Barbara Freethy's guest appearances

Barbara Freethy

The Self Publishing Show

Kobo Writing Life Podcast

The Best in Mystery, Romance and Historicals

Lee Goldberg

Patricia McLinn

Sara Rosett

Susan Grant

Molly McCord

Craig Tuch

David Gaughran

Tina Dietz

Shayne Silvers

Ricardo Fayet

Pat Flynn

Craig Johnson

Chris Ducker

Robert Dugoni

Mark Pryor

OwlTail

Contemporary romance author Barbara Freethy is an Amazon KDP Bestselling Author of All Time with a total now of 12 million books sold in multiple languages. She’s a master of thrilling mysteries, romantic suspense and heart-warming romance.Hi there, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler, and today in The Joys of Binge Reading Barbara talks about the enjoyment she gets from being able to switch between the more chilling thrillers she writes to her charming love stories, and she also talks about the advantage of having a good head for business in today’s publishing environment – perhaps more important today than it ever has been in the past for an author to be able to understand the business of publishing.We’ve got a free book giveaway to mark St Valentine’s Day: author Ashley Emma, an award-winning USA Today bestselling author of over 15 hugely popular Amish romances. She's got four of them to give away on her website - so check them out today. GET AMISH ROMANCE BOOKSDon’t forget you can get exclusive bonus content – like hearing Barbara’s answers to the Getting-to-Know-You five quickfire questions – by becoming a Binge Reading on Patreon supporter. For the cost of less than a cup of coffee a month, you’ll get bonus content including regular Behind the Scenes news and indications of the authors we’ll be talking to in coming months if you want to read their work ahead of the show.If you’d like to support the show, check it out at Binge Reading On Patreon, www.patreon.com/thejoysofbingereading  Links from this episode:http://www.barbarafreethy.com/books/#whisperlake http://www.barbarafreethy.com/books/#Offthegrid http://www.barbarafreethy.com/risky-bargain/http://www.barbarafreethy.com/if-we-never-met/ Where to find Barbara Freethy: Website: www.barbarafreethy.comEmail: barbarafreethybooks@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraFreethyBooks/Twitter: https://twitter.com/barbarafreethyGoodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/136075.Barbara_FreethyYou Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPS4MXqFNGqddWdJfWUUJpgIntroducing Barbara Freethy, best-selling romance authorWhat follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to the show notes in The Joys of Binge Reading.com for important mentions.And now, here’s Barbara.Barbara Freethy - Top selling romance author Jenny Wheeler: Hello there Barbara and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us.Barbara Freethy: Thanks so much for having me.Jenny Wheeler: You started out with a very sound career in trad publishing, but in the early days of the indie revolution you were one of the ones who jumped ship, and your success has been remarkable. Within a few years you had sold 5 million eBooks and become an Amazon KDP bestselling author of all time. That was a few years ago. Have you got any idea how many books you've sold now?Barbara Freethy: I think adding them all up, because I was traditionally published before I went indie, I probably have about 12 million books sold worldwide, and in many different languages now too, so that's very exciting for me.Jenny Wheeler: That is fantastic. It goes without saying that you write highly entertaining and addictive books, but even so, how do you account for that brilliant success?Barbara Freethy: It's really hard to account for the success. There are a lot of factors that have gone into it. Publishing on a regular basis, being consistent with what I write, and meeting the reader's expectations has been helpful for me. There are a lot of different factors.I put a lot of time in, but then a lot of authors put a lot of time in, so I don't do anything that much differently. I've got a good head for business, the business of publishing as well as for the writing, and that's been helpful in my pursuit of an indie career.

