The Indie Author Method

Jordan Reed is the author of the upcoming fantasy mystery novel The Writer's Brew, due out in 2022 from Blue Handle Publishing. Jordan comes on to the show discuss his writing process, how he uses characters and plot to weave a story and how his methods can help aspiring writers. ************ This episode of The Indie Author Method is brought to you by Bookshop.org and The Subtle Nerd. Support local bookstores by shopping for books at Bookshop.org. Get 10% off your next purchase at The Subtle Nerd with promo code INDIE. ************ Andrew J Brandt is the Pencraft Award-winning author of multiple novels, including the MPIBA YA Book of the Year nominee Palo Duro. His novels have been optioned for both film and television. You can listen to this episode above or on your favorite podcast app. Be sure to check out The Indie Author Method on YouTube!

Jeremy Rhyne is the California-based author of His Name is Cwiz, a hilarious memoir about growing up and best friends. On this episode, Jeremy discusses culling his life for stories, mixing in humor and his personality being stolen for the movie Wedding Crashers. ************ This episode of The Indie Author Method is brought to you by The Subtle Nerd. Get 10% off your next purchase at The Subtle Nerd with promo code INDIE. ************ Andrew J Brandt is the Pencraft Award-winning author of multiple novels, including the MPIBA YA Book of the Year nominee Palo Duro. His novels have been optioned for both film and television. You can listen to this episode above or on your favorite podcast app. Be sure to check out The Indie Author Method on YouTube! ************ If you are an independent or self-published author and you'd like to be on the Indie Author Method, check out our website, www.indieauthormethod.com.

Mia Heintzelman is a polka-dot-wearing, horror and romance movie lover, who always has a book and a to-do list in her purse. She writes fun, unforgettable, more than just laughs romance about strong women, and men with enough heart to fall for them. When she isn't busy writing fictional happily-ever-afters, she is likely reading, playing board games, or eating sweets. Her latest romance novel, The Friendship Contract is available now. On this episode of The Indie Author Method, Mia discusses writing romance, her techniques for plotting and what aspiring authors need to know. ************ This episode of The Indie Author Method is brought to you by Vellum. Get 20% off your next purchase at Vellum by clicking on the link. ************ Andrew J Brandt is the Pencraft Award-winning author of multiple novels, including the MPIBA YA Book of the Year nominee Palo Duro. His novels have been optioned for both film and television. You can listen to this episode above or on your favorite podcast app. Be sure to check out The Indie Author Method on YouTube!

Shannon Myers is the self-published author of The Silent Phoenix Series and the duology From This Day Forward. Shannon comes on to discuss the indie publishing process, creating her own publishing schedule and why it's important for indie authors to take control of their own works. ************ This episode of The Indie Author Method is brought to you by The Subtle Nerd. Get 10% off your next purchase at The Subtle Nerd with promo code INDIE. ************ Andrew J Brandt is the Pencraft Award-winning author of multiple novels, including the MPIBA YA Book of the Year nominee Palo Duro. His novels have been optioned for both film and television. You can listen to this episode above or on your favorite podcast app. Be sure to check out The Indie Author Method on YouTube!

Amy Trent is the indie author behind the rom-com novel My Cosplay Escape and the upcoming fantasy fairytale retelling Smoke, Steel & Ivy. On this episode, Amy discusses her career as a self-published author and the advice she has for other authors who are starting their own writing journeys. ************ This episode of The Indie Author Method is brought to you by Vellum. Get 20% off your next purchase at Vellum with promo code INDIE. ************ Andrew J Brandt is the Pencraft Award-winning author of multiple novels, including the MPIBA YA Book of the Year nominee Palo Duro. His novels have been optioned for both film and television. You can listen to this episode above or on your favorite podcast app. Be sure to check out The Indie Author Method on YouTube!

Farrah Rochon is the USA Today Bestselling and Award-winning author of The Boyfriend Project. Her next—and final—novel in the series, The Hookup Plan, releases this August. On this episode, we discuss her career, going from Harlequin to indie and back to traditional publishing, why she uses Scrivener to plot her novels and what it's like to work with Disney. ************ This episode of The Indie Author Method is brought to you by Bookshop.org and The Subtle Nerd. Get 10% off your next purchase at Xpand Shoelaces with promo code INDIE. Get 10% off your next purchase at The Subtle Nerd with promo code INDIE. ************ Andrew J Brandt is the Pencraft Award-winning author of multiple novels, including the MPIBA YA Book of the Year nominee Palo Duro. His novels have been optioned for both film and television. You can listen to this episode above or on your favorite podcast app. Be sure to check out The Indie Author Method on YouTube!

