Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke tackle your questions in this marketing-oriented Q&A, from ways to get your book noticed to how to stay energized in the marketing game. Plus, where's that marketing fairy?

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke showcase books/authors that make use of smart marketing tactics and explain when you should adapt those tactics for your own book marketing work. Also, learn the essential rule of mastering book marketing, no matter what your genre. Plus: how to make your book your business card.

Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke in this exploration of how to use your story itself in book marketing! Learn when to use (and when to break) genre tropes, how themes can help you find your author networking tribe, and why your book blurb should include "spoilers" - aka, key words and plot points that will catch reader attention. This episode is valiantly brought to you by Steve the Snail!

Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke as they interview fantasy author Lea Doue! Learn about her family-filled series featuring the 12 Dancing Princesses (and inspired by many other fairy tales), how she got started on such an ambitious endeavor (12+ books!), and what a butterwing is (hint: it might be a dragon).

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke tackle a random batch of reader questions in their usual tangent-laden way! Learn when to submit to a small press (and when not to), who wins the cat vs. dragon battle, and the fascinating possibility of dog-dragons (for good or for ill).

Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke on this fun-filled voyage through amazing books featuring family! We're talking opposing siblings, marvelous moms, and other fantastic family members who assist (or greatly hinder) the protagonists. Plus, snakes jumping off cliffs.

Join hosts H.L. Burke and Janeen Ippolito in a family-focused writing craft episode! Learn why orphans are so popular in fiction, when you should (and shouldn't) use an evil twin, and what's up with those crazy aunts (or uncles, or grandparents) always stashing special objects in the attic. Plus, where are cousins in stories?

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke interview author Paul Regnier about humor in fiction, the inspiration for his Space Drifters space opera/comedy series, and what exactly "freems" and "velrys" are. Plus, the Random Question has an interpretative dance option!

Your friendly hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke answer more of your questions about writing humor in this fun-filled and tangent-filled episode of Indie Book Magic! Includes reasons you should use humor in dark moments, four examples of when humor doesn't work, why licking windows is either funny or creepy, and many, many Psych references.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke treat you to some of their very favorite funny recommendations in speculative fiction! From snarky fairy tales to funny pairings to quirky situations, we've got a spread of humorific stories on this booksplosion episode. Plus, why humor makes book friendships even better!