This week I talk to Derek Doepker to find out how he went from broke valet parker to bestselling author and the change in mindset that made it all possible.

Justin Sloan went from being a government worker to making a living as a video game writer, novelist, and screenwriter by asking questions and lots of them. This week I chat with Justin about his books, podcasts, and how he built a creative writing career for himself. rspcast.com/justin

Rysa Walker won Amazon’s Breakthrough Novel Award in 2013, with her YA time travel adventure Timebound. Since then, Rysa has gone on to sell her CHRONOS Files series and a second series to Skyscape, an Amazon imprint, and is currently ranked in the Top 100 Amazon Authors. rspcast.com/rysa

Speculative fiction and action adventure author Kyle Pratt joins us this week to talk about his journey from newbie to bestselling author, his popular post-apocalyptic series Strengthen What Remains, and the value of writers’ critique groups. rspcast.com/kyle

This week professional literary editor and creative writing teacher Harry Dewulf returns to RSP to talk about the advantages of working with an editor before writing your book, why he disagrees with Yoda on one philosophical point, and the most important thing skill authors must develop to find success with readers. rspcast.com/harry

This week’s guest is Jonathan Brazee, a retired Marine colonel and author of the popular military scifi series The United Federation Marine Corps. In this interview, we talk about Jonathan’s unexpected success as an indie author, the importance of listening to your readers, and the one thing he wishes he had done differently.

Self-confessed grammar nerd and professional copywriter Amanda Sumner is passionate about helping writers write better books. This week, Amanda joins us to discuss editing tools authors can use to improve their craft and create high-quality books that fans will love.

This week, cool cat Bryan Cohen, aka Dr. Descriptio, the Don Draper of Book Descriptions, author of the Ted Saves the World series, and co-host of the The Sell More Books Show podcast, returns to RSP to talk about his new course, Selling for Authors, what emails authors should be sending to their subscriber list, and how to write a bestselling book description. rspcast.com/bryan

Previously on RSP, Chris Fox talked about 10X-ing your writing career by applying the startup mentality and how to write 5,000 words an hour. In this episode, Chris returns to discuss his new book Write to Market: Deliver a Book That Sells, the importance of mindset, and why he’s writing and publishing his next novel in 21 days. rspcast.com/fox

This week I talked to Anja Bauermeister, astrobiologist turned German-English translator and indie author, about the state of self-publishing in Germany, and how English-language authors can get their books translated to take advantage of the growing German ebook market. rspcast.com/anja