All Things Indie

Episode 2: Interview with Indie Author James K Pratt Interview: Indie Author James K Pratt James K Pratt website: https://www.jameskpratt.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise Time 0:29 Intro 1:49 Kyle drinks his Diet Coke 3:21 Interview with James K Pratt 24:21 Close    

Episode 1: Our Goals for 2021   Prologue: Different Types of Writing Goals Cafepress: https://www.cafepress.com/ Main Story: Our Goals for 2021 Story Origin:  https://storyoriginapp.com/ Mailer Lite: https://www.mailerlite.com/ Bouchercon: https://www.bouchercon2021.com/ Epilogue: Goals as a Tool of Achievement   Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 27: Interview with Anthology Creator Kyle Pratt Interview: Anthology Creator Kyle Pratt Kyle Pratt website:  http://kylepratt.me/ Debbie Lee website: https://www.booksbydebbylee.com/ Heather Morse Alexander website: http://www.heathermorsealexander.com/ Kristie Kandoll website: https://www.kristiekandoll.com/ James K. Pratt website: https://www.jameskpratt.com/ Christmas in Time: Seven stories of Christmas through the ages: (Amazon) Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 26: Using Zoom with Your Writing Group (Interview)   Prologue: Twelve Tips for Writing Writing Without Rules by Jeff Somers (Amazon) Main Story: Using Zoom with Your Writing Group (Interview) Zoom: https://zoom.us/ Lewis County Writers Guild: https://lewiscountywriters.wordpress.com/ Epilogue: Recent Changes to KDP Direct Publishing Amazon Advertising: https://advertising.amazon.com/ Kindle Direct Publishing: https://kdp.amazon.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 25: Interview with Indie Author Ann Charles   Interview: Indie Author Ann Charles Ann Charles website: http://anncharles.com/ Scene and Sequel example: https://awritingguide.com/2014/09/18/scene-sequel-structure/ Mad Mimi: https://madmimi.com/ South Dakota Festival of Books: http://sdhumanities.org/festival-of-books/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 24: When Should You Quit?   Prologue: A Good from a Great Book The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli (Amazon) Main Story: When Should You Quit? Mailer Lite: https://www.mailerlite.com/ Epilogue: Creating and Using Promo Codes Apple Books: https://authors.apple.com/publish-your-book/ Google Play Books: https://play.google.com/books/publish/ Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 23: Interview with Indie Author, Joyce Scott   Interview: Indie Author Joyce Scott Joyce’s Amazon Profile Page Institute of Children’s Literature: https://www.instituteforwriters.com/free-aptitude-test/about/institute-of-childrens-literature/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise  

Episode 22: How Watching Movies Can Improve Your Novel, Part 2   Prologue: Story A Day – Do It Again Story A Day: https://storyaday.org/ Main Story: How Watching Movies can Improve Your Novel, Part 2 Screenwriting Techniques article: https://www.writerswrite.co.za/5-screenwriting-techniques-to-write-a-better-novel/ Theremin Demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYaT704C7_w Theremin “Over the Rainbow”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6KbEnGnymk Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Amazon) Fight Club (Amazon) Strictly Ballroom (Amazon) Epilogue: Examining Three Email Marketing Services BookFunnel: https://bookfunnel.com/ ConvertKit: https://convertkit.com/ MailChimp: https://mailchimp.com/ MailerLite: https://app.mailerlite.com/users/login/ Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/   Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise    

Episode 21: Interview with Thriller Indie Author Sherry Stacy   Interview: Thriller Indie Author Sherry Stacy Sherry Stacy Website: https://sherrystacy.com/ Your Novel Blueprint Course: https://novelblueprintcourse.com/ How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method by Randy Ingermanson: Amazon Mark Dawson’s Self-Publishing 101: https://learn.selfpublishingformula.com/p/101 Oregon Christian Writers Conference: https://oregonchristianwriters.org/summer-conference/ Southwest Washington Writers Conference: http://southwestwashingtonwriters.com/ Deadly Pursuer (Parson Investigations Book 1) by S. A. Stacy: Amazon Julie Zander Website: https://www.chaptersoflife.com/ Veronika Noize: https://www.veronikanoize.com/ Blue Ridge Christian Writers Contest: https://www.blueridgeconference.com/contest-info/ S. A. Stacy Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SA-Stacy-313329092792046 Grammarly: https://app.grammarly.com/ ProWritingAid: https://prowritingaid.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise    

