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- EP 48: Zombies Need Brains and so do we, Featuring Joshua Palmatier
Joshua Palmatier is an author, editor, and publisher. He is the founder and operator of Zombies Need Brains, a publisher who specializes in science fiction and fantasy themed anthologies, backed through Kickstarter. Zombies Needs Brains just announced their upcoming themes, and if the projects fund, they will have open calls!
1 hr 16 min - EP 47: I Want to Go on a Writer Retreat
News:
- Audible announces a new royalty model
- KDP announces hardbacks in UK
- Penguin Random House to buy Boom! Studios
- Macmillan to launch 23rd Street Books imprint
- RBMedia to buy Dreamscape
Writing Tools
- Writing Retreats - Both official and unofficial
Creatives on F.I.R.E.:
- Lifestyle Deflation
- Different types of conventions and the purpose for going
1 hr 28 min - EP 46: A Rogue Takes Over the Pod, Featuring THE Asia Lupo
World famous rogue, Asia Lupo, joins the pod this week to talk about song writing and all things creative! Asia is best known by her stage name, Azia, while performing with the bands, Music the Gathering & Sämäs.
1 hr 23 min - EP 45: Casting Our Pod Under Fire!
News:
- Audibooks big-bada-boom
- Camp NaNoWriMo
- Barnes & Noble foot traffic
- Romance Writers of America
AI News:
- Speechify and Audiobooks, read by... YOU
Tools:
- Publisher Rocket
Creatives on F.I.R.E.:
- Eating healthy on a tight budget
- Ads Rant - The thing no one told us about ads
1 hr 15 min - EP 44: YoU JuSt GoTTa WriTe! Featuring Shayne Easson
Old friend of the pod, Shayne Easson joins us this week to blather about all things writing. And fishing. Mostly writing, though.
51 min - EP 43: We're Back!
We're back from hiatus and we have a lot to say! We're also just back from Soonercon and it was amazing as usual!
News:
- Tolkien Memorial
- 1632
- Weltbild
- Bookfunnel & Audiobooks
- Inkers Con
- Writer Beware Impersonation Scams
- Kindle Dire Publishing warns of scams
- The National Music Publishers Associate vs Spotify
- KDP announces the Velleys
- Authors vs Amazon
Writing Tools:
- Bookfunnel
Creatives on F.I.R.E.
- How is Phill's retirement going?
59 min - EP 42: Phill is F.I.R.E.'d
Celebration time! In this week's very special episode, we're celebrating Phill's transition from corporate jerk to full-time author, and getting into the nitty gritty on how Phill and J.H. have slowly grinded this pipe dream into a reality. It's episode 42, and it's about life, the universe, and everything.
51 min - EP 41: Do's and Dont's of Querying, Featuring Stacey Kondla
Literary agent Stacey Kondla joins the pod this week to talk about agenting, concerts, and parrots. On a related note, Phill might be part parrot. Stacey provides some great advice for anyone out there in the querying trenches.
News:
- The Never-Ending Story will never end
- Library fines paid in cat pics
- Reading the newspaper is cool again?
- The U.K. publishing sector
Tools:
- The value of a robot voice reading your stories to you
Creatives on F.I.R.E.:
- Do's and dont's of querying
- What Phill has learned transitioning to a full time author
1 hr 30 min - EP 40: TikToking & Kickstarting Superstar, Featuring Paula Lafferty
Author Paula Lafferty joins the podcast this week and shares her success with finding an audience on TikTok and running an exceptional Kickstarter for her debut novel, La Vie de Guinevere.
And Phill has an exciting annoucement!
Paula's TikTok
La Vie de Guinevere Kickstarter
News:
- Writer Beware warns about impersonation scams
- Book clubs
- TikTok and the fed
- Spotify adding Countdown pages to audiobooks
AI News:
- The Publishers Association pens a letter to the robot overlords
Writing Tools:
- TikTok & Instagram - Building an audience
- Kickstarter - Running a big ole campaign
Creatives on F.I.R.E.:
- Putting our money where are mouths are
1 hr 5 min - EP 39:Beeeeeeef!!! Featuring, Nic Lishko
The book writing, podcasting, movie making, beefy moo man Nic Lishko joins the pod this week! Nic is the author of the Young Adult Fantasy series - John Little. He also a co-created of the award winning web series Long Walks on the Beach. And he hosts a podcast called Cinema Gush.
News:
- Brandon Sanderson VS Audible
- Dead Folk's Books
- The Zon vs Bookwire
A.I. News:
- More lawsuits!
Writing Tools:
- Dictation
Creatives on F.I.R.E.:
- Querying Agents
- Do your taxes
1 hr 21 min
About Future Best Seller
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The podcast every author needs!
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