Roni Robbins - Transforming Family History into Award-Winning Fiction

The Publishing Performance Show

Roni Robbins, an award-winning journalist and author, shares her journey of transforming her grandfather's recorded memories into the award-winning book "Hands of Gold." With a background in journalism spanning publications like the Atlanta Journal Constitution and WebMD, she brings professional storytelling expertise to her family's Holocaust survival story.
In this episode:

• Journey from journalism to authorship
• Converting oral history to narrative
• Research and verification process
• Traditional publishing journey
• Marketing strategies and awards
• Future writing projects
• Legacy preservation techniques

Resources Mentioned:

• National Archives - https://www.archives.gov/
• Mormon Family History Center - https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/topic/family-history-centers
• Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/
• PR Newswire - https://www.prnewswire.com/
• US Holocaust Memorial Museum - https://www.ushmm.org/

Book Recommendations:

• "Hands of Gold" by Roni Robbins: https://www.amazon.com/Hands-Gold-Silver-Misfortune-Fiction/dp/9493231852

Connect with Roni Robbins:

• Website - http://www.ronirobbins.com/
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100061145405275
• Twitter/X - https://twitter.com/ronirobbins
• Instagram - https://instagram.com/handsofgoldnovel?r=nametag
• TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@handsofgoldnovel?_t=8ZNrTvl0JsL&_r=1

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Розділи

1. Roni Robbins - Transforming Family History into Award-Winning Fiction (00:00:00)

2. Discussion about always wanting to be a writer (00:01:02)

3. Story behind writing "The Hands of God" and the grandfather's tapes (00:03:02)

4. How Roni obtained the recordings (00:04:48)

5. Process of turning recordings into a novel (00:09:11)

6. Advice for recording family histories (00:12:44)

7. Discussion about editing process and finding a publisher (00:15:05)

8. Why Roni chose traditional publishing over self-publishing (00:17:03)

9. Marketing strategies and winning awards (00:19:48)

10. Impact of winning awards on book success (00:23:21)

11. Experience working with a publicist (00:25:08)

12. Show outro and Publishing Performance platform promotion (00:28:00)