Episode 20: How Watching Movies Can Improve Your Novel   Prologue: Using Lists for Editing Main Story: How Watching Movies can Improve Your Novel Screenwriting Techniques article: https://www.writerswrite.co.za/5-screenwriting-techniques-to-write-a-better-novel/ Star Wars, Episode VI: Amazon Iron Man: Amazon It’s A Wonderful Life: Amazon Battleship: Amazon Jurassic Park: Amazon V for Vendetta: Amazon Epilogue: A Look at Three Advertisement Sites Amazon Advertising: https://advertising.amazon.com/ BookBub Ads: https://www.bookbub.com/partners/bookbub_ads Bookfunnel: https://bookfunnel.com/ Facebook Ads Manager: https://www.facebook.com/business/tools/ads-manager Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise    

Episode 19: Interview with Evan Gow, Designer of Story Origin   Interview: Evan Gow, Designer of Story Origin Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/ Evan Gow: Even@storyorig.in Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 18: Writing Nonfiction for Indie Authors   Prologue: World-Building and POV Main Story: Writing Nonfiction for Indie Authors Joanna Penn ATI Interview, Part 1: http://atipodcast.com/ep-50-interview-with-joanna-penn-part-1 Joanna Penn ATI Interview, Part 2: http://atipodcast.com/ep-51-interview-with-joanna-penn-part-2 Joanna Penn Website: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/ Chapters Of Life: https://www.chaptersoflife.com/?page_id=5 Epilogue: Getting Reviews All Things Indie, Season 1, Episode 40: http://atipodcast.com/ep-40-interview-with-j-thorn-part-1 All Things Indie, Season 1, Episode 41: http://atipodcast.com/ep-41-interview-with-j-thorn-part-2 Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise    

Episode 17: Interview with Julie McDonald Zander   Interview: Julie McDonald Zander Jennifer’s winning story: https://blueanimal.weebly.com/read?fbclid=IwAR34CbiwoeEhBtbT7Kj-5njneg7Cbi8QEiKiftRC3tQMrx5kpmCJgHo8_Mg LCWG 2020 Writing Contest: https://lewiscountywriters.wordpress.com/2020-writing-contest/ Chapters Of Life: https://www.chaptersoflife.com/?page_id=5 Previous ATI interview with Julie: http://atipodcast.com/ep-7-interview-with-julie-mcdonald-zander Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise  

Episode 16: Lessons for Indie Writers from an Indie Writer   Prologue: Finishing is more important than Perfection Story A Day: https://storyaday.org/ Main Story: Lessons for Indie Writers from an Indie Writer Lindsay Buroker: https://lindsayburoker.com/ Epilogue: Changes at iTunes Apple Author Landing Page: https://authors.apple.com/ Apple Books for Authors: https://authors.apple.com/epub-upload Draft2Digital: https://www.draft2digital.com/ Google Play Books: https://play.google.com/books Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise  

Episode 15: Interview with Debby Lee   Interview: Debby Lee Debby Lee’s Website: https://www.booksbydebbylee.com/ Barbour Books: https://www.barbourbooks.com/ Previous interview with Debby Lee: http://atipodcast.com/ep-12-interview-with-romance-author-debby-lee Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise    

Episode 14: Are There Too Many Writers?   Prologue: Plantsing Writing Without Rules: How to Write & Sell a Novel Without Guidelines, Experts, or (Occasionally) Pants by Jeffrey Somers (Amazon)                                                                        Main Story: Are There Too Many Writers? Way Too Many Books Are Being Published: https://www.intellectualtakeout.org/article/way-too-many-books-are-being-published/ Are There Too Many Books: https://publishingperspectives.com/2014/10/many-books/ Why Write? https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2016/08/04/too-many-books-in-the-world/  Epilogue: Google Play Books Today Google Play Books: https://play.google.com/books Google Play Books Affiliates Program: https://support.google.com/affiliate/answer/9358246?hl=en# Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise    

