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Long Bio
Matty Dalrymple (DAL-rim-ple) podcasts, writes, speaks, and consults on the writing craft and the publishing voyage as The Indy Author. Since 2016 she has hosted over 230 episodes of THE INDY AUTHOR PODCAST. She is also the author of THE INDY AUTHOR’S GUIDE TO PODCASTING FOR AUTHORS, the co-author with Mark Leslie Lefebvre of TAKING THE SHORT TACK: CREATING INCOME AND CONNECTING WITH READERS USING SHORT FICTION, and the co-author with M.L. Ronn (Michael La Ronn) of FROM PAGE TO PLATFORM: HOW TO SUCCEED AS AN AUTHOR SPEAKER. Her articles have appeared in Writer’s Digest magazine. She serves as the Campaigns Manager for the Alliance of Independent Authors.
Matty has instructed on and spoken about the writing craft and the publishing voyage (click here for a list of Matty's class and workshop topics) in venues including the Writer’s Digest Conference, the Alliance of Independent Authors’ SelfPubCon, the Authors Guild Launchpad series, Joanna Penn’s The Creative Penn Podcast, Mark Lefebvre’s Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing Podcast, Sacha Black’s The Rebel Author Podcast, Jeff Elkins' The Dialogue Doctor Podcast, the Kobo Writing Life Podcast, Dale Robert’s Self-Publishing with Dale YouTube channel, the Women in Publishing Summit, the Bay Area Writers League, and many more.
Matty is also the author of the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers, beginning with ROCK PAPER SCISSORS (named a Notable Indie by Shelf Unbound magazine); the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels, beginning with THE SENSE OF DEATH; and the Ann Kinnear Suspense Shorts, including CLOSE THESE EYES.
She is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime.
Before becoming a full-time author / publisher / podcaster in 2019, Matty worked in the healthcare information system industry, providing marketing support documentation, coordinating strategic and tactical planning, and managing internal IT projects. She also worked in online / on air retail as a business analyst; as a project manager in the IT, transportation and logistics, and corporate real estate and workplace services organizations; and as a product manager liaison between internal client organizations and the IT organization. She facilitated sessions for new team members to orient them to the company's values and provide tools and techniques for working effectively within the culture, and coached executives on their participation in these sessions.
She holds a BA in English Literature from Dickinson College; earned credits in the University of Michigan Master of Arts Program in English Literature; and holds a Master of Science degree in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Matty lives with her husband, Wade Walton, and their dogs in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and enjoys vacationing on Mount Desert Island, Maine, and Sedona, Arizona, and these locations provide the settings for her novels.
Matty has instructed on and spoken about the writing craft and the publishing voyage (click here for a list of Matty's class and workshop topics) in venues including the Writer’s Digest Conference, the Alliance of Independent Authors’ SelfPubCon, the Authors Guild Launchpad series, Joanna Penn’s The Creative Penn Podcast, Mark Lefebvre’s Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing Podcast, Sacha Black’s The Rebel Author Podcast, Jeff Elkins' The Dialogue Doctor Podcast, the Kobo Writing Life Podcast, Dale Robert’s Self-Publishing with Dale YouTube channel, the Women in Publishing Summit, the Bay Area Writers League, and many more.
Matty is also the author of the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers, beginning with ROCK PAPER SCISSORS (named a Notable Indie by Shelf Unbound magazine); the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels, beginning with THE SENSE OF DEATH; and the Ann Kinnear Suspense Shorts, including CLOSE THESE EYES.
She is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime.
Before becoming a full-time author / publisher / podcaster in 2019, Matty worked in the healthcare information system industry, providing marketing support documentation, coordinating strategic and tactical planning, and managing internal IT projects. She also worked in online / on air retail as a business analyst; as a project manager in the IT, transportation and logistics, and corporate real estate and workplace services organizations; and as a product manager liaison between internal client organizations and the IT organization. She facilitated sessions for new team members to orient them to the company's values and provide tools and techniques for working effectively within the culture, and coached executives on their participation in these sessions.
She holds a BA in English Literature from Dickinson College; earned credits in the University of Michigan Master of Arts Program in English Literature; and holds a Master of Science degree in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Matty lives with her husband, Wade Walton, and their dogs in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and enjoys vacationing on Mount Desert Island, Maine, and Sedona, Arizona, and these locations provide the settings for her novels.
