Author's Dozen

The last episode of our main show. Thanks for the good times, everybody.  If the show was nice for you in any way, just swing by www.authorsdozen.com and drop a note someplace.  Smooches, Paul

Get back, get back, get back to where you once belonged. John Lennon believed that “Get Back” was aimed at his lover, Yoko Ono, who had begun accompanying him to many of the Beatles' recording sessions. Paul adamantly denies that this song was about Ono, but he’s admitted that her presence during recording sessions was a living nightmare, and let's all be honest it would be way funnier if Paul was telling Yoko to go ono hike.  Free books, podcasts, and more at www.authorsdozen.com Author's Dozen Theme Music by Andy Luiten, All Rights Reserved.   Additional Music: Song: Nick Froud - Breaking Sky (No Copyright Music) Music provided by Tunetank. Free Download: https://bit.ly/2MJuapT​ Video Link: https://youtu.be/C3TrRNSefcQ

Place boundaries around your work so that you can identify cost and loss. Or don't, I'm not your mom. Or am I? Free books, podcasts, and more at www.authorsdozen.com Author's Dozen Theme Music by Andy Luiten, All Rights Reserved. Additional Music: Silent Film Score Compilation - The Old Times Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Goals and limits are the same dang thing, and I don't care if sharks are a vital part of the ecosystem I still don't like 'em.  Free books, podcasts, and more at www.authorsdozen.com!

‘Adapt or die’ is a simplistic proverb. First of all, it should read ‘adapt or die prematurely,’ because, you know, of how death be. Death DO be like that. Come with me, children, as we learn how to turn the sad 'before' into the happily-ever-'after.' Your revised book is like your revised self: way cooler

Without a push, you won't do anything original, and you can't push yourself. So don't be a pushover; be a pusher by pushing the envelope of how much you push and are pushed. I'm really pushing how many times I push the word push and now the word 'push' is starting to lose all meaning to me push push. Free books, podcasts, and more at www.authorsdozen.com!  

Does your desire for change outweigh your desire for comfort? Well, good for you.    Free books, podcasts, and more at www.authorsdozen.com     

This the start of a brand new show! Hop on board the train because we're leaving the station and going to the north pole to meet Santa and if you let hot chocolate cool down at all we'll feed you to the skiing hobo on the roof.  Recall the hurdles faced in the creative race: study, question, commit. This is how to finish a creative task. We did this a dozen times in 2020 and created 12 books. Each finished book resulted in lessons learned, whether through success or failure. Imagine we return to the racing metaphor, but with a twist: what if you were able to go back in time and run each race again, having already learned the lessons of prior failures and successes? What if you could run the same race over and over, only retaining the best aspects of each attempt? That’s a superpower. That’s a Rick and Morty episode. Burp or whatever. That's revision. Links to free shows, free books, and social mediae can be found at www.authorsdozen.com.  

Amy Lynn Green, author of Things We Didn't Say, joins me for a ship-shape discussion of my historical-sci-fi masterpiece SS Terminus. It's worth tuning in just to find out what "historical-sci-fi" means.A mysterious flying metal ship has upended the balance of power in the age of sail; a city has been flattened by weaponry not of this world; Captain Dawn – a hero of the Verland Empire – has disappeared with his flagship and all hands; and Robert Crowe, a Lieutenant of low and scandalous birth, is summoned to captain a vessel of the sixth rate, upon which lie all the hopes and fears of the Royal Navy. Amy does this for a living, so if you want to be a great critic or be greatly critiqued, this is the episode for you.Read SS Terminus and more for free at www.authorsdozen.com. You can find Amy Green Books at www.amygreenbooks.com (go figure). #podcast #write #creativewriting #authors #authorsofinstagram #writer #writerslife #fantasy #scifi #publishing #instabooks #readersofinstagram #books #readersofig #instareads #bookclub #bookpic #bookgiveaway #freebooks

Last year, I made a resolution. Now I'm done. Now you can listen to me give a chat about EVERYTHING Author's Dozen was and is and will be.For the foreseeable future, this is our last Author's Dozen episode. I'll come back, so don't delete this show from your podcatcher. If you like this show not enough to delete me, feel free to send others my way. www.authorsdozen.com is where there's the free books and shows and whatnot.Love ya :) 

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, but flattery is just so, so embarrassing. Come hear the tale of my Narnia novel, and why you should or shouldn't try to be someone else. Read free books and listen to cool podcasts at www.authorsdozen.com, or don't, I don't make the rules, I'm not your mom.

