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- 204 - Rebranding: Is It Worth the Investment?
- 203 - The Author Marketing Audit
- 202 - Acting on Inspiration Anywhere
- 201 - Crafting Great Scene Descriptions
- 200 - How Times Have Changed (or Stayed the Same)
- 199 - How to Overcome Promophobia
- 198 - The Dialogue Doctor Will See You Now
- 197 - Ream and the Creator Economy
- 196 - The Transformative Power of Journaling
- 195 - The Anatomy of a Bestseller
- 194 - Tips for Attending Writers' Conferences
- 193 - The Path to Short Story Publication
- 192 - Stretching Your Writing Muscles with Short Fiction
- 191 - Running at the Creative Risk
- 190 - What Writers Can Learn from the Music World
- 189 - Using "Glimmers and Whispers" to Care for Your Writer Body
- 188 - Moving Past Self-doubt to Promote Your Work
- 187 -The Power of Print
- 186 - The Power of a Book Coach
- 185 - AI as Metadata Assistant and Muse
- 184 - Planning a Novel
- 183 - Writing from or about the LGBTQIA+ Community
- 182 - How to Succeed with a Super-long Series
- 181 - Enneagram and Your Author Career
- 180 - The Top 6 Lessons Novelists Can Learn from Movies
- 179 - Is Freelance Copywriting for You?
- 178 - How to be a Writer if You Hate Writing
- 177 - From Indy to Trad to Hybrid
- 176 - Choosing the Tools for Your Author Career
- 175 - Lessons Learned as an Author Podcaster and YouTuber
- 174 - Choosing Your Social Media Platform
- 173 - Don't Stake Everything on Your First Book
- 172 - A Reviewer's Perspective on Audiobooks
- 171 - Outside-the-Box Content
- 170 - Creating a Winning Workbook
- 169 - The Do's and Don'ts of Working with Book Bloggers
- 168 - How to Write from Trauma
- 167 - Good Habits and Accountability Groups
- 166 - Plotting with an Unreliable Narrator
- 165 - Strengthening Your Fiction with a Premise
- 164 - What Writers Can Learn from Short Fiction
- 163 - Year End: The Writing Craft And The Publishing Voyage
- 162 - Book Marketing Lessons from Beyond the Book World
- 161 - Choosing Your Publishing Path
- 160 - Mistakes Writers Make about Police Roles
- 159 - Backstory: Mountaintop or Valley
- 158 - What Writers Can Learn from Remote Workers
- 157 - Literary Citizenship
- 156 - Character Development Through the Pain and Promise of Life
- 155 - The Benefits (and Costs) of Membership
- 154 - From Screenplay to Novel and Back
- 153 - The Importance of a Professional Photo and Video Presence
- 152 - The Three Stages of Story
- 151 - Setting Your Creative Horizons
- 150 - Hands-off Merchandising for Authors
- 149 - Using Vulnerability to Feed your Creativity
- 148 - Making the Most of In-person Events
- 147 - Writing for Audio
- 146 - Managing Writing with a Full-time Career
- 145 - Speech to Text and Back Again
- 144 - Reaching the Right Readers through Email
- 143 - Getting into the Mind of Your Audience
- 142 - A New Era for Novellas
- 141 - The Value of Collaboration
- 140 - Troping Your Way to a Stronger Story
- 139 - Mistakes Writers Make about Forensic Psychiatry
- 138 - ROI for Authors
- 137 - Using Podcasts to Support Your Book Launch
- 136 - Looking Forward in Indy Publishing
- 135 - The Importance of Specificity
- 134 - How Horror is the Genre of Hope
- 133 - Creating an AI-narrated Audiobook
- 132 - From Big Idea to Book
- 131 - The Color Wheel of Characterization
- 130 - Outsourcing Your Content Creation
- 129 - Moving for Creativity
- 128 - Lessons from Filmmaking
- 127 - Mistakes Writers Make about PIs
- 126 - Estate Planning for Authors