Episode 13: Writing Without Regrets   Prologue: Don’t Be a Slave to the Process Writing Without Rules: How to Write & Sell a Novel Without Guidelines, Experts, or (Occasionally) Pants by Jeffrey Somers (Amazon)                                                                        Main Story: Writing Without Regrets Huffington Post article: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/you-will-regret-these-choices-in-10-years_b_59007381e4b0768c2682e15c?guccounter=1 Epilogue: Google Play Books – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Google Play Books: https://play.google.com/books Oyster: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster_(company) Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise    

Episode 12: Should Indie Authors Want a Book Award   Prologue: Alternative MFAs DIY MFA: Write with Focus, Read with Purpose, Build Your Community by Gabriela Pereira  (Amazon) The Portable MFA in Creative Writing: Improve Your Craft with the Core Essentials Taught to MFA Students by Editors of New York Writers Workshop (Amazon) DIY MFA website: https://diymfa.com/ Great Courses: https://www.thegreatcourses.com/ Lynda courses: https://www.lynda.com/                        Main Story: Should Indie Authors Want a Book Award Epilogue: Why Go Wide? A Deeper Look Lendle: https://lendle.me/ Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 11: Changes in Book Sales   Prologue: Pros and Cons of an MFA Emerson College MFA: https://www.emerson.edu/programs/popular-fiction-writing-and-publishing-online-mfa                     Main Story: Changes in Book Sales BookBub Article: https://insights.bookbub.com/reader-behavior-changing-covid19-crisis/?utm_source=pemail_reader-behavior-changing-covid19-crisis&utm_medium=email Epilogue: Publishing Your Book, Part VII Baker & Taylor: https://www.baker-taylor.com/ Draft2Digital: https://www.draft2digital.com/ iTunes Connect: https://itunespartner.apple.com/books/tools Kindle Direct Publishing: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/ Kobo: https://secure.kobobooks.com/auth/Kobo/login? Nook Press: https://press.barnesandnoble.com/ OverDrive: https://www.overdrive.com/ Scribd: https://www.scribd.com/ Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 10: Webinars: Good and Bad   Prologue: Ship Your Project Seth Godin website: https://www.sethgodin.com/          Main Story: Webinars: Good and Bad Udemy:  https://www.udemy.com/ Epilogue: Publishing Your Book, Part VI Amazon Table of Contents creation: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201605700 Calibre: https://calibre-ebook.com/ Digital Rights Management: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management#China Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/ Freelancer: https://www.freelancer.com/ Reedsy: https://reedsy.com/ Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise    

Episode 9: Multiple Streams of Income   Prologue: Take a Rest Day                                           Main Story: Multiple Streams of Income Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/ Amazon affiliate website: https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/ Kobo affiliate website: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/p/affiliate Epilogue: Publishing Your Book, Part V Amazon ebook cover specifications: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200645690 Amazon KDP Paperback Templates: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201834230 Amazon paperback cover specifications: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201953020 Bowker (ISBN): https://www.myidentifiers.com/ Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/ Freelancer: https://www.freelancer.com/ Reedsy: https://reedsy.com/ Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 8: Reading in the time of Coronavirus   Prologue: The Perseverance Game Camp Nano:  https://nanowrimo.org/what-is-camp-nanowrimo 5 Minute Perseverance Game: Play Daily for a Month and Become the Ultimate Procrastination Breaker by Victoria Ichizli-Bartels (Amazon) The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield (Amazon) Main Story: Reading in the Time of Coronavirus Vogue article: https://www.vogue.com/article/why-cant-i-read-books-right-now Epilogue: Publishing Your Book, Part IV Calibre: https://calibre-ebook.com/ Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/ Freelancer: https://www.freelancer.com/ Kindle Direct Publishing: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/ Reedsy: https://reedsy.com/ Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 7: Does Traditional Publishing Hate Self Publishing   Prologue: Start an April Project Camp Nano:  https://nanowrimo.org/what-is-camp-nanowrimo Main Story: Does Traditional Publishing Hate Self Publishing Joseph McLean’s Article: http://www.theindependentpublishingmagazine.com/2019/09/do-traditional-publishers-hate-self-published-authors-joseph-mclean-guest-post.html Epilogue: Publishing Your Book, Part II Amazon Cover Design Tool: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201113520 Amazon ebook cover specifications: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200645690 Amazon paperback cover specifications: https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201953020 Freelancer: https://www.freelancer.com/ Gimp: https://www.gimp.org/ Photoshop: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html Reedsy: https://reedsy.com/ Shutterstock: https://www.shutterstock.com/home Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise  

