Activated Authors

In this episode of the Great Writers Learn miniseries, "Writes & Wrongs,” bestselling authors John L. Monk and Daniel Willcocks talk genre hopping, analyzing the pros and cons of switching genres and the effect it has to an author’s career.

Discussing personal stories from their collected decade of publishing experience, you’ll get the breakdown of their top tips to ensure you’re building a solid path towards publishing success, no matter the genre.

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In this episode of the Great Writers Learn miniseries, "Writes & Wrongs,” bestselling authors John L. Monk and Daniel Willcocks talk marketing for authors, exploring the platforms that have worked for them, the tactics that continue to work today, paid advertising, and the no-no’s of author behavior when it comes to book marketing.

Discussing personal stories from their collected decade of publishing experience, you’ll get the breakdown of their top tips to ensure you’re building solid connections and selling books over the long term.

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In this episode of the Great Writers Learn miniseries, "Writes & Wrongs,” bestselling authors John L. Monk and Daniel Willcocks talk genre expectations for authors, covering the basis of post-apocalyptic, fantasy, romance, cosy mystery, and litrpg to name a few.

Discussing personal stories from their collected decade of publishing experience, you’ll get the breakdown of their top tips to ensure you’re hitting tropes and making sure readers love your books.

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In this episode of the Great Writers Learn miniseries, "Writes & Wrongs,” bestselling authors John L. Monk and Daniel Willcocks talk book covers, dishing out their top 18+ tips on how to source a book cover that sells, and where to find a cover designer.

Discussing personal stories from their collected decade of publishing experience, you’ll get the breakdown of their top tips and things to avoid.

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In this week’s episode, Dan invites collaborator, author, and friend, Luke Kondor onto the show to talk all things creativity, learning, 2020, and plans for 2021.

In this episode we go deep into:

• The origin of Dan and Luke

Find out more about Luke and Dan:

https://danielwillcocks.com/

http://www.lukekondor.com/

Links from the show:

The Story Studio podcast: https://pod.link/1140596479

Luke on GWS ep 001: https://pod.link/1473869415/episode/ZjZkZTAyZDYtZmRkZS00YTFmLWI0ZWYtMmUzYTlmNjQzNTA3

Hawk and Cleaver: http://www.hawkandcleaver.com/

Luke’s short film “Keith”: https://vimeo.com/125879832

Max Booth III on TSS ep 042: https://pod.link/1140596479/episode/MDM2ZjgzODQtMGExNy00NGVjLThjM2UtM2UwZWQzMjFkZDQy

Josh Malerman on GWS ep 063: https://pod.link/1473869415/episode/MjMxZWU5ZDAtOGM2OS00ODc1LTlkODItMjQ4MjZhNzc3Zjll

Jonathan Janz on GWS ep 027: https://pod.link/1473869415/episode/MDFkZDAxZjUtMzYyMy00NGU2LTg0M2YtYTRkMmYwMWZjZWM2

The Tim Ferriss Show: https://pod.link/863897795

Impact Theory w/ Tom Bilyeau: https://pod.link/1191775648

Danica Patrick: https://pod.link/1465014169

Gary Vaynerchuk: https://pod.link/928159684

Jack Conte's YouTube:

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Victoria LK Williams writes Cozy Mysteries with a Tropical Twist. Her Citrus Beach Mystery series, Sister Station series, Storm Voices series and Mrs. Avery’s Adventures series are set in small south Florida towns, with fun characters and often a dog or cat (or two).

Victoria can often be found writing from her south Florida home. Her two cats, Miss Marple, and Fletch, often join her at the desk each has their assigned spot whether to supervise her writing or watch the birds. She shares a love of gardening with her husband of 35 years and together they have penned a gardening handbook for any Florida gardeners needing a hand tackling the tricky conditions the state often throws their way.

In this episode we go deep into:

• What makes cozy mysteries different

Find out more about Victoria:

https://www.victorialkwilliams.com/home.html

Links from the show:

Teespring https://teespring.com/en-GB

Writing Blog https://victorialkwilliams.blog

Gardening Blog https://gossipfromthesoutherngarden.blog

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SunSandandStoriesPublishing/

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Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

Special thanks to:

Intro vocals: Persephone Rose

Show theme: Karl Hughes

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Samantha Frost

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Samantha Frost is an actor and first-time novelist who recently took on the challenge of NaNoWriMo (to write 50,000 words in 30 days) and won in spectacular fashion, storming through her first draft in only 14 days and then completing her 2nd draft all before November 30th!