- 125 - The Seven Most Common Mistakes of Non-Fiction Authors
- 124 - The Rise of Subscription Models
- 123 - Building Engaging Worlds
- 122 - Using Data to Guide Your Craft
- 121 - Story Structure and Character Motivation
- 120 - Draft2Digital Updates: Smashwords and Print
- 119 - Metadata Is Your Brand
- 118 - The Martial Art of Writing
- 117 - Tracking Sales Data and How ScribeCount Can Help
- 116 - Creating Community, Content, and Creative Energy
- 115 - Exploring Kindle Vella
- 114 - Making Smart Decisions about Your Distribution Strategy
- 113 - What Authors Can Learn from Theater
- 112 - Being the Captain of Your Author Voyage
- 111 - Using Engines, Anchors, and Hazards to Define Character Voice
- 110 - Making Meaningful Connections through Powerful Language
- 109 - Wide Retailers and Aggregators
- 108 - Writing Non-fiction from the Inside
- 107 - Publishing Process #7: Selective Rights Licensing
- 106 - Publishing Process #6: Promotion
- 105 - Publishing Process #5: Marketing
- 104 - Publishing Process #4: Distribution
- 103 - Publishing Process #3: Production
- 102 - Publishing Process #2: Design
- 101 - Publishing Process #1: Editorial
- 100 - Becoming a Relaxed Author
- 099 - Connecting with Fans through Merchandising
- 098 - Redefining Indy Success through Short Fiction
- 097 - Taking the Long View
- 096 - Emerging Tech for the Writing Craft
- 095 - Finding and Being a Ghostwriter
- 094 - Debunking Writing Myths
- 093 - Valuing the Creative Process
- 092 - Finding a Crew for Your Creative Voyage
- 091 - Creating Stellar Side Characters
- 090 - Bringing a Creative Endeavor to an End
- 089 - The Both-ness of Compelling Characters
- 088 - How to Receive and Give Critique
- 087 - Looking Back and Forward at Indy Publishing
- 086 - Overhauling Keywords
- 085 - Optimizing Your Keywords
- 084 - Using Content Legally
- 083 - Six Rs of Maximizing the Value of Your Content
- 082 - Perspectives on Writer's Block
- 081 - Human-Centered Marketing
- 080 - The Force of a Brand
- 079 - Making the Most of Your Short Fiction
- 078 - Living Your Best Creative Life
- 077 - Behind the Scenes of My Book Launch
- 076 - BookFunnel
- 075 - Key Book Publishing Paths
- 074 - Perspectives on Personal Branding
- 073 - Author Websites
- 072 - Mentoring and Collaborating with Interns
- 071 - Provider Side of Author Services
- 070 - Copyright for Authors
- 069 - Writing Memoir
- 068 - Handling Difficult Topics in YA Fiction
- 067 - Mistakes Writers Make about the FBI
- 066 - From Indy to Traditional
- 065 - X-raying Your Plot
- 064 - Children's Books
- 063 - Wide for the Win
- 062 - Point of View
- 061 - Google Play
- 060 - Mastering Action Sequences
- 059 - Newsletter Swaps and StoryOrigin
- 058 - Author Newsletters
- 057 - The Pros and Cons of Pre-orders
- 056 - Crowdfunding for Authors
- 055 - Costs of Self-publishing a Book
- 054 - Futurist Trends We Can Prepare for Now
- 053 - Learn from TV and Movies
- 052 - Building a Resilient Indy Business
- 051 - Podcasting as Content Marketing
- 050 - First Responders
- 049 - Ruminations on Book Launches
- 048 - Protagonist and Antagonist Voices
- 047 - Backstory and Flashbacks
- 046 - Writing Coroners
- 045 - Exercise
- 044 - Using Aggregators versus Direct
- 043 - Killing Suspense
- 042 - The Importance of Metadata
- 041 - Writing Convincing Villains
- 040 - Storytelling Lessons from Investigative Reporting
- 039 Building a Writer Community
- 038 - Graphic Novels
- 037 - How Cozy is Cozy?