To be or not to be – what a dumb question. It's obviously way nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. Learn why making things is all good, almost always. Read free books and listen to cool podcasts at www.authorsdozen.com 

I wrote a novel called Night of the Mayfly! It's a noir tale of a P.I. who can turn into a cat, as they tend to do.  Screenwriter, media mogul, and cousin Austin Yoder reads and critiques this novel's take on societal guilt, police brutality, and cat puns. We might even paws fur a clever joke meow and then. Just kitten; it's all cat puns. Read Night of the Mayfly and more for free at www.authorsdozen.com. Follow @austinlaneyoder on Twitter and Instagram and whatnot for the LATEST Nick Cage Pics.  Can you afford to miss this? I think not.   #podcast #write #creativewriting #authors #authorsofinstagram #writer #writerslife #fantasy #scifi #publishing #instabooks #readersofinstagram #books #readersofig #instareads #bookclub #bookpic #bookgiveaway #freebooks

How do you write a character who isn't human? When does artistic license veer into incoherent vaguery? WHAT WAITS BEYOND THE VEIL OF DEATH? Find out in my interview with Laura Hood of the Church Boy Chat podcast! She read my novel Ghost Town, and she's got thoughts. Read Ghost Town and more for free at www.authorsdozen.com. To check out Church Boy Chat, head over to https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/church-boy-chat/id1501889594 for really rad talks on relationships in a Christian context. 

Nobody reads the description of these episodes! If you do, contact me at www.authorsdozen.com and I'll send you one free remote hug. Also, check out our In-Depth Discussion of the novel Ironclad Nocturne with Author and Podcaster Dylan Terry. We talk about our bygone days of youth in Bluffton Ohio where Dylan and Paul spent any time not spent hitting one another with sticks and various less-than-lethal projectiles inaugurating their writing careers, which, you can tell by this very paragraph, ended up being the very foundation to our monumental literary talent. Read Ironclad Nocturne and more for free at www.authorsdozen.com.To check out Dylan's work (and check out Dylan, wink wink (what a weird thing to say, I'm not sure why I said it (yes you are, self; he's single, ladies (and we know how much you like single ladies based on Beyoncé's number one hit single single ladies which I've never listened to and will assume that it's about liking single ladies)))) over at www.somenobodies.com , a group which is rightfully BLOWING UP right now, get over there.

This episode is literally just the audio from my YouTube video "I Write A Book Every Month And Here's How To NaNoWriMo."It's a better watch than it is a listen, so here it is on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zzE15Mo-82IIf you're not into YouTube, feel free to just listen in! It's just a summary of the most important points I've learned so far when it comes to the National Novel Writing Month phenomenon. Find more free audiobooks, books, and podcasts at www.authorsdozen.com  

What it says in the title! I sit down with Ed Glazer @edglazer to discuss my novel Siren Deep. Figuring out how to fix this book is a shell of a time hahahahaFind Ed's excellent podcasts at rmyt.org and radioenactment.com or I will look for you, I will find you, and I will be upset at you.

How do you tell the truth when you tell a lie? And why should you care?No seriously, I'm asking. Truth is, there's free books and more at authorsdozen.com

I sit down with Chandler J. Birch @chandlerjbirch, author of The Facefaker's Game (virtually, of course, this is 2020) to discuss my novel Miserable Company. We discuss rabbit trails, comedy, and whatever it was I was trying to pass off as comedy. Check out The Facefaker's Game on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Facefakers-Game-Chandler-J-Birch-ebook/dp/B0135H3484/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=)"For fans of Brandon Sanderson and Scott Lynch, a fantasy about a clever young beggar who bargains his way into an apprenticeship with a company of thieving magicians and uses his newfound skills in a vendetta against a ruthless crime lord."You can read Miserable Company for free at www.authorsdozen.com. You can also check out our prior episode with Chandler discussing his book. Join us for the Critic's Collab as we learn the common joys and pitfalls of first drafts. 

Film Critic, Writer, and Podcaster Christian Ubillus walks us through the second of the Author's Dozen novels: Run: Prometheus. Christian is the co-host of the excellent Cinema Drip Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-drip/id1506127766You can read Run: Prometheus for free or have it read to you on audiobook at www.authorsdozen.com. Christian enjoyed it thoroughly, but he'd be the first to tell you not to take his word for it. Or maybe LeVar Burton would. I don't know. Join us for the Critic's Collab as we learn the common joys and pitfalls of first drafts, and how to cover up said blemishes in the revision. 

