The Writing Coach

By Kevin T. Johns

Author and writing coach Kevin T. Johns interviews the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.... more

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October 02, 2016 M School Influences – The Writing Coach 028
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.
Later this month, my new action thriller M School will be released.
In this special episode of The Writing Coach, I discuss the books, TV shows, and movies that influenced the writing of the novel.
Listen now:
Show Notes
Get on the M School early notification list here to get free copies of my novels The Page Turners and The Page Turners: Economy of Fear.
Listen to my discussion with M School's editor, Megan Linski in episode 27 of The Writing Coach.
Books, shows, and movies referenced in this episode:
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33min
August 01, 2016 Megan Linski on Editing (My Book) – The Writing Coach 027
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.
Megan Linski is the owner of Gryfyn Publishing and the author of almost 20 books(!!!).
She's also a freelance editor.
MY editor to be exact!
As such, this is a particularly unique episode of The Writing Coach. Megan just finished editing my upcoming thriller novel, M School, so in addition to discussing her experiences as an editor and publisher, this episode also gives a behind the scenes glimpse into the author/editor relationship as Megan and I discuss the difference between mainstream and niche books.
During our conversation, Megan describes:
Her no holds barred approach to the editing process;
Why she recommends writers pay close attention the advice they get from editors;
How she wrote her first novel at 14 years old;
The advice she heard about entrepreneurism that lead her to starting her own publishing company;
Why she's transitioned from a purely artistic mindset to a business mindset;
The benefits of working as an independent freelancer vs. a cog in the corporate structure;
How an editor can tell whether an author needs supportive or direct feedback;
The common problems she sees in manuscripts time and time again;
How she finds her clients;
And much more!
Listen to the episode now:
Show Notes
Visits Megan's website.
Pre-order Megan's upcoming release Rhodi's Light:
Learn more M School here and get on the early notification list for free goodies and more!

Kevin T. Johns is an author, writing coach, and ghostwriter. He has helped hundreds of writers from around the world get ideas out of their heads, onto the page, and into readers' hands. Get your free copy of his short guide for authors below.

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34min
July 03, 2016 Ani Alexander on Being a Brand Architect – The Writing Coach 026
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.
Ani Alexander is an author, brand coach, and the host of the popular podcast, Write to be Read, which she hosted for over 150 episodes (!) before rebranding under a new title, Brand Architect.
During the conversation, Ani describes:
The moment that inspired her to quit her corporate job after almost a decade;
How a random connection via Facebook led to her writing a bestselling book;
Why she built her author platform around her podcast instead of blogging;
What it was like being the only podcaster in Armenia;
What she learned from having over 150 conversations about writing and publishing;
The role persistence and consistency has played in her success;
Why she decided to rebrand her podcast and how the new show is going to help listeners grow their audience;
How she overcame limiting beliefs about charging for her services and expertise;
And much more!
Listen to the episode now:
Show Notes
Visit Ani's website here.
Learn how you can work with Ani here.
Listen to Ani's podcast here.

Kevin T. Johns is an author, writing coach, and ghostwriter. He helps authors from around the world get their stories out of their heads, onto the page, and into readers hands. Grab a free copy of his short guide for authors by clicking the image below.
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37min
June 26, 2016 Joanna Wiebe on Copy Hacking – The Writing Coach 025
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.
In episode 25 of The Writing Coach, I speak with copywriter and author Joanna Wiebe.
Joanna is the brilliant mind behind Copy Hackers, which promises to help writers craft more persuasive, believable, and usable copy... sans pixie dust... to boost website and email conversion rates. Joanna is also a speaker, a fiction author, and a copywriting instructor offering a number of instructional books and resources, many of which I've used in my own copywriting education.
During the interview, Joanna discusses:
How a movie she saw as a child ultimately shaped her career trajectory as an writer;
Why she thinks an undergraduate degree in English Literature is a great idea;
The difference between direct response copywriting and conversion copywriting;
Why she has decided to not write the final book in her young adult trilogy;
The reason templates fail to work in both copywriting and fiction writing;
What she took away from a week focusing on Facebook advertising;
Her tips for how fiction authors can write better blurbs;
How she is helping authors conquer the blank page via new software she's developing;
And much more!
Listen to the episode now:
Show Notes
Visit the Copy Hackers website.
Learn more about Airstory.
Check out Joanna's young adult novel, The Unseemly Education of Anne Merchant:

