Erik Marshall's WET Podcast: Writing, Education, Technology

Season 2 Episode 1 - D. Grant Smith Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1. This week we have D. Grant Smith, growth farmer extraordinaire. In this episode, we talk about: D. Grant’s great story about landing Seth Godin in the early days of his podcast. landing Seth Godin in the early days of his podcast The importance of reaching out to people you admire and building a relationship rather than trying to sell something. His approach to relationship, using the metaphor of growth farming (as opposed to hunting) The art of interviewing Podcasting as relationship-building Writing The importance of sincerity D. Grant's Website (I highly recommend signing up for his email list) DIY Artist Route Podcast Music credit: "A Sunny Lane in Spain" by The Columbians (1927) Link to archive.org Find out more on the Erik Marshall's WET Podcast: Writing, Education, Technology website.

Season 2 Episode 0 Welcome to the reboot of the WET Podcast: Writing, Education and Technology, with host Erik Marshall. Find out more on the Erik Marshall's WET Podcast: Writing, Education, Technology website.

You may remember my first repeat guest, Ashley R. Carlson, from Episode 9, when we talked about NaNoWrimo, beta readers, writing habits and more. In today's episode, we revisit Ashley's career two years later, including her sequel to The Charismatics , her editing business, and putting together a literary career. LINKS Website Editing: http://www.ashleyrcarlson.com/editing-services.html Ghostwriting: http://www.ashleyrcarlson.com/ghostwriting- services.html Twitter: https://twitter.com/AshleyRCarlson1 Facebook Business Page: https://www.facebook.com/authorashleyrcarlson/ Amazon Author Page (with all available books): https://www.amazon.com/Ashley-R.-Carlson/e/B00MS4GVBI/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_7?qid=1479853402&sr=1-7 ]]> Find out more at https://wet.pinecast.co

Podcast Pet Peeves In this solocast, I read my Medium article called "Dear Podcasters: 10 Tips to Avoid Annoying Your Listeners." Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh and support the podcast at Patreon. Music: Double the Daily Dose by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

Renowned author Michael Shermer took some time out on his birthday to talk to me about, among other things, rationalism, conspiracy theories, religion, critical thinking, and teaching. I've tried to link below to all of the ideas and names he mentions in this wide-ranging and insightful interview. LINKS Michael Shermer | Skeptic.com His latest book The Moral Arc Some people Dr. Shermer mentions who are doing similar work to his: Matt Ridley Steven Pinker Robert Wright Behavioral economists such as Dan Ariely, Daniel Kanheman, Cass Sunstein, and Amos Traversky. More links: Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts by Caroll Tavris and Elliot Aronson When Prophecy Fails by Leon Festinger (A book about cognitive dissonance and how people double down on beliefs when challenged) Christopher Hitchens on Henry Kissinger Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh. Music: Double the Daily Dose by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

FrankieBow.com Professor Molly series on Amazon: http://bit.ly/MollyMysteries Alice Mongoose and Alistair Rat books by "Mary Pfaff" on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Pfaff/e/B016T6T2HK/ Mary Pfaff's baloneyous biography: https://alicemongoose.com/author-mary-pfaff/ That's a Wrap (my other podcast) Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh. Music: Double the Daily Dose by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

I reflect on my attempt to build a pirate radio station in my teenage years. The drive for independence and the desire to be heard converged in a rebellion against corporate radio. Decades later, we all have the technology to do what I attempted back then, and it's cheap and legal! Music: "Ton of Bricks" by Metal Church Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh. Intro Music: "Double the Daily Dose"€ by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

Minimum Viable Product. In this solocast, I muse about what it takes to reach a Minimum Viable Product and what that means for writing, as well as education and any other field. Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh. Music: â€Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

This week I talk to Erik Mortenson, author most recently of Ambiguous Borderlands: Shadow Imagery in Cold War American Culture . We talk in some depth about his work on shadow imagery in post-war America, including in the Beat poets, film noir and imagery of the atomic bomb. We then move into other topics, such as academic publishing, writing style, teaching in different cultures, the use of technology in the classroom. LINKS Erik's webpage Erik's Amazon author page Erik's first book, Capturing the Beat Moment: Cultural Politics and the Poetics of Presence Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