Episode 6: How to Successfully Work at Home   Prologue: Volunteer at a Writing Conference (eventually) Main Story: How to Work at Home Successfully Epilogue: Publishing Your Book, Part II Grammarly: https://app.grammarly.com/ Hemingway app: http://www.hemingwayapp.com/ Kyle’s rules for critique groups: http://kylepratt.me/critique Natural Reader: https://www.naturalreaders.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise  

Episode 5: How to Find a Fraud   Prologue: Go to a Writing Conference (eventually) Main Story: How to Find a Fraud Slate Article: https://slate.com/culture/2020/03/coronavirus-books-amazon-survival-guides.html Epilogue: Publishing Your Book Andy Weir: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Weir           Hugh Howey: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Weir The Martian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film) Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 4: Trends in Indie Publishing   Prologue: Join a Writers Group Main Story: Trends in Indie Publishing Indie Publishing Trends: https://www.writtenwordmedia.com/top-ten-publishing-industry-trends-every-author-needs-to-know-in-2019/ Epilogue: Using Story Origin and BookFunnel Together Bookfunnel: https://bookfunnel.com/ Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/ ACX Promo Codes: https://www.acx.com/sales/dashboard/promo Final Duty (Audio book sample on BookFunnel): https://buy.bookfunnel.com/on4cklt0vn Final Duty (Bookfunnel sales landing page): https://buy.bookfunnel.com/v384xhtour Final Duty (Bookfunnel email sign-up): https://dl.bookfunnel.com/bgr4mno11p Final Duty (Story Origin review copy): https://tinyurl.com/tn259y9 Strengthen What Remains (Bookfunnel series page): https://books.bookfunnel.com/apocalypse Findaway: https://findaway.com/ Findaway Voices: https://findawayvoices.com/ Strengthen What Remains (Bookfunnel series page): https://books.bookfunnel.com/apocalypse   Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 3: Google First!   Prologue: Make Your Own Luck Main Story: Google First! Rage Baking Article: https://slate.com/culture/2020/02/rage-baking-cookbook-controversy-explained.html NASA Artemis Article: https://www.space.com/andy-weir-artemis-nasa-moon-program-name.html Epilogue: Audiobook Distribution Options ACX Promo Codes: https://www.acx.com/sales/dashboard/promo Author’s Republic: https://www.authorsrepublic.com/ Audible: https://www.audible.com/ Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/partners Chirp: https://www.chirpbooks.com/ Chirp (Author sign-in): https://tinyurl.com/sqda68j Findaway: https://findaway.com/ Findaway Voices: https://findawayvoices.com/ ListenUp: https://www.listenupindie.pub/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 2: Amazon Kindle and Big Data   Prologue: Books that Help and Inspire, Part 2 The Imagineering Workout (A Walt Disney Imagineering Book) by The Disney Imagineers Fiction Writing Demystified: Techniques That Will Make You a More Successful by Thomas B. Sawyer The First 50 Pages: Engage Agents, Editors, and Readers, and Set Your Novel Up For Success by Jeff Gerke Main Story: Amazon Kindle and Big Data Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/feb/03/amazon-kindle-data-reading-tracking-privacy Epilogue: Story Origin Bookfunnel: https://bookfunnel.com/ Prolific Works: https://www.prolificworks.com/ Story Origin: https://storyoriginapp.com/ Through Many Fives (on BookFunnel): https://dl.bookfunnel.com/p3i9ak6mfd Final Duty (Audiobook sample on BookFunnel): https://buy.bookfunnel.com/on4cklt0vn The Storm Rises (on Prolific Works): https://claims.prolificworks.com/free/PP9uPq7a Seekers of Earth (on Story Origin): https://storyoriginapp.com/giveaways/cc9e5ae4-3985-11ea-a32d-8b62b56f1026 Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 1: How to Deal with a Long-Term Break in Writing   Prologue: Books that Help and Inspire, Part 1 The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style by Benjamin Dreyer POP!: Create the Perfect Pitch, Title, and Tagline for Anything by Sam Horn Main Story: How to Deal with a Long-Term Break in Writing Long Run by Matt Long (Amazon) Epilogue: ACX and Audiobook Creation Audiobook Creation Exchange (ACX): https://www.acx.com/ ACX Ten step process: https://www.acx.com/help/authors/200484540 Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/  Final Duty (audio drama): https://dashboard.bookfunnel.com/sales/pages/on4cklt0vn Kyle’s audiobooks: http://kylepratt.me/audio Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 52: Postponing Season 2 Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise  

