Book Promotion and Marketing 
In previous posts, From Author to Self-Publisher to Publishing Business and Choosing a POD for Your Book Publishing, I discussed with Kathleen Walls the process in developing a home based publishing business from her Florida home and how to choose a printer or POD.  Today, Katy will share some of her experiences in promoting and marketing her books and those of her authors.
Katy founded Global Authors Publications (GAP) to publish her books and soon expanded to publish others.  Previously we discussed how Katy became involved in self-publishing and founding GAP.
Mary Emma – Once an author’s book is published, …read more

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During August, we’ve had a theme of travel and related home businesses.  So I’m rounding out the month by discussing Kathleen (Katy) Walls’ travel books with her. Katy has producted them through her Florida home based publishing business.  We also learn from Katy that you can write books about the places close to home without traveling to exotic locals.
Her most recent book is Wild About Florida: South Florida, one of a series.  
Mary Emma: What made you think of writing a book on Florida’s natural places?
Katy: Nature and wildlife are things I have always loved. I do a lot of camping and some …read more

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For more than a decade, since I met Kathleen (Katy) Walls, I’ve seen her move from author to self-publisher to forming a publishing business, Global Authors Publications (GAP).  I thought some suggestions from Katy would help writers understand the publishing business from the perspective of an author/publisher. 
Katy founded GAP in 2004 to publish her books from her Florida home.  She has written the popular books:  Georgia’s Ghostly Getaways, Finding  Florida’s Phantoms, Last Step, Man Hunt- The Eric Rudolph Story, Kudzu, Tax Sale Tactics, and Hosts With Ghosts: Haunted Historic Hotels in the Southeast.
She is currently at work on a series of books about natural …read more