Contemporary romance author Barbara Freethy is an Amazon KDP Bestselling Author of All Time with a total now of 12 million books sold in multiple languages. She’s a master of thrilling mysteries, romantic suspense and heart-warming romance. Hi there, I’m your host Jenny Wheeler, and today in The Joys of Binge Reading Barbara talks about the enjoyment she gets from being able to switch between the more chilling thrillers she writes to her charming love stories, and she also talks about the advantage of having a good head for business in today’s publishing environment – perhaps more important today than it ever has been in the past for an author to be able to understand the business of publishing. We’ve got a free book giveaway to mark St Valentine’s Day: author Ashley Emma, an award-winning USA Today bestselling author of over 15 hugely popular Amish romances. She's got four of them to give away on her website - so check them out today. GET AMISH ROMANCE BOOKS Don’t forget you can get exclusive bonus content – like hearing Barbara’s answers to the Getting-to-Know-You five quickfire questions – by becoming a Binge Reading on Patreon supporter. For the cost of less than a cup of coffee a month, you’ll get bonus content including regular Behind the Scenes news and indications of the authors we’ll be talking to in coming months if you want to read their work ahead of the show. If you’d like to support the show, check it out at Binge Reading On Patreon, <a href="http://www.patreon.com/thejoysofbingereading" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/thejoysofbingereading</a>  Links from this episode: <a href="http://www.barbarafreethy.com/books/#whisperlake" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.barbarafreethy.com/books/#whisperlake</a> <a href="http://www.barbarafreethy.com/books/#Offthegrid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.barbarafreethy.com/books/#Offthegrid</a> <a href="http://www.barbarafreethy.com/risky-bargain/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.barbarafreethy.com/risky-bargain/</a><a href="http://www.barbarafreethy.com/if-we-never-met/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.barbarafreethy.com/if-we-never-met/</a> Where to find Barbara Freethy:  Website: <a href="http://www.barbarafreethy.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.barbarafreethy.com</a> Email: barbarafreethybooks@gmail.com Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraFreethyBooks/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraFreethyBooks/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/barbarafreethy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/barbarafreethy</a> Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/136075.Barbara_Freethy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/136075.Barbara_Freethy</a> You Tube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPS4MXqFNGqddWdJfWUUJpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPS4MXqFNGqddWdJfWUUJpg</a> Introducing Barbara Freethy, best-selling romance author What follows is a "near as" transcript of our conversation, not word for word but pretty close to it, with links to the show notes in The Joys of Binge <a href="http://Reading.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reading.com</a> for important mentions.And now, here’s Barbara. Barbara Freethy - Top selling romance author Jenny Wheeler: Hello there Barbara and welcome to the show. It's great to have you with us. Barbara Freethy: Thanks so much for having me. Jenny Wheeler: You started out with a very sound career in trad publishing, but in the early days of the indie revolution you were one of the ones who jumped ship, and your success has been remarkable. Within a few years you had sold 5 million eBooks and become an Amazon KDP bestselling author of all time. That was a few years ago. Have you got any idea how many books you've sold now? Barbara Freethy: I think adding them all up, because I was traditionally published before I went indie, I probably have about 12 million books sold worldwide, and in many different languages now too, so that's very exciting for me. Jenny Wheeler: That is fantastic. It goes without saying that you write highly entertaining and addictive books, but even so, how do you account for that brilliant success? Barbara Freethy: It's really hard to account for the success. There are a lot of factors that have gone into it. Publishing on a regular basis, being consistent with what I write, and meeting the reader's expectations has been helpful for me. There are a lot of different factors. I put a lot of time in, but then a lot of authors put a lot of time in, so I don't do anything that much differently. I've got a good head for business, the business of publishing as well as for the writing, and that's been helpful in my pursuit of an indie career.

Barbara Freethy  – Chart-topping Romance

Self-Publishing is what we’re all about here at SPF. And that’s because it often makes more sense than traditional publishing. In fact, self-publishing is very much a response to the limitations of traditional publishing. Today’s guest, Barbara Freethy, was already an established traditionally published author when she dipped her toe into the self publishing waters […]

Self-Publishing is what we’re all about here at SPF. And that’s because it often makes more sense than traditional publishing. In fact, self-publishing is very much a response to the limitations of traditional publishing. Today’s guest, Barbara Freethy, was already an established traditionally published author when she dipped her toe into the self publishing waters […]

SPF-025: Interview with the biggest selling KDP author of all time – WIth Barbara Freethy