Episode #50 In this Solocast, I talk about the concept of pivoting, of changing course when something is not working the way you wanted. I talk about my own decision to rewrite/re-imagine my memoir as fiction in order to free myself up creatively and produce a marketable product. ----------------------------------- Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

This episode is a replay of Episode #22 with Alan Trevithick . We talk about the current crisis in higher education as it related adjunct labor, the practice of colleges and universities to pay highly qualified teachers as little as possible, keeping them in precarious positions, often without contracts, benefits or job security. Full shownotes for the original episode, complete with links, can be found here . Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me on Twitter at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

Today's interview features Robert Skiff, Ed.D ., founder and president of Oplerno , "an online global educational institution dedicated to transforming higher education." In our conversation, we talk about the state of higher ed, philosophies of education, the role of money in education, and the ideas of Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu and Suicidal Tendencies. Rob's dissertation details the problems of higher education, including the disenfranchisement of both teachers and students, and chronicles his attempt at a solution as he conceived and built Oplerno. Is it available on Amazon and is well worth the read. Feel free to comment below on the controversial topics we cover in this episode. Support WET: Patreon | Amazon Affiliates (click before shopping at Amazon and we’ll get a kickback on what you buy!) Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com) and "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies.

In this solocast, I talk about Steven Pressfield's notion of Resistance and my journey to overcome it. —————————————————————— Support WET: Patreon | Amazon Affiliates (click before shopping at Amazon and we’ll get a kickback on what you buy!) Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes You can follow me at @emarsh . Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void ( http://www.revolutionvoid.com ) ]]>

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Today's guest is Jennifer Polk, of FromPhDtoLife.com . We talk about her journey from PhD to, well, life. We talk about coaching vs consulting, networking, informational interviews, finding the work that's right for you, and poutine. Jennifer Polk works as an academic, career, and life coach. Her clients — graduate students and PhDs — are a diverse group of individuals based all around the world, from Canada, the US, the UK, Europe, Australia, and elsewhere. Jen speaks on campuses and at conferences throughout North America on issues related to graduate education and career outcomes for PhDs, and her writing has appeared in the Globe and Mail, University Affairs, Vitae, and Academic Matters. Find Jen online at FromPhDtoLife.com, which features resources for PhD career changers, and at her award-winning University Affairs blog. Join her twice a month for#withaPhD chat on Twitter, at the monthly Versatile PhD meetup in Toronto, and for Beyond the Professoriate, an annual online conference for PhDs in transition. Jen earned her PhD in history from the University of Toronto in 2012. Web links: Website, http://FromPhDtoLife.com Twitter, https://twitter.com/FromPhDtoLife Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/FromPhDToLife Storify (archived Twitter chats), https://storify.com/FromPhDtoLife About.me, http://about.me/JenniferPolk

Such a simple question, but I have such trouble answering it. Why do people ask this question? Am I supposed to condense my entire identity down to what I do for work? Is that all I am? Links mentioned Surviving the Dissertation Defense on Amazon or get it free here. That's a Wrap with Robert Burgoyne ------------------------------------------------------------------ Support WET: Patreon | Amazon Affiliates (click before shopping at Amazon and we’ll get a kickback on what you buy!) Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

I had the great pleasure of interviewing MC LARS after a show in Lansing, MI. (Me and Lars) We talk about crowd participation, making a living as an independent artist, his punk rock and hip-hop roots, the term "nerdcore," and the merits of getting a Ph.D, among many other things. MC Lars with Trent, at his first concert. LINKS MC LARS's website MC LARS on Spotify Pre-order the Zombie Dinosaur LP (which, I can assure you, is very good) Dragon Blood Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxjB2f8LakE

Dictation is all the rage these days, and I've been experimenting with it for the last month or so. These are my reflections. LINKS Dragon Naturally Speaking Dictate Your Book: How To Write Your Book Faster, Better, and Smarter (Growth Hacking For Storytellers) by Monica Leonelle ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support WET: Patreon | Amazon Affiliates (click before shopping at Amazon and we’ll get a kickback on what you buy!) Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