- 036 - Frugal Tips for Writers
- 035 - Police Procedures
- 034 - Connecting through Video
- 033 - Barriers to Creativity
- 032 - Hybrid Publishing
- 031 - ebook Pricing
- 030 - Common Writer Wisdom: Is it Right for You?
- 029 - Fostering Creativity through Digital Minimalism
- 028 - Writing the Killer Query
- 027 - Why to Stop Blogging
- 026 - Weaving Your Day Job into Your Books
- 025 - Mastering Book Descriptions
- 024 - Three Hard Truths
- 023 - Reaching New Readers through Translations
- 022 - SEO for Authors
- 021 - Building Communities in Podcasts and In Person
- 020 - Working with Libraries & Bookstores
- 019 - Judging a Book by Its Cover
- 018 - The Importance of Masterworks
- 017 - Story a Day
- 016 - Drawing Back the Publishing Curtain
- 015 - Five Things I Wish I Knew Before I Was Published
- 014 - Collaborating on "Taking the Short Tack"
- 013 - Writing in Time
- 012 - Top Firearms Mistakes Writers Make ...
- 011 - Making the Move to Full-Time Writer
- 010 - Update from The Indy Author
- 009 - Craft and Business of Short Fiction
- 008 - Screenwriting
- 007 - Faster Fiction
- 006 - Importance of Storytelling
- 005 - Image-intensive Books
- 004 - Using Media Outlets
- 003 - Small Press Publishing
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This video is of a conversation I had with my friend John Thalheimer of True Star Leadership who called me with the question, "I've finished my manuscript ... now what?" I thought our conversation would be of value to others as well, and John was kind enough to agree to let me share this material.
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- 214 - Your Persona is Your Brand
- 213 - Melding Words and Animation
- 212 - What Writers Can Learn from The First Two Pages
- 211 - Creating a Refuge: Creative Planning for Authors and Poets
- 210 - Constructing a Compelling Series
- 209 - Natural Orders and Author Email
- 208 - Mistakes Writers Make about Bladed Weapons
- 207 - Six Ways to Collaborate with Your Fellow Writers
- 206 - Embracing Your Own Kind of Online Peculiar
- 205 - The Pros and Cons of Writing Contests
- 204 - Rebranding: Is It Worth the Investment?
- 203 - The Author Marketing Audit
- 202 - Acting on Inspiration Anywhere
- 201 - Crafting Great Scene Descriptions
- 200 - How Times Have Changed (or Stayed the Same)
- 199 - How to Overcome Promophobia
- 198 - The Dialogue Doctor Will See You Now
- 197 - Ream and the Creator Economy
- 196 - The Transformative Power of Journaling
- 195 - The Anatomy of a Bestseller
- 194 - Tips for Attending Writers' Conferences
- 193 - The Path to Short Story Publication
- 192 - Stretching Your Writing Muscles with Short Fiction
- 191 - Running at the Creative Risk
- 190 - What Writers Can Learn from the Music World
- 189 - Using "Glimmers and Whispers" to Care for Your Writer Body
- 188 - Moving Past Self-doubt to Promote Your Work
- 187 -The Power of Print
- 186 - The Power of a Book Coach
- 185 - AI as Metadata Assistant and Muse
- 184 - Planning a Novel
- 183 - Writing from or about the LGBTQIA+ Community
- 182 - How to Succeed with a Super-long Series
- 181 - Enneagram and Your Author Career
- 180 - The Top 6 Lessons Novelists Can Learn from Movies
- 179 - Is Freelance Copywriting for You?
