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Artificial Intelligence as a Writing Partner

Self Publishing Insiders - May 18, 2023 05:00 - 48 minutes
Today we explore AI as a writing partner with Sudowrite's Elizabeth Ann West. We'll discuss AI as it relates to derivative works as well as potential copyright implications of AI-generated text. Just as a great writing partner can help you bust through when you're stuck or be a sounding board to...

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212 - Your Content Marketing Questions Answered

Content Sells: Attract, Convert & Keep Your Ideal Clients with Content Marketing That Works - May 15, 2023 21:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
It’s Q&A Time! In this episode, your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon, have are answering recent listener questions! We absolutely LOVE it when you ask questions and if you have something you’d like us to cover on a future show, go over to our Facebook Page and let us know! Listen to...

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Making YOUR Content More Accessible

Self Publishing Insiders - May 11, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutes
With over a billion people living with some form of disability worldwide, it’s more important than ever to make sure your content is accessible. Today we speak with Jeff Adams and Michele Lucchini, authors of Content for Everyone: A Practical Guide for Creative Entrepreneurs to Produce Accessibl...

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Publishing Talks: Interview with Josh Schwartz of Pubvendo

WritersCast - May 09, 2023 18:33 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. I’ve spent time talking with people in the book industry about how publishing is evolving in the co...

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Visual Story Planning with Plottr

Self Publishing Insiders - May 04, 2023 05:00 - 48 minutes
Plottr is the wildly popular visual planning software tool for books and stories of all kinds. Today we sit down with its creator, Cameron Stutter, to learn exactly how the tool helps authors turbocharge their productivity. //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//   Lookin...

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211 - Boosting High-Ticket Sales With Application Calls

Content Sells: Attract, Convert & Keep Your Ideal Clients with Content Marketing That Works - May 01, 2023 21:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Applications work great for high ticket products and services because higher dollar sales typically require a bit more 1:1 connection and more personalized, high touch support in order for people to feel ready and confident to move forward and make the purchase. In this episode, your hosts, Su...

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Learning About Indie Author Magazine

Self Publishing Insiders - April 27, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutes
As publisher of Indie Author Magazine, Chelle brings over two decades of executive operations and leadership experience. We'll discuss what Indie Author Magazine and the Author Tech Summit bring to the author community, and we'll hear a little about Chelle's experiences as a digital nomad. //Dr...

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Getting to Know International Thriller Writers with Kimberley Howe

Self Publishing Insiders - April 20, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes
International Thriller Writers (ITW) is on a mission to advance the thriller genre. One of the ways it does this is by connecting successful, bestselling authors with debut and midlist authors to help them advance their careers. Today we chat with ITW executive director Kimberley Howe to learn m...

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210 - Retention Strategies for Membership & Recurring Revenue Businesses

Content Sells: Attract, Convert & Keep Your Ideal Clients with Content Marketing That Works - April 17, 2023 21:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
We know many of our listeners have some form of recurring revenue in their business model – whether that’s a membership site sharing information, or a repeatable service, a high dollar coaching program, or even a retainer arrangement – these are all recurring revenue models and you want to RETAI...

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Diving Into the 20Books Phenomenon with Craig Martelle

Self Publishing Insiders - April 13, 2023 05:00 - 48 minutes
20Books is a multi-day networking and educational event for authors that covers the innumerable ways indie authors can earn revenue from their work. We'll catch up with Craig to learn how the event has grown over the year to become a "must-attend" event for indie authors looking to grow their ca...

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Episode 48: Weird Era feat. Colin Winnette

Weird Era - April 12, 2023 18:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
About Colin Winnette: COLIN WINNETTE’s books include Coyote, Haints Stay, and The Job of the Wasp, which was an American Booksellers Association’s Indie Next Pick. Winnette’s writing has appeared in numerous publications, including Playboy, McSweeney’s, The Believer, and The Paris Review Daily. A...

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Reedsy's Publishing Ecosystem with Ricardo Fayet

Self Publishing Insiders - April 06, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutes
Reedsy is on a mission to help authors and publishers create beautiful books. Today we'll chat with co-founder Ricardo Fayet to learn how Reedsy's marketplace--its publishing ecosystem--connects indie authors to the world’s top publishing talent. //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Au...

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209 - How to Convert Survey Responses into Copy That Attracts & Converts Your Ideal Customers

Content Sells: Attract, Convert & Keep Your Ideal Clients with Content Marketing That Works - April 03, 2023 21:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Anyone who’s listened to this show for a while will know what big fans we are of both DOING customer surveys and gathering customer language. It’s one of the best ways you can deeply understand your market… and ALSO create powerful marketing language. So we thought it was high time we did an e...

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Ask Us Anything About D2D Print!

Self Publishing Insiders - March 30, 2023 05:00 - 47 minutes
Join D2D's usual suspects as we answer any burning questions you may have about D2D Print. //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//   Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Draft2Digital is the leading ebook publisher and distributor worldwide. We’ll convert you...

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Write Your Book & Crush Your Goals with Honorée Corder

Self Publishing Insiders - March 23, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes
Honorée Corder is a strategic book coach, speaker, and author of more than 50 books. She passionately coaches business professionals, writers, and aspiring non-fiction authors who want to publish their books to bestseller status, create a platform, and develop multiple streams of income. //Draf...

