Jerry rushes home for a rare role-reversal Monday and reports a big week: he blew past the halfway mark on Book 2’s edit (now at 24/41 chapters, ~82.3k words), fixed a gnarly continuity slip in Ch. 23, and pushed his custom Story Bible + Plotting app into a usable groove—complete with highlight-to-add entries. He also tests Spotify as a podcast app, dreams up QR-code golf balls for book promos, and eyes a new (maybe too social?) writers’ group.

Rich introduces Marlowe Bennett, lead of his new thriller (not mystery), and logs a strong run—8,202 words over four days, plus a 3,124-word morning sprint. There’s a candid craft/industry segment reacting to Richard Osman vs. social media discourse and James Blatch’s take, along with tools chatter (Scrivener, Wavemaker’s typewriter mode vs. backup woes) and light life notes (orchids, acrylics, wheelbarrow tire, Halloween candy math, and football blowouts).

Recorded: Monday, October 27, 2025.
Hosts: Jerry Evanoff & Rich Kacy.

00:07 Theme
00:21 Role reversal & date stamp (Ep 333)
01:13 Jerry’s “can’t stand still” origin story
02:06 Weather & quick banter
02:37 Jerry’s goals: halfway edit target & app progress
03:39 Marketing vs. promotion (ALLi mention)
05:32 Book 2 stats (82,329 words; 24/41 chapters)
06:10 Rich’s week: Marlowe Bennett thriller, outline to 38 chapters
07:46 Condensing the outline & November plan
08:42 Jerry’s edit run (Chs. 14–16) + SSS scene setup tip
10:37 APBA setup nerd-out (’83 Eagles/Rams)
11:21 Courses & tools: Dave Chesson’s Entrepreneur Academy, Launchpad, Amazon Ads 2.0
13:57 Story Bible UI polish; golf rained out
15:18 Scrivener sync snag; Plotting tool built around ChatGPT + Google Docs
20:00 New “highlight → Story Bible quick-add” flow
21:27 Future test projects (romance idea; “A-Team in space”)
22:26 Sunday edits (Chs. 21–22); spot the continuity bug in Ch. 23
23:45 NFL blowouts → housekeeping montage
26:17 Commute gripes & Android Automotive notes
27:31 Work-from-home cadence & hitting the halfway line
28:15 Library tales: Facebook account rescue attempt
31:08 Wavemaker love/hate (typewriter sounds vs. backups)
33:29 Donation triage & book landfill reality
36:54 Insurance chat; high-deductible plans for the young
38:11 Big writing day: 3,124 words (four and a half chapters total)
39:55 Asics on sale, Moe’s Art Store, Yarnell acrylic course, orchids
41:50 Hobby notes & Wingspan
41:57 Jerry: timing the real marketing push (after Book 3)
42:59 Spotify as a podcast app; discovery via recommendations
43:58 Show promo ideas: bookmarks, notebooks, QR-code golf balls
45:15 New Saturday writers’ group? (social vs. serious debate)
48:52 Weekly schedules & word/edit goals (Jerry aims to Ch. 33)
50:01 Rich’s short work week & Bingo master duty
55:51 Osman/Blatch segment: trad vs. indie visibility, YouTube’s rising value
1:09:30 Wrapping opinions & civility
1:11:08 Contact info & sign-off

• Jerry blasts past halfway on Book 2’s edit and patches a timeline error.

• His Story Bible + Plotting app now supports highlight-to-add entries.

• Rich launches a new thriller heroine: Marlowe Bennett, and stacks 8k+ words.

• Real talk: trad vs. indie visibility, social media fatigue, and where YouTube fits.

• Odd promo brainstorm: QR-code golf balls that lead to a landing page.

• ALLi’s updated marketing book (Alliance of Independent Authors)

• Self Publishing Formula “Launchpad” (James Blatch/Mark Dawson)

• Dave Chesson’s Entrepreneur Academy / Kindlepreneur resources

• Scrivener • Wavemaker (typewriter mode)

• APBA Football (’83 season talk)

writing podcast, indie authors, mystery writing, thriller writing, plotting, story bible, Scrivener, Wavemaker, self publishing, book marketing, ALLi, Launchpad, Kindlepreneur, Amazon ads, spatial sequence synesthesia, APBA football, author productivity

• Jerry Evanoff — [email protected] • jerryevanoff.com

• Rich Kacy — [email protected] • Bluesky: @KacyHimself