Publishing her first novel at the age of 17, Ashtyn Newbold's love for telling historical romance stories has never stopped. Her 19th book The Matchmaker's Request will be released this coming January 2022 and will mark the fourth book in her series The Larkhall Letter. She is an alumni of Teen Author Boot Camp (TABC) and knows exactly what you teen writers are going through. While she wrote 18 books based in places around England, she just finally got the chance to visit the country this Fall.  So the question is... Is real life research really necessary for you to write a book about a foreign place? And if not, what is the best way to research, especially when it comes to historical fiction? Ashtyn hops on this podcast episode to give you all her answers.

You can find Ashtyn at ashtynnewbold.com and on Instagram @ashtyn_newbold_author. 

This podcast is sponsored by Teen Author Boot Camp (TABC), an organization that brings best-selling authors to teen writers. For more information about their upcoming writing courses, YouTube interviews, swag releases, and other events, check us out @teenauthorbootcamp on social media and www.teenauthorbootcamp.net .  

Also make sure to sign up today for our annual TABC Writing Conference 2022 with Marissa Meyer (Lunar Chronicles), Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Raised By Wolves), Kendare Blake (Anna Dressed In Blood), and more amazing authors. Register before prices go up on January 1st, attend both on-demand and in-person on March 26th, 2022. And lastly, to keep updated with our podcast releases and to enter in your own stories to be critiqued on The Next Best-Seller Podcast, check out the TABC website and @thenextbestseller on Instagram. 

 Here's to one of us writing The Next Best-Seller. Happy Writing!

Frank L. Cole is a Teen Author Boot Camp Alumni. He is used to the fun shenanigans around TABC, and is coming this year to our conference, joining Marissa Meyer, Kendare Blake, and Jennifer Lynn Barnes to teach young authors all they know about writing novels. Author of The Potion Masters Series, Frank and I talk on this podcast about creating fantastical creature, the challenges, the benefit, and everything in between. Also take a listen to get some insider info on Franks newly release book The Champion's Quest: The Die of Destiny. (Hopefully you can excuse the occasional dog barking in exchange for the amazing advice.)

You can find Frank on Instagram, Twitter, and other social media @FrankColeWrites and on TikTok @FrankLCole. And check out his website www.frankcolewrites.com.

This podcast is sponsored by Teen Author Boot Camp (TABC), an organization that brings best-selling authors to teen writers. For more information about their upcoming writing courses, YouTube interviews, swag releases, and other events check them out @teenauthorbootcamp on social media and www.teenauthorbootcamp.net And also make sure to register for our annual TABC writing conference today, November 1st. The conference I mentioned before with Marissa Meyer for teen writers. Hurry and sign up before the price goes up.

And lastly to keep updated with our podcast releases and to enter your own stories to be critiqued on "The Next Best-Seller Podcast" check out the TABC website or @thenextbestseller on Instagram. Here's to one of us writing "The Next Best-Seller!" Happy writing!

Do you wish writing was as easy as going on a road trip? What if I said it could be? Co-founder of Teen Author Boot Camp and novelist Jennifer Jenkins, describes coming into her life as an author and more about her Teen Writer's Guide: Your Road Map To Writing, a book designated to help teens on their writing journeys. She also gives a bit of insight in her other stories, the Nameless Trilogy and the Lingering Seas Novels.

Dialogue can be a writer's greatest strength or their mortal weakness. But not anymore! Jen talks us though her best dialogue tips and what you can do to avoid making it your kryptonite. 

This podcast is sponsored by Teen Author Boot Camp (TABC), an organization that brings best-selling authors to teen writers. For more information about their upcoming writing courses, YouTube interviews, swag releases, and other events check them out @teenauthorbootcamp on social media and www.teenauthorbootcamp.net 

You can find Jennifer Jenkins online at www.authorjenniferjenkins.com and on social media. @authorjenniferjenkins

And lastly to keep updated with our podcast releases and to enter your own stories to be critiqued on "The Next Best-Seller Podcast" check out the TABC website or @thenextbestseller on Instagram. Here's to one of us writing "The Next Best-Seller!" Happy writing!

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Who murdered innocents in cold blood across the Midwest? Well not quite in cold blood, but drained completely of blood? Only Kendare Blake knows until September 21, 2021 when Kendare Blake's new murder mystery novel is released "All These Bodies." She is also the author of dark fantasy novel, "Three Dark Crowns," and horror, "Anna Dressed In Blood." Not only will readers get an inside look at "All These Bodies," in this all new podcast episode, but writers will enjoy learning about how they can gain and maintain the motivation and inspiration to write. Sometimes that's all a teen writer may need, to keep writing until they have a completed copy of their story right in front of them. And in all truth, getting that motivation and inspiration to write a book is quiet simple with Kendare Blake's advice on this podcast episode. So settle in for some bone-chilling writing advice and scary good insider info on amazing YA author Kendare Blake.  

