Rich Meyrick is the fingertips behind everything associated with Jaspa’s Journey. Born in Wales, he developed a fascination in geography, history and the environment at an early age, interests which culminated in a PhD from the University of Cambridge (UK) and a post-doc at the University of Waterloo (Canada). In 2000, Rich accepted a position…
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WGP Episode 59 Dr. Robert Williscroft, Hard Sci Fi
Dr. Robert G. Williscroft is an adventurer, deep sea diver, nuclear submariner, polar explorer, and author to name a few of his accomplishments. See his website here at this link to see what all he has done in his life. He will educate and entertain you all in the span of the first five minutes…
Top 5 Marketing Tips For Your Book
Self-published authors know that the biggest row to hoe ahead of them is marketing their book. The writing is hard, the editing is harder, but the marketing of that book is certainly the hardest of them all when it comes to this self-publishing journey. I know. I have been there. But I also have a…
WGP Episode 56: Eliza Gale, Interviewer
Eliza Gale runs, Eliza Gale’s Interviews which is a website on which she interviews writers, actors, and other artists about their jobs and their dreams. She is a part-time proletarian and part-time professional blogger, whose work has appeared on AXS, Examiner, Portland Metro Live and other websites. Ms. Gale is a published poet and a…
WGP Ep 55- The Charm Bracelet, Viola Shipman
VIOLA SHIPMAN is a pen name for Wade Rouse, a popular, award-winning memoirist. Rouse chose his grandmother’s name, Viola Shipman, to honor the woman whose charm bracelet and family stories inspired him to write his debut novel, which is a tribute to all of our elders. Rouse lives in Michigan and writes regularly for People…
WGP- Flyby Episode – Fan, Follow, and Like Us
Welcome to Writer Groupie Podcast! Also known as WGP. This is a quick flyby episode done in text, as I am still sort of froggy-throated, so I am not recording yet. I want to get more listeners for the podcast, though, so I am here to encourage you to share WGP with your friends. If…
Too Much Promo Can Hurt You
Too Much Promo and Why It Is Bad There are two things that social media sites allow: one, interaction with others, two, publicity of anything you want to promote. This is not only a viable way for businesses (and especially writers) to get the word out about their products and services, but it is also…