The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

Readers are hard enough to get, but have you given any thought about how to keep them? Today’s guest, Dr. Matt Champagne, is a psychologist and a ‘survey expert,’ but don’t let that put you off. It’s the ideas BEHIND what makes a successful survey that can help you get in touch with your readers, […]

There are a lot of myths in the indie community about traditional publishing, and it can scare off some authors for whom traditional publishing is a goal. Today’s guest, Beth Ann Erickson, helps dispel those myths, and she takes a closer look at small press as a solution for authors who don’t want to self […]

We get the question all the time: ‘How do I make time for art AND business? I just want to write!’ We get it. We can’t all be great at both, but like it or not, business is necessary in a successful artist’s life in today’s world. Today, Johnny, Sean, and Dave explore the ways […]

How NOT to get a divorce when you make writing your career – that was one of the proposed titles for this episode. You have to ask your loved ones to trust you in what they might see as a huge gamble. Today, the guys talk about how to talk with your families, explain what […]

New writers often struggle with confidence. What they don’t realize is that established authors often suffer from the same thing. Today, Johnny, Sean, and Dave dig into the topic of confidence and how you can keep the lack of it from crippling you.   They guys talk about things that can rip at your confidence, […]

We all want to go fast. We’re writing expansive stories, marketing them, building relationships with readers, and managing businesses. It’s easy to overlook a simple but vital task: thinking deeply about what you’re doing. You can solve problems by doing less if you take time to think it through.   Deep thinking can dramatically transform […]

Today’s guest, Chris Fox, is a six-figure author. He’s got the process down and still finds time to write the books that aren’t to market, but are passion project for him. Chris and the guys talk about how better data can help you sell more books and become a six-figure author, too.   The guys […]

Every artist has a struggle: feeding herself creatively while also putting actual food on the table. Sure, we’ve addressed this topic before, but John brings an interesting angle and emerging trend to the discussion that will open your eyes to what’s possible, and that feeding and food shouldn’t be an either/or struggle.   John and […]

Storytelling is something we all love and enjoy. But did you know there’s a lot more to our stories as a society than entertainment? Today, our guest is Laura Leigh Clarke, who believes that we create the world that we want through the fiction we tell. And as authors, it’s both an incredible opportunity and […]

Many beginning writers have a hard time incorporating writing time into their busy schedules. Guess what? We all have the same number of hours in a day, so you’ve got to make the most of them. Christine Niles, one of the Sterling and Stone Superwomen, reveals how to budget and reclaim lost time, so you […]