This podcast is sponsored by Teen Author Boot Camp (TABC), an organization that brings best-selling authors to teen writers. For more information about their upcoming writing courses, YouTube interviews, swag releases, and other events check them out @teenauthorbootcamp on social media and www.teenauthorbootcamp.net 

You can find Kendare Blake online at www.kendareblake.com and on social media. Twitter: @kendareblake Facebook: @kendare.blake Instagram: @kendareblake 

And lastly to keep updated with our podcast releases and to enter your own stories to be critiqued on "The Next Best-Seller Podcast" check out the TABC website or @thenextbestseller on Instagram. Here's to one of us writing "The Next Best-Seller!" Happy writing! 

Have you heard of the book "Eragon?" Written by a nineteen year-old by the name of Christopher Paolini, this publishing phenomenon sold millions of copies worldwide and was even adapted into a film. Eragon and it's sequels created the world renowned series "The Inheritance Cycle," that is still one of the most popular book series today. If dragons and adventure is your cup of tea, dive right into this podcast episode where we will talk all about Christopher's experiences in writing Eragon. And we will discuss the importance of style, the necessity of world building, and the process of plotting, so that you can take your novel to the next-level. 

This podcast is sponsored by Teen Author Boot Camp (TABC), an organization that brings best-selling authors to teen writers. For more information about their upcoming writing courses and events check them out @teenauthorbootcamp on social media and www.teenauthorbootcamp.net

You can find Christopher Paolini online at Paolini.net , Fractalverse.net , and on social media.

Twitter: @paolini

Facebook: @PaoliniOfficial

Instagram: Christopher_paolini

And lastly to keep updated with our podcast releases and to enter your own work for "The Next Best-Seller Podcast" check out the TABC website or @thenextbestseller on Instagram.

Here's to one of us writing "The Next Best-Seller!" Happy writing!

Between one podcast guest postponing their recording date, four wisdom teeth extracted, and family coming in town, I don't exactly know how I managed to pull this episode together. But I am so glad I did. I have worked with Jo Schaffer and TABC for almost six months now, but being able to learn a little bit more about Jo and her writing story through this podcast episode was such a treat. Not only is Jo the innovative author of the "Stanley and Hazel" trilogy, she is one of TABC's co-founders, a writer at BYU-TV, a Taekwondo Blackbelt, and a mom. In this new episode Jo shares her experience about working with teen authors for over a decade and discusses her advice on how teen writers can better understand their own characters. If you haven't yet, check out her trilogy "Stanley and Hazel," for a historical fiction full of romance, action, and some classy "1930's" vibes. As well as take a listen to this months podcast episode, with this amazing lady!

This podcast is sponsored by Teen Author Boot Camp (TABC), an organization that brings best-selling authors to teen writers. For more information about their upcoming writing courses and events check them out @teenauthorbootcamp on social media and www.teenauthorbootcamp.net

You can find Jo Schaffer @jojo_schaffer on Instagram and with most TABC sponsored events. You can find her book "Stanley and Hazel" on Amazon and many other online book stores.

And lastly to keep updated with our podcast releases and to enter your own work for "The Next Best-Seller Podcast" check out the TABC website or @thenextbestseller on Instagram.

Here's to one of us writing "The Next Best-Seller!" Happy writing!

We are back at it with another episode of The Next Best-Seller Podcast. This episode's guest is unique from our previous guest in that she is a teen author, just like you. This sophomore in high school won the 2021 First Chapter Contest at Teen Author Boot Camp and is already on her way to a great writing career. Maren Detlefs joins me in our second episode to talk about how you can improve your first chapters to better hook your readers and to discuss her life as a teen writer. She is currently in the process of writing a story called School Of Queens that she describes as a mix of The Queen's Gambit, Dead Poets Society, and A Christmas Carol. Join me in learning more about writing and about teen writer, Maren Detlefs. 

This podcast is sponsored by Teen Author Boot Camp (TABC), an organization that brings best-selling authors to teen writers. For more information about their upcoming writing courses and events check them out @teenauthorbootcamp on social media and www.teenauthorbootcamp.net 

You can find Maren on Instagram @empryanarts. 

And to keep updated with our podcast releases and to enter in your own work for "The Next Best-Seller Podcast" check out the TABC website or @thenextbestseller on Instagram. 

Here’s to one of us writing “The Next Best-Seller.” Happy writing!

Hey! It’s Madie Bramble. After a crazy couple weeks, we have finally gotten around to releasing our first podcast episode. And our first guest author... Caleb Smith! Caleb is a teen entrepreneur, author and humanitarian. On this episode he shares his story about creating his company, Peacebunny Island, where he trains his rabbits to be a beacon of hope during the hardships of life. His story, Peacebunny Island, hit the shelves this March (2021) and we’re here to talk all about his journey as a teen writer. 

This podcast is sponsored by Teen Author Boot Camp (TABC), an organization that brings best-selling authors to teen writers. For more information about their upcoming writing courses and events check them out @teenauthorbootcamp on social media and www.teenauthorbootcamp.net 

To learn more about Caleb check out his website www.PeacebunnyIsland.com. You can purchase his book "Peacebunny Island" on Amazon. 

And to keep updated with our podcast releases and to enter in your own work for “The Next Best-Seller Podcast” check out the TABC website or @thenextbestseller on Instagram. 

Here’s to one of us writing “The Next Best-Seller.” Happy writing!