Film Critic and Podcaster Scott Lentz walks through the first of the Author's Dozen novels: Hollow. Scott is the co-host of the excellent Cinema Drip Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-drip/id1506127766You can read Hollow for free or have it read to you on audiobook at www.authorsdozen.com. Scott says it's rad, and Scott's rad, so you know it's rad. Join us for the Critic's Collab as we learn the common joys and pitfalls of first drafts, and how to cover up said blemishes in the revision. 

No man is an island, and no island is a man. Learn how to give your work away, and learn how to take criticism in this already perfect podcast that does not need your input. Authorsdozen.com is where you can find all the shows and free books and stuff. 

Amy Lynn Green stops by for an interview about her excellent forthcoming historical novel Things We Didn’t Say. She has worked in publishing for six years at Bethany House, so book lovers and writers alike will want to tune in for the Things We DID Say (I’m so sorry). You can learn more and order her – again, excellent – book at www.amygreenbooks.com/books/things-we-didnt-say/.For more interviews, podcasts, and free books, visit www.authorsdozen.com. Things We Didn't SayReleases: November 2020“Headstrong Johanna Berglund, a linguistics student at the University of Minnesota, has very definite plans for her future . . . plans that do not include returning to her hometown and the secrets and heartaches she left behind there. But the US Army wants her to work as a translator at a nearby camp for German POWs.Johanna arrives to find the once-sleepy town exploding with hostility. Most patriotic citizens want nothing to do with German soldiers laboring in their fields, and they’re not afraid to criticize those who work at the camp as well. When Johanna describes the trouble to her friend Peter Ito, a language instructor at a school for military intelligence officers, he encourages her to give the town that rejected her a second chance.As Johanna interacts with the men of the camp and censors their letters home, she begins to see the prisoners in a more sympathetic light. But advocating for better treatment makes her enemies in the community, especially when charismatic German spokesman Stefan Werner begins to show interest in Johanna and her work. The longer Johanna wages her home-front battle, the more the lines between compassion and treason become blurred—and it’s no longer clear whom she can trust.”“This compelling novel of life on the US home front during World War II fascinated me from beginning to end.”Lynn Austin, author of If I Were You“With impeccable research, Amy Lynn Green casts a light on the POW camps in America during World War II and on the dangers of prejudice. Make space on your bookshelf, because this book is a keeper!”Sarah Sundin, bestselling and award-winning author of When Twilight Breaks and the Sunrise at Normandy series“Things We Didn’t Say is a stand-out novel as brilliant and brave as its heroine. . . . An utterly satisfying read you’ll want to share as soon as you reach its conclusion.”Jocelyn Green, Christy Award-winning author of Veiled in Smoke“Amy Green pens a fascinating story of intrigue and love in her book Things We Didn’t Say. Set against the backdrop of World War II, Amy takes care to bring history alive as she moves her characters through situations that force them to take a deeper look at who they are and what they really want out of life.”Tracie Peterson“A fascinating excavation of a little-known moment in US history executed with an inimitable voice and extremely clever style. Excessively readable, this winsome epistolary is underscored by a deep look at patriotism, prejudice, unwavering faith, duty, and love. . . A dazzlingly smart and confident debut, Things We Didn’t Say is as moving as it is memorable.”Rachel McMillan, author of The London Restoration“Amy Green’s debut novel kept me guessing to the very end—twist upon twist upon twist. She is a master plotter, so read every single word!”Beverly Lewis“Things We Didn’t Say is the best sort of book: where the characters feel like friends, the story feels like home, and the pages beckon you to turn them ceaselessly, immersing you in an absorbing world. Amy Lynn Green expertly wields wit, heart, history, and enveloping storytelling in this glorious debut!”Amanda Dykes, author of Set the Stars Alight and Whose Waves These Are“Based on actual World War II experiences, and sparkling with humor and touches of romance, this is an impressive debut from a multitalented writer.”Julie Klassen, author of The Bridge to Belle Island 

Where do I begin... is the topic of this episode! Learn how to use your novel's first words to hook the reader and never let them go. Free podcasts, books, and more at www.authorsdozen.com. Go to there!

Yo ho ho and a bottle of... PODCAST?!??? Spend your life and life savings studying things that may have no practical value, especially concerning pirates. Check out more free podcasts and books at www.authorsdozen.com ye scabrous sea-dogs!

Don't be a hater. It'll make you a bad writer. Free books, podcasts, and more at www.authorsdozen.com! I was excellent on another excellent podcast! If you like the movie Princess Mononoke (or movies in general) check out our talk on the Cinema Drip podcast: https://apple.co/2YKfHQX 

I made a boo-boo! Give yourself room to make accidents by not having too much or too little. I gotta get this good milk down the drain ASAP at www.authorsdozen.com, where there be free books, podcasts, and more, har dee harrr Italian pirate!  

