In this short special episode, Clint walks the floor at Realm Makers to ask people what they're excited about during the event and what advice they have for other authors at the conference. Special appearances by my podcast rival and lots of people from Enclave Publishing!

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Host: Clint Hall

Guest: Lots of wonderful people

Producer: Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner 

Tangelene Bolton joins the podcast to discuss storytelling through music, the importance of protecting your passions, and her journey to becoming the composer for movies and TV series including Let's Be Tigers (Disney), Warrior Nun: Season 2 (Netflix), Awkwafina is Nora From Queens (Max), Unseen (Blumhouse), and more. 

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Guest: Tangelene Bolton

Producer: Clint Hall

Music: Milton Gardner 

My podcast rival (just kidding) and author JJ Johnson talks about his approach writing fiction that boys love to read, his strategies for getting the book in front of teachers and librarians, and his award-winning novels, Iggy and Oz. 

Check out JJ's Kickstarter for Iggy & Oz: The Great Ice Cream Truck Heist

Listen to me talking about the 1986 animated Transformers movie on JJ's podcast, Geeky Dads Talk About Geeky Things

Buy the Iggy & Oz series!

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Music: Milton Gardner 

Songwriter, producer, composer, and instrumentalist Derek Mount joins the podcast to talk about playing with Family Force 5, changes he's seen in the music industry during his career, the formation of his Man Night Music record label (and his many projects under that umbrella), the importance of perspective and gratitude, and how he got started producing music for film, TV, video games, and more.

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Man Night Music Linktr.ee

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Here's Clint playing a drum/bass cover of Hysteria by Muse

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Music: Milton Gardner 

Book cover designer Kirk DouPonce joins the podcast to talk about breaking into book cover design, his creative process, and how he works with authors and publishers. We also discuss his approach to designing the cover for my debut sci-fi novel, Steal Fire From The Gods (pre-order by clicking here)!

Check out the cover for Steal Fire From The Gods on my Instagram page!

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Kirk DouPonce on ArtStation

Dog Eared Design

Fiction-Artist.com

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Guest: Kirk DouPonce

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Music: Milton Gardner 

Author Keith Windham joins the podcast to talk about growing up in west Texas, high school football, self-publishing, the power of identifying your purpose, and his new novel, Legacy.

Buy Keith's debut novel, Legacy

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Sign up for the Steal Fire From The Gods Cover Reveal Team!

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Music: Milton Gardner 

Steve Kamb, author and founder of Nerd Fitness, is on the podcast! In this episode, we talk about what goes into writing a nonfiction book proposal, how he built Nerd Fitness, why he decided to (sorta) demote himself at his own company, his super power of naive optimism, the importance of empathy when talking about health, navigating imposter syndrome, and more. 

Also - bonus conversation at the end about The Last of Us!

Links mentioned during the episode:

Nerd Fitness website

Steve Kamb's website

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Guest: Steve Kamb

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Music: Milton Gardner 

This episode is an absolute must-listen for new sci-fi/fantasy authors looking for their first publishing credit!

Andrew Winch, author and Editor-in-Chief of Havok Publishing, joins the podcast to talk about flash fiction, the most common mistakes he sees from new writers, the satisfaction he gets from helping other people tell their stories, and whether writing is something you have to be "born with."

Check out (and submit your writing to) Havok!

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Guest: Andrew Winch

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Music: Milton Gardner 

E.A. Hendryx is probably my most prolific guest yet. In this episode, she talks about how she used her passion for writing to start generating income, the reason she's been able to write hundreds(!) of books, and her newest YA science fantasy novel, Suspended in the Stars.

Go support E.A. Hendryx's (already extremely successful) Kickstarter for Suspended in the Stars!

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Music: Milton Gardner 

Creative director and worship leader Drew Carroll talks about strategies for (and the importance of) more effective rest, his definition of success and how he listens for God's voice. 

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Guests: Drew Carroll

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Music: Milton Gardner