On episode 89 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with prolific self-help author Michal Stawicki. We discussed: how he’s using Quora to re-purpose old content and sell more books; the book that changed his life and launched his writing career; releasing many short books as opposed to fewer long ones; being transparent about his …
14 Books in 30 Months with Michal Stawicki—Episode 89—January 6 2015 Read More »
On episode 88 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke once again with author and book marketing expert Rachel Thompson of BadRedHeadMedia. We discussed: her 30-day book marketing challenge, which is free and starts February 1; the biggest book marketing mistake she saw repeated over and over in 2015; a marketing tactic that didn’t work as …
Market Your Writing in 2016 with Rachel Thompson–Episode 88–December 30 2015 Read More »
On episode 86 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with physician Kristin Seaborg about her recent memoir, The Sacred Disease: My Life With Epilepsy. We discussed: the story of her first seizure, which she reconstructed from family accounts and medical records; the strange history of misunderstandings about epilepsy; how writing her memoir changed her; the basics …
Writing About “The Sacred Disease” with Kristin Seaborg–Episode 87–December 23 2015 Read More »
On episode 86 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with Drew Chapman, a long-time TV and movie writer who recently started publishing novels with Simon and Schuster. In a wide-ranging discussion, we touched on: How a TV show gets from a writer’s mind to the screen; His first novel, written in 4th grade; The …
Writing for TV and Publication with Drew Chapman–Episode 86–December 16 2015 Read More »
On episode 85 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I was joined by Grammy winner Michael Wansley, AKA The Wanz. We talked about writing and performing the hook on “Thrift Shop,” the now-iconic song by Macklemore, and we also discussed his new book, #TheBookofWanz. Plus: his earliest memories of singing; the 80s and 90s Seattle music …
Writing Books and Popping Tags with The Wanz–Episode 85–December 9 2015 Read More »
On episode 84 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with author and lawyer Helen Sedwick about all the legal issues authors and aspiring writers need to think about. We discussed: what type of business entity an author needs; why she recommends avoiding assisted self-publishing packages; defamation, and whether it’s okay to write bad stuff about …
The Law for Authors with Helen Sedwick–Episode 84–December 3 2015 Read More »
On episode 83 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I speak briefly about the recent success of my book, The Anonymous Source. I then discuss four of my favorite writing quotes, including this one, from Natalie Goldberg’s book, Writing Down the Bones: “We are important and our lives are important, magnificent really, and their details are …
Four Great Writing Quotes–Episode 83–November 27 2015 Read More »
On episode 82 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I was joined once again by romance author Emma Scott. Emma is the author of 4 books—all released in the last 13 months: Love Beyond Words, Unbreakable, Rush, and Endless Possibility: A Rush Novella In a fun, wide-ranging interview, we discussed: the costume she’ll be wearing to the new Star Wars film; …
Breaking into the Romance Genre with Emma Scott–Episode 82–November 25 2015 Read More »
On episode 81 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I discuss my recent Bookbub promotion, which resulted in: 49,000 downloads in 72 hours; Hitting #1 free thriller status in 7 countries; Ranking in the top 50 in every Amazon country; Hitting #1 or #2 overall in 5 countries. I also go into detail about the Bookbub …
49K Downloads in 72 hours with Bookbub–Episode 81–November 20 2015 Read More »
On episode 80 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I talked writing, blogging, and platform creation with bestselling author Nina Amir. How writing conferences changed her career The advantages of meeting agents in person The specifics of how to blog a book The advantages of giving away your book for free The biggest mistake novelists make …
Blog Your Book with Nina Amir–Episode 80–November 19 2015 Read More »