The Art & Business of Writing

Julie C. Gilbert joins us on the podcast to talk about how to write Amazon book blurbs that entice readers and sell books. She is a multi-genre writer and a high school chemistry teacher who writes everything from middle-grade fantasy to Christian mystery to fast-paced mystery/thrillers to nonfiction.

Joanna Penn is an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers under J.F.Penn. She also writes inspirational non-fiction for authors and is an award-winning creative entrepreneur and international professional speaker. Her site, TheCreativePenn.com is regularly voted one of the top 10 sites for writers and self-publishers. In this episode, Joanna discusses:...

Eric Rosenberg is a finance, travel, and technology writer in Ventura, California. When away from the keyboard, Eric he enjoys exploring the world, flying small airplanes, discovering new craft beers, and spending time with his wife and little girl. On this episode, Eric talks about when and how he started blogging, how it led to...

Gordon Firemark is an expert in matters pertaining to the entertainment industry, particular theatre, film, television and music. Intellectual Property law is his forte’. On this episode, Gordon will talk about copyright laws writers and authors need to know, what fair use is when quoting sources in your book, how to protect your intellectual property,...

This Week We Welcome Danny Young. Danny is a leading online marketing expert who works with home-based entrepreneurs to help them understand and adopt the most effective ways to build their business using social media and the internet. He is passionate about the freedom that home-business and entrepreneurship provides, and is on a mission to...

This Week We Welcome: Lisa Cherry Beaumont Lisa Cherry Beaumont is a life purpose coach, workshop leader, and author of bestselling book Life Purpose Alchemy: Discover What Fulfills You and Do What You Love for a Living. Using her unique 6-step system, Lisa helps people who are stuck doing work they don’t love, and those...

This Week We Welcome: Melissa Forziat Melissa Forziat is a marketing consultant and event planner and currently works with small business owners and nonprofits to develop impactful events and strategic marketing plans. She cares deeply about helping small business owners achieve success.   Before starting Melissa Forziat Events & Marketing, Melissa held event planning roles at...

On this episode, Courtney Buzzell of Proximo Marketing Strategies and Shelley Smith of Premier Rapport Incorporated talk about their book, "Brass Ovaries: Own Yours." On this episode, you'll also learn about how the pair used the power and depth of their networks to write the book, build a buzz, and grow their audience.

Jonathan David Lewis is the author of “Brand vs. Wild: Building Resilient Brands for Harsh Business Environments.” On this episode, he shares the value of creating a niche platform with a unique angle that represents your business. He talks about how to choose the right social media platforms, niche in, target your market, and find...

Award winning author of Leadership Lessons From A Chef: Finding Time To Be Great and Tasting Success, “Your Guide to Becoming a Professional Chef,” Chef Carroll is currently the Executive Chef of River Oaks Country Club, in Houston Texas. River Oaks Country Club enjoys the reputation of being rated the number four Country Club in...