Thanks for letting
us interrogate you! Can you give us a
go-for-the-gut answer as to why you wanted to be an author?
I love to write. If
anyone reads it,it is a bonus!
Tell us (we won’t
tell promise!) is it all it’s cracked up to be?
I mean what are the perks and
The perks are seeing
the book on e-book and print for the
first time and watching people buy and enjoy themselves. The demands are
minimal if you enjoy writing and cartooning
Which route did you
take – traditional or self-published – and can you give us the nitty gritty low
down on what’s that like?
We went
traditional and the hardest part
is finding a publisher who is impressed with the book as much as we are
What’s the
snarkiest thing you can say about the publishing industry (e.g. rejections, the
long wait, etc.)
I think it is sad that so many book shops have now closed with
the advent of e-books. It has become tougher to sell to the bookshops as they
have dwindling funds
Tell us for real
what your family feels about you spending so much time getting your book
written, polished, edited, formatted, published, what have you?
They are happy
when I am happy and even happier when they see the results
What was the
craziest or insane thing that happened to you in the book publishing process?
Writing this blog. I did not save it to my computer and had to redo. I wish I
could remember what I wrote the first time round. I am sure it was better.
How about the
social networks? Which ones do you
believe help and which ones do you wish you could avoid?
You would have to ask
my publisher. He is the guru here. I have had many requests for the book in
print on face-book as people want to give our book as gifts
Book sales. Don’t you just love them (or lack of?)? How are you making the sales happen for you?
I am” micro-marketing”, calling individual book shops around Australia. Mark and I will be doing television
morning shows and I have already done interviews with local magazines
What is one thing
you’d like to jump on the rooftop and scream about?
Mark’s cartooning ability
and wit
About the Authors
Julianne
has created & organized targeted national launches, press coverage,
television appearances, publicity events and community service affiliations for
a varied range of entities including: “Masai Barefoot Technology” – therapeutic
footwear company; award-winning cartoonist Mark Lynch’s book – “How Green is My
Planet” with forewords from Spike Milligan and David Suzuki; best-selling
recipe book, “Barbies for Blokes” with recipes from celebrities such as Peter
Brock, Jeff Fenech and Guy Leech and the sequel “More Barbies for Blokes”
(These later publications were co-authored by Julianne); John Gill, eight times
World Martial Arts Champion and Hornsby Council’s sports complexes that won the
national award for “Best Swim School Promotion”. Julianne has just produced
directed and written a DVD for Holland America Cruise lines based on their
exercise programs and is publishing her new book “Cocktails and Mock Tales”.
Visit
Julianne McLean on Facebook!
Mark Lynch our Australian cartoonist, describes himself
as being born “sometime in the middle of the last century.”
After doing a variety of Jobs, Mark became a QANTAS
Flight attendant and he quips that “the next nineteen years of his life
resembled an exotic beer commercial set in a variety of world- wide locations”.
Mark was editorial cartoonist for the leading
publication, “The Australian” newspaper. His work has been enjoyed in more
publications than you could count, ranging from Australian dailies, even ‘Le
News Switzerland”. Mark’s cartoons appear in a variety of forms and diversity
world-wide including video screens in the Berlin and Munich subway system where
they are seen by 1.5 million people a day.
Mark is the recipient of 48 international and Australian
cartoon awards!
Mark lives in Sydney with his lovely wife, Jenny, and two
sons and to learn more about Mark and see further cartoons, visit www.cartoons-a-plenty.com
About the Book:
Cocktails and Mock- Tales is not just about alcoholic
beverages. The book is about sensations that tickle your tastebuds and humour
that tickles your fancy. It includes non-alcoholic beverages that the whole
family can enjoy and even herbal recipes for the adventurous.
Have one extremely tall high ball glass and a giant cocktail
shaker at the ready
Ingredients:
Unlimited centilitres of wit and humour
9 cl or 3oz titillating snippets of history and gossip
Add flavours of exotic destinations
A dusting of spice mixed with satire
Several centilitres of high spirits (optional)
Shake with vigour. Garnish with an open mind and your own
sense of humour
Now you are ready to truly laugh and savour Cocktails and
Mock Tales!
Amaze your friends and family with your knowledge of the
origins of international beverages and excite their tastebuds with these exotic
sensations.
For More Information
- Cocktails & Mock-Tales is available at Amazon.
- Discuss this book at PUYB Virtual Book Club at Goodreads.
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