{"id":9480,"date":"2016-02-29T20:20:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T00:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=9480"},"modified":"2016-02-29T23:20:36","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T03:20:36","slug":"episode-157-dan-cafaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-157-dan-cafaro","title":{"rendered":"Episode 157 &#8211; Dan Cafaro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Virtual Memories Show #157:<br \/>\nDan Cafaro<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1482\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9480-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=9480-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The reality of this marketplace is that true professional writers aren&#8217;t being recognized.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/atticusbooksonline.com\/about\/about-publisher\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9481\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-157-dan-cafaro\/dan-cafaro1\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/dan-cafaro1.jpg?fit=360%2C480\" data-orig-size=\"360,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dan-cafaro1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/dan-cafaro1.jpg?fit=360%2C480\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9481\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/dan-cafaro1.jpg?resize=260%2C347\" alt=\"dan-cafaro1\" width=\"260\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/dan-cafaro1.jpg?resize=330%2C440 330w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/dan-cafaro1.jpg?w=360 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/atticusbooksonline.com\/about\/about-publisher\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Cafaro<\/a>, publisher of <a href=\"http:\/\/atticusbooksonline.com\" target=\"_blank\">Atticus Books<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/atticusreview.org\" target=\"_blank\">Atticus Review<\/a>, joins the show to talk about indy publishing, building a writers&#8217; community, taking on the diversity challenge, making the transition from sportswriter to bookseller to book-blogger to publisher, the importance of a supportive spouse, the trick of balancing print and digital (and publishing and a day job), making the investment in a book designer, and more! <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Give it a listen<\/a>, and go check out the great catalog of <a href=\"http:\/\/atticusbooksonline.com\" target=\"_blank\">Atticus Books<\/a>!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It can be easier to get a good review than to understand how it may translate into sales.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/atticusbooksonline.com\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9483\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9483\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-157-dan-cafaro\/atticus-logo\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/atticus-logo.jpg?fit=301%2C413\" data-orig-size=\"301,413\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1339506634&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"atticus logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/atticus-logo.jpg?fit=301%2C413\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9483\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/atticus-logo.jpg?resize=200%2C274\" alt=\"atticus logo\" width=\"200\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a>BONUS: You get to hear me lament about my days as a small press publisher (1998-2004), while Dan &amp; I try to figure out how to market books effectively in This Distracted Age. We also reminisce about a long-gone bookstore in Hackensack, NJ, and make somewhat oblique sports references. We recorded this show at <a href=\"http:\/\/shortstoriesnj.com\" target=\"_blank\">Short Stories Community Book Hub<\/a>, in Madison, NJ (photo below). It&#8217;s a wonderful space, and a neat bookstore, so go visit if you&#8217;re in the area!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Building a writers community is my dream.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1483\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9480-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=9480-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/shortstoriesnj.com\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9484\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9484\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-157-dan-cafaro\/short-stories-books\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/short-stories-books.jpg?fit=960%2C720\" data-orig-size=\"960,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"short-stories-books\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/short-stories-books.jpg?fit=525%2C394\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-9484\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/short-stories-books.jpg?resize=525%2C394\" alt=\"short-stories-books\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/short-stories-books.jpg?resize=620%2C465 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/short-stories-books.jpg?resize=440%2C330 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/short-stories-books.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/short-stories-books.jpg?w=960 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also, if you want to find out who Dan is reading nowadays (non-Atticus titles) and get a list of the books we talked about in this episode, <a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\">join our Patreon<\/a> and become a monthly contributor to <em>The Virtual Memories Show!<\/em> At the end of March, the new episode of our patron-only podcast, <a href=\"http:\/\/fearofasquareplanet.com\" target=\"_blank\">Fear of a Square Planet<\/a>, will go up with a bonus segment about who Dan is\u00a0reading and why.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_157_-_Dan_Cafaro.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\">the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes! You might like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-133-what-if-we-give-it-away\" target=\"_blank\">Stona Fitch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-122-a-muse-apart\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Galassi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-35-cents-a-stamp\" target=\"_blank\">John Porcellino<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-hassling-the-hoff\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Hoffman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-124-dont-fall\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan David Kranz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em> on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VirtualMemoriesShow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\">RSS<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/atticusbooksonline.com\/about\/about-publisher\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Cafaro<\/a> is the founder and publisher of award-winning independent press <a href=\"http:\/\/atticusbooksonline.com\" target=\"_blank\">Atticus Books<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/atticusreview.org\" target=\"_blank\">Atticus Review<\/a>, a weekly digital literary magazine. Dan founded Atticus in 2010 after working as a sportswriter, bookseller, editor, and publications manager. He is currently at work on his first novel, <em>The Next Activist<\/em>, and swears that it has all the makings of a really great reality TV show.<\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: This episode\u2019s music is <\/em>Nothing&#8217;s Gonna Bring Me Down<em>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/davidanddavidmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\">David Baerwald<\/a>, used with permission of the artist. The conversation was recorded at the wonderful <a href=\"http:\/\/shortstoriesnj.com\" target=\"_blank\">Short Stories Community Book Hub<\/a>, in Madison, NJ, on a pair of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002SQJLA4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002SQJLA4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=voyantpublishing&amp;linkId=64RDM7RI2SABXGPL\">Blue enCORE 200 microphones<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=voyantpublishing&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002SQJLA4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> feeding into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00KCXMBES\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00KCXMBES&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=voyantpublishing&amp;linkId=DRHR6463DEQ4TO3N\">Zoom H5<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=voyantpublishing&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00KCXMBES\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> digital recorder. I recorded the intro and outro on a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002VA464S\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002VA464S&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=voyantpublishing\">Blue Yeti USB Microphone<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=voyantpublishing&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002VA464S\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>. Processing was done in Audacity and Logic Pro. 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