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- EP 28: He is THE next Shayne Easson, Featuring Shayne Easson
He's the nicest person we know! Shayne Easson joined the pod this week to share some wisdom and hard lessons learned with his first novel.
News:
- Writer Beware has some new solicitors they want us to beware of. See what we did there?
- A Christmas tree made out of... Books?
- Another Witcher book!
AI News:
- Sports Illustrated and our robot overlords
Tools:
- Critique Groups. - Shayne shares the value he's found in his group and how they've all grown as authors
- Atlantis - Shayne shares how he uses a different word processor for editing
Creatives on F.I.R.E.:
- Shayne tells us about owning his own business and how the lessons learned there translate to his author business
1 hr - EP 27: From Opera Singer to Author, Featuring Louisa Morgan
Author Louisa Morgan joins us this week to talk about all things writing, as well as her career as an opera singer, telling ghost stories on TikTok, and of course, her latest novel - The Ghosts of Beatrice Bird.
News:
- Kobo turned in the their Book Report. Spoiler alert - Canadians read a lot
- Airport Libraries?
- Amazon Author Pages get their groove back
- Draft2Digital celebrates releasing 1 Milly books
AI News:
- Amazon using AI to spot fake reviews
- Spotify to utlize Google's AI to make recommendations
Tools:
- Keeping it simple
- Writing Sprints
1 hr 11 min - EP 26: Phill wants Toys!
Updates on NaNoWriMo and our thoughts on series fatigue.
News:
- Spotify launches 'free' audiobooks for Premium subscribers
- Amazon KDP puts out an update on the recent category changes
- The book club that spent 28 years reading one title
- Like Smokey the Bear said, only you can prevent review bombing!
Tools:
- Dictation. Shuddup and listen, and then... Don't shuddup.
Creatives on F.I.R.E.:
- Buckets for bucketing and some thoughts on checking & savings accounts
48 min - EP 25: NaNoWriMo
NaNoWriMo makes Phill a NaNoWhiNo. Never call real-life Axel in a crisis.
News:
- Gen Z & Millenials & Libraries
- A friendly holiday reminder from the Zon
- The Zon goes after scammers
- Simon & Schuster is single
AI News:
- SFWA sends a letter to the U.S. Copyright Office
- A message for the Prime Minister
- The Zon does a beta for A.I. audiobook narration
Tools:
- The majestical Con Box & Book Box
Creatives on F.I.R.E.
- NaNoWriMo - What are you trying to achieve?
- Annual enrollment & insurance things
- Phill plays with a YoYo
***No YoYo's were harmed in the making of this episode
1 hr 3 min - EP 24: The World Fantasy Convention Pt. 2
Phillip and J.H. recap their time at the World Fantasy Convention and interview a gaggle of incredible guests including:
- Author Usman T. Malik
- Author & Podcaster Rebecca Harris
- Author & TikToker Paula Lafferty
- Author Susan Forest
- Author Shayne Eason
1 hr 12 min - EP 23: The World Fantasy Convention Pt 1.
Phillip and J.H. recap their time at the World Fantasy Convention and interview a gaggle of incredible guests including:
- Author William Chamberlain
- Author Tracy S. Morris
- Author & Writing Coach Sherry Peters
- Author Erin S. Bales
- Author & Publisher Joshua B. Palmatier
- Author Evan Braun
1 hr 25 min - Ep 22: Spooooooky...
Welcome to our first ever Halloween episode. It's super spooky. If you find bad puns and terrible ghosts noises creepy, then you're sure to be terrified!
Join J.H. and Phill as they talk about why they love Halloween and give some tips on writing creepy scenes.
News:
- A comic legend gets the last laugh
- Ebook revenues are down. Sad clown face.
- Shocking news - Some people bribe reviewers. Whuut?!
- Pirates running rampant down under! And not the fun kind!
- AI startup Anybook says it wants to be the Netflix or Spotify of publishing.
Tools:
- Our favorite spooky, or not so spooky, notebooks
Creatives on F.I.R.E.
- Spooky Health Savings Accounts
1 hr 4 min - EP 21: What Are Your Thoughts on A.I. for Audiobooks?
News:
- KDP announces your old reports are going away. Sad face
- Publishing is the 2nd most impacted industry from pirates. Arrrggh
- Society of Authors call out Spotify
AI News:
- Bowker and DeepZen collab on A.I. audiobooks coming to the U.S.. Dem robots sound like people
Tools:
- J.H. Shares her tools for keeping organized
Creatives on F.I.R.E.
- Phill is happy the stock market is down
- Best Buy credit card update aka Phill is dumb
48 min - EP 20: J.H.'s Release Party! Woot! Woot!
This week we're celebrating the release of J.H.'s folk album and her latest novel! The album is Once Upon a Time, and the band is called Wildwood Minstrels. The novel is Jack of Crows. Both release this week!
News:
- The writer strike is over!
- Books-a-Million same day delivery
- Spotify launches its new audiobook service in the U.K. & Austrailia
AI News:
- 183,000 books used to train A.I.
- Amazon KDP to limit the number of titles you can publish per day
Creatives on F.I.R.E.:
- J.H. explains the strategy she implemented around Jack of Crows publication
Tools:
- J.H. walks us through the various platforms she looked at for Jack of Crows and the lessons learned
45 min - EP 19: Hobbit Day!
In this special episode, the Future Best Seller crew joins a fellowship of hobbits, dwarves, and elves to celebrate Hobbit Day! Join us for an episode that is all things Tolkien!
1 hr 37 min
About Future Best Seller
From the publisher's feed
The podcast every author needs!
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