Episode 87: A Return to Reading

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I’m just going to be honest with y’all—I’m overwhelmed. This podcast is about exploring the world of publishing and providing a resource for authors, but everything is moving so quickly that it’s easy to feel left behind when my goal is to stay on top of things. So I feel that today, it’d be good … Read more

Episode 86: Creative Director and Radical Marketer Sarah Giffrow

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In this episode, I talked with Sarah Giffrow, an expert in helping small businesses with their online presences. If you weren’t aware, I worked for Sarah’s business, Upswept Creative, for a couple of years and witnessed the similar workflows and software used for publishing, website design, and digital marketing. It’s not a galaxy-brained take to … Read more

Episode 84: Unconventional Publishing Models with David Morris

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This episode’s guest is David Morris of Lake Drive Books. In today’s interview, David tells us more about Lake Drive’s mission, publishing practices, and unconventional financial model. David also offers his takes on how to determine what works for you when it comes to choosing a publishing path and gives some platform-building insights for authors. … Read more

Episode 83: Plottr, Storysnap, and Letting Writers Choose

Click here to visit Plot for Good and support youth writing programs! Recent surveys (from Gotham Ghostwriters and BookBub) verify what you probably have already guessed, that there are profound divides between writers who use AI and writers who downright refuse. But interestingly, these surveys have also shown that around 60% of writers do use … Read more

Episode 82: NaNoNowWhat?

It’s that time of year again. You may love it, hate it, fear it, or be totally uninterested. I’m talking about…well, what you’re calling it now depends on your history with it and your feelings on the way things went down. It used to be National Novel Writing Month, aka., NaNoWriMo, and in some cases … Read more

Episode 80: Clarify Your Message through Storytelling with Karl Becker

I think books have a purpose for an author, and mine is about impacting change, helping people take what they want, and hopefully making their life or their team’s lives better. Karl Becker I’ve been lucky to work with Karl Becker on his three books, Set Up to Win, Sales & Marketing Alignment, and Iceberg … Read more

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