Bestselling authors William Bernhardt (The Superman Wars) and Lara Bernhardt discuss the latest news from the book world, offer writing tips, and interview Lou Berney, the USA Today-bestselling author of seven novels, including Crooks, Dark Ride, November Road, and The Long and Faraway Gone. He has won the Edgar, Hammett, Steel Dagger, Anthony, Barry, and Macavity awards and is a four-time finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize.

0:00 Opening Thoughts
Bill's book was promoted in Times Square! And WriterCon is just around the corner (Sept 4-7)!
8:08 News
1) Classmate Says Memoirist Stole Her Story
2) Music Group Hopes to Acquire Author Backlists
18:36 Craft Corner
Tyler Lenz explains LitRPG
21:24 Interview with Lou Berney
37:42 Parting Words
WriterCon is September 4-7, in Oklahoma City at the historic and haunted Skirvin Hilton. Lara and I will be there, plus Jesse, plus about sixty other writers, agents, publishers, and others connected to the publishing industry. You can review the schedule on our website, www.writercon.com.
WriterCon has its own free newsletter and you don’t want to miss the next issue, which has wonderful articles on breaking issues. Go to Substack.
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Until next time, keep writing, and remember: You cannot fail, if you refuse to quit.
William Bernhardt 
www.williambernhardt.com
www.writercon.com