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Today’s guest needs no introduction. You know him as The Walking Dave, and co-author of Yesterday’s Gone among several other Sterling and Stone titles. In today’s very special final episode of Eight Questions, Sean talks with Dave about creativity, his...
Amy is one of the brilliant people at Sterling and Stone who keeps the company – and the guys – from going off the rails. She was the first actual employee they hired, and one of the driving forces behind...
John L. Monk lives in Virginia, USA, with his wife, Dorothy. A writer with a degree in cultural anthropology, he boldly does the dishes, roots out evil wherever it lurks, and writes his own stunts. Do you have a writing...
Jamie Davis is a smarter artist of a different stripe: he’s a registered nurse and podcaster. Today Sean talks with him about his multitude of projects and where his inspiration and creativity comes from. Most recently, Jamie has taken on...
Stacy is the author of Write the Damn Book, and today, Sean and Stacy talk about how to get out of your own head and get into creativity. Find her at StacyNelsonUnlimited.com. How do you define ‘next level holy-shitness?’ What...
Arianna is one of those people who can do more than is humanly possible, and that’s partly true because of her love of automation. Find her at AbyssinianBooks.com. You’re clearly crazy with all you do; how do you self-identify? You...
Usually, when you meet someone who tells you they’re going to write 50 books in a year, you tend to smile and nod politely, knowing there’s no way that is actually going to happen. That’s what Laurie told Sean. But...
Bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Feast of Fates, Christian A. Brown received a Kirkus star in 2014 for the first novel in his genre-changing Four Feasts Till Darkness series. He has appeared on Newstalk 1010, AM640, Daytime Rogers, and...
Chris Fox is a full time author writing books for writers, and novels about werewolves, aliens, giant starships, and mysterious ancient cultures. You have a whole book about lifelong writing habits—why is a writing habit important to you? One of...
Born in Austria and now living in Hong Kong, Julian Hosp is a medical doctor, a professional kite-surfer, an entrepreneur, a leapfrog highperformer, and most recently the author of ’25 Stories I Would Tell My Younger Self.’ His work includes...
Scott Anthony Barlow is the Founder of Happen to Your Career, a company that helps you stop doing work that doesn’t fit, figure out what does and then teach you to make it happen! He has been helping people develop...
http://internetmarketingparty.com/ David Gonzalez is a ‘superconnector.’ If there’s someone you want to meet, chances are, David can connect you. However, he’s more than just a networker. He’s a thoughtful person who is very good at connecting the RIGHT people. Today,...
Today’s guest is Logan Rutherford, a 21-year-old author who is already knocking his career out of the park. If you want to complain about not being able to do it, then listen to this episode and let Logan convince you...
David Wright sits down with horror author Zach Bohannon of the Horror Writer’s Podcast, and talks about his creative habits, obstacles to writing, and the difficulty of finding time to write when you have a full-time job. What is your...
Dan Wood is the Director of Operations and Author Relations at Draft2Digital. Draft2Digital gives over 23,000 authors simple tools to format and publish their ebooks to digital stores worldwide. Founded in 2012, Draft2Digital gained wide acclaim for their premier customer...
Jonny Andrews is the founder of Author Platform Rocket. He helps authors do the one thing they fear and dread most—actually market their work. For years he’s helped Paranormal Romance authors make more inroads and build bigger mailing lists, and...
Nick Thacker is a thriller author in the vein of James Rollins and Dan Brown. He’s been invited to write books in shared universes for authors such as A.G. Riddle (The Atlantis Gene). And in addition to his books, Nick...
Victoria is a performance artist and coach who has worked with Microsoft, PayPal, and entrepreneur clients across the globe. Today, she sits down with Sean to share her view of the world, namely that communication is art. What is the...
JB Glossinger, MBA, Ph.D., is an internationally known motivational speaker, author, coach and consultant. He is a modern day life archeologist, bringing esoteric wisdom to the masses. You do so much in your professional life; what’s the best way to...
Christine Niles is a new arrival to the Sterling and Stone team, initially joining for copywriting, and within 90 minutes she was the Marketing Manager. What’s the biggest mistake you’ve ever made, and why was that a good thing? You’re...
Carl Waters is an awesome and, frankly, hilarious author of several books in the historical fiction and urban fantasy genres, including Burning Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Little Red Riding Hood: Werewolf Slayer, and Dr. Jekyll and the Werewolf Mr. Hyde, as...
Honoree Corder is a writer, speaker and professional ass-kicker. Honoree is the bestselling author of about 20 books, including Prosperity for Writers, Vision to Reality, and the Successful Single Mom book series. How does ass-kicker fit into your career and...
Brian Meeks published his first novel in 2011, became a full-time author three years ago, and started writing exclusively last September. He is the author of 12 fiction novels including Underwood, Scotch and Wry, as well the Henry Wood Detective...
Today’s interview is with Romance author, Hedonist Six. We talk about her writing habits, the tools she uses for writing, how she decides what stories to write, and the things that inspire her. Visit her website at: http://www.hedonistsix.com/ What are...
