Bestselling
author Tom Carter is a longtime Nashville who lives with his wife, Janie, a few
miles from Nashville’s legendary Music Row.
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Tell us about your book! What is it
about and what inspired
you
to write it?
Nashville: Music and Murder is my first novel among 18
books within
my body of work, including seven New York
Times and two USA Today best-sellers. I wrote my
fiction intentionally set in Music
Row, Nashville's commercially creative arts neighborhood that
boasts recording studios, music publishing houses and celebrity
offices. Music Row is to Nashville what
Hollywood is to
Los Angeles. One difference? Eighty-seven novels have been set
in Hollywood, while not one "significant" novel has been set in
Music Row. So I set my novel there.
Tell us about your publishing process. What was it like? Did
you
go indie or the traditional way?
For
the first time during twenty-nine years of writing non-fiction, I opted to self
publish. The incentives were attractive,
as my self-publisher distributes to tens of thousands of worldwide retailers
and eBook distribution from more than 70 online partners serving reader across the
globe.
How did you choose the title for your book?
Did it come to
you
right away, before you started writing it, or did it come
later?
I
invented the title after writing the book.
I wanted the title
to
be a miniature overview of the storyline.
Tell us about the cover design process.
Did you have a basic
idea
of what your book cover would be like?
I
retained an artist who’s also a designer and illustrator.
How was your experience working with the designer?
It
was great.
What has been the readers' response to your cover?
Everyone
has said nice things.
What tips would you give to authors who are looking for a
cover
designer?
Contact
a book publicist.
Anything else you'd like to say about your book?
Not
at this time.
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