Episodes
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Today's guest is Natasha Preston, author of The Island, who joined me today to talk about her electric jump start to success from Wattpad, research, writing a larger cast with her new release, and the time suck of social media in an author's life.
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Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Today's guest is Melissa Landers, author of Lumara. Melissa joined me today to talk about a dry spell with no releases, career hiccups, handling mental health while trying to be creative, and the hit or miss of writing the sci-fi genre.
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Monday Jan 02, 2023
Indie Publishing Success with Alex Lidell
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Today's guest is Alex Lidell, who began her career in traditional YA publishing, and switched paths (and genres), moving on to become a successful indie romance author. Alex joined me today to talk about the different aspects of finding success in the indie world, particularly when it comes to knowing trends and covers.
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Monday Nov 28, 2022
Isabel Sterling on Changing Agents, Writer Burnout, and Avoiding Shame
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Today's guest is Isabel Sterling, author of The Coldest Touch and host of the Author Burnout Coach Podcast. Isabel joined me today to talk about her path to publication, changing agents, writing under a pen name, how to know you're in burnout, and what to do about it.
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Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Today's guests are Kathleen Glasgow and Liz Lawson, co-author's of The Agatha's. Kathleen and Liz joined me today to talk about secret projects, writing for the joy of it, co-authoring, and plotting a mystery while still leaving room for flexibility.
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Monday Oct 17, 2022
Non-Fiction Writer Stacy Ennis On Writing to Make Money
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Today's guest is Stacy Ennis, a number-one best-selling author and book coach, as well as founder of Nonfiction Book School. Stacy joined me today to talk about how being a writer doesn't necessarily mean you have to follow the path of a starving artist, how to merge the fear of selling out with the possibility of success, and how to take small steps to begin building the foundations of your freelance career.
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Monday Aug 22, 2022
Lorie Langdon On The Long Haul & Hard Grind of A Writing Career
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Today's guest is Lorie Langdon, author of the Happily Never After series from Disney. Lorie joined me today to talk about ups and downs of a career, finding non-traditional routes to income, and how social media creates the illusion of success... even when it's not true.
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Monday Jun 13, 2022
Angela Engel On Knowing Your Options For Publishing -And Your Why?
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Monday Jun 13, 2022
Today's guest is Angela Engel, who launched the The Collective Book Studio, which provides authors with a middle ground between the benefits of self-publishing and the art of the well-crafted book. Angela joined me today to talk about what authors should know about partner publishing, and how to be aware of publishers who aren't offering anything you can't do on your own.
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Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
Today's guests are R.S. Mellette, author of Kiya & The Morian Treasure, as well as his publisher Matt Sinclair, founder and CEO of Elephant's Bookshelf Press. They joined me today to talk about what works in indie publishing versus trad in terms of marketing and publicity, as well as the function that indie publishers serve - providing a home to not easily categorized works.
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Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
Today's guest is MarcyKate Connolly, author of numerous MG and YA books. MarcyKate joined me today to talk about the importance of finding a writer's critique group, the different ways to promote middle grade versus Young adult, and the difficulties of launching four books during the pandemic.
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