- 178 - How to be a Writer if You Hate Writing
- 177 - From Indy to Trad to Hybrid
- 176 - Choosing the Tools for Your Author Career
- 175 - Lessons Learned as an Author Podcaster and YouTuber
- 174 - Choosing Your Social Media Platform
- 173 - Don't Stake Everything on Your First Book
- 172 - A Reviewer's Perspective on Audiobooks
- 171 - Outside-the-Box Content
- 170 - Creating a Winning Workbook
- 169 - The Do's and Don'ts of Working with Book Bloggers
- 168 - How to Write from Trauma
- 167 - Good Habits and Accountability Groups
- 166 - Plotting with an Unreliable Narrator
- 165 - Strengthening Your Fiction with a Premise
- 164 - What Writers Can Learn from Short Fiction
- 163 - Year End: The Writing Craft And The Publishing Voyage
- 162 - Book Marketing Lessons from Beyond the Book World
- 161 - Choosing Your Publishing Path
- 160 - Mistakes Writers Make about Police Roles
- 159 - Backstory: Mountaintop or Valley
- 158 - What Writers Can Learn from Remote Workers
- 157 - Literary Citizenship
- 156 - Character Development Through the Pain and Promise of Life
- 155 - The Benefits (and Costs) of Membership
- 154 - From Screenplay to Novel and Back
- 153 - The Importance of a Professional Photo and Video Presence
- 152 - The Three Stages of Story
- 151 - Setting Your Creative Horizons
- 150 - Hands-off Merchandising for Authors
- 149 - Using Vulnerability to Feed your Creativity
- 148 - Making the Most of In-person Events
- 147 - Writing for Audio
- 146 - Managing Writing with a Full-time Career
- 145 - Speech to Text and Back Again
- 144 - Reaching the Right Readers through Email
- 143 - Getting into the Mind of Your Audience
- 142 - A New Era for Novellas
- 141 - The Value of Collaboration
- 140 - Troping Your Way to a Stronger Story
- 139 - Mistakes Writers Make about Forensic Psychiatry
- 138 - ROI for Authors
- 137 - Using Podcasts to Support Your Book Launch
- 136 - Looking Forward in Indy Publishing
- 135 - The Importance of Specificity
- 134 - How Horror is the Genre of Hope
- 133 - Creating an AI-narrated Audiobook
- 132 - From Big Idea to Book
- 131 - The Color Wheel of Characterization
- 130 - Outsourcing Your Content Creation
- 129 - Moving for Creativity
- 128 - Lessons from Filmmaking
- 127 - Mistakes Writers Make about PIs
- 126 - Estate Planning for Authors
- 125 - The Seven Most Common Mistakes of Non-Fiction Authors
- 124 - The Rise of Subscription Models
- 123 - Building Engaging Worlds
- 122 - Using Data to Guide Your Craft
- 121 - Story Structure and Character Motivation
- 120 - Draft2Digital Updates: Smashwords and Print
- 119 - Metadata Is Your Brand
- 118 - The Martial Art of Writing
- 117 - Tracking Sales Data and How ScribeCount Can Help
- 116 - Creating Community, Content, and Creative Energy
- 115 - Exploring Kindle Vella
- 114 - Making Smart Decisions about Your Distribution Strategy
- 113 - What Authors Can Learn from Theater
- 112 - Being the Captain of Your Author Voyage
- 111 - Using Engines, Anchors, and Hazards to Define Character Voice
- 110 - Making Meaningful Connections through Powerful Language
- 109 - Wide Retailers and Aggregators
- 108 - Writing Non-fiction from the Inside
- 107 - Publishing Process #7: Selective Rights Licensing
- 106 - Publishing Process #6: Promotion
- 105 - Publishing Process #5: Marketing
- 104 - Publishing Process #4: Distribution
- 103 - Publishing Process #3: Production
- 102 - Publishing Process #2: Design
- 101 - Publishing Process #1: Editorial
- 100 - Becoming a Relaxed Author
- 099 - Connecting with Fans through Merchandising
- 098 - Redefining Indy Success through Short Fiction
- 097 - Taking the Long View
- 096 - Emerging Tech for the Writing Craft
