54 BOOK MARKETING - PAT MCKANIC

11/03/19 • 28 min

Pat McKanic is an author, entrepreneur and former journalist. Her debut novel, Illusions of Paradise, earned a Five Star review from Readers’ Favorite and has more than two dozen Five Star reviews from readers on Amazon.com (illusionsofparadise.net)

Pat’s diversified communications company, Pat McKanic & Associates, LLC, which celebrated 19 years in business in 2019, specializes in public relations, marketing, media training, social media marketing and executive and business coaching. The company recently launched BookBuzz Media, a division specializing in helping indie authors market their books.

The ADDY Award-winning former print and broadcast journalist reported for news organizations including newspapers in the Caribbean, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times Co.

A noted public speaker, Pat is known for motivational and inspirational presentations to business, professional and civic organizations that move people to action and encourage them to believe in, and start living their dreams, no matter their age or station in life. She is also widely recognized for sharing strategies for successful media and marketing campaigns, and the very popular “Creating A Mystery” presentation to writers.

The Certified Life Coach enjoys reading, traveling and creating art, and is working on a follow-up to Illusions of Paradise.

The ADDY Award-winning former print and broadcast journalist reported for news organizations including newspapers in the Caribbean, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Times Co.

The Certified Life Coach enjoys reading, traveling and creating art, and is working on a follow-up to Illusions of Paradise.

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53 BOOK MARKETING AND CULTURE COAST WRITERS - DONA LEE

Dona Lee is CEO of PLOTTING SUCCESS, an author’s services company helping authors write, edit, publish, and market their work. In 2005 she joined the Sarasota Fiction Writers, in two years becoming the President and then after her term, she became the editor of their monthly newsmagazine covering the writing industry in Manatee & Sarasota Counties. Her experience with SFW led her to establish a new group in Manatee County associated with the Florida Writers Association. For fourteen years she has helped dozens of writers improve their craft, finish their books, publish and market. She owns an independent book gallery specializing in Florida-authored books where she takes on clients to help them on their journey to publication.

Her mentoring/tutoring skills grew and she and her partner (now husband) wrote a book, Published! The Complete Guide to Non-Traditional Publishing now in its second edition. It has been used in countless workshops, seminars, and classes.

Dona has an AS Degree in Business Management with a minor in Journalism and was editor of her college newspaper. Dona’s won multiple short-story contests, written Published! The Complete Guide to Non-traditional Publishing and recently released her debut novel, Chimera. More info @ www.plotting-success.com

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55 IN ITALIAN - RUSSIAGATE AND THE ITALIAN CONNECTION - ETTORE FARINELLI

Today, my guest is Ettore Farinelli who is an architect living in Rome, Italy. He is the CEO of his company, ‘Silo Impianti’ (‘Silo Works’) that deals in solar and Eolic or wind energy; he is also involved in the construction, renovation and maintenance of buildings like embassies or ministries). Since he has a lot of energy, he also builds and restructures prestigious buildings for friends and clients.

Ettore is an avid skier and loves to go boating in beautiful Sardinia. Art and architecture are his passions, but he can talk about any subject. We will be speaking to him again about Italian politics.