Author Straight Talk

Watch the 10-episode Author Straight Talk videos on YouTube 

F or anyone who has ever thought about writing a book, but suffered from fears of failure, felt intimated by the process, didn’t understand agents, rights or marketing, Author Straight Talk is for you. Available now on Amazon, B & N, Smashwords, Apple, Kobo, Scribd, Google Play

Through nearly two-hundred questions, acclaimed author Sarah Gerdes sheds light on nine core aspects of the business of authoring. In her brutally honest style, Gerdes holds nothing back as she lifts the veil on why manuscripts are really rejected, where the most money is made, what agents really say and do behind your back and why your book isn’t selling. At the same time, readers are introduced to Gerdes’ success strategies, for writing, editing, publishing, marketing and selling your book. The money she’s made, along with the mistakes are detailed, but so are the best tips she’s used for both mainstream and independent publishing.

“This book is the fulfillment of the promise I made twenty years ago. If I ever achieved success, I was going to share it with others. Author Straight Talk is the book I wish I’d had to help me along the way. I might not have always listened, but at least I would have known what to consider, think about and then make the best choice.”

 

 

The Kim Sisters

part1_1950s_pic018 The Sue Kim Story is both a celebration of the Golden Age of Las Vegas as well as the successful realization of an immigrant’s American Dream.

Sue Kim’s story is one of tragedy, imagination, luck, perseverance and the hand of God as she went from a life of wealth and privilege to displaced refugee, immigrant then super stardom as the first wave of Korean’s in American. Along the way, Sue broke racial barriers on every major stage in America, from New York to Los Angeles, pitched the first baseball at a MLB opener, was feted by Elvis, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, but ultimately met and married a New Yorker, who became the longest running casino boss in America. Together, they reigned over Las Vegas at the height of its glamour, eventually having children and conquering the demons that come with decades of stardom. Sue’s story is truly the greatest American story never told.