Activated Authors
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Episodes: 168
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Activated Authors is an online author community centered around principles of healthy productivity, community, and shared knowledge. Founded by international bestselling author, award-winning podcaster, and author coach, Daniel Willcocks, the group aims to help authors and creatives of all levels achieve their creative goals and thrive as part of a healthy, positive community.
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We’re going on HIATUS (details shared within)
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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What is ‘Voice’ and How Do I Find Mine?
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Great Writers SCARE, featuring This Is Horror (REPLAY)
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Eric Larocca ON: Creating VIRAL horror sensations
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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How To Use A Mailing List To Get Readers
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Conquering NaNoWrimo
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Harnessing the Power of Feedback
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Top Three Tips To Make Your Scenes Sing
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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What If It’s Not Going Your Way?
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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How Do I Breakthrough My Bullsh!t?
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Jenna Moreci ON: How to Cultivate Superfans
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Do I Really Need An Author Website?
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Josh Malerman ON: How to be a Prolific Creative
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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How Can I Be More Productive?
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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How Do You Fill Your Creative Well?
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Creating Compelling Protagonists
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Art V Commerce
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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When Can I Call Myself an Author?
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Writing Ghost Stories (featuring Daniel Willcocks, Kristina Adams, Matty Dalrymple, and Ellie Betts)
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May 01, 2023 |
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Celebrating ONE YEAR of the podcast (kinda...)
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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AA on Tour: London Book Fair
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Remember Your Readers
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Content For Everyone
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Author Content Confidence
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Plottr Masterclass
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Activated Authors Updates
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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How Authors Can Use A.I.
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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How To Get Started With Short Stories
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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Writing With Chronic Illness
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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What Makes A Good Book Cover?
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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What Are Tropes?
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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How Do I Find My Tribe?
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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How Do I Edit My Book?
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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2023 Goals and Plans
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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End Of Year Review 2022
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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AA QUIZmas Extravaganza!
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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How To Create A Writing Routine
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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How Do You Publish A Book Online?
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Why “Writers Block” Is Bullsh*t
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Why Is Genre So Important?
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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What is Theme and Tone?
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Tools For New Authors
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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When To Start Your Business
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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What Is a First Draft, Really?
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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What Is NaNoWriMo?
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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What Is Your Why?
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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What Is Story?
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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J. Thorn ON: CHANGE And Moving Forward
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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ONE YEAR Of Activated Authors
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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News, Updates, and to the Future (Part II)
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Dan Howarth ON: Finding DISCIPLINE And The Circle Of Community
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Tim Lebbon ON: TRADITIONAL Publishing, Tie In’s & Loving The Job
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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(BONUS Ep: 003) Daniel Willcocks: Ask Me Anything
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Luke Kondor ON: SYSTEMS n’ Books & Stuff
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Kathy Murray ON: RECALCULATING & Taking The Leap
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Robin Waite ON: Being FEARLESS With Integrity & Alignment
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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News, Updates, and to the Future
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Philip Duncan ON: BUILDING Your Way From Rock Bottom
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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(BONUS Ep 002) Daniel Willcocks: Ask Me Anything
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Ella Barnard ON: FINDING Your Value & Knowing It Could Be Better
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May 30, 2022 |
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Emme Grange ON: Finding The FUN Of Being Only Yourself
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May 23, 2022 |
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Daniel Willcocks ON: The PURSUIT Of Creative Freedom
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May 16, 2022 |
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Renee Gallant ON: RETURNING to Writing and Putting Yourself First
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May 09, 2022 |
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Mark Leslie Lefebvre ON: HEART, Passion and Collaboration
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May 02, 2022 |
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Thomas Fenton ON: QUALITY Work and the Practice of Creativity
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Julie Hiner ON: AUTHENTICITY And Following Your Passion
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Bekka Willcocks ON: Food FREEDOM and Listening To Your Body
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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”Writing Short Horror Stories” Graduates ON: The POWER Of Short Stories & Investing In Your Craft
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Samantha Frost ON: MENTAL HEALTH, Neurodivergence and the Dance of Recovery
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Kristina Adams ON: CREATING The Path That Works For You
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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(BONUS Ep 001) Daniel Willcocks: Ask Me Anything
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Crys Cain ON: Your RELATIONSHIP with Work and Finding Your Value
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Katlyn Duncan ON: Systems, Reversions and LEARNING AS YOU GO
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Helen Scheuerer ON: EMBRACING what you want and Riding the Learning Curve
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Jeff Adams ON: ACCESSIBILITY and the MENTAL GAME of Being an Author
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Jonathan Yanez ON: How to be YOUR OWN Champion
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Welcome to the Activated Authors podcast
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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#080: So I guess this is goodbye...
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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#079: Jennifer Anne Gordon – Gothic horror, winning the Kindle Award, and experimenting in all mediums.
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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#078: Miranda Oh - Taking inspiration from life, working from home, and podcasting your way to better writing
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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#077: Suzy Vadori – Making it past the “half-books,” diversifying income streams, and bonuses of book coaching.
