Fantasy and Sci-Fi Author Brandon Sanderson’s Wild Kickstarter Success

PRESS CLUB C Podcast with Ray Keating – Episode #78: Brandon Sanderson’s Wild Kickstarter Success – Fantasy and sci-fi author Brandon Sanderson’s incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign should be celebrated by authors and readers. And yes, there are plenty of lessons for writers and other entrepreneurs to take away from Sanderson’s campaign. Tune in now!

Hearing from Real-Life Pastor Stephen Grants

PRESS CLUB C Podcast with Ray Keating – Episode #66 (Book Stuff 2): Hearing from “Pastor Stephen Grants”? – Ray talks about people he has heard from who have experiences rather similar to the life of the fictional Pastor Stephen Grant – the former Navy SEAL, onetime CIA operative, and now a pastor. 

PRESS CLUB C Podcast with Ray Keating – Episode #20: Summer Writing, Summer Reading

Ray loves summer reading and summer writing. In this episode, he talks about writing his novels, and the three goals or objectives that govern what he tries to accomplish in his thrillers and mysteries. Tune in Now!

PRESS CLUB C Podcast with Ray Keating – Episode #9: Reminders on Socialism, Reagan Conservatism and Bad Column Writing

Ray Keating finds himself having to remind people that socialism doesn’t work; that the lesson for conservatives is not to back away from Reagan; and that just because you agree with some points made in a column doesn’t mean that it necessarily was a well-written column. Tune in!

Order Ray Keating’s new book Behind Enemy Lines: Conservative Communiques from Left-Wing New York  –  signed books  or at  Amazon.

Read Keating’s latest columns on a wide range of issues at www.KeatingFiles.com. 

And one of Keating’s newest books is  Free Trade Rocks! 10 Points on International Trade Everyone Should Know, which is available at  Amazon  in paperback or for the Kindle edition, and signed books at  www.raykeatingonline.com. 

Sign up for Ray Keating’s email list at  www.raykeatingonline.com/contact.

Please take a look at Keating’s Pastor Stephen Grant novels, which are available in paperback and for the Kindle at  Amazon.com, and signed books at  www.raykeatingonline.com. The newest book is  The Traitor.

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Ray Keating's Authors and Entrepreneurs, Episode 38: Entrepreneurial Startup Tips for Writers

In this episode, Ray Keating looks at some tips for startup entrepreneurs that pertain to authors as well. Specifically, he applies five startup tips to being an author. Keating also says that he’s going to keep these tips to five minutes, but he winds up going twice as long.

Visit http://www.buzzsprout.com/147907/1479508-episode-38-entrepreneurial-startup-tips-for-writers

Check out Ray Keating's Latest Authors and Entrepreneurs Podcast, Episode 36: 5 Minutes on the Need for Another Set of Eyes on Your Book

Ray Keating explains why you need another set of eye to take a close, critical look at your book or other writing project. But it is critical to get someone who you can trust to produce constructive feedback and ideas. After all, everybody has an opinion and most are quite willing to tell you what they think, but is their feedback based on experience and is it constructive? 

Keating goes on to explain that he now provides manuscript assessment and feedback for authors, offering thorough thoughts and suggestions, such as on story, plot, characters, dialogue, clarity, consistency and structure. This kind of constructive feedback is critical for authors and entrepreneurs. Listen at http://www.buzzsprout.com/147907/1116581-episode-36-5-minutes-on-the-need-for-another-set-of-eyes-on-your-book

Check out the Latest Episode of Ray Keating's Authors and Entrepreneurs Podcast

Episode 35: 5 Minutes on a Business Plan for Your Book

Noting that authors are entrepreneurs, Ray Keating makes the case that authors need a business plan – an action plan – for each of their books. Without such a plan, authors are simply missing out on opportunities. Keating goes on to explain the service he now offers to produce a business plan – again, an action plan – for authors.

Go to

http://www.buzzsprout.com/147907/1103048-episode-35-5-minutes-on-a-business-plan-for-your-book

A Business Plan – An Action Plan – for Your Book!

