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March 24, 2016
Audio Books and ACX with Jeff Hays–Episode 100–March 23 2016
Episode 100 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast is all about audio books. First, I spend a few minutes talking about trends in the audio book industry and outlining the ACX program, the Amazon/Audible platform that allows indie authors to produce audio books. Next, I speak with actor Jeff Hays, who is focusing on audio books and narrated the upcoming audio version on my book, The Anonymous Source. I speak with Jeff about: how he got started doing audio books; the process he goes through when creating o...
March 16, 2016
Novelist Apollo Papafrangou—Episode 99—March 16 2016
On episode 99 of the podcast I spoke with my high school buddy, debut novelist Apollo Papafrangou. We discussed: the historic run of the Golden State Warriors; his fist book, published when he was only a teenager; his debut novel, WINGS OF WAX; how he wove his Greek-American background into his novel; how his MFA changed him; treating writing like a career, even when it isn’t; the gentrification of Oakland, California; three books that changed his writing life. About our guest: Apollo Papafra...
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On episode 99 of the podcast I spoke with my high school buddy, debut novelist Apollo Papafrangou. We discussed: the historic run of the Golden State Warriors; his fist book, published when he was only a teenager; his debut novel, WINGS OF WAX; how he wove his Greek-American background into his novel; how his MFA changed him; treating writing like a career, even when it isnt; the gentrification of Oakland, California; three books that changed his writing life. About our guest: Apollo Papafran...
March 9, 2016
NY Times Bestseller Kevin O’Brien–Episode 98–March 9 2016
On episode 98 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with Kevin O'Brien, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over a dozen novels. We discussed: his 17 years as a railroad inspector; transitioning to full-time writing; how Mad Men and Bewitched glamorize the ad business; why he writes 80-100 page outlines of every book; his latest release, NO ONE NEEDS TO KNOW; the movie deal that altered his career trajectory, but didn't lead to a movie being made; three books that changed his writi...
March 2, 2016
Eating Disorder Recovery with Dr. Janean Anderson–Episode 97–March 2 2016
On episode 97 of the WRITER 2.0 podcast I spoke with author, podcaster and psychologist Dr. Janean Anderson. We discussed: what eating disorders are; the fear that often sabotages our creative efforts; her upcoming book,Recover Your Perspective; Ann Lamott's Bird by Bird; what it's like launching a podcast. Plus, on Today in Writing, Happy Birthday to Dr. Seuss. About our guest: Dr. Janean Anderson is a licensed psychologist in private practice who specializes in treating eating disorders. Sh...
February 24, 2016
Creativity and Meditation with Ann Purcell–Episode 96–February 24 2016
On episode 96 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with author and meditation teacher Ann Purcell. We discussed: how meditation can decrease anxiety and help writers focus; howathletes, writers, and others can get in "the zone" more frequently; her latest book:The Transcendental Meditation Technique and The Journey of Enlightenment; why we don't always do the things that we know are good for us; connecting the big themes of a book with the sentence by sentence construction. Plus, on "Today in Wr...
February 17, 2016
Selling More Books with Kindle Analytics–Episode 95–February 17 2015
On episode 95 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with Alex Newton, founder and CEO of K-Lytics, an ebook data company that helps authors categorize their books to increase visibility and sales. We discussed: the rate of growth in the ebook market; the most popular categories in the Kindle store; how sales ranking on Amazon relates to actual copies sold; how authors can use data for creative purposes before writing their next book; how ebook prices vary widely between genres, and how to price y...
February 10, 2016
Movies Memoirs and Novels with Kim Powers–Episode 94–February 10 2016.mp3
On episode 93 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with Kim Powersscreenwriter, novelist, award-winning memoirist, and also the senior writer on ABCs 20/20. We discussed: his gripping memoir, The History of Swimming; the big changes in book marketing that took place over the last 10 years; what its like exposing dark family secrets in a memoir; his new thriller, Dig Two Graves; how self-publishing and ebooks are viewed in the NYC literary scene; three books that changed him as a writer. Plus, on...
February 3, 2016
A Million Words by Age 24 with Sommer Nectarhoff–Episode 92–February 3 2016
On episode 92 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with Sommer Nectarhoff, a senior at Tufts who has already published over a million words. In a wide-ranging interview we discussed: how he grew his writing habit from 100 words a day to 15,000 words a day; whether the line between "literary" and "genre" fiction is blurring; the recent Wiz Khalifa and Kanye West Twitter beef; his epic fantasy novels: The Death Of Ydain and The Book of Lokk; how self-publishing and genre writing are viewed in acad...
January 27, 2016
AC Interviewed on My Kitaab Podcast–Episode 91–January 27 2016
On episode 92 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast, the tables were turned. I was interviewed by Amar Vyas, author and host of the My Kitaab Podcast.Amar did a wonderful job on the interview and we talked about: my time working with an Internet startup after college; why I go by "A.C." instead of "Adam"; recent changes in the publishing business; the Booktrope publishing model; Herman Hesse's, The Glass Bead Game. We also talked a bit about my novel, The Anonymous Source and, for the first time, I talke...
