1:00 Apologies for last week’s episode

1:42 Livestream result: 60 people, all over United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia. 23,000 words as a community in 90 minutes.

Watch the replay:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOdw008LH0g&feature=youtu.be

3:50 Wins for the Week: First illustration for Project Atlas is done!

6:33 Lesson Learned: “Full Page Images” in Vellum.

8:02 Idea of the Week: AI for slush piles

11:33 Topic of the Week: How a recent life event almost plunged me into despair, and how the universe helped me along.

Buy the Gift of Fear by Gavin De Becker(PAID LINK): https://geni.us/giftoffear

Watch the talk by De Becker that inspired me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNtXjIiJ0PU

You can listen to past episodes of the show at http://www.michaellaronn.com/podcast 

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In this episode, I discuss:

1:00 Announcements:

• Saturday, September 12 at 11:00AM-12:15PM Central Standard Time, join me for a Writing Sprint! We’ll shoot the breeze, write a crap ton of words, and accomplish our goals together.

2:30 Wins for the Week:

• Improved my affiliate income with Genius Link. Sign up here: http://www.authorlevelup.com/genius (PAID LINK)

6:52 Lesson Learned This Week: Integrated writing and spelling and grammar checker apps are the future.

10:48 Idea of the Week:

• How easy it is to commission artwork, if you want to.

13:30 Topic(s) of the Week:

• How I’m navigating my new paradigm shift with a new schedule
• How I’m beginning the process of publishing my “Beast mode” books and a special offer I’m preparing

You can listen to past episodes of the show at http://www.michaellaronn.com/podcast

Listen to my other podcast, Writing Tip of the Day: http://www.authorlevelup.com

Learn more about me and my books at www.michaellaronn.com

My YouTube Channel for Writers: http://www.youtube.com/authorlevelup

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In this episode, I discuss:

1:00 Announcements:

• I’ll be speaking at this year’s The GDEX conference: Columbus, OH’s premier gaming conference. It’s digital and free: https://www.thegdex.com/

3:34 Wins for the Week:

• Finished Book 4 of my Beast Mode Adventures.
• I wrote 100,000 words in August 2020

5:50 Lesson Learned This Week: How to improvise on a nonfiction book.

10:30 Idea of the Week: Part-time assistant for email only.

13:00 Topic(s) of the Week: An important lesson in what it means to be consistent, and how my daughter starting school means a giant paradigm shift in how I continue my productivity.

You can listen to past episodes of the show at http://www.michaellaronn.com/podcast 

Listen to my other podcast, Writing Tip of the Day: http://www.authorlevelup.com 

Learn more about me and my books at www.michaellaronn.com

My YouTube Channel for Writers: http://www.youtube.com/authorlevelup 

Also, join my (Fiction) Fan Club to get 3 free novels, early launch pricing, and notifications whenever I release a new book: www.michaellaronn.com/fanclub 

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In this episode, I discuss:

0:56 Announcements:

• I will be doing a writing sprint livestream. Date to come, but if you’re available on a Saturday morning, come ready to write and have some fun!
• Writing app reviews coming back to my YouTube channel

3:58 Wins for the Week:

• Close to finishing yet another book. This is my fastest book yet.

4:37 Lesson Learned This Week: I can easily sustain a 5000 word per day pace without any trouble (for nonfiction).

6:48 Idea of the Week:

• Physical audiobooks?

9:58 Topic(s) of the Week:

• How I’m continuing to plug away at my beast mode, and what’s next

You can listen to past episodes of the show at http://www.michaellaronn.com/podcast 

Listen to my other podcast, Writing Tip of the Day: http://www.authorlevelup.com 

Learn more about me and my books at www.michaellaronn.com 

My YouTube Channel for Writers: http://www.youtube.com/authorlevelup 

Also, join my (Fiction) Fan Club to get 3 free novels, early launch pricing, and notifications whenever I release a new book: www.michaellaronn.com/fanclub 

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Episode 128: Beast Mode Diaries, Week 3

In this episode, I discuss:

0:35 Announcements: - I'm appearing on The Creative Penn in the coming weeks!!! (2nd time) Stay tuned for me. - I will be speaking at this year's annual Writer’s Digest Conference. Learn more at http://www.writersdigestconference.com - Audiobook for 150 Self-Publishing Questions is now LIVE: http://www.authorlevelup.com/150 

4:17 Wins for the Week: - My first narrated book passed ACX QA with no technical issues. Huge win and sets the groundwork for me to start producing audiobook faster. - Finished my next book for writers! Still can’t share any details, but my illustrator is working on it as we speak.

