Birdsong: Getting Your Book Published

Our guest Rik Feeney is the author of several books including Writing Books for Fun, Fame & Fortune!, his latest book Editing Basics for Authors and Indie-Publishers!, the soon to be released Book Marketing Basics (for authors on a budget), as well as the upcoming memoir “What Are Little Boys Made of…?” Rik is a Book Coach, Book Cover Designer, and Publishing Consultant.

Birdsong: Getting Your Book Published

Our guest Rik Feeney is the author of several books including Writing Books for Fun, Fame & Fortune!, his latest book Editing Basics for Authors and Indie-Publishers!, the soon to be released Book Marketing Basics (for authors on a budget), as well as the upcoming memoir “What Are Little Boys Made of…?” Rik is a Book Coach, Book Cover Designer, and Publishing Consultant.

Rik Feeney

ik Feeney adapted his love of reading, writing, and gymnastics to become a published author of more than 60 books, reports, and CD’s on the sport and business of gymnastics as well as a book coach, book cover designer, and promotional expert for aspiring authors.




Rik has been traditionally published by Masters Press and ultimately McGraw-Hill for his book “Gymnastics: A Guide for Parents and Athletes”, but then opted to start his own publishing company in 1994 called Richardson Publishing, which uses Traditional, Print-On-Demand, and Digital publishing technologies.



Rik received a Bachelor of Arts in Writing & Literature from Vermont College of Norwich University in 2003.



Rik currently works with authors and self-publishers as a book coach, marketing coach, and publishing consultant providing insight and information to help new writers leap beyond the mundane but financially treacherous concerns of publishing.



​Rik is also the Orlando - Florida Writer’s Association Group Leader and in the past has been a Platinum Sponsor for the FWA State Writer’s Conference. He is also a lifetime member of the Florida Writer’s Association.




​He is also a member of the Florida Author and Publishers Association as well as the Independent Book Publishers Association.
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​Rik Feeney has done several talks at writer’s conferences and seminars throughout the Southeast including the Florida Writer’s Association, Florida Author’s and Publisher’s Association, Gulf Coast Writer’s Association, Writers League of the Villages, New Smyrna Beach Book Festival, and several library systems including Orange, Seminole, and Lake counties.

Rik\'s Website