Episode 51: Interview with Joanna Penn, Part 2 Prologue: Catching up on your word count National Novel Writing Month: https://www.nanowrimo.org/ Main Story: Interview with Joanna Penn, Part 2 The Creative Penn: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/ Epilogue: From the Archives, Building a Marketing Foundation Amazon Author Central: https://authorcentral.amazon.com/gp/home WordPress: https://wordpress.com/ SiteBuilder: https://www.sitebuilder.com/ Wix: https://www.wix.com/ Squarespace: https://www.squarespace.com/ Kyle’s social media channels Facebook (author site): https://www.facebook.com/kyleonkindle Twitter: https://twitter.com/kyleonkindle Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/authorkylepratt/strengthen-what-remains-series/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise  

Episode 50: Interview with Joanna Penn, Part 1   Prologue: Avoiding the Pitfalls of the Middle National Novel Writing Month: https://www.nanowrimo.org/ Main Story: Interview with Joanna Penn, Part 1 The Creative Penn: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/ Calendly: https://calendly.com/ Myers Briggs Personality Test: https://www.mbtionline.com/ Epilogue: Publishing Scams, Part 2 U.S. Copyright Office: https://www.copyright.gov/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise  

Episode 49: How to Write Faster (But do you need to?)   Prologue: Naming Characters on the fly Chapters and Cats: https://www.facebook.com/chaptersandcats/ National Novel Writing Month: https://www.nanowrimo.org/ Main Story: How to Write Faster (But do you need to?) Lindsay Buroker Blog Post: http://lindsayburoker.com/ebook-writing/writing-faster-breaking-the-10000-word-day-barrier/ 2k to 10k: Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love by Rachel Aaron (Amazon) A free online typing class: https://www.typingclub.com/ Epilogue: Publishing Scams, Part 1 Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise    

