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Podcasting for Authors

The Indy Author's Guide to Podcasting for Authors

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If you are an author who is thinking of launching a podcast … if you are an author who has started a podcast and is struggling to keep it afloat … if you are an author on the brink of “podfading” and losing the hard-won benefits you can gain from this popular and intimate format -- then this book is for you.

Matty Dalrymple, The Indy Author, shares her learnings from her years hosting and producing The Indy Author Podcast. Tapping nautical metaphors to explore the stages of creating a podcast, THE INDY AUTHOR'S GUIDE TO PODCASTING FOR AUTHORS will guide you through determining your destination, preparing for your voyage, and setting sail. Matty discusses the benefits podcasting offers to authors specifically, and the specific challenges authors might need to overcome to succeed in this medium.

Questions posed at the end of each chapter prompt insights to be captured in your own Captain's Log, enabling you to note progress, acknowledge mistakes, and celebrate successes on your voyage. 

This is not merely a manual of technical requirements, although those are covered at a high level in the book and in more detail at The Indy Author website. This is a foundational resource you can pick up again and again, one that will serve as your guide as you steer your podcast through its voyage and, when a course correction is needed, will provide the strategies and tactics you need to adjust your bearing.

​THE INDY AUTHOR'S GUIDE TO PODCASTING FOR AUTHORS covers ...
​The Podcasting Voyage

• Why Podcasting ... and Why for Authors?

Determining Your Destination

• Determining Your Destination - Introduction
• Establishing Connections with Guests
• Building Community with Listeners
• Creating Direct Income with Your Podcast
• Creating Indirect Income with Your Podcast

Preparing for Your Voyage

• Preparing for the Voyage - Introduction
• Choosing Your Topic
• Choosing Your Format
• Choosing Your Mode, Medium, and Venue
• Choosing Your Deliverables
• Choosing Your Schedule
• Choosing Your Episode Structure
• Choosing Your Persona
• Choosing Your Livery (a.k.a. Branding)
• Choosing the Tech
​Setting Sail

• Setting Sail - Introduction
• Lining up Guests
• Preparing for the Episode
• Creating the Environment
• Refining Your Audio and Video Presence
• Creating the Episode
• Making the Most of Your Content
• Making It Interactive
• Reducing Friction (Improving Your Production Process)
• Being a Podcast Guest

Embarking on the Voyage

• Embarking of the Voyage - Last Thoughts
• Resources
I love helping other authors embark on and succeed in their podcasting voyage, and in these pages I share information about the production of The Indy Author Podcast and provide companion material for my book The Indy Author's Guide to Podcasting for Authors. (Everyone is welcome to use these resources, but you'll want to pick up a copy of the book to get the full benefit from them!)

I also provide tips and trick for Descript, the tool that I use to edit the audio and video and create the transcripts of the episodes of The Indy Author Podcast.
"If you're interested in writing nonfiction or teaching or doing anything that isn't fiction related, I think podcasting is the way to go."
J. Thorn on The Indy Author Podcast Episode 045
Check out this conversation I had with Dale L. Roberts of Self-Publishing with Dale about Author Podcasting.
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Companion Material for The Indy Author's Guide to Podcasting for Authors

Captain's Log
Below is companion material for my book The Indy Author's Guide to Podcasting for Authors. (Everyone is welcome to use these resources, but you'll want to pick up a copy of the book to get the full benefit from them!)
As we review the various components and considerations of hosting a podcast, it will be helpful for you to note your learnings and insights. At the end of each chapter, I pose a few questions for you to consider. This “Captain’s Log” will enable you to note progress, acknowledge mistakes, and celebrate successes. It will serve as a guide as you steer your podcast through its voyage. When a course correction is needed, it will provide information you can use to adjust your bearing. You can capture your answers to these questions in the downloadable worksheet.
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Flight Checklist
Having a "flight checklist" for your podcast episodes will ensure you produce a professional-level product. Download the attached checklist and modify it for your own podcast!
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More Resources
Here are other resources referenced in The Indy Author's Guide to Podcasting for Authors--click the images to learn more. I earn money from these affiliate links, but these books are available on all major online retailers should you wish to purchase them elsewhere.
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Descript

I've provided some resources for the tool I use to edit the audio and video of my episodes, and to create the transcript: Descript.
The Anatomy of Descript
Best Practices | Tips | Tricks
Descript Q&A

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  • About & Contact
  • Podcast
    • 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
  • Podcasting for Authors
    • Podcasting Resources
    • Descript >
      • The Anatomy of Descript
      • Best Practices | Tips | Tricks
      • Descript Q&A
  • The Short Tack
  • Log
  • Resources
  • Tools
  • The Craft
    • Getting Past the Fear of (First Draft) Commitment
    • Scalability
    • Professionalism
    • From Dead in the Water to Favorable Winds
  • The Voyage
    • Reading Your Work Aloud
    • Preparing to Request an Author Blurb
    • Navigating Indy
  • For the Armchair Sailor
  • Editing Services
  • Events
  • For Libraries
  • Blog
  • William Kingsfield Publishers
  • Online Store
  • Press Kit