Latest Indie author Podcast Episodes
Answering Your D2D Questions!
Self Publishing Insiders - April 25, 2024 05:00 - 50 minutesOur followers are in charge for this week's "Ask Us Anything" (AUA) edition of Self Publishing Insiders. All topics were welcome! Be sure to join us live next time we do an AUA! //Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career// Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Dr...
Ep 227 Themes and Retellings with Jeanne Blasberg
Pencils&Lipstick podcast - April 22, 2024 10:25You can find out more about Jeanne and get her book from your favorite bookstore at https://jeanneblasberg.com/ Be sure to sign up for her reader's newsletter! The classes she mentioned are from https://grubstreet.org/ Sign up for my writers' newsletter to learn more about the craft o...
Think Like a Cartoonist
Self Publishing Insiders - April 18, 2024 05:00 - 45 minutesToday we celebrate humor and creativity with accomplished author and cartoonist, Leigh Rubin. An author of more than 20 books, 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of Leigh's internationally syndicated cartoon, Rubes®, which is distributed by Creators Syndicate to hundreds of newspapers and media out...
226 Mysteries and Marketing with Lynn Bohart
Pencils&Lipstick podcast - April 15, 2024 10:23Discover more about Lynn, her freelance writing company, her love for dogs and all her books at https://www.lynnbohart-author.com. Find Lynn's marketing book, The Little Book of Unconventional Marketing Ideas for Self-published Authors: Or How to Sell Books with Little to No Marketing S...
Self Publishing Lesbian Fiction
Self Publishing Insiders - April 11, 2024 05:00 - 46 minutesAn award-winning writer and former newspaper reporter, Elizabeth Andre currently writes cozy paranormal mystery, science fiction, young adult and lesbian romance. Elizabeth began publishing lesbian fiction in 2014 and joins us today to discuss why self-publishing is such a great option for the g...
Ep 225 A Master in Storytelling with Steven James
Pencils&Lipstick podcast - April 08, 2024 10:21Steven James is a critically acclaimed author of eighteen novels and numerous nonfiction books that have sold more than 1 million copies. His books have won or been shortlisted for dozens of national and international awards. In addition, his stories and articles have appeared in more t...
Book Marketing and Launch Plans
Self Publishing Insiders - April 04, 2024 05:00 - 50 minutesPublishing and distributing your self-published books is the easy part. Reaching readers is still the challenge. Today we speak with Stephanie Chandler, the founder and CEO of the Nonfiction Authors Association. Stephanie began building her email newsletter list and experimenting with self-publi...
Ep 224 The Editing Process with Golden May Editing
Pencils&Lipstick podcast - April 01, 2024 10:25At Golden May, we offer one-on-one coaching, a life-time access writing program, and regular workshops/events. We love working with fiction writers in MANY genres—especially those who write in fantasy, romance, sci-fi, historical, and contemporary works for all ages. If you’re ready to...
Publish with Confidence with ProWritingAid
Self Publishing Insiders - March 28, 2024 05:00 - 45 minutesHave you ever watched a master at work? The best carpenters, musicians, chefs--and even authors--just seem to have a different way using their tools than the rest of us mere mortals. Fortunately for authors, ProWritingAid is a battle-tested writing tool that's helped some of today's bestselling ...
Ep 223 Kickstarter Rundown
Pencils&Lipstick podcast - March 25, 2024 10:25If you're looking for an expert course on this the one I took was the WriterMBA course found here: https://courses.writermba.com/p/the-kickstarter-accelerator Novel Marketing (Thomas Umstad) also has a course. I have not taken it but have heard good things about it. You can find that h...
Live from Superstars Writing Seminars
Self Publishing Insiders - March 21, 2024 05:00 - 48 minutesConferences are vital for author careers. The good ones not only provide stellar learning opportunities from the industry's best and brightest minds, they also provide a sense of community and belonging. In today's episode we'll catch up with D2D's own Mark Leslie Lefebvre and Nick Thacker as th...
Ep 222 Reviving a Book with Sher Davidson
Pencils&Lipstick podcast - March 18, 2024 17:05 - 55 minutesSher Davidson is an author of many genres. Her memoir, Europe with Two Kids and a Van, came out 50 years ago but is still relevant today. Now the travel guide has also launched. You can find out more about Sher at https://sherdavidson.com/ Be part of the Kickstarter at https://katcaldw...
Ep 22 Reviving a Book with Sher Davidson
Pencils&Lipstick podcast - March 18, 2024 17:05Sher Davidson is an author of many genres. Her memoir, Europe with Two Kids and a Van, came out 50 years ago but is still relevant today. Now the travel guide has also launched. You can find out more about Sher at https://sherdavidson.com/ Be part of the Kickstarter at https://katcaldw...
Story Editing with Fictionary
Self Publishing Insiders - March 14, 2024 05:00 - 47 minutesBestselling books have well-structured plots, compelling characters, and engaging settings that tell a great story. The other element bestselling books have in common is masterful editing. Today we welcome Kristina Stanley back to the show. An award-winning author and fiction editor, Kristina is...
Ep 221 The Future of Publishing Rundown
Pencils&Lipstick podcast - March 13, 2024 00:57Check out ReamStories.com PublishDrive.com Look into IndieAuthorTraining.com Be an early reader of the Bended Duet by supporting the Kickstarter here: https://katcaldwell.com/bended-duology-kickstarter Join my writer's newsletter here: https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter Jo...