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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#076: Marc Watson – Approaching the right small presses for your book and writing in a way that feels right for your life.
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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#075: J Benjamin – Learning from your failures, writing authentic LQBTQ+ characters, and networking with authors.
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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#074: Michelle Raab – The psychology of writing and selling and redefining the world of work and family.
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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#073: JD Barker – On working with James Patterson, professional from the get-go, and grasping every opportunity.
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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#072: Jenna Greene – Writing YA, the art of balance, and podcasting to complement your writing.
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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#071: Laura Kendrick – A Master's degree in Creative Writing, fan fiction, and being authentically you.
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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#070: Paul Michael Anderson – Writing moral murkiness, making short stories work, and prioritizing life.
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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#069: Chris Allen – Games writing, storytelling through role-play & “Aren’t we all writing fanfic, anyway?”
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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#068: NEW YEAR SPECIAL – 2020 highlights, plans for 2021, and Patreon Q&A (ft. Daniel Willcocks, Holly Lyne, John Crinan, and Faye Trask)
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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BONUS: The "Writes and Wrongs" of Bad Behaviors for Authors, feat John L. Monk (A Great Writers Learn miniseries, ep 6 of 6)
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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BONUS: The "Writes and Wrongs" of Author Brand, feat John L. Monk (A Great Writers Learn miniseries, ep 5 of 6)
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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BONUS: The "Writes and Wrongs" of Genre Hopping, feat John L. Monk (A Great Writers Learn miniseries, ep 4 of 6)
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Dec 29, 2020 |
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BONUS: The "Writes and Wrongs" of Marketing, feat John L. Monk (A Great Writers Learn miniseries, ep 3 of 6)
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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BONUS: The "Writes and Wrongs" of Genre Expectations, feat John L. Monk (A Great Writers Learn miniseries, ep 2 of 6)
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Dec 27, 2020 |
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BONUS: The "Writes and Wrongs" of Book Covers, feat John L. Monk (A Great Writers Learn miniseries, ep 1 of 6)
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Dec 26, 2020 |
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#067: Christmas conversations; mindset, rest, lessons, goals, and beards with Luke Kondor and Daniel Willcocks
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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#066: Victoria LK Williams – Getting cozy with mystery, finding balance between the light and the dark side, and tips for Florida gardening.
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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#065: Samantha Frost – Winning NaNoWriMo, writing groups, and the importance of creativity.
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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#064: Alesha Escobar – Learning from collaboration, writing diverse characters, & learning through fiction.
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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#063: Josh Malerman – Definition of an artist, the power of “the end,” and what it means to be a Prolific.
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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#062: Lucinda E Clark – Living a life worth writing, lessons learned from writing, and falling into what’s right.
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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#061: Andy Conduit-Turner – Writing comics, navigating publishing contracts, and choosing the best medium for your story.
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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#060: Jessie Shedden – Escaping the cult, healing with writing, and empowering others through personal experience.
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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#059: Great Writers Scare – Exploring horror with Michael David Wilson, Bob Pastorella, Daniel Willcocks, and John Crinan.
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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#058: V.S. Holmes – Advocating for queer and disabled representation, winning awards, and collaborative relationships.
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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#057: Julia Scott – Formatting books the right way, tackling the second novel, and diving into audio.
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Oct 15, 2020 |
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#056: Ben Errington – Starting with just a cover, gaining confidence as a writer, and positivity on social media.
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Oct 08, 2020 |
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#055: Faye Trask – Debut novel writing, finding mentors, and falling in love with learning.
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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#054: Jennie Nash – Becoming a book coach, the truth behind the author journey, and the power of integrity.
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Sep 24, 2020 |
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#053: Ritu Bhathal – “Marriage Unarranged,” setting priorities, and poetry versus prose.
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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#052: V Castro – Boosting marginalized voices, word counts during lockdown, and writing in the horror genre.
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Sep 10, 2020 |
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Bonus Minisode, feat J. Thorn: "9 Things Career Authors Don't Do"
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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#051: Autumn Birt – Travelling the world while writing, talking to your characters, and running a business with your partner.
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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#050: What single piece of advice would you give to writers to carry them from 2020 into 2021? Feat. Special guests.
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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#049: Meg LaTorre – From literary agency to self-publishing, building a platform on YouTube, and finding your niche.
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Aug 20, 2020 |
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#048: James Blatch – The many iterations of the first novel, journalism to fiction, and serving authors with podcasts and courses.
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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#047: Jeff Adams & Will Knauss – Getting started with gay romance fiction, collaboration, and keeping the creative passion burning.
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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#046: Iain Rob Wright – Finding success in horror in 2020, effective mailing lists & bringing your spouse into your creative business.
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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#045: Kristina Rienzi – Pitching through Twitter, the power of perpetual learning & choosing honesty.
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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#044: Robert J. Sawyer – How to win awards, The Oppenheimer Alternative, & the evolving publishing approach.
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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#043: Gemma Amor – Funding horror through Kickstarter, keeping things simple, and the joy of creation.
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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#042: Garrett Robinson – Serializing fantasy, making it through the hard times, and changing the world with fiction.