It's been a year since I started this podcast, and I muse about some of the things I've learned, some things I would have done differently, and some changes I might make. I also solicit your advice on how to grow this podcast, what you would like to see in the future, and any other feedback you have to offer. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Support WET: Patreon | Amazon Affiliates (click before shopping at Amazon and we’ll get a kickback on what you buy!) Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

M. Shannon Hernandez, author of Breaking the Silence: My Final Forty Days as a Public School Teacher , left teaching after 15 years, wrote a memoir and started a business all at the same time. Today, she has a successful business for writers called The Writing Whisperer , where she does coaching for writers, speaking and business consulting. In this interview, we talk about teaching, writing a memoir, branding, hugging students and the new social media video streaming tool Periscope. LINKS MENTIONED Amazon Page for M. Shannon Hernandez The Writing Whisperer My Final Forty Days - Shannon's site for the book Shannon on Twitter Periscope Katch.me ——————————————— Support WET: Patreon | Amazon Affiliates (click before shopping at Amazon and we’ll get a kickback on what you buy!) Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

Christopher Kramer (or Christopher of Detroit) publishes unusual works of literature and visual art. From his Amazon page: His work blends the genres of autobiography, fable, spirituality, erotica, and pulp serial. Inside his fantasy worlds, Christopher examines philosophical dualities, transitions of the psyche, alternate realities, and spiritual revelations. We talk about art and literature, self-publishing, living and thinking as an artist, being from Detroit (where we lived on the same block), being an ex-pat (he currently lives in South Korea) and many other interesting topics. Links mentioned Christopher of Detroit's Amazon page Sublimation Pressworks The Odeon Review Joel Friedlander Scrivener Babelcube - I kept saying "Babelfish" Simon Whistler Write Better Faster by Monica Leonelle (my interview with Monica) Write. Publish. Repeat. by Sean Platt and Johnny B. Truant (my interview with Sean, Johnny and David Platt) The War of Art by Steven Pressfield ——————————————— Support WET: Patreon | Amazon Affiliates (click before shopping at Amazon and we’ll get a kickback on what you buy!) Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

In this Solocast, I read the first writing excuse in my email series about, well, writing excuses. Sign up for the list to get all the excuses and more. ]]>

In this solocast, I talk mainly about teaching and how getting outside of my comfort zone has helped invigorate me. ]]>

Bryan Cohen, author of Ted Saves the World, visits the WET Podcast this week. We talk about indie publishing, Young Adult literature, audio books, beta readers, podcasting and more. In addition to writing fiction, Bryan also cohosts two podcasts (Sell More Books Show and The Split) and runs a description-writing service called Best Page Forward. LINKS Bryan's Amazon author page Ted Saves the World on Amazon Alphasmart Neo - the little word processor Bryan uses Writership Podcast Bookbub Bryan Cohen Showen on Youtube Best Page Forward The Split Red Rising - The book series Bryan says is really good --------------------------------------------- Support WET: Patreon | Amazon Affiliates (click before shopping at Amazon and we’ll get a kickback on what you buy!) Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

A recent mention on Afterpod got me thinking about the podcasts I listen to and that you also might be interested in, so I list a few from each category: Writing, Education and Technology. Apologies in advance for inevitable oversights. I'll add to this list as I think of more. Links Mentioned WTF with President Obama Afterpod (The episode in which Neil talks about my DIY boom) Writing Self-Publishing Podcast (My interview with the SPP Guys) Sell More Books Show (My interview with Jim Kukral) Rocking Self Publishing (My interview with Simon Whistler) The Creative Penn Author Strong Education This week at Inside Higher Ed Aca-Media Digital Campus Technology Kojo Nnamdi: Tech Tuesday Media Shift Click TWiT ——————————————————————— Support WET: Patreon | Amazon Affiliates (click before shopping at Amazon and we’ll get a kickback on what you buy!) Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

Nicholas Schlegel is a film scholar whose latest book, Sex, Sadism and Spain: The Spanish Horror Film, explores the Spanish horror film during and after the Franco regime. We talk about academic publishing, the academic job market, and writing in general. LINKS MENTIONED Sex, Sadism and Spain: The Spanish Horror Film on Amazon --> order directly from Rowman And Littlefield by 8/31/15 and get 35% off. That's a Wrap Rowman and Littlefield Harlan Ellison on posterity (video: Dark Dreamers series) Cinefiles video podcast with Nick Schlegel ——————————————————————— Support WET: Patreon | Amazon Affiliates (click before shopping at Amazon and we'll get a kickback on what you buy!) Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

