There’s a new hot spot for Latino authors to promote their work: Bronzeword Latino Authors. Led by award-winning author Jo Ann Hernandez, this new site aims to disseminate the work and achievements of Hispanic authors around the world. Jo Ann will offer several promotional services, including virtual book tours. Here to talk about her new endeavor and the Latino book market is Jo Ann herself.
Thanks for stopping by, Jo Ann. Your new site for Latino authors sounds exciting. Tell us about it.
BronzeWord Latino Authors opens May 18 with Crafty Chica Kathy Cano-Murillo’s Top Ten Days. Leave a comment to be eligible to win a book.
What used to be the BronzeWord Blog has moved on and is powering BronzeWord Latino Authors.
Come and read about your Latino authors and their achievements. Get information about contests, the publishing world and about agents/publishers. BronzeWord Latino Authors is a wealth of information to help you achieve your publishing goals.
We celebrate the Top Ten Days of different Latino authors with ten days of interviews/book reviews/articles by the author. We are creating the first Virtual Latino Book Tour. Latino bloggers will be featured every Saturday in BronzeWord Latino Authors. Blog Carnivals are in sight on the road.
The family awaits you. BronzeWord Latino Authors: The clearinghouse for all things Latino literature.
The first Virtual Tour of the Latino Book is becoming an opportunity. I am looking for Latino bloggers who are interested in hosting a Latino author one day a month. Send me your email address and I’ll send you a letter with the details to host. However, my letter is long. I am a novelist and I don’t know how to write short. The letter is long because I want you to know all the possibilities. But really, apart from hosting the author, informing your readers, and passing your link to the next blog, there isn’t much to do. Please, watch it. You would be making history.
What prompted you to start such a site?
With BronzeWord Latino Authors, I want to create a level playing field for all writers who have a manuscript to sell. If you have a question, ask. If you have a problem with your writing, bring it up. If you need help editing, please submit your pages. If you want to know where to find the best agent to consult and how to consult, look for answers at BronzeWord Latino Authors. Latino/a authors are treated with respect and honored for the great wonders they are creating. Here everyone can say what is really on their mind. We raise our dreams, and we encourage each one of us to achieve them.
How is the Latin book market right now?
Everything you read tells you that the Latino book market is great. It is when you consider that white people are writing our stories. That mystery writers (my favorite genre to read so can’t comment on other guys) have more and more Latino sidekicks with thick mustaches and flashy suits, and if they make their Latino character the main lead, they’re half – something else or not connected to its roots. New York City says they are putting out a lot of Latino books/still those books are about migrant or gang related stories. Latino authors have to go to small or university presses to write something that represents our growing middle-class audiences.
Also, everyone desperately needs to talk about how buying our books makes a world of difference. The dollar bill speaks loudly. Think Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi. Only when we buy the books of our Latino authors will New York City understand that we want books about us, about our lives in all the manifestations in which our lives and our ethnicity are presented. They can’t pigeonhole us into a generalization and expect us to spend our money on how they perceive us.
Each of us can make a difference. It’s a cruel world for a Latino/a writer. Don’t be fooled by what NYC prints. Only you can make a difference. BronzeWord Latino Authors may post the information for you to read, and it’s up to you to make NYC aware of what we really want. About us. what we are worth
Anything else you want to tell our readers?
Do you know that search engines make the difference between a blog being noticed or ignored? As? By the number of comments people make on the blog. Search engines count comments. The more comments there are on a blog, the more likely a search engine will show that blog on the search results page. If the blog does not appear on the search results page, it will never be noticed, seen or ranked. Every time you visit a blog or website and enjoy reading it, I’m glad, but make a comment even if it’s just a hello. Your comments will make a big difference in the existence of that blog. Your comments will have a huge impact on the understanding that Latinos/as exist and are thriving. Your comments are what count, they really count.
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Thanks Jo Ann and good luck with your new site!
