Episodes

  • Actress & Life Coach Melanie Smith On Moving Past Trauma & The Weight of the Creative
    Sep 4 2023

    Today's guest is actress and author Melanie Smith, whose book Unfinished Business deals with trauma, grief, heartbreak and loss. Melanie joined me to talk about small and complex traumas, trauma reactions, and the shame that creatives are often made to feel in a capitalistic society.

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    46 mins
  • Maria Riegger with Top Author Tips on Legal Matters
    Aug 7 2023

    Maria Riegger of Law School Heretic joined me today to talk about the most important legal considerations for new authors, particularly self-published authors. Covered here is copyright - your own, and others - as well as how to protect your personal assets by forming an LLC, and the dangers of defamation.

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    Gone But Never Forgotten

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    27 mins
  • Alexandra Bracken on Death of the Author, and How Family History Inspired Silver in the Bone
    Jul 3 2023

    Today's guest is Alexandra Bracken author of Silver in the Bone. Alex joined me today to talk about the difficulty of separating the artist from the art, and how a brush with a fascinating piece of family history inspired her newest novel - but took almost ten years to come together.

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    GLOW Hormone

    Little Miss Recap

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    32 mins
  • Natural Beauty Author Ling Ling Huang on Body Horror and Modern Beauty Standards
    Jun 19 2023

    Today's guest is Ling Ling Huang, author of Natural Beauty. Ling Ling joined me today to talk about writing body horror, and how the clean beauty industry leant itself so well to the topic.

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    Little Miss Recap

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    27 mins
  • Nicholas Erik With Top Tips for Indie Author Marketing
    Jun 5 2023

    Today's guest is Nicholas Erik, a leading marketer and promotion strategist and consultant in the indie publishing world. He joined me today to talk about the one must-have marketing element, what writers can do to gain more exposure, and also debunks some of the myths that still linger (like needing 50 reviews on Amazon!)

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    Vellum

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    30 mins
  • Lynn Forney On Choosing Survival, Overcoming Trauma, and Writing About It
    May 15 2023

    Today's guest is Lynn Forney, author of Choosing Survival. Lynn joined me to talk about the brutal knife attack she suffered as a young woman, the pushback from people who didn't believe her story, and how she healed as an adult using different techniques, and ultimately, writing about it.

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    28 mins
  • Vellum Co-Founder On Creating Formatting Software for Indie Authors
    May 1 2023

    Today's guest is Brad Andalman, one of the two founders of Vellum, the formatting software that's making the lives of indie and self-published authors much, much easier. This episode is co-hosted with Kate Karyus Quinn. We talk about Vellum's ease of use, the many new updates, and what's on the horizon.

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    Vellum

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    33 mins
  • Caroline Kepnes on Loving Joe... Even If You Don’t Want To
    Apr 24 2023

    Today's guest is Caroline Kepnes, author of the YOU series, which has been adapted into a hit Netflix series. Caroline joined me today to talk about identifying with her main character, writing a series, and how it feels when other works get left behind.

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    23 mins