Episode 21: Discussion about Scrivener with Pat Thompson

Prologue: Back up your Computer

The Career Author episode: https://thecareerauthor.com/the-career-author-podcast-episode-60-nerd-alert-implementing-a-backup-system/

Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/

Main Story: Discussion about Scrivener with Pat Thompson

Scrivener: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview

Microsoft Word: https://products.office.com/en-us/word

Epilogue: Finding your Book Title

Braving the Storms: http://kylepratt.me/braving

Girl on a Train: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079K2DYXK/

The Girl on the Train: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L9B7IKE

Through the Storms: http://kylepratt.me/tts

WSJ Article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/loved-the-novel-about-a-girl-on-a-train-you-may-have-read-the-wrong-book-1447724224

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 20: Interview with Arlene Kovash

Prologue: How a cookbook can be an asset to an author

Mystery Writers of America Cookbook: Amazon

Food to Die For by Patricia Cornwall: Amazon

Jan Karon’s Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader: Amazon

Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes: Amazon

Redwall Cookbook by Brian Jacques: Amazon

Peanuts Cookbook by Charles Schulz: Amazon

Nancy Drew Cookbook: Amazon

Unofficial Harry Potter Cookbook: Amazon

Sherlock Holmes Cookbook: Amazon

Anne of Green Gables Cookbook: Amazon

Main Story: Interview with Arlene Kovash

Catacombs of Doom by Doug O’Dell: Amazon

Itemizer Observer (Arlene’s weekly column): https://www.polkio.com/

Epilogue: How to Support other Authors

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 19: The Final Word on Going Wide

Prologue: Podcasts for Writers (besides All Things Indie)

Grammar Girl Podcast: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-girl

The Career Authors: https://thecareerauthor.com/

Writing Excuses: https://writingexcuses.com/

Akimbo: https://www.akimbo.me/

Main Story: The Final Word on Going Wide

KDP: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/

Kindle Unlimited: https://www.amazon.com/Browse-Kindle-Unlimited-Books/b?ie=UTF8&node=9069934011

Kobo Plus: https://www.kobo.com/nl/en/plus

Epilogue: eBook Aggregators

Draft2Digital: https://www.draft2digital.com/

Gardners: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardners_Books

Google Play: https://play.google.com/books/publish/

iTunes: https://www.apple.com/itunes/

Kindle Direct Publishing: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/

Kobo Writing Life: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/writinglife

Nook Press: https://press.barnesandnoble.com/  

Odilo: https://sonomalibrary.org/odilo

Overdrive: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OverDrive,_Inc.

Playster: https://www.playster.com/us/en

Scribd: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scribd

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/

Tolino: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolino

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 18: Interview with Carolyn McCray, Part 2

Prologue: Type to Overcome Your Inability to Type

“Advice from Siblings” http://jennifervandenberg.com/free-stories/advice-from-siblings/

Main Story: Interview with Carolyn McCray, Part 2

Carolyn McCray Author Website: https://www.carolynmccray.com/

Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP): https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/

Thomas and Mercer: https://amazonpublishing.amazon.com/thomas-mercer.html

Books-a-GO-GO app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/books-a-go-go/id1444771083?mt=8

Episode Interactive app: https://www.episodeinteractive.com/

Chapters – Interactive stories app: https://chapters-interactive-stories.fandom.com/wiki/Chapters_-_Interactive_Stories_Wiki

A few of Carolyn’s episodes:

Murder High: http://episodeinteractive.com/s/5979586467266560

Accidental Super Hero: http://episodeinteractive.com/s/6678269279141888

Cabaret de la Zombie: http://episodeinteractive.com/s/5991521179992064

Ghost Valentine: http://episodeinteractive.com/s/4721497127583744

Epilogue: Are you serious?

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 17: Interview with Carolyn McCray, Part 1

Prologue: Go for a Walk

Main Story: Interview with Carolyn McCray, Part 1

Carolyn McCray Author Website: https://www.carolynmccray.com/

Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP): https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/

Thomas and Mercer: https://amazonpublishing.amazon.com/thomas-mercer.html

Books-a-GO-GO app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/books-a-go-go/id1444771083?mt=8

A few of Carolyn’s episodes:

Murder High: http://episodeinteractive.com/s/5979586467266560

Accidental Super Hero: http://episodeinteractive.com/s/6678269279141888

Cabaret de la Zombie: http://episodeinteractive.com/s/5991521179992064

Ghost Valentine: http://episodeinteractive.com/s/4721497127583744

Epilogue: The Best Time to be an Author, Part 2

ACX: https://www.acx.com/

Espresso Book Machine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_Source

Google Play: https://play.google.com/books/publish/

Nook Press: https://press.barnesandnoble.com/

Kobo Writing Life: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/writinglife

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 16: Interview with Micah Hansen

Prologue: Creating a Target Reader

Main Story: Interview with Micah Hansen

Micah Hanson Design: http://micahhansen.com/

Adobe Suite: https://www.adobe.com/products/cs6.html

Epilogue: The Best Time to be an Author

Napster (history): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napster

Napster (today): https://us.napster.com/

Amazon (history): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)

Kindle (history): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_Kindle 

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 15: Use Amazon Only or Go Wide?

