Sally Stevens is a singer/lyricist/choral director who has worked in film, television, concert, commercials and sound recording in Hollywood since 1960. She sings the main titles for The Simpsons and Family Guy and her voice can be heard on…
We all get it sometimes. That feeling that there’s no reason to keep writing. Today I talk about my experience with writer’s despair and giv eyou 5 ways to fight it and keep going. To shop journals and books go () and use code PODCAST to…
This week we take a pause to consider gratitude. American society has always been a go-getter, hard working society and writers are no different. In Indie Publishing we have found ourselves extremely busy with all the work that goes into creating and…
SARAH ELISABETH SAWYER is a story archaeologist. She digs up shards of past lives, hopes, and truths, and pieces them together for readers today. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian honored her as a literary artist through their…
Kerrie M. Droban is an award winning author and attorney in Phoenix, Arizona. A graduate of The Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars and the University of Arizona, she studied playwriting with Edward Albee and poetry with Peter Sacks, Carolyn…
With eighteen books and counting, Tracee is a prolific author in the writing and publishing business for more than 20 years, continuing to pen her own works while finding time for a day job, passionate community service and advocacy, plus helping…
Lewis Jorstad is an author and editor, a lover of reading and travel, and the steward of a very creaky sailboat. He hopes to visit every country in the world before he dies, but for now he spends his time teaching up-and-coming writers the skills they…
Beth Barany is a science-fiction and fantasy writer as well as a writing coach and non-fiction writer. We have a fun chat today about here winding path to success, niching down as a writing coach and more. Want to find out more about Beth? ….
Tosca Lee is a thriller and historical writer who has been in the business for over a decade. We talk about her writing routine (or lack thereof), when she went full-time, what it’s like to write with a partner and how she crossed genres. You can find…
Stephen Woodfin is an author and book coach. After studying theology and working as a lawyer, he finally took hold of what he really wanted to do: writing fiction. From the beginning he worked with a book coach, which worked so much in his favor that…
This week it’s just me talking about how taking a rest can help you become more productive. I’ve made a few mistakes in the last week and had some stressers that brought me to a point of realization: I needed rest. If you’re looking for a way to rest,…
Today my guest is mother, freelance editor AND author of dystopian sic-fi. Despite being incredibly busy, she is coming out with her second book this month, . We talk about the pressure of writing quickly in the Indie Author world, science fiction…
is a beta reader, developmental editor, and copy editor rolled into one smart, fiction-savvy bot. Created by Matthew Jockers, Ph.D., co-author of The Bestseller Code, Marlowe has just been updated with the latest developments in A.I. technology. Her…
James Blatch is a former defense journalist turned novelist, with a few twists and turns in between. He also runs SPF (SPF as in Self-Publishing Formula…not the stuff that keeps my skin from burning) with Mark Dawson where they produce the…
Get an update form me and my thoughts on why adding too many themes, characters or ideas into one story doesn’t work. Want to support the show? Go here:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PencilsLipstick Looking for tips on writing, publishing, and…
How much personal experience can you use in your novels? Where is the line between novel and memoir? Today I speak with d who used the memories of her mother suffering from Alzheimer’s to create a beautiful novel called . We talk about how fiction cn…
is a romance author all of things decadent. She found support locally when she started out and has some great tips for Indie authors of all genres. Want to get the right keywords for your book? Make sure your categories are correct for finding your…
This week Kat talks about her trip to Spain and how she can help you FINISH your book this fall! Want to support the show? Go here:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/PencilsLipstick Looking for tips on writing, publishing, and storytelling? Join my !…
Fforde has been writing in the Comedy/Fantasy Genre since 2001 when his novel ‘The Eyre Affair’ debuted on the New York Times Bestseller list. ‘The Great Troll War’, published in September 2021, is his 16th novel and he counts his sales in millions….
Katri Soikkeli is a published writer living in Finland and it’s her mission to make writing books accessible to everyone. When she’s not teaching fiction-writing techniques and story structure or filming funny videos about being an author, she…