My first foray into minimalism started when I read Walden many years ago. It swept me into Henry David Thoreau’s off-the-grid living and minimalist ideology. Next came Tim Ferriss in the 4-Hour Work Week when he quoted William of Occam, who said, ” It is vain to do with more what can be done with...

Welcome back to the Art & Business of Writing podcast. I am your host Chris Jones, and I am … BACK! It’s been nearly three full years (March 30, 2018) since my last podcast episode so, before we get rocking and rolling and picking up where we left off, let’s play some catch up, because...

Writing a book is nearly always on the tops of New Year’s Resolutions and goals. This week, I’m introducing a 15-week podcast boot camp on how to write your book from start to finish. Here are the topics we will cover. Episode 073: The Writer’s Mindset & Daily Habits Episode 074: Who is Your Avatar?...

It's book festival season. In this rebroadcast episode, I talk with children's book author Tasha Fuller about how authors can be successful at these events. I chose to do this episode as a replay since we are entering spring and many cities and regions are beginning to launch their annual book festivals.

One of the most exciting (or more terrifying) aspects to book writing are book launches. Whether you're about to write a book, are writing a book, or about to publish a book, Candy Zulkosky is going to tell you the ins and outs of book launches and why they need to start from the moment you have a concept for your book.

Hannah Carmack talks about how she went through several rejection letters before a clever 140-character tweet on Twitter caught the attention of a book publisher who offered her a deal for her book.

Join host Chris Jones as he reflects on the 5 lessons that he learned in 2017 about the writing life and business as a full-time writer and author.

Zack Miller is the CEO of Hatch where he helps entrepreneurs to start, build, grow, and thrive in their businesses. Zack is also a television show and podcast host, as well as an author. Today he's going to teach you how to get influencers to say, "Yes!" to contribution to and endorsing your books.

Ajay Prasad is a serial entrepreneur and Founder of GMR Web Team, GMR Transcription, and RepuGen. A former Fortune 10 executive with years of marketing expertise, Ajay has helped small businesses grow to their fullest potential. He continues to craft a name for himself by building online businesses from the ground up.

Today, we’re excited to have prolific fiction author Toby Neal on the show. She’s a writer who made the leap from the corporate world to full-time writing in an inspiring way. Toby made a name for herself with her 12 book Lei Crime Series, which has now turned into an Amazon Kindle World.