As an actor, she appeared in the feature film, SEAT 25, which won 'Best Pro Feature (Fiction)' and the 'RAW Jury Prize (Fiction)' at the RAW Science TV and Film Festival. Sam also wrote, directed, produced and starred in the short comedy film, Oak-Smoked.

In this episode we go deep into:

• Sam’s journey so far

Find out more about Sam:

https://www.instagram.com/Singlemumactor/

https://twitter.com/samfrost86

Samantha Frost author photo by Claire Grogan - http://www.clairegroganphotography.com/

Links from the show:

https://www.danielwillcocks.com/bootcamp

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Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

Special thanks to:

Intro vocals: Persephone Rose

Show theme: Karl Hughes

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Alesha Escobar writes fantasy to support her chocolate habit. She enjoys reading everything from Tolkien and the Dresden Files, to the Hellblazer comics and classic literature. She’s the author of the international bestselling Gray Tower Trilogy, an action-packed supernatural thriller set in an alternate World War II. The trilogy hit the bestsellers lists at Amazon (Top 60 in the entire Kindle store), as well as iBooks, Kobo, Barnes & Noble online, and Amazon UK.

Alesha is also the co-author of the bestselling Aria Knight Chronicles and Immortal Brotherhood series.

Besides being a loving warrior mom to her six children, she enjoys crafts, consuming more coffee than is necessary, and spending time with her husband Luis, a 20-year art veteran for The Simpsons television show.

In this episode, we go deep into:

● Alesha’s co-writing experiences and how she has learned from the writers she’s worked with.

● How co-writing helps her to write faster

● How she juggles writing multiple series

● Managing six kids and a household around her writing

● How Alesha cultivates and maintains a strong relationship with her readers

● Being a person of colour and how to write diverse characters

● The importance of research

● How fiction can open readers up to learning new things

● Getting covers with diverse models

Find out more about Alesha:

https://www.aleshaescobar.com/

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Josh Malerman is a New York Times bestselling author and also one of two singer/songwriters for the rock band The High Strung, whose song “The Luck You Got” can be heard as the theme song to the Showtime show “Shameless.”

His critically acclaimed novel, Bird Box has been adapted into a Netflix feature film starring Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, and Sarah Paulson and was also nominated for the Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the James Herbert Award. The sequel novel, Malorie, was released earlier this year to roaring success, and his books Black Mad Wheel and Goblin have also been nominated for Stoker Awards.

In this episode we go deep into:

• What it is to be an artist in today’s world

Josh answers questions from Patrons:

Faye Trask: How much say did you have when it came to turning Birdbox into a movie? Did you get to do anything neat like meet the actors or visit the set?

Find out more about Josh:

https://joshmalerman.com/

https://www.instagram.com/joshmalerman/

https://twitter.com/joshmalerman/

https://www.facebook.com/JoshMalerman/

Links from the show:

https://www.danielwillcocks.com

Josh Malerman’s This Is Horror interview: https://pod.link/599755380/episode/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhpc2lzaG9ycm9yLmNvLnVrLz9wPTMxNTk3

Malerman’s “Goblin”: https://books2read.com/u/b6Kvq0

Malerman’s “Malorie”: https://books2read.com/u/me79aV

Malerman’s “Bird Box”: https://books2read.com/u/mKywq5

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GWS Press books:

Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

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Lucinda E Clark is an award-winning self-published writer of memoir and psychological thriller, a global traveler, scriptwriting lecturer, and owner of a South African video production company.

She is the recipient of a number of awards, including a finalist for book excellence awards, the 2017 New Apple award for excellence in independent publishing, a two-time winner of the readers’ favorite book award, and a finalist in the Independent Author Network’s book of the year awards.

Lucinda has lived a colorful life, having met Nelson Mandela, broadcasted with a bayonet at her throat, managed a rock band, gotten involved in a crowd at a public hanging, survived riots, dodged a hail of bullets as well as deportation from Libya

In this episode we go deep into:

• How managed a rock band

Find out more about Lucinda:

https://www.lucindaeclarke.com/

Links from the show:

Blog https://lucindaeclarke.wordpress.com/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/lucindaeclarke.author

Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/226303738779560/

Twitter https://twitter.com/LucindaEClarke

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GWS Press books:

Collaboration for Authors: https://books2read.com/u/3G2jLn

Special thanks to:

Intro vocals: Persephone Rose

Show theme: Karl Hughes

Become a Patron of the show! Get exclusive bonus content, find your tribe, and get early access to all episodes.

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