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January 13, 2016
Ghost Hunting with Leta Hawk–Episode 90–January 13 2016
On episode 90 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with paranormal author Leta Hawk about: why she published under a pen name, and how she chose it; her first encounter with a ghost and how it changed her perspective; thefirst two novels in the Kyrie Carter ghost hunting series; the challenges of writing a series; her struggle with undiagnosed Lyme disease. About our Guest: Leta Hawkhas been fascinated with the paranormal since her first encounter with a ghost at four years of age. A writer sinc...
January 6, 2016
14 Books in 30 Months with Michal Stawicki���Episode 89���January 6 2015
On episode 89 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with prolific self-help author Michal Stawicki. We discussed: how hes 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 life and his book sales; the relationship between productivity and health and fitness, as discussed in his book Bulletproof Health and Fitness; the habit and coaching app...
December 30, 2015
Market Your Writing in 2016 with Rachel Thompson–Episode 88–December 30 2015
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 startsFebruary 1; the biggest book marketing mistake she saw repeated over and over in 2015; a marketing tactic that didnt work as well in 2015 as it used to; whether readers care ifa book is traditionally published or indie published; why more readers are reading on their phones. how to brand...
December 23, 2015
Writing About “The Sacred Disease” with Kristin Seaborg–Episode 87–December 23 2015
On episode 86 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke withphysician Kristin Seaborg about her recent memoir, The Sacred Disease: My Life With Epilepsy. We discussed: the story of her first seizure, which she reconstructed fromfamily accounts and medical records; the strange history of misunderstandings about epilepsy; how writing her memoir changed her; the basics…
December 16, 2015
Writing for TV and Publication with Drew Chapman–Episode 86–December 16 2015
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 writers mind to the screen; His first novel, written in 4th grade; The…
December 9, 2015
Writing Books and Popping Tags with The Wanz–Episode 85–December 9 2015
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…
December 2, 2015
The Law for Authors with Helen Sedwick–Episode 84–December 3 2015
On episode 84 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with author and lawyer Helen Sedwick about all the legal issues authorsand 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 its okay to write bad stuff about…
November 27, 2015
Four Great Writing Quotes–Episode 83–November 27 2015
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…
November 25, 2015
Breaking into the Romance Genre with Emma Scott–Episode 82–November 25 2015
On episode 82 of the WRITER 2.0 PodcastIwas joined once again by romance author Emma Scott. Emma is the author of 4 booksall released in the last 13 months: Love Beyond Words,Unbreakable,Rush, andEndless Possibility: A Rush Novella In a fun, wide-ranging interview, we discussed: the costume shell be wearing to the new Star Wars film;…
November 20, 2015
49K Downloads in 72 hours with Bookbub–Episode 81–November 20 2015
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…