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208 - The "Money Part" of Marketing - Mindset, Pricing and Investing For Business Growth

Content Sells: Attract, Convert & Keep Your Ideal Clients with Content Marketing That Works - March 20, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
In this episode, your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon, are shaking things up and for the first time ever, are interviewing not one, but THREE guests as they talk about their breakthroughs when it comes to the MONEY part of Marketing! This is a topic we’ve touched on at different times o...

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What's New With BookFunnel?

Self Publishing Insiders - March 16, 2023 05:00 - 49 minutes
Whether it’s delivering your reader magnet, sending out advanced copies of your book, handing out ebooks at a conference, or fulfilling your digital sales to readers, BookFunnel does it all. Today we catch up with founder Damon Courtney to learn what's new with BookFunnel and to discuss strategi...

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207 - How AI Is Changing The Marketing Game for Small Business Owners

Content Sells: Attract, Convert & Keep Your Ideal Clients with Content Marketing That Works - March 13, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
AI is here to stay and it’s changing the marketing game for small business owners. In this episode, your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and Michelle Falzon, deliver their first AI-related show (it won’t be the last!). They discuss the importance of crafting great prompts to get the best out of AI and sh...

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The San Francisco Writers Conference with Laurie McLean

Self Publishing Insiders - March 09, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes
The San Francisco Writers Conference enjoys a rich literary culture. Over the last 19 years, the conference has continued to evolve as technologies and publishing pathways continue to change. Today we sit down with conference director Laurie McLean to learn what about goes into to planning such ...

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206 - The 16 Essential Elements of a High-Converting Sales Page

Content Sells: Attract, Convert & Keep Your Ideal Clients with Content Marketing That Works - March 06, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Today, we’re talking about the elements of a successful sales page. A sales page is a web page where you’re… selling something! And while that might seem obvious, there is definitely a science and an ART to creating a high converting sales page. In this episode, your hosts, Suzi Dafnis and...

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Podcasting for Authors with Matty Dalrymple

Self Publishing Insiders - March 02, 2023 06:00 - 47 minutes
Matty Dalrymple podcasts, writes, speaks, and consults on the writing craft and the publishing voyage as The Indy Author. She is the author of The Indy Author’s Guide to Podcasting for Authors. If you're interested in building community with readers through podcasting, this is the episode for yo...

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Publishing Talks: Interview with Michael Wolfe

WritersCast - March 01, 2023 22:35 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
Publishing Talks began as a series of conversations with book industry professionals and others involved in media and technology, mostly talking about the future of publishing, books, and culture. I’ve spent time talking with people in the book industry about how publishing is evolving in the co...

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Catching Up With Indie Trailblazer Robin Cutler

Self Publishing Insiders - February 23, 2023 06:00 - 46 minutes
Today we catch up with the incomparable Robin Cutler. As one of indie publishing's original trailblazers, Robin created IngramSpark to serve indie authors and now serves as president of LMBPN, one of the fastest-growing indie publishers. //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Care...

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205 - How “Owning More Space” Helps You Reach More People With Your Content Marketing

Content Sells: Attract, Convert & Keep Your Ideal Clients with Content Marketing That Works - February 20, 2023 20:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
We’re discussing a topic that underpins everything we do as business owners, and particularly what we do as marketers and content creators. And that is this idea of Owning More Space. What we mean by that is expanding into a bigger expression of yourself and your business in all the ways. ...

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Story to Screenplay with Gerald Hanks

Self Publishing Insiders - February 16, 2023 06:00 - 39 minutes
Gerald Hanks is a screenwriter, script consultant, former screenplay contest judge, and current coverage writer for Coverfly and the Austin Film Festival. Join us as we cover the V.O.T.E. method for character development.  //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career//   Looking...

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Self Publishing Formula with James Blatch

Self Publishing Insiders - February 09, 2023 06:00 - 49 minutes
James is the author of Cold War military aviation thrillers, with two books out and a third almost ready to launch. He is the co-host of The Self Publishing Show and a co-founder of The Self Publishing Formula, the home for online courses for indie authors. Learn more at selfpublishingformula.co...

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204 - The Perils of Overthinking and Underdoing

Content Sells: Attract, Convert & Keep Your Ideal Clients with Content Marketing That Works - February 06, 2023 20:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Today we’re looking at something we see happen to a lot of business owners. Especially when you’re moving into new territory. For example, if you’ve never done a webinar before, or you’ve never paid for traffic before, or you’re launching a new product or service that’s different to what you’v...

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How the Dutch Do Indie Publishing

Self Publishing Insiders - February 02, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes
What are the differences, and similarities, between the Dutch and English language indie publishing space? What can we teach each other? Today we chat with Petra van der Ploeg, a developmental editor who helps Fantasy writers get their story ideas to paper. We'll also by joined by Maria Staal, a...

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Season 5, Episode 26: Library Wins + Novels About Raging Feminism

Currently Reading - January 30, 2023 10:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
On this week’s episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Mary are discussing: Bookish Moments: a great library newsletter and a reading milestone Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we’ve been reading lately Deep Dive: taking a look at the feminist rage trope and d...

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Be an Intriguing Communicator with Sam Horn

Self Publishing Insiders - January 26, 2023 06:00 - 49 minutes
Sam Horn is the CEO of the Intrigue Agency. She helps people create respectful, collaborative, one-of-a-kind communications and projects that add value for all involved. Her books – including POP!, Tongue Fu!®, ConZentrate, What’s Holding You Back? and Washington Post bestseller Got Your Attenti...