Write Hot Podcast

London-based bestselling author and screenwriter Mark Stay is the host of the Bestseller Experiment podcast. He co-wrote the screenplay “Robot Overlords” which became a $21m movie with Sir Ben Kingsley and Gillian Anderson. Having worked in publishing for over twenty years, Mark is an “author-on-the-inside” and has seen the beauties and harsh realities of the publishing industry. Learn more at bestsellerexperiment.com, find them on social media @bestsellerxp, and follow Mark @markstay on Twitter or on Facebook @markstaywrites. You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram @laurapowers44.

Andrea Owen is an author, mentor, and professional certified life coach who helps high-achieving women let go of perfectionism, control, and isolation and choosing courage and confidence instead. She has helped thousands of women manage their inner-critic to create loving connections and live their most kick-ass life. She is the proud author of How To Stop Feeling Like Shit: 14 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Happiness (Seal Press/Hachette Books) which has been translated into 15 languages, as well as her inaugural book, 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life: BS Free Wisdom to Ignite Your Inner Badass and Live the Life You Deserve, (Adams Media/Simon & Schuster). Learn more at yourkickasslife.com and find her on Instagram @yourkickasslife. For more information about Laura you can go to her website www.healingpowers.net. You can also find her on twitter @thatlaurapowers or on Instagram at laurapowers44.

Krista Rafanello is the show manager for the New York Rights Fair, a new copyright trade and licensing show dedicated to publishing, international rights and licensing. The show, scheduled for May 30 – June 1, 2018, will bring US publishers and agents together with their global counterparts. The event is a way to celebrate the artistry, creativity, and innovation of the world’s publishing community. Learn more at newyorkrightsfair.com/program. You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram @laurapowers44.

Kevin Tumlinson is an award-winning author as well as the Director of Marketing for the ebook publishing service Draft2Digital. He also created the Wordslinger podcast where he interviews professionals from a variety of industries. Learn more at draft2digital.com and check out Kevin’s work at kevintumlinson.com. You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram @laurapowers44.

Kate Drane is Indiegogo’s Senior Director of Outreach for Tech and Hardware. Her favorite thing to do is democratize access to resources, and considers herself as a VC of the people. Since starting at Indiegogo in July 2012, she's empowered more than 500 entrepreneurs to collectively raise over $80M on the Indiegogo platform, including Canary, Misfit, and Skulpt. For more information on Indiegogo go to www.indiegogo.com or connect with Kata on Twitter @katedrane. We met at the Industry conference in Cleveland http://indsum.com/. This episode is from the archive. You can connect at www.laurapowers.net. You can also find her on facebook via Write Hot and follow her on twitter @thatlaurapowers.

Douglas Smith is an award-winning Canadian author of fantasy, SF, horror, and supernatural fiction. His work has been published in twenty-five languages and over thirty countries around the world and he has won Canada's Aurora Award three times and has been shortlisted for many others. Learn more at http://smithwriter.com. You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram @laurapowers44.

David Mark Brown is one of the co-founders of Fiction Vortex, a platform where authors release episodic content in continually evolving storyworlds. The rapidly growing roster of authors work collaboratively to write multiple series within the same Storyverse™ similar to the Marvel and Star Trek universes. Readers can buy ebooks or use the new app to subscribe to content. Learn more at http://www.fictionvortex.com/ or fictionite.io to access the app and start reading! You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram @laurapowers44.

Book reviews are incredibly important for both indie and traditionally published authors. Hidden Gems helps connect readers with authors who would like to have their books reviewed while also helping authors grow their audience. I spoke with Craig, creator of Hidden Gems about the service, why book reviews are important, and how the process works, and tips for success. You can learn more information about Hidden Gems at www.hiddengemsbooks.com You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram @laurapowers44. Tweet me @thatlaurapowers and tell me what you are doing while listening the show - I'll be reading some of these on air! Thanks for listening.

Carole Kirschner is a senior-level creative television executive with experience at CBS Comedy and as Vice President of Steven Spielberg’s first Amblin Television. She created and developed a curriculum for the CBS Diversity Institute Writers Mentoring Program which is in its 14th year. She is also an entertainment career coach, author of Hollywood Game Plan: How to Land a Job in Film, TV and Digital Entertainment, and has recently launched a 20-part virtual course on breaking into the business: Carole Kirschner’s Hollywood Boot Camp. I connected with Carole at the Great American Pitchfest. Learn more about her at www.carolekirschner.com. You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram @laurapowers44.

Pilar Alessandra is the director of the screenwriting and TV writing program On the Page®, host of the popular On the Page Podcast and author of the top-selling book “The Coffee Break Screenwriter.” She started her career as Senior Story Analyst at DreamWorks SKG and, in 2001, opened the On the Page Writers’ Studio in Los Angeles where she directs her screenwriting and TV writing program On the Page®. Her students and clients have written for The Walking Dead, Modern Family, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost and Family Guy. They’ve sold features and pitches to Warner Bros, DreamWorks, Disney and Sony and have won the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship, Austin Screenwriting Competition and Warner Bros. TV Writing Workshop. In addition to her private classes taught out of the On the Page Writers’ Studio, Pilar has trained writers at ABC, Disney Animation, CBS and hosted the 2016 Pitch Conference at the American Film Market. Learn more about Pilar’s work at www.onthepage.tv You can connect with Laura at www.laurapowers.net, on Facebook @thatlaurapowers, on Twitter @thatlaurapowers, and on Instagram @laurapowers44.