Learn the cons and pros of prose! TRIANGLES! /TONS more free books and shows at www.authorsdozen.com 

Choosing the who, what, where, and why of your story is pretty simple brah, you just be smart like me broh but if you're ain't me you can just listen to this smart podcast and get wicked smaht! Broh, yougoooota read seven (or more?!?!?) free books at www.authorsdozen.com bro!

Marry your work. Polygamously.  LINKS: Paul's books mentioned in the podcast https://www.authorsdozen.com/free-books The Power by Naomi Alderman https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29751398-the-power HIIIIIITCH Please rate, review, and redistribute the podcast! Episode transcripts and more at www.authorsdozen.com 

I just finished the final part of this free, Sci-Fi audiobook! If you enjoyed this project and want to hear more, please support me by following Author's Dozen on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.Siren Deep: "The Orphan Fleet’s sixteen-year journey is almost at an end. Tomorrow, their technologically and magically enhanced civilization will invade and occupy a new planet for their all-powerful ruler. Tomorrow, the orphan Asha will prove to her people that she is worthy of power and affection.Not all is as it seems. The planet is no planet at all, but an indestructible moon-sized shell. A mysterious entity calls out to Asha from deep inside the Shell; a being that offers worth and power, for a price."Check out the rest of my free books at www.authorsdozen.com!

You're welcome.Siren Deep: "The Orphan Fleet’s sixteen-year journey is almost at an end. Tomorrow, their technologically and magically enhanced civilization will invade and occupy a new planet for their all-powerful ruler. Tomorrow, the orphan Asha will prove to her people that she is worthy of power and affection.Not all is as it seems. The planet is no planet at all, but an indestructible moon-sized shell. A mysterious entity calls out to Asha from deep inside the Shell; a being that offers worth and power, for a price."Check out the rest of my free books at www.authorsdozen.com!

The 2thnd part of a free, four-part sci-fi audiobook! If you enjoy, then reward me by being happy and not sucking so much!Siren Deep: "The Orphan Fleet’s sixteen-year journey is almost at an end. Tomorrow, their technologically and magically enhanced civilization will invade and occupy a new planet for their all-powerful ruler. Tomorrow, the orphan Asha will prove to her people that she is worthy of power and affection.Not all is as it seems. The planet is no planet at all, but an indestructible moon-sized shell. A mysterious entity calls out to Asha from deep inside the Shell; a being that offers worth and power, for a price."Check out the rest of my free books at www.authorsdozen.com!

The first part of a free, four-part sci-fi audiobook. If you enjoy, please drop us a rating or share the show with your pals!Siren Deep: "The Orphan Fleet’s sixteen-year journey is almost at an end. Tomorrow, their technologically and magically enhanced civilization will invade and occupy a new planet for their all-powerful ruler. Tomorrow, the orphan Asha will prove to her people that she is worthy of power and affection.Not all is as it seems. The planet is no planet at all, but an indestructible moon-sized shell. A mysterious entity calls out to Asha from deep inside the Shell; a being that offers worth and power, for a price."Check out the rest of my free books at www.authorsdozen.com!

In our book's climactic climax, learn if Paul Yoder knows how computers work or how to finish a novel well. The answer is a resounding "Yes?"For real, tell me what you think, but I hope you love it. RUN: PROMETHEUS: "The purported biography of one Annabelle Ikner, who invented an all-powerful artificial intelligence from her freshman dorm room in order to make her first friend. Or so the biography claims. How can you trust such a fantastic story of loss, corruption, and triumph? How can you trust a god?"Check out the rest of my free books at www.authorsdozen.com!

The third part of a free, four-part sci-fi audiobook, and well worth the price.RUN: PROMETHEUS: "The purported biography of one Annabelle Ikner, who invented an all-powerful artificial intelligence from her freshman dorm room in order to make her first friend. Or so the biography claims. How can you trust such a fantastic story of loss, corruption, and triumph? How can you trust a god?"Check out the rest of my free books at www.authorsdozen.com!

The second part of a free, four-part sci-fi audiobook that has audiences raving, "It's the audiobookiest!"RUN: PROMETHEUS: "The purported biography of one Annabelle Ikner, who invented an all-powerful artificial intelligence from her freshman dorm room in order to make her first friend. Or so the biography claims. How can you trust such a fantastic story of loss, corruption, and triumph? How can you trust a god?"Check out the rest of my free books at www.authorsdozen.com!

