On Being a Small Press Author ? Lisette Brodey | Central Avenue ...

Running a small press is just like running a business with a group of employees ? well almost. I don?t actually get to see them every day and we can?t gather around the water cooler to chat. Since we all see each other only virtually, I thought it might be nice to ?introduce? our authors to both each other and their readers via a series of short interviews. These interviews will run twice a week until December ? it?s a neat way of finding out how similar authors can be, and yet so different.

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Today, we?re talking with Lisette Brodey, one of the first women I spoke with when I was first getting started. She has written several books and we distribute them for her. Her books are Crooked Moon; Squalor, New Mexico; and, Molly Hacker is Too Picky! I met Lisette on line and asked her if she?d be interested in coming on board as a partner. I liked her professional online presence and of course, her writing. She?s an active writer and I love how she maintains her online friends and colleagues. I also appreciate how she?s trusted us with her ?babies? and in working with her, I always know I have an ally.

1. The first book I can remember reading is: The first books I remember being read TO me are poetry books: A Child?s Garden of Verses and Told Under the Blue Umbrella. It would be fascinating to know the first book I read, but I have no idea.

2. The first book I ever wrote was: Squalor, New Mexico.

3. An ?average? day in my life goes like this: The first thing I do is check my email, make quick social media rounds, then decide what I?m going to work on that day. I usually battle through a great number of distractions, take time out to walk, and if the day goes well, I?ll end up having accomplished something I can feel good about. While I love having a day where I?ve written quite a bit, it?s not the number of words I?ve written, but how well I like them.

4. I found out about Central Avenue Publishing from: Michelle Halket contacted me when she first started ireadiwrite as a boutique bookstore and asked me if I was interested in having my work included.

5. The last book I read was: The Hambledown Dream by Dean Mayes. What a great read!

6. In order for me to sit down and write, I need: Someone to go outside and make sure that all woodchippers and loud machinery are turned off. I need quiet. It helps to have my desk straightened up. It helps a lot. But most importantly, I need to know where I plan to take my writing that day. When I have a specific direction, I?m much more likely to be successful.

7. My ?day job? is: I am a member of SAG-AFTRA and work as a background actor, mostly in TV and films.

8. I carve out time to write by:? Digging a hole in the ground and crawling into it. Metaphorically speaking, of course.

9. In order to find time to write, I feel as though I sacrifice: Communication with friends, cleaning chores, and just some plain old-fashioned down time.

10. I am currently working on: A young adult paranormal book. No vampires or werewolves. Just some strange happenings!

11. The best piece of advice I ever got was from:? my mother and it was: ?pretend that every word you write costs you a dollar.?

12. The best piece of advice I would give is: Have a general idea of the beginning, middle, and end of your story. Know where you?re headed and then enjoy the crazy detours getting there.

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Michelle Halket is the Creative Director of Central Avenue Publishing. A bibliophile and technophile, Michelle runs this press for great creative writers to showcase their work.

Source: http://centralavenuepub.wordpress.com/2012/10/21/on-being-a-small-press-author-lisette-brodey/

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