A Business Plan for Your Book, Manuscript Assessment, and/or Copyediting - Visit www.authorsandentrepreneurs.com 

Ray Keating provides a personalized, 12-point business plan for your book, including identifying your market; ideas for using social media to promote your book and interact with readers; a media release for your book created by Ray Keating; suggested advertising options based on various budgets; specific actions you can take for working with the media; identifying a variety of promotional tools that fit with your book; steps for identifying speaking opportunities; and more, depending on the specifics of your book. This is a a roadmap for you to follow.

Additional services...

Manuscript Assessment and Feedback on Your Book

Ray Keating will read your book, and provide an “Assessment and Feedback” memo that offers thorough thoughts and suggestions, such as on story, plot, characters, dialogue, clarity, consistency and structure. Throughout his career in writing, business and teaching, Keating has always appreciated constructive feedback for his own efforts, and believes that such feedback is critical for authors and entrepreneurs. Ray Keating’s “Assessment and Feedback” service focuses on the complete book, pointing out the positives and suggested areas for improvement.

Copyediting for Your Book

Perhaps your book simply needs a quality round of copyediting. Ray Keating offers that service as well. The copyedit will not touch the content of your book, but instead will focus on issues like spelling, punctuation, grammar, terminology, and capitalization, along with matters of continuity when it comes to plot and characters. This is especially critical for authors who plan to take the indie or self-publishing path.

Go to www.authorsandentrepreneurs.com

Keating Interview with the Renegade Millennial

I had the good fortune of doing an interview - mostly about the Pastor Stephen Grant novels and short stories - with James Moore for his Renegade Millennial blog.
Please check it out at https://therenegademillennial.wordpress.com/2019/03/03/interview-with-novelist-ray-keating-3-3-19/

Ray Keating as a Guest Speaker - Via Phone or Skype

Dear Friends of the Pastor Stephen Grant Novels:

If you are interested, I would love to speak to your church, group, book club, etc. about my novels, writing, Christianity in our culture, and more! Of course, the logistics and costs of making personal appearances across the country are daunting, so I’m tossing out the idea of speaking to your group via telephone (all you need is a speaker phone) or Skype (or a similar Internet video service). I’ve done this several times in my economist and podcaster lives, and would love to start doing it with the Pastor Stephen Grant novels. I usually offer some prepared remarks and then toss it open for some fun Q&A.

I can speak about one book and/or the entire Pastor Stephen Grant universe – whatever might fit your needs. Also, if your group would like to order signed books in advance, we can of course do that through www.raykeatingonline.com. I’d love to hear back to see if this appeals to you and how we can make it work. Just shoot me an email at raykeating@keatingreports.com.

Thanks again for your support, and God bless!

Ray Keating

Ray Keating's Authors and Entrepreneurs Podcast Episode #3: Partner with the Big Guys

Episode #3: Partner with the Big Guys like Amazon and Facebook

Readers, authors and entrepreneurs shouldn't hate the "big guys," like Amazon.com and Facebook. Instead, readers, authors and entrepreneurs should learn to love the big guys as partners. Leverage their bigness to your own benefit as authors and entrepreneurs, and to the benefit of your readers.

Listen at http://www.buzzsprout.com/147907/629969-episode-3-partner-with-big-guys-like-amazon-and-facebook, or via iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ray-keatings-authors-and-entrepreneurs-podcast/id1335700610.

Ray Keating's Authors and Entrepreneurs Podcast #1

I started a new podcast. Please check out the first episode at

http://www.buzzsprout.com/147907/625047-episode-1-yes-authors-are-entrepreneurs

Serious Reading Interview with Ray Keating

Check out the Serious Reading interview with Ray Keating, the award-winning author of the Pastor Stephen Grant novels.

Here's one question:

Do your novels carry a message?
Every writer has a message, whether penning a news story, a commentary piece, a history text, or a novel. A writer simply should be honest about it. I’m a Christian and a conservative. That comes through in my novels. At the same time, however, I don’t want to hit people over the head with some kind of polemic. I don’t like that in the novels I read, nor in the movies I see. The most important goals for me as a novelist are to tell a good story, offer compelling characters with depth, make the dialogue work naturally, present interesting conflict, and work in humor, action, love, adventure, and friendship, for example. Along the way, yes, I touch on issues in areas like faith, politics, war, and good and evil, but hopefully in a natural, non-preachy way.

Read the entire interview at

http://seriousreading.com/author-interviews/1583-interview-with-ray-keating-author-of-murderers-row.html