8:50 Lesson Learned This Week: An interesting terms of service issue that came up last week with Amazon and how I navigated the decision.

Listen to my episode where I talk about my misadventure with a bad terms of service: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/michaellaronn/Episode_101.mp3 

14:55 Idea of the Week: - An Author Efficiency Coach???

17:39 Topic(s) of the Week: - How I wrote my latest book in less than 2 weeks and the setbacks I encountered along the way. - How I have started my NEXT book

You can listen to past episodes of the show at http://www.michaellaronn.com/podcast 

Listen to my other podcast, Writing Tip of the Day: http://www.authorlevelup.com 

Learn more about me and my books at www.michaellaronn.com 

My YouTube Channel for Writers: http://www.youtube.com/authorlevelup 

Also, join my (Fiction) Fan Club to get 3 free novels, early launch pricing, and notifications whenever I release a new book: www.michaellaronn.com/fanclub 

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In this episode, I discuss:

1:00 Announcements:

• In celebration of my birthday this week, all my courses for writers are 33% off. Get them at www.authorlevelup.com/courses 

2:00 Wins for the Week:

• How I survived a major thunderstorm and power outage this week, and how I STILL managed to keep momentum on my manuscript
• How I almost missed this week's episode due to Mother Nature

3:17 Lesson Learned This Week:

• Importance of contingency plans in disasters

7:38 Idea of the Week: What if the self-publishing community hired a futurist to project the future we need to start preparing for? Kickstarter, maybe?

9:38 Topic(s) of the Week: How week 2 of my beast mode is going, plus some thoughts from the power outage and how I leveled up my response to disasters this year.

You can listen to past episodes of the show at http://www.michaellaronn.com/podcast 

Listen to my other podcast, Writing Tip of the Day: http://www.authorlevelup.com 

Learn more about me and my books at www.michaellaronn.com 

My YouTube Channel for Writers: http://www.youtube.com/authorlevelup 

Also, join my (Fiction) Fan Club to get 3 free novels, early launch pricing, and notifications whenever I release a new book: www.michaellaronn.com/fanclub 

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In this episode, I discuss:

1:10 Announcements:

• Huge thank you to everyone who bought 150 Self-Publishing Questions Answered. Get your copy at http://www.authorlevelup.com/150 

1:30 Wins for the Week:

• Huge thank you to long-time fan Cariad Eccleston for helping me achieve a HUGE MILESTONE with artificial intelligence and editing my work.

3:28 Lesson Learned This Week:

• I found an email service (Email Meter) that gave me critical insights into my email inbox

8:22 Idea of the Week: Unique idea of tracking your writing time

10:40 Topic(s) of the Week: How week 1 of my “Beast Mode” quarter is going.

Watch my first video from my new editor at Author Level Up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYszfLiKXxs 

Watch my video on my Top 10 Lessons Learned in My First Year of Writing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acOj8tVRZl8 

You can listen to past episodes of the show at http://www.michaellaronn.com/podcast 

Listen to my other podcast, Writing Tip of the Day: http://www.authorlevelup.com 

Learn more about me and my books at www.michaellaronn.com 

My YouTube Channel for Writers: http://www.youtube.com/authorlevelup 

Also, join my (Fiction) Fan Club to get 3 free novels, early launch pricing, and notifications whenever I release a new book: www.michaellaronn.com/fanclub 

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In this episode, I discuss:

0:54 Announcements: - My new book, 150 Self-Publishing Questions is now LIVE! Get it at http://www.authorlevelup.com/150 . Thank you to everyone who left early reviews! - What readers are saying about my new book

4:52 Wins for the Week: - My new book for writers is edited and I’ve begun the audiobook recording. Cover is being designed as we speak and should be done by weekend.

5:45 Lesson Learned This Week: - The power of pre-video ads

7:33 Idea of the Week: - The neuroscience and biology of writing and reading—what a fascinating book idea!