Audra is the producer of the Sterling and Stone FM podcast network and other podcasts. Having been in radio a long time; what’s the biggest thing you’ve learned in that time? What’s the one thing most podcasters get wrong? Where...
Today Dave talks with horror and dark fantasy author J. Thorn, and asks him eight questions about creativity, inspiration, and productivity. What’s your creative routine like? What tools do you use for your writing, including things you use to get...
8Q25 Author Garrett Robin What’s the biggest mistake you’ve ever made, and why is it a good thing? Are you more influenced by books, film, or television? What’s your worst habit? Is future-proofing your work (race, sexual preference, gender) intentional?...
8Q24 Social Media Mastermind Tara Jacobsen What’s the biggest mistake you’ve ever made, and why was it a good thing? Concerning the 80/20 rule; how do you decide what to focus on? What is your WORST habit? What is your...
Can you explain the idea behind the Freak Revolution? What is your creative routine/ritual? You’ve been in some difficult positions between jobs; how do you prioritize getting back on your feet and making it happen? How does connection as a...
With so many thing you have going on, what does your ideal daily schedule look like, and how often can you stick to it? You have so many different companies; what is your close range work structure look like? A...
Johnny almost collapsed today’s guest’s house, and despite that, they’ve been friends for years. Pace Smith has her hands in a lot of creative pots, including podcasts, entrepreneurship, and coaching. Today, she chats with Johnny about her creativity, inspiration, and...
Today’s guest is CJ Lyons, a bestselling author, and Dave talks to her about everything from her time as in the ER to the legacy she hopes to leave. What’s your daily creative routine like? What are some of the...
Monica Leonelle is the author of the Growth Hacking for Storytellers series as well as several fiction series under a pen name. Today, she answers 8 questions. You write both fiction and nonfiction; how hard is it for you? How hard is it...
Eight Questions Steve Kamb is a nerd. A fit nerd whose alter ego may be mild-mannered, but his superhero side has traveled the world and done amazing things, including living for a weekend like James Bond. Today, he and Sean...
Justin is a popular video game writer with credits like Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead titles, as well as several books on Amazon and several podcasts. Today, Garrett talks with Justin about life and creativity. You do a...
Today, Johnny talks with Clay Collins, co-founder of LeadPages, the largest online lead generation tool right now. From creativity and systems, to risk and owning up to not being good enough, they cover the gamut of what has made Clay...
Johnny talks with bestselling author Julia Kent. She was so great on the Self-Publishing Podcast, we couldn’t turn down the opportunity to have her back on Eight Questions! 1. What about your creative routine? How does your day unfold? 2. ...
Austin is a NY Times bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist and other books. Today, Dave tries to get at the secrets that make him so successful! 1. What is your daily creative routine like, and how structured is...
Today, Sean talks with the maker of his favorite online course of all time, Andre Chaperon. The course was AutoResponer Madness! The cover the full gamut of creative and entrepreneurial questions, and there’s a lot of great tidbits you can...
Johnny B. Truant talks with Podium Publishing’s James Tonn, who has been involved with Sterling and Stone’s audiobooks. Today they talk about being a creative entrepreneur. Learn about leveraging your successes to jump to even better situations, and more. 1. ...
Today, David W. Write interviews his co-writer Sean Platt about creativity, workload, scheduling, and being generally awesome. Feel free to steal some of the great ideas and information! 1. What is your creative routine like? 2. What are some of...
Today Sean talks with ‘Romance with a Twist’ author, Julie Huss. They talk boundaries in violence and sex, genre writing, and writing quickly. 1. How do you find the line between ‘too sexy’ or ‘too out there.’ (She totally crosses...
Today Sean talks with Scott King, author of ‘Finish the Script’ and writer of a number of screenplays. They talk about the ins and outs of writing a screenplay, and how Hollywood works. What’s the difference between writing screenplays and...
Today, Johnny talks with Ray Chase. You might know him a the voice of serial killer psychopath Boricio from Yesterday’s Gone. They talk video games, movies, and clown school. Oh, and a guest appearance from Morgan Freeman at the end....
Today, Sean talks with Danny Iny, founder and CEO of Mirasee (formerly Firepole Marketing), about everything from entrepreneurship, education online, and how he looks at the future to help plans his goals day to day. What is the biggest mistake...
Today, David W. Wright grills Johnny B. Truant about his lifestyle, productivity, and so much more. Really – you can imagine where this is going to end up. What is your creativity routine like? What tools, software, apps, etc., can...
Today, Sean talks with his good friend Jonathan Fields about entrepreneurship, fiction, indie vs. traditional publishing, amazing conversations with smart people, what the state of the world will be in ten years, and more. Biggest mistake? Hard lessons learned about...
The question of whether or not you should make your book an audio book is a hot topic right now. Sean runs through a checklist of yes/no questions you should consider before spending the money to get it produced. Some...
Explicit 1. What’s your biggest mistake? 2. How has Martian’s success affected your followup book? 3. Do you wish you could write faster, instead of having such a methodical approach (i.e. the physics and mathematics)? 4. What was it like...