I received a few interesting responses to WET033 - What is your side hustle? which made me reflect on my own attitude to the broken system of higher ed. I walk through the 5 stages of grief as applied to the academic job market. Find the text on Medium. ——————————————————————— Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

In this Solocast, Erik Marshall talks about side hustles, or diversification of income for academics and writers. In many cases, one income is not enough, and having only one source of income ties you to a the whims of a particular career, which can be a dangerous situation. In the case of adjuncts, if all you have is an adjunct position, then you're entire wellbeing can be decided by one person, or by the vagaries of student enrollment, politics, prejudice or any number of things that are outside of your control. I talk about my side hustles, tutoring and writing, and how I want to build writing into a stronger source of income. This diversification gives me the power to say "No" to potential obligations that I might have said "yes" to in the past. Related episodes mentioned in this podcast: WET024 – Scott Rank on being a Scholarpreneur WET022 – Alan Trevithick on Adjunct issues and National Adjunct Walkout Day --------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

First solocast in awhile. Your host, Erik Marshall, muses on goals, failure and reframing. I have failed at a few goals this year, or am at risk of failure, so I have decided to re- set goals, reestablish habits and move forward. ——————————————————————————————– Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

Aaron Mort is half of the band The Bad Years. We talk about the music industry, creating music, going to shows, touring, crowdfunding and more. Purchase The Beautiful Liar EP by The Bad Years on iTunes or Amazon Links Mentioned CD Baby Pledge Music Beautiful Liar EP on Soundcloud Beautiful Liar EP on Bandcamp Matt Farley (the guy who uses SEO to sell music on Spotify) ---------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Opening music: Beautiful Liar by The Bad Years Closing music: After Me by The Bad Years

Episode #30 - Jenny Bravo Jenny Bravo is a romance writer whose first book comes out May 2015. She talks about her journey to becoming an author. Some of the topics we touch on: Team building Finding an editor Wattpad Social Media presence and building a tribe Christine Frazier's doodles (and how I hope someday she'll make one for me) Confetti - she loves it (and so does my mom) TATM - These are the Moments -- Jenny's hashtag Balancing working full time and writing Writing by hand Beta readers Print books vs e-books vs audio books Links Mentioned Blots and Plots - Jenny's site Ksenia Anske Tanya Gold Freelancers Union Ashley Carlson (the guest who keeps on giving) | My interview with Ashley on Ep 9 Christine Frazier | My interview with Christine in Ep 17 Marissa Fuller - The Brazen Bibliophile Freedom app - Shut off you internet for a predetermined amount of time My interview with Simon Whistler in Episode 12 where we talk about audio books (among other things) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

Monica Leonelle is a fiction writer, but I found her through her book Write Better, Faster: How To Triple Your Writing Speed and Write More Every Day . I talk to her here about some of the concepts in the book including tracking your writing, dictation vs writing at a keyboard, and her controversial views on editing. We also talk about napping, audio books and more. LINKS Write Better, Faster Prose on Fire: Monica's website Monica's Google+ War of Art 2k to 10k The Pomodoro Technique Strict Workflow - The Chrome app I use for Pomodoro Freedom - The app that turn off the internet for a predetermined amount of time. WET012 - Simon Whistler proseonfire.com/writefaster WET004 - Self Publishing Podcast/Sterling and Stone guys

This week all your questions about the patronage site Patreon are answered. In a nutshell, Patreon connects artists with patrons to let people more directly pay for creative work. Erica Castello explains it far better than that, so give this a listen. Erica answers the following questions (and more): What is Patreon? What is the philosophy behind Patreon? Who uses Patreon? What is the best way for artists to use Patreon? What type of artists use Patreon? What is the best way for artists to use Patreon? Are there different approaches that work best for different type of artists (musicians, writers, podcasters, etc.) What are the best rewards/milestones for different types of artists? What is a good way for people to talk about Patreon (especially for those uncomfortable asking for money)? Links The WET Podcast on Patreon Patreon Customer relations Erica's profile on Patreon Media Carnivores (I support them on Patreon). That's A Wrap on Patreon. (the film podcast I cohost) ------------------------------------------------------------- You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

This episode is a little experimental in that I read a little and ad-lib a little, but I didn't go back and edit, so you get the raw recording, with all the ums and uhs and asides. Tell me if you like it or not. I talk about the play I was in this Spring as well as some thoughts about how technology has finally caught up to us creative types and now allows us to do many things we had always wanted to do but didn't have the means.

