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September 2, 2015
Reedsy Co-Founder Ricardo Fayet–Episode 56–September 2, 2015
On episode 55 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast, I spoke with publishing entrepreneur Ricardo Fayet, the co-founder of Reedsy.We discussed: the Reedsy platform, which helps authors connect with top editors and designers; why Big-5 editors and designers are taking on more freelance work; the online writing and editing platform Reedsy is developing; his thoughts on…
August 26, 2015
Novelist Ani Alexander–Episode 55–August 26 2015
On episode 55 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast, I spoke with novelist and podcaster Ani Alexander.We discussed: the origin of her unique, beautiful accent; how she learned so many languages; why she left corporate life; what went wrong with her first self-published novel; the process of self-publishing with Amazon; the importance of keywords for book…
August 19, 2015
Dark Fantasy Author H.M. Jones–Episode 54–August 19, 2015
On Episode 54 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with poet, author, and writing teacher H.M. Jones. We discussed: common misconceptions about modern tribal life; her recently republished novel,MONOCHROME; Worldconthe biggest sci-fi and fantasy conventionin the world; her tattoo love for L.O.T.R. and Harry Potter; the process of building a fantasy world; the #1…
August 13, 2015
Smashwords Founder Mark Coker–Episode 53–August 13 2015
On episode 53 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast, I interviewed Mark Coker, one of the major players in the e-book revolution. We discussed: the origin of Smashwordsthe free e-book distribution platform he helped create; how authorswork with Smashwords to self-publish theire-books; what a good cover needs to do and why it can make all the…
August 5, 2015
Literary Agent Chip MacGregor–Episode 52–August 5 2015
On episode 52 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast, I spoke with literary agent and author Chip MacGregor. We discussed: how to avoid getting scammed by predatory agents and editors; why neither of us became sportswriters; how the roll of the agent has changed in the last 10 years; the basic financial model of literary agents;…
July 30, 2015
Speculative Poet Jeannine Hall Gailey–Episode 51–July 30 2015
In episode 51 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast, I spoke with poet Jeannine Hall Gailey about: our experiences at the PNWA conference; selling books at Cons; the #TenThingsNotToSayToAWriterhashtag print on demand book machines; sci-fi or speculative poetry. Plus, she reads her poems, “Female Comic Book Superheroes” and “Cesium Burns Blue.” And on “Today in Writing,…
July 22, 2015
William D. Prystauk���Episode 50���July 22, 2015
On episode 50 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with William D. Prystauk: thriller author, podcaster, and horror expert. We talked: the FiftyShades of Grey phenomenon and how its viewed in the BDSM community; being married to a writer; his dark crime thriller, BLOODLETTING his horror podcast, The Last Knock; his favoritehorror films. Plus,
July 15, 2015
Harvard Review Editor Christina Thompson–Episode 49–July 15 2015
On episode 49 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast I spoke with Christina Thompson, editor of the Harvard Review and author of the memoir, Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All: A New Zealand Story. In the interview, we go inside the slush pile process, and we alsodiscuss: whether publishing and academia
July 9, 2015
Creating a Writing Practice with Jordan Rosenfeld–Episode 48–July 9 2015
On episode 48 of the WRITER 2.0 Podcast, I spoke with novelist and writing book author Jordan Rosenfeld, focussing on her new book,A Writers Guide To Persistence.We also spoke about: how to build platform organically; developing a daily writing practice; why writers self sabotage; writer burnout; when to hire an editor; her most painful writing
July 6, 2015
Chapters 1 and 2–The Anonymous Source (contains explicit language)
Here are chapters 1-2of my debut novel, The Anonymous Source. If you missed the prologue, listen to it first, here.At this point, there are no plans for a full-length audio book, so if you wantthe rest, youll have to readit, which you can do by purchasing a copyhere. Heres what some other folks are saying