- 095 - Finding and Being a Ghostwriter
- 094 - Debunking Writing Myths
- 093 - Valuing the Creative Process
- 092 - Finding a Crew for Your Creative Voyage
- 091 - Creating Stellar Side Characters
- 090 - Bringing a Creative Endeavor to an End
- 089 - The Both-ness of Compelling Characters
- 088 - How to Receive and Give Critique
- 087 - Looking Back and Forward at Indy Publishing
- 086 - Overhauling Keywords
- 085 - Optimizing Your Keywords
- 084 - Using Content Legally
- 083 - Six Rs of Maximizing the Value of Your Content
- 082 - Perspectives on Writer's Block
- 081 - Human-Centered Marketing
- 080 - The Force of a Brand
- 079 - Making the Most of Your Short Fiction
- 078 - Living Your Best Creative Life
- 077 - Behind the Scenes of My Book Launch
- 076 - BookFunnel
- 075 - Key Book Publishing Paths
- 074 - Perspectives on Personal Branding
- 073 - Author Websites
- 072 - Mentoring and Collaborating with Interns
- 071 - Provider Side of Author Services
- 070 - Copyright for Authors
- 069 - Writing Memoir
- 068 - Handling Difficult Topics in YA Fiction
- 067 - Mistakes Writers Make about the FBI
- 066 - From Indy to Traditional
- 065 - X-raying Your Plot
- 064 - Children's Books
- 063 - Wide for the Win
- 062 - Point of View
- 061 - Google Play
- 060 - Mastering Action Sequences
- 059 - Newsletter Swaps and StoryOrigin
- 058 - Author Newsletters
- 057 - The Pros and Cons of Pre-orders
- 056 - Crowdfunding for Authors
- 055 - Costs of Self-publishing a Book
- 054 - Futurist Trends We Can Prepare for Now
- 053 - Learn from TV and Movies
- 052 - Building a Resilient Indy Business
- 051 - Podcasting as Content Marketing
- 050 - First Responders
- 049 - Ruminations on Book Launches
- 048 - Protagonist and Antagonist Voices
- 047 - Backstory and Flashbacks
- 046 - Writing Coroners
- 045 - Exercise
- 044 - Using Aggregators versus Direct
- 043 - Killing Suspense
- 042 - The Importance of Metadata
- 041 - Writing Convincing Villains
- 040 - Storytelling Lessons from Investigative Reporting
- 039 Building a Writer Community
- 038 - Graphic Novels
- 037 - How Cozy is Cozy?
- 036 - Frugal Tips for Writers
- 035 - Police Procedures
- 034 - Connecting through Video
- 033 - Barriers to Creativity
- 032 - Hybrid Publishing
- 031 - ebook Pricing
- 030 - Common Writer Wisdom: Is it Right for You?
- 029 - Fostering Creativity through Digital Minimalism
- 028 - Writing the Killer Query
- 027 - Why to Stop Blogging
- 026 - Weaving Your Day Job into Your Books
- 025 - Mastering Book Descriptions
- 024 - Three Hard Truths
- 023 - Reaching New Readers through Translations
- 022 - SEO for Authors
- 021 - Building Communities in Podcasts and In Person
- 020 - Working with Libraries & Bookstores
- 019 - Judging a Book by Its Cover
- 018 - The Importance of Masterworks
- 017 - Story a Day
- 016 - Drawing Back the Publishing Curtain
- 015 - Five Things I Wish I Knew Before I Was Published
- 014 - Collaborating on "Taking the Short Tack"
- 013 - Writing in Time
- 012 - Top Firearms Mistakes Writers Make ...
- 011 - Making the Move to Full-Time Writer
- 010 - Update from The Indy Author
- 009 - Craft and Business of Short Fiction
- 008 - Screenwriting
- 007 - Faster Fiction
- 006 - Importance of Storytelling
- 005 - Image-intensive Books
- 004 - Using Media Outlets
- 003 - Small Press Publishing
- 002 - Creativity Tips
- 001 - Introducing The Indy Author
- For Guests of The Indy Author Podcast
- Podcast Guest and Topic Proposals
- Podcasting for Authors
- Short Fiction
- Creating a Story Frame
- Resources
- Tools
- Affiliates
- For the Armchair Sailor
- Events
- For Libraries
- Blog
- William Kingsfield Publishers
- Patrons of The Indy Author
- Press Kit
- Enter