In grad school, I participated in several drug studies to make extra money. In this podcast episode, I read the section of my memoir dedicated to the story of these strange days. ]]>

In this short solocast, I read the section of my memoir on academic conferences.

Scott Rank has started the Scholarpreneur site and podcast for academics who want to find alternate ways to share their knowledge and expertise and make money outside of academia. We talk about: Adjunct labor Becoming a superstar Public Intellectuals Outsourcing Podcasting Audio Books Ottoman History Isaac Asimov Failure LINKS The Scholarpreneur Website and Podcast Superstar Effect Scott's Amazon Author Page Tim Ferriss Fiverr Survey Monkey WET012 - Simon Whistler on Audiobooks From Muhammed to Burj Khalifa: A Crash Course in 2,000 Years of Middle East History Udemy Does My Cover Suck? Scholar_preneur on Twitter

In this short solocast, I talk about my lack of writing in February and ruminate on time, goals, psychology and other potentially depressing topics. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

This week I talk to Alan Trevithick about the plight of adjunct labor in higher education in the United States. We discuss the genesis of the crisis, the state of labor in higher ed today, adjunct unions, and one possible solution to the problem: National Adjunct Walkout Day (NAWD), planned for Feb 25, 2015. Links Mentioned Who is Professor Staff? MLA Academic Workforce Data Center SEIU launches faculty advocacy campaign with $15K per course price tag Inside Higher Ed Article about National Adjunct Walkout Day --- Subscribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

I'm very excited to have Dave Warner on the show. Dave runs Dave's Lounge, a wonderful podcast featuring "the best chillout, trip hop and downtempo music from independent artists and labels around the world." We talk about much more than music, though. The conversation ranges from independent music to the film industry, the Sony hack, SOPA, the cable industry, Dave's site What You Pay for Sports, podcasting, the idea of letting people pay you for your work, and all kinds of other things. Links Mentioned: Dave's Lounge | Twitter Dave's Mixcloud What You Pay For Sports | Twitter Coverville Podcast Dreaming with Jeff Louis C.K. Patreon | Tom Merrit's Patreon ———————— Subcsribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

Today I talk about whether academics should consider self-publishing, and I read another excuse from the List of Excuses: "But I'm not inspired." The List of Excuses is a series I am developing for my email list. So far there are about a dozen of them, and if you'd like in, join my email list. In this episode, I talk about a Neil Gaiman commencement speech that I like, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikAb-NYkseI I mention that he talks about inspiration in this video, but he doesn't do so as directly as I thought. It's still a great watch, though, and I recommend it. Here's a link to a more direct quote from him about inspiration: http://www.brainpickings.org/2013/09/11/neil-gaiman-advice-to-writers/ If you’re only going to write when you’re inspired, you may be a fairly decent poet, but you will never be a novelist — because you’re going to have to make your word count today, and those words aren’t going to wait for you, whether you’re inspired or not. So you have to write when you’re not “inspired.” … And the weird thing is that six months later, or a year later, you’re going to look back and you’re not going to remember which scenes you wrote when you were inspired and which scenes you wrote because they had to be written. ———————— Subcsribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

This week I give you an update on my January writing progress and talk about putting my novel on Wattpad chapter by chapter, which I start today. I also talk about excuses and my plan to debunk many of the excuses we tell ourselves. LINKS MENTIONED My profile on Wattpad Meta by Tom Reynolds ———————— Subcsribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