Episode 48: Interview with Michael Anderle, Part 2   Prologue: Five Tips to Help You Win NaNoWriMo National Novel Writing Month: https://www.nanowrimo.org/ Main Story: Interview with Michael Anderle, Part 2 Kurtherian Gambit:  https://kurtherianbooks.com/ Russell Blake blog: https://russellblake.com/outlining-made-simple/ Draft2Digital: https://www.draft2digital.com/ PublishDrive: https://www.publishdrive.com/ OpusX Video on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LMBPNPublishing/videos/388918638460013/ Gene Mollica Studios: http://genemollica.com/ LMBPN: https://lmbpn.com/ Epilogue: Top Ten Writing Software and Utilities, part 2 Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/   Evernote: https://evernote.com Google Docs: https://docs.google.com/ Grammarly: https://www.grammarly.com/native/windows LibreOffice: https://www.libreoffice.org/ Microsoft Word: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/word/cfq7ttc0k7c7 Scrivener: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 47: Interview with Michael Anderle, Part 1   Prologue: Get Outside Help to Overcome your Fears Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write with Confidence by William Kenower (Amazon) Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/ 99Designs: https://99designs.com/ Main Story: Interview with Michael Anderle, Part 1 Kurtherian Gambit:  https://kurtherianbooks.com/ Zoom: https://zoom.us/ Epilogue: Top Ten Writing Software and Utilities Final Draft: https://www.finaldraft.com/ PerfectIt: https://intelligentediting.com/ Gimp: https://www.gimp.org/ Canva: https://www.canva.com/ Calibre: https://calibre-ebook.com/ Natural Reader: https://www.naturalreaders.com/software.html Hemingway: http://www.hemingwayapp.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 46: Ideas for Getting Back into the Writing Habit   Prologue: Use Baby Steps to Overcome your Fears Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write with Confidence by William Kenower (Amazon) Main Story: Ideas for Getting Back into the Writing Habit National Novel Writing Month: https://www.nanowrimo.org/ 9 apps to shut up the internet article: https://www.pcworld.com/article/2045816/9-apps-to-shut-up-the-internet-and-get-back-to-work.html Epilogue: SEO and Metadata for Authors SEO for Dummies: (Amazon)   Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 45: Interview with Thomas Umstattd, Part 2   Prologue: Face Your Fear Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write with Confidence by William Kenower (Amazon) Main Story: Interview with Thomas Umstattd, Part 2 Thomas Umstattd Website How to Get Booked (Author Media) Epilogue: Books2Read Books2Read: Books2Read.com Draft2Digital: https://www.draft2digital.com  Landing Page: https://books2read.com/u/4NRZwx Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 44: Interview with Thomas Umstattd, Part 1   Prologue: Define Your Fear Fearless Writing: How to Create Boldly and Write with Confidence by William Kenower (Amazon) Main Story: Interview with Thomas Umstattd, Part 1 Thomas Umstattd Website Courtship in Crisis: The Case for Traditional Dating by Thomas Umstattd (Amazon) Epilogue: Audiobook Marketing ACX Promo Codes: https://www.acx.com/sales/dashboard/promo Author’s Republic: https://www.authorsrepublic.com/ Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/ Bookfunnel Sales Landing Page: https://buy.bookfunnel.com/v384xhtour Chirp: https://www.chirpbooks.com/ Findaway: https://findaway.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 43: Audio Captioning and What is a Book?   Prologue: Personalized Writing Prompts The Old Man and The Sea by Ernest Hemingway (Amazon) Main Story: Audio Captioning and What is a Book? Forbes Audio Captioning Article Epilogue: Bookbub Ads, Part 2 Amazon Advertising: https://advertising.amazon.com Bookbub Partner Login: https://partners.bookbub.com Facebook ad Manager https://www.facebook.com/adsmanager/manage/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 42: Interview with J. Thorn, Part 3   Prologue: A Name Experiment Southwest Washington Writers Conference: http://southwestwashingtonwriters.com/ Main Story: Interview with J. Thorn, Part 3 The Career Author Podcast: https://thecareerauthor.com/podcast/ J. Thorn: http://jthorn.net/ The Author Life:  https://theauthorlife.com/ Storygrid:  https://storygrid.com/ Molten Universe Media:  https://moltenuniversemedia.com/ Authors on a Train: https://thecareerauthor.com/authorsonatrain/ Vampires in New Orleans: https://thecareerauthor.com/vampires/ Epilogue: Bookbub Ads, Part 1 Bookbub Partner Login: https://partners.bookbub.com Bookbub Custom ad Creator: https://insights.bookbub.com/top-bookbub-ad-designs-readers-want-to-click/ Book Brush: https://bookbrush.com Canva: https://www.canva.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise  