9:46 Topic(s) of the Week: How I'm between chapters of my writing career right now, and possibly what's to come. Also, a new infrastructure project I'm working on that has me shaking in my boots. It will either work beautifully or be a gigantic dumpster fire. Listen to find out more...

You can listen to past episodes of the show at http://www.michaellaronn.com/podcast 

Listen to my other podcast, Writing Tip of the Day: http://www.authorlevelup.com 

Learn more about me and my books at www.michaellaronn.com 

My YouTube Channel for Writers: http://www.youtube.com/authorlevelup 

Also, join my (Fiction) Fan Club to get 3 free novels, early launch pricing, and notifications whenever I release a new book: www.michaellaronn.com/fanclub 

If you like the show, don't forget to rate and leave a review!

In this episode, I discuss:

1:00: Announcements:

• My book, 150 Self-Publishing Questions Answered, launches Monday, July 27th! Get your review copy at http://www.authorlevelup.com/qaadvance 
• Update to Lessons Learned segment
• I was a guest panelist on The Oasis Writing Retreat this weekend. We talked about Outlining and Drafting. Watch it here: https://t.co/onbo3x6X7B?amp=1
• A cool tool that you can use to outline your novel easily: http://www.storylattice.com
• Call to action for writing app developers to reach out to me. I’m committing to reviewing every major writing app on my YouTube channel by end of 2021.

5:30: Wins for the Week:

• Successfully got 2-3 videos in the pocket for my YouTube channel. My new video editor DOMINATED these videos.
  • Finished new book for writers that will be coming soon

7:50: Lesson Learned This Week:

• How to write 4 EXTRA books per year with just 30 minutes per week.

9:02: Idea of the Week: Royalty solution for literary agents that can track royalties and split income

10:35: Topic(s) of the Week: What the “writer of the future” might look like 20-30 years from now. I invite you to dream with me as I make predictions, controversy, and connect some dots that you probably never thought connectable.

You can listen to past episodes of the show at http://www.michaellaronn.com/podcast 

Listen to my other podcast, Writing Tip of the Day: http://www.authorlevelup.com 

Learn more about me and my books at www.michaellaronn.com 

My YouTube Channel for Writers: http://www.youtube.com/authorlevelup 

Also, join my (Fiction) Fan Club to get 3 free novels, early launch pricing, and notifications whenever I release a new book: www.michaellaronn.com/fanclub 

If you like the show, don't forget to rate and leave a review!

This episode is slightly longer than usual because I wanted to use this show to catalog the things I’ve done this year.

In this episode, I discuss:

1:15: Announcements:

• ARC copies of 150 Self-Publishing Questions Answered went out over the weekend. If you'd like a copy, contact me at http://www.authorlevelup.com/contact
• I will be a panelist on The Writing Oasis Retreat this weekend, which is a 2-hour craft workshop. Check my social media channels for links.

2:57: Wins for the Week:

• Podcast interview with Kevin Tumlinson at Draft2Digital
• Podcast interview with Ethan Freckleton of The Fearless Storyteller: https://www.ethanfreckleton.com/the-fearless-storyteller/

4:00: No Lessons or Ideas This Week.

4:11: Topic(s) of the Week: My mid year scorecard and what I've managed to accomplish despite the pandemic

5:20: World-Class Content Creation: How much content did I create, and how did I improve the quality of my offerings?

18:03: Marketing: How did I improve my sales and my relationship with my readers and strategic partners?

25:33: Technology: How did I use technology to drive sales and reduce expenses?

47:10: Data: How did I use data to improve my sales and reduce expenses?

49:30: Future: How did I improve my standing as a writer today and orient myself to tomorrow’s writing landscape?

1:00:00: 2020 Opportunities:

1:01:00: Biggest successes:

1:02:00: Biggest failures:

1:03:25: Focuses for Q3-Q4

You can listen to past episodes of the show at http://www.michaellaronn.com/podcast

Listen to my other podcast, Writing Tip of the Day: http://www.authorlevelup.com

Learn more about me and my books at www.michaellaronn.com

My YouTube Channel for Writers: http://www.youtube.com/authorlevelup

Also, join my (Fiction) Fan Club to get 3 free novels, early launch pricing, and notifications whenever I release a new book: www.michaellaronn.com/fanclub

If you like the show, don't forget to rate and leave a review!