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

A lot of authors struggle with delivering ebooks on their own. Today’s guest, Damon Courtney, has a great solution for authors to deliver books directly to their readers and fans – BookFunnel. Learn how to sell direct with frictionless marketing! Something cool: StoryShop Beta is LIVE!!!!!! Dave has a cryptic something cool that hints at […]

When it comes to lean business, bootstrapping, and agile startup, you’ve got to make the best you can with what you have. Something cool: Johnny is watching Master of None; Sean’s reading Dad Is Fat, Food: A Love Story, and Bedwetter; Dave’s watching the NBA Playoffs. Building a virtual team versus centralizing and organization Sean […]

Today’s guest is a member of the Sterling and Stone team – he keeps Johnny and Sean from ‘doing stupid shit’ with their creativity. Since you are an artist AND entrepreneur, this is an episode you don’t want to miss. (If you don’t think you’re an entrepreneur, think again!) Something cool: Sean loves the animated […]

You know by now that the SPP guys are successful authors, and today, they share the system that they’ve spent years iterating and optimizing. It’s an inside look at what the Bootcamp will be, so you’ll get some great tips and strategies. Wondering about StoryShop? Get an update today! Something cool: Sean suggests the guys […]

What is the Smarter Artist? Yes, it’s one of the podcasts within the S&S FM Network, but it’s much more than that. Today, the guys explain their new direction with the Smarter Artist and what it means for the Sterling and Stone community. Great things are in store! Something cool: Johnny saves his old desk; […]

Derek started out as an awesome cover designer, and from there, helped his clients sell more books. Now, he’s an author in his own right, and he brings with him some awesome hacks YOU can use to sell more books, too. Something cool: Sean saw the mockup for the new author site for Sterling and […]

YOU WON’T BELIEVE the announcement the guys have today. This episode was recorded within the last week, because the news is too amazing to wait. Can you imagine having software that can analyze your story for audience, marketability based on genre, and more? This is an episode that’s hot off the presses with ideas that […]

Today’s guest is Chris Fox, multi-published author, and he discusses writing to market. This isn’t writing crap for a successful market, but providing what readers are passionate about in a market you love. Johnny talks about his coming move and the guys compare internet bandwidth sizes. Something cool: Dave’s happy about Karma Police; Sean’s something […]

This is a little different than just writing to market; understanding why readers buy the books they buy digs deeper into strategy. Today, the guys talk about that underlying thought process readers go through, how to find out why, and the hidden benefit from doing it. Something cool: Sean watched Spotlight, and Dave is interested […]

Today the guys recap their experiences and lessons from the Smarter Artist Summit, and what YOU can take away from what they learned. Something cool: Dave got a hand-made teddybear with one of his famous quotes; Sean got a new decoy wallet; Johnny’s house sold and he’ll be in Austin in his new place. Dave’s […]