Episode 41: Interview with J. Thorn, Part 2   Prologue: What You Should Do After the Conference Southwest Washington Writers Conference: http://southwestwashingtonwriters.com/ Main Story: Interview with J. Thorn, Part 2 The Career Author Podcast:https://thecareerauthor.com/podcast/ J. Thorn: http://jthorn.net/ The Author Life:  https://theauthorlife.com/ Storygrid:  https://storygrid.com/ Molten Universe Media:  https://moltenuniversemedia.com/ Authors on a Train: https://thecareerauthor.com/authorsonatrain/ Vampires in New Orleans: https://thecareerauthor.com/vampires/ Epilogue: How to Get Book Reviews, Part 2 MailChimp: https://mailchimp.com/ Kyle’s Blog: http://kylepratt.me/blog1 Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 40: Interview with J. Thorn, Part 1   Prologue: Why You Should Attend a Writing Conference Southwest Washington Writers Conference: http://southwestwashingtonwriters.com/ Main Story: Interview with J. Thorn, Part 1 The Career Author Podcast: https://thecareerauthor.com/podcast/ J Thorn: http://jthorn.net/ The Author Life:  https://theauthorlife.com/ Storygrid:  https://storygrid.com/ Molten Universe Media:  https://moltenuniversemedia.com/ Epilogue: How to Get Book Reviews, Part 1 Amazon review link: https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise  

Episode 39: Should You Write Only One Genre?   Prologue: Finding the Right Word Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process by John McPhee (Amazon) Julie McDonald Zander: https://www.chaptersoflife.com/ Weak Words PDF: http://traffic.libsyn.com/allthingsindie/Weak_Words_to_Hunt_and_Replace.pdf Main Story: Should You Write Only One Genre? N. R. Walker: https://nrwalker.net/ Twilight by Stephanie Meyer (Amazon) Seekers of Earth (The Guardian Knights of Terra Book 1) by Kyle Pratt (Amazon) Epilogue: Book Launch, Part 5 Canva: https://www.canva.com/ Bookbrush: https://bookbrush.com/ BookFunnel: https://bookfunnel.com/ Seekers of Earth (Preview Edition): https://dl.bookfunnel.com/sqd9dvsdeh The Storm Rises (Preview Edition): https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1xikfjng55 Through Many Fires (Preview Edition): https://dl.bookfunnel.com/p3i9ak6mfd Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 38: Interview with Michelle Spiva, Part 2   Prologue: Read Like a Writer       On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King (Amazon) Main Story: Interview with Michelle Spiva, Part 2 Mychal Daniels (pen name): http://mychaldaniels.com/ The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho (Amazon) Wisdom Smack Podcast (Apple Podcasts) Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets by Al Ramadan, Dave Peterson, Christopher Lochhead, and Kevin Maney (Amazon) Epilogue: Learning MailChimp Aweber: https://www.aweber.com/ Constant Contact: https://www.constantcontact.com/mainpage MailChimp: https://mailchimp.com/ MailerLite: https://www.mailerlite.com/ Kyle’s Website: http://kylepratt.me/ Kyle’s Signup Form: http://kylepratt.me/contact Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 37: Interview with Michelle Spiva, Part 1   Prologue: Write in a different length Daily Science Fiction: https://dailysciencefiction.com/ Microfiction Monday Magazine: https://microfictionmondaymagazine.com/ Six Word Stories: http://www.sixwordstories.net/ Main Story: Interview with Michelle Spiva, Part 1 Mychal Daniels (pen name): http://mychaldaniels.com/ Epilogue: The Book Launch, Part 4 Bookbrush: https://bookbrush.com/ Dystopia and Dissonance Newsletter: http://kylepratt.me/contact Canva: https://www.canva.com/ Mailchimp: https://mailchimp.com/ Strengthen What Remains, Pinterest Page: https://www.pinterest.com/authorkylepratt/strengthen-what-remains-series/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise  

Episode 36: Making Deadlines   Prologue: Write in a new genre Main Story: Meeting Deadlines StickK.com: https://www.stickk.com/ Epilogue: The Book Launch, Part 3 Bookbrush: https://bookbrush.com/ Istockphoto: https://www.istockphoto.com/ Pond5: https://www.pond5.com/ Shutterstock: https://www.shutterstock.com/home Mailing Lists AWeber: https://www.aweber.com/ MailChimp: https://mailchimp.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise  