KW Davis is a self-published novelist, currently working on her debut novel. In this episode of The Indie Author Method Podcast, Andrew sits down with KW to discuss serializing her work in blog-form and the online tools available for aspiring writers. SPONSORS: Bookshop.org Boredwalk T-shirts About The Indie Author Method: The Indie Author Method is a multimedia, multi-platform initiative to aid prospective and aspiring authors in their writing journey. Host Andrew J Brandt is the author of multiple novels, including the #1 Amazon bestseller PALO DURO and the 2021 Pencraft Award winner Mixtape for the End of the World. His novels have been optioned for television and film.

Hannah Morrissey is the author of the critically-acclaimed debut novel mystery novel Hello, Transcriber. On this episode of the podcast, we discuss Hannah's journey as a novelist and the things she's learned going from writing dystopian YA fiction to landing an agent and selling her debut. ************ This episode of The Indie Author Method is brought to you by The Subtle Nerd. Get 10% off your next purchase at The Subtle Nerd with promo code INDIE. ************ Andrew J Brandt is the Pencraft Award-winning author of multiple novels, including the MPIBA YA Book of the Year nominee Palo Duro. His novels have been optioned for both film and television. You can listen to this episode above or on your favorite podcast app. Be sure to check out The Indie Author Method on YouTube! ************ If you are an independent or self-published author and you'd like to be on the Indie Author Method, check out our website, www.indieauthormethod.com.

D.R. Werner is the author of the Unsolved Serial Killers series, which is now on Volume 3, with Volume 4 due out in mid-2022. D.R. comes on to the show discuss his writing process, how he uses outlines to write investigative nonfiction and how his methods can help aspiring writers. ************ This episode of The Indie Author Method is brought to you by Xpand Shoelaces and The Subtle Nerd. Get 10% off your next purchase at Xpand Shoelaces with promo code INDIE. Get 10% off your next purchase at The Subtle Nerd with promo code INDIE. ************ Andrew J Brandt is the Pencraft Award-winning author of multiple novels, including the MPIBA YA Book of the Year nominee Palo Duro. His novels have been optioned for both film and television. You can listen to this episode above or on your favorite podcast app. Be sure to check out The Indie Author Method on YouTube!

Derek Porterfield is the author of The Mute-Cat Chronicles and the upcoming poetry collection I Don't Like Me Either, due out in mid-2022. Derek comes on to the show discuss his writing process, how technology dictates his releases and how his methods can help aspiring writers. ************ This episode of The Indie Author Method is brought to you by Xpand Shoelaces and The Subtle Nerd. Get 10% off your next purchase at Xpand Shoelaces with promo code INDIE. Get 10% off your next purchase at The Subtle Nerd with promo code INDIE. ************ Andrew J Brandt is the Pencraft Award-winning author of multiple novels, including the MPIBA YA Book of the Year nominee Palo Duro. His novels have been optioned for both film and television. You can listen to this episode above or on your favorite podcast app. Be sure to check out The Indie Author Method on YouTube!

Lindsey Jesionowski is a self-published novelist, and her debut romance novel Alone Together releases this spring. In this episode of The Indie Author Method Podcast, Andrew sits down with Lindsey to discuss how growing up in a literate household shaped her desire to be a storyteller, how it took several attempts at writing before her first novel was completed, and what the self-publishing process has been like in a market like contemporary romance. SPONSORS: Bookshop.org Boredwalk T-shirts About The Indie Author Method: The Indie Author Method is a multimedia, multi-platform initiative to aid prospective and aspiring authors in their writing journey. Host Andrew J Brandt is the author of multiple novels, including the #1 Amazon bestseller PALO DURO and the 2021 Pencraft Award winner Mixtape for the End of the World. His novels have been optioned for television and film.

BONUS: After the interview last week, Andrew (van Wey) and Andrew (J Brandt) talk about fountain pens and writing by hand.

Andrew Van Wey writes speculative and suspense fiction. He holds and BA in Screenwriting, an MFA in creative writing and his travel narrative Keyboard Dreams, about the 2013 League of Legends tournament in South Korea won him a Lowell Thomas Award. Andrew does a lot of things right as an indie author, and we'll get into the tips he has for authors starting out. SPONSORS: The Subtle Nerd Xpand Shoelaces About The Indie Author Method: The Indie Author Method is a multimedia, multi-platform initiative to aid prospective and aspiring authors in their writing journey. Host Andrew J Brandt is the author of multiple novels, including the #1 Amazon bestseller PALO DURO and the 2021 Pencraft Award winner Mixtape for the End of the World. His novels have been optioned for television and film.