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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#041: Daniel Willcocks – “Collaboration for Authors."
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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#040: Julie Hiner – Growth through challenge, the welcoming arms of writers, and embracing your genre.
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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#039: Jenna Moreci – YouTube for writers, diversifying income streams, and cultivating superfans.
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Jun 11, 2020 |
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#038: Drew Starling – The power of short stories, real-time feedback, and emotionally insulating yourself.
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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#037: Lindsay Weisner – Finding ‘happy,’ the Neurotic Nourishment podcast, and talking is healing.
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May 28, 2020 |
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#036: Clare Littlemore – Writing dystopian fiction, the power of closing a series, and using trial and error to find your outlining process.
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May 21, 2020 |
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#035: Mag Dimond – Award-winning memoirs, documenting your life to leave a legacy, and mindfulness for writers.
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May 14, 2020 |
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#034: Nick Cole – Innovating rapid release, guarding your brand, and giving readers what they want.
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May 07, 2020 |
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#033: Michael David Wilson – ’The Girl in the Video,’ creating your own opportunities, and confronting your fears.
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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#032: Joanna Penn – Staying ahead of the game, the realities of indie authorship, and prioritizing your health for the long-game.
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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#031: Tosca Lee – Learning enough to be dangerous, evolutions as a writer, and finding the joy in your work.
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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#030: T.W.M. Ashford – The difference between good prose and great storytelling, lessons learned from SPF, and soft relaunching your author career.
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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#029: Jonathan Yanez – Conquering the impossible, becoming a healthy writer, and finding freedom in sci-fi.
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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#028: Jeffrey A. Carver – Over a decade of publishing changes, becoming your own publisher, and the power of teaching in your own fiction.
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Mar 27, 2020 |
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#027: Jonathan Janz – Knowing your value, cultivating positivity, and being authentic to yourself.
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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#026: H.B. Lyne & Angeline Trevena – Navigating collaborations, running author events, and reviving a podcast.
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Mar 13, 2020 |
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#025: Brandon Ellis – The secret to marketing box sets, embracing mentorship and tutelage, and using vision boards to drive success.
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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#024: John L Monk – The importance of being unforgettable, writing through the tough stuff, and the reality behind rapid release.
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Feb 28, 2020 |
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#023: Meg Cowley – Creating an author brand, business vs art, and making the muse your b**ch.
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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#022: Craig Falconer – Lessons in writing Sci-Fi, modeling specific success, and quality versus quantity.
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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#021: Steff Green – Doubling down on what works, engaging your readers, and setting boundaries to focus on what works for you.
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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#020: Katie Forrest – Time Management for Writers, the only constant is change, and the benefits of saying ‘yes'.
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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#019: Bruce Olav Solheim – Documenting the paranormal, serving veterans with education, and trusting the muse.
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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#018: Welcome to 2020! – Goalsetting, productivity, and expectation management ft. Luke Kondor
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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Intermission: Going on Hiatus
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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#017: Humphrey Hawksley – Going deep with research, translating journalism to novels, and the changing nature of traditional publishing.
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Nov 15, 2019 |
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#016: Jon Cronshaw – Embracing the serial, using podcasts to connect with readers, and how stoicism can positively impact your writing life.
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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#015: Sacha Black – Becoming a rebel author, owning your fears, and following your own path.
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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#014: Rachael Herron – Personal branding, dominating Patreon, and prioritising your mental health to enjoy the process.
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Oct 24, 2019 |
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#013: Michaelbrent Collings – Confessions of a Super-villain, tackling mental health, and mastering genre-hopping.
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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#012: Kealan Patrick Burke – Fighting the demons, the changing world of indie, and trusting the process.
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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#011: Kathrin Hutson – Building a career around story, award-nominated books, and critiquing films at 10-years-old.
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Oct 03, 2019 |
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#010: Dakota Krout – Dominating LitRPG/GameLit fiction, switching from creator to publisher, and riding the waves of success.
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Sep 26, 2019 |
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#009: Jon Freeman – Writing for film, taking every opportunity, and standing out on set.
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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#008: Ramy Vance – Building a story from novel to series, lessons learned from teaching story, and targeting the right readers with ads.
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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#007: J. Thorn – The ’Three Story Method’, systematisation, and finding what works for you.
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Sep 05, 2019 |
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#006: John Crinan – Getting the words in, building the habit, and building a network through podcasting.
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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#005: Alison Ingleby – Hitting the USA Today Bestseller list, publishing anthologies, and why you should write what you love.
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Aug 22, 2019 |
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#004: Martha Carr – Creating universes, trusting the process, and engaging your readers.
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Aug 15, 2019 |
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#003: Alex C Gates – Making the leap to full-time, writing horror, and riding the BookBub wave.
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Aug 08, 2019 |
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#002: Michael Anderle – Publishers vs creators, the growth of collaboration, and the future of independent publishing.
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Aug 01, 2019 |
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#001: Luke Kondor – Award-winning films, journalling, and experimental creativity on a shoestring budget.
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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#000 Welcome to the Great Writers Share podcast
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Jul 22, 2019 |