From Traditional to Indie Publishing with Jeaniene Frost
Self Publishing Insiders - March 07, 2024 06:00 - 48 minutesJeaniene Frost is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of fantasy romance. She's known for the Night Huntress series, the Night Prince series, the Night Rebel series, and the Broken Destiny series. Today we'll talk about Jeaniene's latest work, Both Feet in the Grave, and her decisi...
Ep 220 Writer Wellness and WriteDay Subscription with Joy E Held
Pencils&Lipstick podcast - March 04, 2024 11:00WRITEDAY is a subscription box program that delivers curated products from authors, creators, and small businesses to writers and readers in the US. It’s unique in that many products are sourced from writers who are also crafters and artisans. Each bi-monthly box delivers a writing craf...
USA Today's Best-Selling Booklist is Back!
Self Publishing Insiders - February 29, 2024 06:00 - 45 minutesIf you're curious about how the revamped USA Today Best-Seller Booklist works, or why it went on hiatus, or why the renewed focus on indie bookstores, this is the episode for you. Erik Bursch, the SVP of Consumer Product and Engineering at Gannett/USA Today, joins us live to give the inside scoo...
178: On being a beginner vs intermediate at your practice (and why being a beginner can be a lot easier!)
Indie Author Weekly - February 27, 2024 06:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, we explore the dynamic of being a beginner vs being intermediate at your practice... and why being a beginner can, in some ways, be a lot easier! Tune in now to find out about the pressure I put on myself in my 2nd solo burlesque dance performance, what I took from that experien...
Ep 219 Writing Brave with Brooke Adams Law
Pencils&Lipstick podcast - February 26, 2024 11:50Brooke Adams Law is an award-winning author and founder of the Writing Brave movement. Brooke helps creative, intuitive women claim their author identity so that they can start, finish and publish brave, dazzling books. Brooke’s debut novel Catchlight won the Fairfield Book Prize, was...
Networking With Creatives Through Scribble
Self Publishing Insiders - February 22, 2024 06:00 - 46 minutesHave you ever wished you could connect with other like-minded, creative people to share your ideas or ask questions without fear of judgement or humiliation? Enter Torrey C. Butler of Scribble. An award-winning author, Torrey launched the Scribble app as a safe space where authors can express th...
177: Ideation, content creation, and writing process for my Solopreneur Diary Entries weekly newsletter
Indie Author Weekly - February 20, 2024 06:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn our previous episode, Episode 176, we talked about what it means to be a creative and an indie author — and how it can be so much more comprehensive than book writing! That's why, in today’s episode, I want to build on that and share with you the idea creation and writing process around my we...
Ep 218 Mastering Romance Writing with Paula Judith Johnson
Pencils&Lipstick podcast - February 19, 2024 11:58Today my guest is Paula Judith Johnson. She's a historical romance writer and the creator of the Writing Romance Mastery Summit held twice a year. While involved in mountain man-era black powder clubs, Paula Judith Johnson regularly participated in shooting reproduction muzzleloading ri...
How to Write a Howling Good Story
Self Publishing Insiders - February 15, 2024 06:00 - 46 minutesWulf Moon has been called the guru of aspiring writers. His award-winning Super Secrets of Writing have helped countless writers launch careers, become #1 bestsellers in top fiction categories, and win coveted international awards. Now, all of these transformational secrets have been captured in...
176: What does it mean to be a creative and an indie author?
Indie Author Weekly - February 13, 2024 06:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn our most recent couple of episodes here on the Indie Author Weekly podcast, we’ve been exploring the importance of trust in the creative process — including self trust and trusting others. I want to take it a step back today and ask this question: What does it even mean to be a creative, and,...
Ep 217 Embodied Writing with Traci Skuce
Pencils&Lipstick podcast - February 12, 2024 11:34My guest today is Traci Skuce. She's been a writing mentor to me during Covid. I took her six-month Embodied Story Intensive TWICE, that's how much I loved it. You can find it here: https://www.traciskuce.com/embodied-story-intensive/ Sign up for the Writing From the Heart Intimate Sum...
Talking Rocks w/Jesse Krzyzaniak
The Oddville Revue - February 10, 2024 21:53 - 53 minutesAdam's friend and archaeologist, Jesse Krzyzaniak comes on and talks some shop on rocks and history stuff. NEW MERCH now available at https://my-store-f35579.creator-sprin... Support the art at www.adultstorytime.net VILLA LEILA available at www.teal-island.com or anywhere books are found.
The Magic Behind Chenoweth Press
Self Publishing Insiders - February 08, 2024 06:00 - 46 minutesDavid Sherrer is the marketing director and the "husband half" of the remarkable wife-and-husband publishing team at Chenoweth Press. David's wife Lydia is a USA Today bestselling author of urban fantasy. David manages the marketing and fulfillment of physical sales as well as sales at various c...
175: Creative process as a solo artist (trusting OTHERS)
Indie Author Weekly - February 06, 2024 16:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn this episode, we explore the delicate balance of the creative process when you are a solo artist — Because it’s hard to maintain distance and objectivity when you are working on creative pursuits in a silo! Is it good enough? Is it good at all? Are you conveying what you intend to convey? Eve...
Ep 216 Book Brush to the Social Media Content Rescue! with Kathleen Sweeney
Pencils&Lipstick podcast - February 05, 2024 11:20You can find everything you need to know about Book Brush and how to get started with their hourly concepts of ethel social media management with the following links: Hourly Concepts: https://bookbrush.com/hourly-concepts/ Hourly Concepts portfolio to peep the cool stuff: https://book...
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