Kevin T. Johns is an author, writing coach, and ghostwriter. He helps authors from around the world get their stories out of their heads, onto the page, and into readers hands. Grab a free copy of his short guide for authors by clicking the image below.
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41min
May 30, 2016 Small Press Publishing with Caroline Frechette – The Writing Coach 024
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.
In episode 24 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author, writing coach, and publisher Caroline Frechette.
Think traditional publishing or self-publishing are the only two ways to get your book into the world? Think again!
Caroline Frechette of Renaissance Press joins me to discuss the benefits of small press publishing.
During the interview, Caroline describes:
what benefits small presses can offer authors;
how small press publishing differs from self-publishing and mainstream publishing;
what publishing timelines look like for small press books;
the legality of book contracts and what authors need to watch out for;
how small presses can help authors market their books,
and much more!
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Show Notes
Caroline previously appeared in episode five of The Writing Coach.
Visit the Renaissance Press website.
Check out Caroline's website.

Kevin T. Johns is an author, writing coach, and ghostwriter. He helps authors from around the world get their stories out of their heads, onto the page, and into readers hands. Grab a free copy of his short guide for authors by clicking the image below.
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30min
April 08, 2016 Online Marketing for Busy Authors with Fauzia Burke – The Writing Coach 023
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.
In episode 23 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author and book marketing expert Fauzia Burke.
Fauzia has spent her entire professional career in book marketing and publicity, and as a result is a sought-after digital marketing expert, consultant, and speaker. In her new book Online Marketing for Busy Authors, she has combined over 20 years of professional publishing and book marketing experience to make online branding not only doable, but fun for any author who is writing or releasing a book.
During the interview, Fauzia describes:
Why authors so often struggle with branding and marketing;
How the internet has opened up direct contact between authors and readers;
When author need to begin the marketing process;
Why social media is as much about listening as it is about putting out content;
The huge impact that monitoring analytics can have;
How authors can avoid burnout when implementing a long term marketing strategy;
and much more!
Listen now:
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Show Notes
Follow Fauzia on Twitter: @FauziaBurke
Visit Fauzia's website.
Get your copy of Online Marketing for Busy Authors:

Kevin T. Johns is an author, writing coach, and ghostwriter. He helps authors from around the world get their stories out of their heads, onto the page, and into readers hands. Grab a free copy of his short guide for authors by clicking the image below.
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30min
April 01, 2016 How to Pivot with Jenny Blake – The Writing Coach 022
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.
In episode 22 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author Jenny Blake.
Jenny is a speaker, career coach, author and business strategist living in New York city and getting ready to launch her new book, PIVOT: The Only Move that Matters is Your Next One.
During the interview, Jenny describes:
How her authorial voice has changed since her last book;
The role she's letting serendipity play in her approach to book marketing;
Her method for balancing practical organization and systems with intuition and faith;
What her definition of success now looks like;
How the ideas in this book helped her through an especially difficult time in her life;
Why people making an impact in the world are often in a constant state of pivoting;
How to better navigate change via your inner risk-o-meter;
and much more!
Listen now:

Kevin T. Johns is an author, writing coach, and ghostwriter. He helps authors from around the world get their stories out of their heads, onto the page, and into readers hands. Grab a free copy of his short guide for authors by clicking the image below.
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39min
December 07, 2015 Amber Andrian on Turning Emotion into Art – The Writing Coach 021
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.
In episode 21 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author and mentor Amber Adrian.
Amber believes we're all bigger and brighter than we know, and that we're meant to follow our flickers of brilliance until they spark bonfires of change. Amber works with writers to help them over of fear, self-doubt, judgment, and perfectionism, allowing them to effortlessly harness intuition and creative flow.
During the interview, Adrian describes:
How her name was almost "Sunshine"
What she learned from turning her hard drive into a book graveyard
The transformative impact the loss of her father had on her life
How she has used video to authentically connect with her audience
The role coaches, healers, and energy workers have played in her own journey
How she applies Clear-Connect-Create system with clients
The importance her own self care plays in the success of her business
and much more!
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Show Notes
Check out Amber's website: AmberAdrian.com and make sure you visit her coaching site: Unlock Your Writing Genius.
Learn about Kevin's course The Novel Writer's Blueprint Masterclass
Click here to subscribe to the show via iTunes.
Click here to subscribe to the show via Stitcher.

Kevin T. Johns is an author, writing coach, and ghostwriter. He helps authors from around the world get their stories out of their heads, onto the page, and into readers hands. Grab a free copy of his short guide for authors by clicking the image below.

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November 24, 2015 Monica Leonelle on Productive Writing – The Writing Coach 020
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.
In episode 20 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author and productivity expert Monica Leonelle.
Monica is a fiction and non-fiction author who recently wrote three bestsellers about writing productivity: Write Better, Faster, The 8-Minute Writing Habit, and Dictate Your Book. She is best known for writing 4000 words per hour and about 25,000 words per week. She’s helped hundreds of authors develop their own writing habits with her supportive and encouraging tips that help authors break through blockers to getting more writing done.
During the interview, Monica describes:
What she did to instantly double her daily word count
How she recommends people with busy schedules go about creating a regular writing habit
What writers can do to over come mindset blocks
How she goes about marketing her 20 books
Why fiction writers need to be strategic and write to their audience
How romance authors collaborate and cross promote
Why she turned her back on a career in the corporate world
And what here major goal is going to be for next year
and much more!
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Show Notes
Check out Monica's website Prose on Fire.
Pick up Monica's productivity box set:
Learn about Kevin's course The Novel Writer's Blueprint Masterclass
Click here to subscribe to the show via iTunes.
Click here to subscribe to the show via Stitcher.

Kevin T. Johns is an author, writing coach, and ghostwriter. He helps authors from around the world get their stories out of their heads, onto the page, and into readers hands. Grab a free copy of his short guide for authors by clicking the image below.

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November 18, 2015 Lizzie Vance on Story Fixing – The Writing Coach 019
Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.
In episode 19 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author, ghostwriter, editor, and writing coach Lizzie Vance.
Lizzie calls herself a "story fixer". Her clients range from psychics to CEOs to soccer moms. When they work with Lizzie to fix their story, the parts of their lives that were trapped within the broken narrative inevitably get fixed as well.
During the interview, Lizzie describes:
The differences between coaching, editing, and book doctoring
How working with celebrity clients changes the creative dynamic
What she finds most rewarding about being a coach
How she has come to understand the importance of community
Why the production of a book is actually quite similar to a circus act
The importance of perspective and why a writer's responsibility it to the work
What the very first exercise she asks clients to complete is all about
How to create viral marketing
The powerful epiphany she experienced while snorkeling in Hawaii
and much more!
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Show Notes
Visit Lizzie's Website
Follow Lizzie on Twitter or send her an email: hello(at)lizzievance(dot)com
Learn about The Novel Writer's Blueprint Masterclass
Click here to subscribe to the show via iTunes.
Click here to subscribe to the show via Stitcher.

Kevin T. Johns is an author, writing coach, and ghostwriter. He helps authors from around the world get their stories out of their heads, onto the page, and into readers hands. Grab a free copy of his short guide for authors by clicking the image below.

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