Eat The Frog

By Authors J.T. Maxwell and Amy Cip

For writers who're juggling life, and writing, and more life, and trying to write, all while trying to life. Most writers aren't this-is-my-only-job-famous, so this is a podcast of two writers who're ... more

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The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.

Eat The Frog episodes:

August 20, 2026 S2E2: Bazutz Update
In August 2026, J.T. and Amy discuss a whole lotta stuff, in no particular order: J.T.'s big mouth, traveling in Europe, J.T.'s shaving schedule, sabbaticals, watching people write (like, actually watching), targets versus goals, Texas, ROI, Amy fitting bookshelves in a Jeep, BookBub, J.T.'s inability to do what he says for a few months, and more...oh, and to fact-check J.T., it looks like closer to 16% of NFL athletes are broke within 12 years, based on new data. The information he had was a decade old.
Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.
Produced by J.T. Maxwell and Amy Cip
Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris Whitten
Somehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. Maxwell
Logo Design by Christine Tesseo
Theme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)
Recorded in the How Can I Help? Studios at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RI
Copyright 2026. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...
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59min
July 27, 2026 S2E1: Demands and Pressures
This month, Amy & J.T. talk about demands and pressures: on publishers, on us, on agents, and how they go both ways. We also discuss thought bubbles, schmagents, marketing and branding, and how you can find Amy's blog here: https://amycip.com/

Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.
Produced by J.T. Maxwell and Amy Cip
Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris Whitten
Somehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. Maxwell
Logo Design by Christine Tesseo
Theme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)
Recorded in the How Can I Help? Studios at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RI
Copyright 2026. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...
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57min
June 26, 2026 E12: It's Been a Year, and Special Guest Nick Perry Gives Insight to the Best & Worst Advice, and Routines
Right off the top: apologies for the audio. We have NO IDEA what went sideways with Nick, but it did. We did the best we could with it, but it's like asking the Titanic captain for a few life preservers...

Regardless, we talk about Spider-Man, AI, Horatio Alger (who J.T. couldn't name in the moment, but that's who he was thinking of), treating your authorship as a business, and a whole lot more regarding advice and routines.
Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode. (And editing/sound insults are welcome this month. It's awful.)
Produced by J.T. Maxwell and Amy Cip
Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris Whitten
Somehow Brutally Edited and Engineered by J.T. Maxwell
Logo Design by Christine Tesseo
Theme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)
Recorded in the How Can I Help? Studios at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RI
Copyright 2026. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...
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47min
May 27, 2026 E11: Overarching Negativity Therapy Session
May 2026: Amy and J.T. dip into some over-arching negativities to creating, like excuses, yeahbuts, perfectionism, and many others. Put your therapist hat back on for this one.
Show notes include J.T. being in Amarillo on Thursday, August 20, with perhaps other dates and stuffs to follow nearby. You can find Mikey (A.K.A. Dr. Michael McCutcheon) at https://www.forensiceducation.net/ and here’s a link from Canada that sort backs up J.T.’s rambling about emotional awareness and creativity: https://ucalgary.ca/news/brain-research-shows-arts-promote-mental-health
Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.
Produced by J.T. Maxwell and Amy Cip
Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris Whitten
Somehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. Maxwell
Logo Design by Christine Tesseo
Theme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)
Recorded in the How Can I Help? Studios at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RI
Copyright 2026. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...
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55min
April 28, 2026E10: Branding, with Special Guest Chris Whitten
April 2026: In our tenth episode, J.T. and Amy get schooled about branding by our special guest, Chris Whitten. Chris has made a lifetime of understanding how branding works -- especially as an entrepreneur -- and he shares a few of his insights with us. We discuss Branding 101, Personal versus Professional, Red Threads, Self-Limiting Beliefs, Energy versus Time, The Celery Test, values, Simon Sinek, Infinite Games versus Finite Games, The Procrastination Monster, and MySpace, among other topics. It's a glorious doozie!
Show notes this month...
Baseball was mentioned specifically in the Anti-Trust Laws.
Lady Gaga's real first name is Stefani.
https://mookiesmiracle.com/
https://premeerrealestate.com/
https://howcanihelpmovement.com/
Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.
Produced by J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris Whitten
Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris Whitten
Somehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. Maxwell
Logo Design by Christine Tesseo
Theme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)
Recorded in the How Can I Help? Studios at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RI
Copyright 2026. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...
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1h 25min
March 27, 2026 E9: Wins
March 2026: J.T. and Amy talk about their wins in way more ways than you might expect.
Also, it was Kendall Jenner, and it was 2017...not Kylie in 2018. (I am not up on my Jenners.)
Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.
Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy Cip
Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris Whitten
Somehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. Maxwell
Logo Design by Christine Tesseo
Theme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)
Recorded in the How Can I Help? Studios at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RI
Copyright 2026. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...
...more
1h 12min
February 17, 2026 E8: Readers and Reviewers
February 2026: Amy and J.T. discuss the process, importance, and insanity that is readers and reviewers. (This'd be A LOT easier if we were world famous, and not the cacophony of cluster-fucks that it is.)
Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.
Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy Cip
Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris Whitten
Somehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. Maxwell
Logo Design by Christine Tesseo
Theme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)
Recorded in the How Can I Help? Studios at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RI
Copyright 2026. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...
...more
50min
January 26, 2026 E7: Creative Process Inadvertent Therapy Session
January 2026: Amy and J.T. talk about their creative process...sort of...because they start getting into the nitty-gritty of it, and end up discovering more about themselves than they were ready for.
Rocketbook YouTube: https://youtu.be/0SiR_7u9Rps?si=GVnVzmB8bDOhijiq
Rocketbook Link: https://getrocketbook.com/
Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.
Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy Cip
Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris Whitten
Somehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. Maxwell
Logo Design by Christine Tesseo
Theme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)
Recorded at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RI
Copyright 2026. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...
...more
55min
December 30, 2025 E6: Special Guest Nick Perry Wonders...Are There More Writers Than Readers?
December 2025: Amy and J.T. have their first guest! Author Nick Perry! We discuss reading, libraries, small press realities, and if there are indeed more writers than readers.
Nick's real Instagram is: nickperrynovelist DON'T BE DUMB! FOLLOW HIM IN AN UNSTALKERY-WAY!
There's also an abrupt ending to this episode that we cannot explain...so, we're sorry about that. It's weird.
Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.
Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy Cip
Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris Whitten
Somehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. Maxwell
Logo Design by Christine Tesseo
Theme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)
Recorded at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RI
Copyright 2025. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...
...more
1h 3min
November 26, 2025 E5: Marketing
November 2025: Amy and J.T. talk about how things're going, marketing (complete with things like "BookBub" and "SEO"), and what they want to accomplish for the next episode.
Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.
Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy Cip
Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris Whitten
Somehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. Maxwell
Logo Design by Christine Tesseo
Theme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)
Recorded at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RI
Copyright 2025. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...
...more
1h 7min

FAQs about Eat The Frog:

How many episodes does Eat The Frog have?

The podcast currently has 14 episodes available.