L&S Fables: The Indie Author Experience

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Indie Authors Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about writing, publishing, and everything in between. Check out their website www.lsfables.com to join the newsletter, send podcast questions, or read up on their latest releases.

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    • Dec 18, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 27m AVG DURATION
    • 43 EPISODES


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    Tropes 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 23:40


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este chat about tropes in the beginning of a mini-series that will get into more specific tropes as it goes on. Check out their latest novel, Emissary to the Frost Wolf, on Amazon!

    On Content Warnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2024 19:46


    Content Warnings for this Episode: Moderate Cursing Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este chat about content warnings—a savvy business decision and a nice thing to do for potential readers. Check out their latest novel, Emissary to the Frost Wolf, on Amazon!

    Angels, Demons, Dragons, and Trolls

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 25:36


    Join Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este for a Halloween special on the sorts of characters that go bump in the night. Check out their latest novel, Emissary to the Frost Wolf, on Amazon!

    Writing Groups and Feedback

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 25:31


    Liv made a writing group! Here's why you need one too. Check out our latest novel, Emissary to the Frost Wolf, available on Amazon!

    The L&S Fables Plotting Method

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 33:52


    We've talked vaguely about plotting in old episodes but never went through our method in detail. Until now! In this episode, we walk you through our method of planning a book. Check out our latest novel, Emissary to the Frost Wolf, available on Amazon!

    World Building 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 32:38


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about World Building for Indie Authors. (Again!) Check out their latest novel, Emissary to the Frost Wolf, available on Amazon!

    Mental Health for Indie Authors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 31:03


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about Mental Health for Indie Authors. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon! Link to Byron Katie's website: https://thework.com

    Interview: Sterling D'Este

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 30:19


    Liv Savell interviews her longtime writing partner, Sterling D'Este. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    Interview: Liv Savell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 22:43


    Sterling D'Este interviews her longtime writing partner, Liv Savell. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    On Romantic Subplots

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 18:06


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about romance when it's not the genre. Happy Valentines! Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    Diversity in Books

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 27:50


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about diversity in writing—why they choose to have it, and tips on how. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    Self Improvement for Indie Authors

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 26:40


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about how to stay sharp—both in your writing and the world of self publishing. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    A Day in the Life of an Indie Author

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 20:35


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about the day-to-day of self-publishing. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    Writing Suspence and Other Spooky Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 33:32


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about the nuts and bolts of suspenceful writing. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    Novel 101: First Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 27:37


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about the bare bones of planning a story. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    Becoming an Indie Author

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023 16:48


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about their experience of self-publishing and what being an indie author is like. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    03:06 Content/Trigger Warnings for Novels

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 15:22


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about content warnings, why they're essential, and how they can help you sell more books. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    03:05 Character Mini Series V: Side Character

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 15:50


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about side characters, why they're important, and how to use them to flesh out your world. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    03:04 Character Mini Series IV: Character Morality

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 22:58


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about characters and how their morality informs things like inner voice and agency within the world of your story. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    03:03 Character Mini Series III: Character Death

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 24:06


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about characters and why sometimes they should die (and also when they shouldn't). Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    03:02 Character Mini Series II: Character Flaws

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 22:29


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about characters and why things ought to be wrong with them. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    03:01 Character Mini Series I: Archetypes and Character Creation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2023 33:01


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about characters and how to start creating them. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    02:09 The Rule of Cool

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 21:07


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about verisimilitude in fantasy novels. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, available on Amazon!

    02:08: What is Epic Fantasy?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 36:25


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about different types of fantasy novels and why it matters for marketing. Check out their latest novel, The Last Contender, coming to Amazon on November 30th!

    02:07: Interview with Veronica Camara

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 48:08


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk with Veronica Camara about inclusivity online and in social media and how it affects indie authors. Check out their latest novel, Death Seeker, on Amazon! (LINK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KMNBKN9)

    02:06: Interview with Kat Winters

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 31:03


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk with Julliette Dunn about writing, characters, and her book, Free Me. Check out their latest novel, Death Seeker, on Amazon! (LINK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KMNBKN9)

    02:05: Interview with Juliette Dunn

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 31:14


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk with Julliette Dunn about writing, science-fiction, and representation. Check out their latest novel, Death Seeker, on Amazon! (LINK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KMNBKN9)

    02.04: Interview with Venessa Kelley

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 61:11


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk with Venessa Kelley about artwork, covers, and commissions. Check out their latest novel, Death Seeker, on Amazon! (LINK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KMNBKN9)

    02.03: Gods, Monsters, and Villains (Oh my!)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 23:27


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about writing powerful antagonist characters. Check out their latest novel, Death Seeker, on Amazon! (LINK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KMNBKN9)

    02.02: Interview with Nerdy Book Box

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 48:17


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk with Tamara from Nerdy Book Box about the business side of the book industry. Check out their latest novel, Death Seeker, on Amazon! (LINK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KMNBKN9)

    02.01: On Series and Sequels

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 25:40


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about writing series and sequels. Check out their latest novel, Death Seeker, on Amazon! (LINK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KMNBKN9)

    12: On Writing Sex Scenes

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 33:59


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about the vagueries of writing sex scenes. Check out their latest novel, Death Seeker, on Amazon! (LINK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KMNBKN9)

    11: How do we produce so much content?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 19:15


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about their strategies for organizing and producing stories. Check out their latest novel, Death Seeker, on Amazon! (LINK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KMNBKN9)

    10: Inspiration and Writer's Block

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2021 40:21


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about the rise and fall of inspiration and the difficulties of writer's block. Check out their latest novel, Death Seeker, on Amazon! (LINK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KMNBKN9)

    09: On Writing Antagonists

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 17:03


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about villains and what it takes to make a great one. Check out their latest novel, Death Seeker, on Amazon! (LINK: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KMNBKN9)

    08: On Perfectionism and Fear of Failure

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 36:12


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about perfectionism, fear of failure, and what to do about them when they get in the way of your writing. Check out their latest novel, Shepherd of Souls, on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Shepherd-Souls-Illygad-Sterling-DEste-ebook/dp/B09851R5JC

    07: On Writing Female Characters

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 23:54


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about writing female characters, and the joys and frustrations that go along with it. Check out their latest novel, Shepherd of Souls, on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Shepherd-Souls-Illygad-Sterling-DEste-ebook/dp/B09851R5JC

    06: On World Building for a Novel

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2021 26:53


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about how they write episodic fiction. Check out their latest novel, Shepherd of Souls, on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Shepherd-Souls-Illygad-Sterling-DEste-ebook/dp/B09851R5JC

    05: On Kindle Vella

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2021 26:16


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about how they write episodic fiction. Check out their latest series, The Thistle Queen's Thorns on Kindle Vella! https://www.amazon.com/kindle-vella/story/B0969M7KG8

    04: On Writing Fight Scenes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 23:04


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about how they write fight scenes. Check out their latest book, Goddess, on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZBZPXX2

    03: Character Creation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 19:51


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about how they create their characters. Check out their latest book, Goddess, on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZBZPXX2

    02: On Outlining a Novel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 19:52


    Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about how they outline their fantasy novels. Check out their latest book, Goddess, on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZBZPXX2

    01: On Writing with a Co-Author

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2021 25:15


    Authors Liv Savell and Sterling D'Este talk about their writing process as co-authors of epic fantasy. Check out their latest book, Vassal, on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RGZHBFJ

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