Prologue: Finding the end of Act I

A great article on ending Act I: https://www.darcypattison.com/writing/plot/end-of-act-i-5-functions-determine-plot/

Seven-Point Plot Structure: https://www.keepwriting.com/tsc/magnificent7plotpoints.htm

Nine-point structure: https://killzoneblog.com/2011/05/9-act-screenplay-structure-novel.html

Main Story: Use Amazon Only or Go Wide?

Amazon Kindle Unlimited FAQ: https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1002872331

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/writinglife

Barnes & Noble FAQ: https://help.barnesandnoble.com/app/publisher_author/list

Google Play

Apple books: https://www.apple.com/apple-books/

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/

Draft2Digital: https://www.draft2digital.com/

ACX: https://www.acx.com/

Epilogue: Three Useful Utilities for Authors

Calibre: https://calibre-ebook.com/download

Canva: https://www.canva.com/

Gimp: https://www.gimp.org/

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 14: Interview with Traci Hilton

Prologue: Book Recommendation – “Dreyer’s English” by Benjamin Dreyer

“Elements of Style” by Strunk and White:

Grammar Girl interview with Benjamin Dreyer: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/an-interview-with-benjamin-dreyer

“Dreyer’s English” by Benjamin Dreyer:

Penguin Random House: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/

Main Story: Interview with Traci Hilton

Traci Hilton website: https://www.tracihilton.com/

MacGregor and Luedeke Agency: http://www.macgregorandluedeke.com/about/

Jill Williamson: http://jillwilliamson.com/

Epilogue: Social Media for Authors, Part 2

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com

Kyle’s author Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kyleonkindle

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com

Kyle’s twitter account: https://twitter.com/kyleonkindle

Buffer.com: https://buffer.com/

HashTags for Authors: https://tinyurl.com/y62t9lvf

 Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 13: Truth and Fiction in Author Bios

Prologue: Using Food in your Story

J. D. Robb: http://www.jdrobb.com/

Diane Mott Davidson’s culinary books: https://www.bookseriesinorder.com/diane-mott-davidson/

Joanne Fluke: https://joannefluke.com/

Main Story: Truth and Fiction in Author Bios

Dan Mallory article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/a-suspense-novelists-trail-of-deceptions

A condensed article about Dan Mallory: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/dan-mallory-new-yorker-profile-interview-brain-tumour-talented-mr-ripley-a8763991.html

Epilogue: Social Media for Authors, Part 1

Kyle’s author Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kyleonkindle

Kyle’s Twitter home: https://twitter.com/kyleonkindle

Buffer.com: https://buffer.com/

Hootsuite: https://hootsuite.com/

TweetDeck: https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 12: Interview with Romance Author, Debbie Lee

Prologue: Creating a writing schedule

James Scott Bell: https://www.jamesscottbell.com/

Lee Child: https://www.leechild.com/

Michael Crichton: http://www.michaelcrichton.com/writer/

Kate DiCamillo: https://www.katedicamillo.com/books.html

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: https://www.arthurconandoyle.com/

Ernest Hemingway: https://www.hemingwayhome.com/

Stephen King: https://www.stephenking.com/

Ian McEwan: http://ianmcewan.com/index.html

Ann Rice: http://annerice.com/

Main Story: Interview with romance author, Debbie Lee

Debby Lee website: https://www.booksbydebbylee.com/

Debby Lee Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/debby.lee.71

Beyond Parallax: http://www.centralia.edu/academics/writingcenter/BeyondParallax/

Romance Writers of America: https://www.rwa.org/

Steve Laube Literary Agency:  https://stevelaube.com/

Rae Monet Book Design: https://raemonetinc.com/

Barbour Books: http://www.barbourbooks.com/

Epilogue: Pre-order pages for indie authors

Amazon Kindle: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201499380

Google Books: https://support.google.com/books/partner/answer/2364635?hl=en

iTunes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208716

Kobo: https://kobowritinglife.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001123268-KWL-Guide-to-Pre-Orders 

Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/preorder

Nook: https://help.barnesandnoble.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4076/~/b%26n-press%3A-making-books-available-for-pre-order

Music

"Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise