Fantasy author Jefferson Smith is the mad scientist behind the Immerse or Die Report, a three-strike rating system designed to identify which indie-published books can keep him walking on his treadmill the longest. This week, I talk to Jefferson about what it takes to keep readers immersed in your story and what makes readers close a book unfinished. rspcast.com/jeffersonsmith

Speculative fiction author Michael Coorlim previously appeared on Episode #37 back in March of 2014 to talk about self publishing to survive. This week Michael’s back to give us an update on his career and his new endeavor in audio drama podcasting. rspcast.com/michaelcoorlim

Five years and eight books into his career, Adam Croft was making enough to pay his bills. But his ninth book with a killer hook and FB ads launched him into the stratosphere, putting him on track to make 1.5 mil this year along with a major publishing deal with Thomas & Mercer. This week we talk to Adam to find out how it all happened. “Could you murder your wife to save your daughter? rspcast.com/adamcroft

Epic-to-Urban Fantasy author Ben Hale published his first book in The Chronicles of Lumineia series in mid-2012 and was earning a full-time income six months later. This week, I talk to Ben about how a long-term mindset helped him build a successful writing career in such a short amount of time. rspcast.com/benhale

Richard Fox began his career writing espionage thrillers, but after four books, he switched to military scifi and is now a top-ranked Amazon Author. This week, we talk about why he switched genres and how that move paid off for him.

In this interview, I bring back onto the show Angela McConnell to talk about everything that has been going on since we last spoke six-months ago. We talk about her decision to pursue an ambitious new writing project, and how she plans to use it to build a loyal fan following. rspcast.com/angela3

Urban Fantasy author J.A. Cipriano’s The Thrice Cursed Mage series is currently enjoying great success at the top of the urban fantasy charts. This week I talk to Jason about his exciting new series, what he did to “break out,” and the 19 other books he wrote before getting to this point.

Michael Anderle entered the self-publishing arena in November of 2015 with Book 1 of his Kurtherian Gambit series. Six months later, Michael has eight books and a short story out, and is currently ranked top 100 amazon author ranking in four different categories. HOW?! rspcast.com/michael

Derek Murphy is best known in the indie publishing space for his website and indie author resource CreativIndie and his beautiful book cover designs, but this year he’s diving into fiction with an audacious plan. rspcast.com/murphy

Thriller author Seeley James has read and deconstructed dozens of books in his quest to become a better storyteller, and he has concluded there are four things you need to make a great book….