PJ Fox is a prolific writer with all kinds of great (and sometimes controversial) ideas about indie publishing. We have a wide-ranging discussion about many topics, including: Giving books away for free Getting reviews PJ's incredibly fast (to me, anyway) publishing schedule: 11 books in 6 months. Lots of basketball analogies PJ's main advice: "Don't take advice from anyone you don't want to be more like." Throwing away bad writing Advice from Ice-T Being honest with yourself Evil Toad Press LINKS MENTIONED P.J. Fox Writes P.J.'s Amazon Profile Evil Toad Press Self Publishing Is For Losers: The Evil Toad Press Guide To Self Publishing Redd Foxx ------------------------ Subcsribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

Christine Frazier wanted to write a novel, but she didn't know where to begin, so she created The Better Novel Project, an immense project where she analyzes the narratives of several young adult novels to create a master outline of what they all have in common. We talk about the project, the writing process, screenwriting, platform building and more. LINKS MENTIONED: Better Novel Project Write and Run - A project Christine does with her brother Matt Frazier, where you can sign up to start the dual habit of writing and running. Ashley R. Carlson's guest post on The Better Novel Project The Merchant of Death (Pendragon) - A YA series I have recently read. Twitter: @BetterNovelProj ——————————————————————————————– Subcsribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

Happy New Year! In this episode I give an update about my million word goak and talk about social media. My Medium article: Why neither Tsu nor Ello will replace Facebook. Word count update: Goal through 1/9 to be on pace for 1 million: 24, 658. Actual words written: 17,796 I have written every day, but haven't made the daily goal each day, which puts me a little behind, but not too bad. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subcsribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

In this short 20 min episode, I reflect on the year past and the one to come. I talk about writing, publishing, teaching and all the stuff you've come to expect. Tell me your New Year's resolutions in the comments. Subcsribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast Permalink for this episode You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

The title says it all. In this 12 minute episode, I announce my intention to write 1 million words in 2015. Full text here: http://www.erikmarshall.net/blog/going-write-1-million- words-2015/

Another Solocast. I reflect on my journey to embracing the idea of being an entrepreneur, and I talk about some of things for which I am thankful. ]]>

For Episode 12, I had a fascinating chat with Simon Whistler, host of The Rocking Self-Publishing Podcast and author of Audiobooks for Indies. We talk about Simon's career as an audio book narrator, his experience with the podcast (which has 74 episodes at the time of recording), and publishing in general. Some takeaways: Simon suggests I perform my own memoir for audiobook, but not fiction. You can break script in an audiobook and you don't have to include everything Simon's show notes are great (which made feel inadequate as I was writing these, so I expanded them to put in this "takeaways" section.) Indy authors (and podcasters) tend to be cooperative more than competitive People who succeed work hard (sounds obvious, but worth repeating) Multiple sources of income is the way to go. Having a job is risky. Location independence is one great benefit of working independently. Podcasting is a great way to make connections. In Prague, Simon can choose between 8 different Internet Providers and has a 120Mb/s connection for $20!!! Nonfiction e-books don't have to be terribly long. If you have books out, audio books are "money on the table," another possible revenue stream for your book. Links Mentioned Audiobooks for Indies - Simon's Book Rocking Self Publishing - Simon's Podcast Self Publishing Podcast The Creative Penn Podcast Sell More Books Show Coverville - The first podcast I recall listening to Steven Pressfield

Today's guest, Denise Winters, succeeded in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in three consecutive years, and is doing her fourth, all while holding down a full time job. We chat about work habits, writing goals, participating in writing communities and much more. At time of recording (11/8) she was already at 26,422 words. As of 11/15, she is at 40,524. LINKS MENTIONED Write or Die Sword and Laser Divide and Conquer - the anthology with Denise's short story "Crossed." Rocking Self Publishing interview with Matt Ahlschlager (the guy who did NanoWriMo in a day) --- Subcsribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast Permalink for this episode You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)

This is another solocast. I talk about NaNoWriMo and read a few more sections of the upcoming memoir, this time about entering grad school and teaching at the college level, including at the adjunct level. Subcsribe to the WET Podcast in iTunes | Main page for The WET Podcast Permalink for this episode You can follow me at @emarsh. Music: “Double the Daily Dose” by Revolution Void (http://www.revolutionvoid.com)