The first part of a free, four-part sci-fi audiobook! That's a lot of hyphens!"The purported biography of one Annabelle Ikner, who invented an all-powerful artificial intelligence from her freshman dorm room in order to make her first friend. Or so the biography claims. How can you trust such a fantastic story of loss, corruption, and triumph? How can you trust a god?"Check out the rest of my free books at www.authorsdozen.com!

When everything's wrong after you've done everything right, check out www.authorsdozen.com and all your troubles will disappear. I'm on crutches and can't use my right leg for six weeks at least and also I'm bald now. Like, Kobe bald. It's cool, I'm cool, sometimes I pet my own head now and put stickers on it. I called locks of love and told them I threw all my hair in the friiiiiiging garbage. More like losers of love lolololol #BLM never thought I'd see a president gas peaceful protesters and still keep the support of the NRA, boy you guys were really cool with looting and rioting when Cliven Bundy did it in a cowboy hat, maybe Lil Nas X had the right idea or maybe X got kicked off of the Country top 100 for the same reason George Floyd got kicked out of the 'allowed to breathe' club and if you don't know what I'm talking about it's probably got something to do with the fact that the last black person you listened to was Candice Owens and only because she was talking about how much she hates black people for not slurping up her disingenuous fairweather pedagogy from the ironically named liberal startup Degree180, girl's so good at bending over backwards for a white crowd she should join Cirque du Soleil Political commentators see your opinion as a commodity and they'll say anything to make you feel good about what you believe even though their rhetoric alienates you from everyone you love and drives you further and further into their arms like some kind of parasocial scientologist. New civil war will be laurel vs. yanny, Bush did 7/11 aaaaaaaand post

The third installment of a free, four-part fantasy audiobook!"In a world where slaves look no different than their masters, Turner hopes to outgrow his humble beginnings to become a wolf-rider like his long-lost father. Then, his village vanishes into thin air.With hopes shattered and on the run from slave-hunters, Turner seeks answers from his missing father. With the help of a peasant who thinks like a noble, an eccentric criminal, and giant beasts from unexplored continents, Turner finds a revolution brewing that promises justice for all and mercy for none."More free books and shows at www.authorsdozen.com.

The third installment of a free, four-part fantasy audiobook!"In a world where slaves look no different than their masters, Turner hopes to outgrow his humble beginnings to become a wolf-rider like his long-lost father. Then, his village vanishes into thin air.With hopes shattered and on the run from slave-hunters, Turner seeks answers from his missing father. With the help of a peasant who thinks like a noble, an eccentric criminal, and giant beasts from unexplored continents, Turner finds a revolution brewing that promises justice for all and mercy for none."To read Hollow for free, please download the PDF at this link.OR Download the Ebook format.

The second installment of a free, four-part fantasy audiobook!"In a world where slaves look no different than their masters, Turner hopes to outgrow his humble beginnings to become a wolf-rider like his long-lost father. Then, his village vanishes into thin air.With hopes shattered and on the run from slave-hunters, Turner seeks answers from his missing father. With the help of a peasant who thinks like a noble, an eccentric criminal, and giant beasts from unexplored continents, Turner finds a revolution brewing that promises justice for all and mercy for none."To read Hollow for free, please download the PDF at this link.OR Download the Ebook format.

The first part of a free, four-part fantasy audiobook!"In a world where slaves look no different than their masters, Turner hopes to outgrow his humble beginnings to become a wolf-rider like his long-lost father. Then, his village vanishes into thin air.With hopes shattered and on the run from slave-hunters, Turner seeks answers from his missing father. With the help of a peasant who thinks like a noble, an eccentric criminal, and giant beasts from unexplored continents, Turner finds a revolution brewing that promises justice for all and mercy for none."To read Hollow for free, please download the PDF at this link.OR Download the Ebook format.

The best thing a character can do is change. Check out our handy chart to map how characters can break bad or git good. Free books and more at www.authorsdozen.com.

Get to the point, and stay there. Free books and more at www.Authorsdozen.com

Let the past die, kill it if you have to, and move on to the next idea. Free books and more at www.authorsdozen.com

Run through your "what ifs?" and keep running. Hit your stride with more free shows and books at www.authorsdozen.com.

In "First Man," Neil Armstrong joylessly eats chocolate and hates the moon. Free books and more at www.authorsdozen.com 

Learn to nurture that supa hot fire. I spit that. More at www.authorsdozen.com/free-books

All writers are dumb, but you can at least be dumb for the right reasons. Transcripts and more at www.authorsdozen.com.

Enjoy a home-baked episode while I'm in quarantine! www.authorsdozen.com