Episode 35: Interview with Franklin Horton, Part 2   Prologue: Multiple Points of View The Art and Craft of Storytelling, A Comprehensive Guide to Classic Writing Techniques by Nancy Lamb (Amazon) J. D. Robb: http://www.jdrobb.com/ Locked Rooms by Laurie R. King (Amazon) Main Story: Interview with Franklin Horton, Part 2 Franklin Horton: http://franklinhorton.com/ Epilogue: The Book Launch, Part 2 Kyle’s online media kit: http://kylepratt.me/media Kindlepreneur guide to press releases: https://kindlepreneur.com/book-press-release/ Reedsy Media Kit: https://blog.reedsy.com/author-media-kit-template/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 34: Interview with Franklin Horton, Part I   Prologue: Omniscient Point of View The Art and Craft of Storytelling, A Comprehensive Guide to Classic Writing Techniques by Nancy Lamb (Amazon) Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Amazon) Main Story: Interview with Franklin Horton, Part I Franklin Horton: http://franklinhorton.com/ Kevin Pierce: https://tantor.com/narrator/kevin-pierce.html All Things Indie, episode 22: http://atipodcast.com/ep-22-interview-with-kevin-pierce-part-1 All Things Indie, episode 23: http://atipodcast.com/ep-23-interview-with-kevin-pierce-part-2 Epilogue: The Book Launch, Part I Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise

Episode 33: Should You Write a Blog?   Prologue: Third Person Point of View The Art and Craft of Storytelling, A Comprehensive Guide to Classic Writing Techniques by Nancy Lamb (Amazon) Harry Potter books (Amazon) War and Peace (Amazon) Main Story: Should You Write a Blog? Footle & Grok: https://footleandgrok.wordpress.com/ Kyle’s blog: http://kylepratt.me/blog H.Y. Hanna’s blog: https://www.hyhanna.com/blog/ Epilogue: Things Every Indie Authors Needs to Know—Part 5 99designs: https://99designs.com/ Fiverr: https://www.fiverr.com/ Upwork: https://www.upwork.com/ Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise    

Episode 32: Interview with writer, editor, and publisher Ben Wolf, Part 2   Prologue: First Person Point of View The Art and Craft of Storytelling, A Comprehensive Guide to Classic Writing Techniques by Nancy Lamb (Amazon) The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (Amazon) Moby Dick by Herman Melville (Amazon) Main Story: Interview with writer, editor, and publisher Ben Wolf, Part 2 Ben Wolf: http://benwolf.com/ I’d Punch A Lion in His Eye for You by Ben Wolf (Amazon) The Crimson Flame: A Sword and Sorcery Dark Fantasy Novel (Blood Mercenaries Book 1) by Ben Wolf: (Amazon) New in July 2019 Epilogue: Things Every Indie Authors Needs to Know—Part 4 Google Docs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Docs Grammarly: https://app.grammarly.com/ Hemingway: http://www.hemingwayapp.com/ Microsoft Word: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Word PerfectIt: https://intelligentediting.com/ Scrivener: https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener/overview Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise  

Episode 31: Interview with writer, editor, and publisher Ben Wolf, Part 1   Prologue: Choose your POV Character Wisely Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt by Anne Rice (Amazon) Harry Potter books by J. K. Rowling (Amazon) The Complete Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (Amazon) Main Story: Interview with writer, editor, and publisher Ben Wolf, Part 1 Frank Peretti: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_E._Peretti This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti (Amazon) Ben Wolf: http://benwolf.com/ I’d Punch A Lion in His Eye for You by Ben Wolf (Amazon) The Crimson Flame: A Sword and Sorcery Dark Fantasy Novel (Blood Mercenaries Book 1) by Ben Wolf: (Amazon) New in July 2019 Epilogue: Things Every Indie Authors Needs to Know—Part 3 Apple Macintosh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS IDrive: https://www.idrive.com/ External Hard drives: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_disk_drive#EXTERNAL Microsoft Windows: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_10 Music "Never Surrender" by Chasing Noise, off their album, Everything http://chasingnoise.wixsite.com/chasingnoise