Kimberlie Dykeman Continues to Inspire!

March 29, 2010

Dalton author, Kimberlie Dykeman, is always motivating someone! Following the success of her book Pure Soapbox, she has recently launched the nationwide SOAPBOX® In-home Inspiration Party, “a modern-day get-together that taps the wisdom found in powerful quotes to prompt candid interaction and heart-felt story-telling”. Dykeman inspires her guests to inspire themselves and each other and to get more out of life. Become a host and empower your friends, groups, and clients!

“…this ain’t your grandmother’s Tupperware gathering, prim-n-proper fundraiser, or networking (whining!) event! Instead, this is home-brewed motivation…with a swift kick in the pants!”

Dykeman is also currently working on a Fundraiser for LIVESTRONG wherein she is raising $5,000 this year to help the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

With the success of her SOAPBOX® motivational vignettes, Dykeman was invited to speak at several events in April 2010:

• She will deliver the kick-off keynote speech at the CoreTrac 2010 Users Conference in Austin.

• On 22 April 2010, she will be the featured guest author at the 3rd Annual Taylor Library Board Gala where she will help toast the festive occasion to drive home this year’s “Travel the World with Books” theme for the black tie affair.

• Additionally, she will offer one of her famous vignettes as a toast filled with words of wisdom, reassurance and encouragement to the latest students graduating from the Austin Mentorship Program at St. Edwards University.

You can read an excerpt of Pure Soapbox on Scribd.

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Dalton Publishing participates in Peer Pressure

March 24, 2010

Dalton Publishing is thrilled to be participating in the upcoming event: Peer Pressure: Indie Presses Unite.This event is being held in honor of Small Press Month, a nationwide celebration highlighting the high quality works produced by independent publishers.

The evening will be emceed by award-winning Dalton author, Owen Egerton, and will also feature Dalton author, Michael Gilmore, reading from his collection of visceral and visual poetry, Restless Astronomy. You can read excerpts of Michael Gilmore’s Restless Astronomy and Owen Egerton’s books on Scribd.

In addition to Dalton’s authors, actress Kelli Bland will read a hilarious piece from American Short Fiction’s newest issue. Monofonus Press will lend their teleporting expertise to the evening and broadcast a reading from renowned author Dan Chaon. And locals Cindy St. John and Bradley Strahan will represent their independent presses with awe-inspiring poetry.

Seth Woods, the Whiskey Priest, will begin the evening with a set of his gorgeous indie-Americana songs. Together, the night will be full of wit, humor, diverse writing, and amazing local music. You won’t want to miss it!

Saturday, March 27, 2010
7 - 10pm

Club de Ville
900 Red River
Austin TX

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Dalton shares books online starting with Scribd

March 17, 2010

Dalton Publishing’s commitment to getting their authors the best exposure on the Web shows through once more with their launch into the world of online document sharing communities. Social publishing companies such as Scribd and Docstoc make written works available online, mobile devices and e-readers. With filters, tagging, and images, it’s easy to browse a variety of categories or to pinpoint exactly what you’re looking for.

Scribd is a social publishing company, allowing you to see the latest reviews or join conversations on your favorite works. Docstoc serves as a repository of legal, business, financial, technical, and educational documents.

These sites are a welcome addition to the Web 2.0 arena for publishers, as they offer a great way to highlight and sell print books, feature and sell e-books on the spot, as well being a convenient outlet for advanced reviews.

Dalton has published excerpts of all its back titles to Scribd, complete with direct links to many different outlets for purchasing the books. The hope is to get the word out about all of Dalton’s talented authors and their remarkable work in yet another viral market in the Social Web. Dalton plans to do the same in DocStoc and other reputable sites as they emerge.

Next on the social document sharing agenda for Dalton is to directly sell e-book versions of all its titles as they become available in the next couple months. Sites like Scribd and DocStoc offer generous royalties on e-books, and that is refreshing news for struggling small presses. Dalton looks forward to a very prosperous relationship with these services.

Social document sharing sites have something more to offer publishers: A way to easily publish galleys to attract advance reviewers for upcoming titles. Dalton Publishing has placed an excerpt of the advanced review copy of Owen Egerton’s much awaited new novel, The Book of Harold, on Scribd. Potential reviewers are invited to get a sneak peek of the galley and to contact the publisher if they wish to receive the full galley as a PDF or as a regular galley. This is a huge step in the interest of green publishing!

Please take a look at all of Dalton’s excerpts and let us know if you would like to review Owen’s new book. We will keep you posted as we create our presence on other document sharing sites in the future.

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Gary Kent’s Shadows and Light gets rave reviews

March 15, 2010

Dalton Publishing author, stuntman, actor and director, Gary Kent has much planned for his book Shadows and Light: Journeys With Outlaws in Revolutionary Hollywood.

Kent was interviewed by Anthony Nicolette for his Toronto-based podcast, Canadianferox.com. The show, which highlights and reviews independent, sci-fi, and horror films, was aired Tuesday, 23 February 2010, and spotlights Kent’s 40+ years of working in Hollywood.

Gutmunchers.com, a popular online movie podcast reviewing the best in horror, sci-fi, and cult films, will air Kent’s interview with John Shatzer in mid-March.

Of special note, Kent will be appearing as a special guest star at the brand new Grave Robber’s Ball movie convention in Canton Ohio, August 2010.  This highly anticipated convention will feature screenings, movie memorabilia, and an homage to Kent’s recently released memoir.

Rave reviews for Shadows and Light were recently received from the show-biz sci-fi/horror website, Kitley’s Krypt:

“While a lot of biographies that I read are usually informative, I have never read one that was as entertaining as this one. Not only did Kent’s stories have me on the floor laughing, but his way of telling them is priceless. His book shows us what true pioneers these independent filmmakers really were.”

“Like the movies that he worked on, they just don’t make them like Gary Kent anymore!”

Watch for another glowing review of Shadows and Light by book reviewer Laura Wagner in the March edition of the classic movie magazine, Classic Images.

You can read an excerpt of Gary Kent’s Shadows and Light on Scribd.

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