill Shure
Dr. Barbara Holstein
"Our goal with this site," said Ms. Hampson, "is to create a one stop resource that covers all the bases in regards to creating success for authors in an Internet marketing environment. The collaboration between us allows authors to take advantage of getting the word out through Book Marketing, while participating in networking resources, group discussions, publisher information listings, full service audio and video production, publicity and marketing resources and much more, all found at one centralized location. As the site grows and evolves, the value of this resource will only increase."
Don McCauley is the facilitator of the Free Publicity Focus Group, a marketing and publicity firm. He also serves as the host of The Authors Show Radio. Danielle Hampson is the Executive Producer of The Authors Show radio group of programs, The Authors Show TV version and is the CEO of eBroadcastMedia.com.
More information is available by visiting the Book Marketing site at www.TheAuthorsMarketingPowerhouse.com. Questions about Book Marketing can be addressed to Don McCauley by email at don (at) FreePublicityGroup.com. Questions about The Authors Show, radio and tv versions can be addressed to Danielle Hampson at danielle (at)TheAuthorsShow.com.
Contact:
Don McCauley
The Authors Marketing Powerhouse
http://www.TheAuthorsMarketingPowerhouse.com
Monday, February 14, 2011
An Interview With Iris Waichler, Author Of Riding The Infertility Roller Coaster
Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Iris Waichler, author of 'Riding The Infertility Roller Coaster: a Guide to Educate and Inspire'. Iris wrote this book to help empower, educate, and support men and women who are engaged in their own battles with infertility. Iris has been a licensed clinical social worker for over 30 years and worked in hospitals for over 13 years. She is also the mother of a daughter that was conceived through infertility treatment.
Why did you decide to write Riding the Infertility Roller Coaster?
I don’t believe it makes sense to write a book on a topic that was already adequately addressed. I did the research and saw there were no published infertility books that discussed men and the way they coped with infertility. I also didn’t see books that combined the personal experience of men and women with a comprehensive range of topics to help people regardless where they were in their infertility treatment.
Who did you write this book for?
I wrote this book for men and women who are experiencing infertility and are not sure how to cope, or what their resources and choices are. I also wrote this book to help friends and family understand the devastating impact of infertility and learn how they can support loved ones through the infertility treatment process.
What specific benefits will your reader get from reading this book?
People who read my book will get information on how to choose legal, medical, and psychological support to combat their infertility. They will find information to help make necessary choices about treatment and other family building options. It helps the reader feel less alone and more in control of whatever decisions must be made.
What subjects does Riding the Infertility Roller Coaster cover?
The book covers a broad range of topics beginning with choosing a doctor, clinic, or lawyer. It covers family relationships and family building techniques like IVF, adoption, and surrogacy. I ask how do you know when to stop treatment? It also looks at parenting issues like becoming a couple, how infertility impacts parenting, and being older parents.
Who should buy this book?
My book is written for men and women who are experiencing infertility and are not certain what steps to take. It also offers valuable information for friends and family that will help strengthen relationships. The stress of infertility can destroy relationships.
You have experience writing 3 books, what is the process you use when beginning a new book?
The first thing I do when writing a book is spend time researching to ensure that I have something important to say that has not been said before. My books have an advocacy theme. I want to speak to the reader in new and creative ways and give them the tools they need to feel empowered enough to advocate for themselves.
What is different about your infertility book compared to other books on infertility?
My book is unique because I included interviews with both men and women. Men react differently to infertility. I also included a range of topics I had not seen elsewhere. I wanted to provide my reader the information they would need to go from the moment they learned they were infertile to becoming an older parent or knowing when to stop trying for a healthy pregnancy and learn alternatives!
You have experience writing 3 books, what is the process you use when beginning a new book?
When I write a book the first thing I do is a literature review to see what has been published and who the publishers are. I see how the market for that particular topic is. I must know I can offer something new and believe there is an audience for it. I write an outline about what I want to say and how I want to say it. Then I begin the writing.
What were the biggest challenges in getting your book published?
I wrote to over 50 publishers. Some had gone out of business. Several told me nobody cared about infertility. I knew that wasn’t true. I had to find a publisher that understood the importance of my topic and was willing to take a risk on me.
How did you find a publisher?
A friend gave me a copy of Brainchild Magazine and pointed to an article and said read it. It was about Nancy Cleary and her publishing company, Wyatt-MacKenzie. She strongly believed in women authors who were stay at home moms. I contacted her and the next day she asked for my manuscript and agreed to publish my book.
How has the publishing world changed since you published your first book in 1988?
The publishing world has gone through enormous changes since my first book in 1988 which I wrote on a typewriter. I was an unknown writer and after contacting 5 publishers I had a contract. Today publishing companies are being swallowed up by 2-3 large companies. Independent publishing and do-it-yourself publishing has arrived and offers new options for less known authors. Digital books have changed the playing field as well giving people a chance to be discovered via the internet.
What were the biggest challenges you faced when trying to market your book?
Marketing was a new world for me. My publisher helped me establish my platform, my brand, and my website. I wasn’t sure how to best use radio, print media, and especially social media to get as much publicity as I could for my book. My goal was to get the best exposure for the least money.
What have you done to continue to market your book?
I work on marketing daily. I do freelance articles and contribute to blogs on infertility related topics. I use HARO and Reporter connection to pitch print, tv, and radio media. I follow blogs and current news on infertility topics.
What kinds of social media do you use to build your brand?
I do social media daily. I have a Twitter site called Ioninfertility where I tweet multiple times a day. I also use Facebook as a way of promoting my book and events that I do.
What advice would you give other authors trying to get published?
Write about something you feel passionate about. Also, I entered book competitions and won 4 awards. The cost is low and I got a lot of national free press exposure as a result. Have a good website. Don’t go into it expecting to make a lot of money. Be patient and prepared to continue to promote yourself and your work.
Where can we buy this book?
My book is available on Amazon. It can be purchased through my website at www.infertilityrollercoaster.com. You can also have your local bookstore order it.
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