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272 - The Evolving Author and Second Editions
271 - Tapping into Your Author Voice
270 - Author Assistants: Finding One or Being One
269 - The Discipline-Driven Path to Success
268 - What Authors Should Not Learn from Movies
267 - Using Romance to Write Stories with Heart
266 - Timeless Storytelling Principles
265 - Connecting and Captivating with Author Readings
264 - Building Your Brand through Networking
263 - Collaborate and Create
262 - Combating and Tapping into Imposter Syndrome
261 - Navigating Collaborative Storytelling
260 - Four Pillars of Author Success
259 - Working Harder, Working Smarter
258 - Getting the Word Out: Media Campaigns for Authors
257 - Book Sponsorships
256 - Lessons from the Nomadic Author
255 - From Page to Platform: How to Succeed as an Author Speaker - Part 2
254 - From Page to Platform: How to Succeed as an Author Speaker - Part 1
253 - Navigating the Worlds of Fiction and Film
252 - Strategic Website Planning for Authors
251 - Strategic Self-Doubt and the Indie Mindset
250 - From Firearms to Fiction
249 - How to Keep Non-Fiction Fresh
248 - Constructing a Multi-Layered Villain
247 - Newsletter Marketing as a Creative Endeavor
246 - The Secrets of World-Building
245 - Co-Authoring Fiction
244 - Understanding Your Book's Neighborhood
243 - Mistakes Writers Make about Forensic Psychology
242 - Uncovering Your Author Purpose
241 - Mistakes Writers Make About Working K-9s
240 - The Sales Flywheel
239 - Moving the Needle to a Different Track
238 - The Big Indie Author Data Drop 2024
237 - Creating Your Own Community
236 - Creating Character Motivation: The Fallacy of Magical Knowing
235 - The Source Code of Storytelling
234 - The Pocket Guide to Pantsing
233 - Data-Driven Publishing
232 - What Has Changed and Stayed the Same with Amazon Ads
231 - Aim Lower - The Secret to Hitting Big Goals
230 - The Good, the Bad, and the Surprising of Kickstarter
229 - How to Make Your Work Accessible
228 - Six Keys to Author Success Part 2
227 - Six Keys to Author Success - Part 1
226 - From Gatekeepers to Guides: The Evolving Role of Agents
225 - Right-Timing Your Release Strategy
224 - Secrets of Maximizing In-person Sales
223 - The Tolling Bell & The Story Hypothesis
222 - Perfecting Your Story's Trajectory
221 - Leveraging Your Tribe of Influence
220 - Podcasting Playbook: Navigating Guest Opportunities
219 - The Productive Power of Organization and Procrastination
218 - Story Bibles and How AI Can Help
217 - The Many Levers of Your Author Platform
216 - Learning from Our Readers and Our Characters
215 - Mistakes Writers Make about Firefighters
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
Classes and Workshops
Services
Chart Your Course
Pod Pro Author Coaching
Downloadable Resources
From Page to Platform
Podcasting for Authors
Short Fiction
Creating a Story Frame
Press Kit
Resources
Tools
Affiliates
For Libraries
Blog
Willamette2024IndiePub
Home
About & Contact
Podcast
272 - The Evolving Author and Second Editions
271 - Tapping into Your Author Voice
270 - Author Assistants: Finding One or Being One
269 - The Discipline-Driven Path to Success
268 - What Authors Should Not Learn from Movies
267 - Using Romance to Write Stories with Heart
266 - Timeless Storytelling Principles
265 - Connecting and Captivating with Author Readings
264 - Building Your Brand through Networking
263 - Collaborate and Create
262 - Combating and Tapping into Imposter Syndrome
261 - Navigating Collaborative Storytelling
260 - Four Pillars of Author Success
259 - Working Harder, Working Smarter
258 - Getting the Word Out: Media Campaigns for Authors
257 - Book Sponsorships
256 - Lessons from the Nomadic Author
255 - From Page to Platform: How to Succeed as an Author Speaker - Part 2
254 - From Page to Platform: How to Succeed as an Author Speaker - Part 1
253 - Navigating the Worlds of Fiction and Film
252 - Strategic Website Planning for Authors
251 - Strategic Self-Doubt and the Indie Mindset
250 - From Firearms to Fiction
249 - How to Keep Non-Fiction Fresh
248 - Constructing a Multi-Layered Villain
247 - Newsletter Marketing as a Creative Endeavor
246 - The Secrets of World-Building
245 - Co-Authoring Fiction
244 - Understanding Your Book's Neighborhood
243 - Mistakes Writers Make about Forensic Psychology
242 - Uncovering Your Author Purpose
241 - Mistakes Writers Make About Working K-9s
240 - The Sales Flywheel
239 - Moving the Needle to a Different Track
238 - The Big Indie Author Data Drop 2024
237 - Creating Your Own Community
236 - Creating Character Motivation: The Fallacy of Magical Knowing
235 - The Source Code of Storytelling
234 - The Pocket Guide to Pantsing
233 - Data-Driven Publishing
232 - What Has Changed and Stayed the Same with Amazon Ads
231 - Aim Lower - The Secret to Hitting Big Goals
230 - The Good, the Bad, and the Surprising of Kickstarter
229 - How to Make Your Work Accessible
228 - Six Keys to Author Success Part 2
227 - Six Keys to Author Success - Part 1
226 - From Gatekeepers to Guides: The Evolving Role of Agents
225 - Right-Timing Your Release Strategy
224 - Secrets of Maximizing In-person Sales
223 - The Tolling Bell & The Story Hypothesis
222 - Perfecting Your Story's Trajectory
221 - Leveraging Your Tribe of Influence
220 - Podcasting Playbook: Navigating Guest Opportunities
219 - The Productive Power of Organization and Procrastination
218 - Story Bibles and How AI Can Help
217 - The Many Levers of Your Author Platform
216 - Learning from Our Readers and Our Characters
215 - Mistakes Writers Make about Firefighters
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
Classes and Workshops
Services
Chart Your Course
Pod Pro Author Coaching
Downloadable Resources
From Page to Platform
Podcasting for Authors
Short Fiction
Creating a Story Frame
Press Kit
Resources
Tools
Affiliates
For Libraries
Blog
Willamette2024IndiePub