Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke as they share some of their top theme reads from 2018! Includes The Cute Animal category and the influence of book club reads. Plus, short stories: the not-so-secret way to win your Goodreads challenge.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke ring in the new year with this shiny episode on how to start your author journey right and make it to that publishing finish line. Includes essential tips on self-education, smart budgeting, and strategic goal-setting. Plus, why candles and cats don't mix.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke tackle ALL the things and ALL the random in their final podcast of 2018! Features their bookish plans for 2019, why villains are better in steampunk, and a new direction for Indie Book Magic in the new year (hint: it includes more author-tastic moments). Plus, always pie. Always.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke tackle holiday book gifts in this epic booksplosion! Includes books to get Jane Austen fans to read fantasy, books for genre mash-up fans, and books with decidedly sensible heroines. Bottom line: books make people cooler!

Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke as they tackle how to use holidays! Includes tips on holidays in your world building, ideas for using existing holidays in Earth settings, and book marketing for holidays. Plus, a Harry Potter confession and an unexpected Hunger Games search.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke interview author C. W. Briar about horror, humor, and strong themes in scary fiction! Learn why he published a short story anthology first, his tips on using scary elements in non-horror fiction, and what scary scene he held back in. Plus, why C. W. definitely would not make it through the zombie invasion.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke delve into myths, fairy tales, and history for excellent places to mine scary feels! Discover why certain monsters are scary and tap into those universal fears in your own writing. Plus, what scares our hosts, and the evil twin marriage clause.

Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke for a thrill-filled booksplosion! Includes deadly blood weapons, creepy warehouses, and fierce wolves who run bookstores. Plus, icky words and googly eyes as essential book decoration.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke tackle using fear in fiction--even if you're not writing horror or suspense! Learn how engaging your protagonist's and reader's fear factors leads to page-turning storytelling, and ways to add that extra tension! Plus, one surefire way to scare Janeen, and another profound Psych moment from Heidi.

Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke as they answer listener questions in this wacky variety episode! Learn how to make your book cover design easier, what marketing advice is good (but difficult) to follow, and why otters should be in more books. Plus, a genre trend that the hosts are anticipating!