My Brand New Book Release with Sal Nudo

What's is your new book called? 

My new book is titled "Learning Journalism Where Writers Rise: Four Enlightening Years in Graduate School at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign." 

Where did the inspiration for the name come from?

I wish I could say the original inspiration to write this book stemmed from an idealistic desire to teach what I learned about journalism and spark an interest in others to pursue the field, which has gone through turbulent times in recent years. And though the project did evolve into me having those lofty intentions, the reality is that it was initiated by my desire to … well … simply earn some extra cash.

It all started with Rob Dial, host of the podcast The Mindset Mentor. One day I was listening to one of Dial’s shows, “How to Make Money Online.” In his enthusiastic way, Dial began relating numerous money-making online endeavors, some of which, he said, raked in millions of dollars. Among other things, Dial said folks could earn good money online by posting YouTube videos, running Facebook ads for others, doing consulting work, selling supplements, setting up a Shopify store, establishing an online clothing brand, or selling other people’s products via affiliate marketing.

Dial also talked about side jobs I had done in the past, tasks such as writing articles and doing freelance work for Upwork. Then he mentioned writing books for the Amazon Kindle, also something I had done before.

Voila. I would write about the hottest topic around—journalism—thanks to the knowledge I had amassed in graduate school, and then sit back and congratulate myself as the Amazon royalties flooded into my bank account.

I began writing, and what I found out immediately was that, while Dial’s advice to churn out a profitable fifty-page Kindle read on a particular topic had its appeal, there was no way I could write such a puny book.

I simply had too much to say about journalism and those who taught it to me.

When is the book released? 

It was released on March 26, 2022.

Is this book part of a series and if it is then can you give us a little background to the series?

It is not part of a series.

Tell us about the book:

It's about my four-year journey through graduate school in journalism, with the thoughts of past esteemed professors and a few former students who were in my classes.

If you could do a sales pitch then what would you say to those considering buying this book?

The book is part memoir, part journalism textbook. I think anyone with an interest in journalism will get a lot out of it.

Where can we purchase the book?

It's available on Amazon.

Where can people connect with you?

Connect with me on Twitter at @NudoSal