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fWotD Episode 2784: American Writers Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Wednesday, 18 December 2024 is American Writers.American Writers is a work of literary criticism by American writer and critic John Neal. Published by Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine in five installments between September 1824 and February 1825, it is recognized by scholars as the first history of American literature and the first substantial work of criticism concerning US authors. It is Neal's longest critical work and at least 120 authors are covered, based entirely on Neal's memory. With no notes or books for reference, Neal made multiple factually inaccurate claims and provided coverage of many authors that modern scholars criticize as disproportionate to their role in American literature. Scholars nevertheless praise the staying power of Neal's opinions, many of which are reflected by other critics decades later, notably "Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses" by Mark Twain. Theories of poetry and prose in American Writers foreshadowed and likely influenced later works by Edgar Allan Poe and Walt Whitman. Neal argued American literature relied too much on British precedent and had failed to develop its own voice. He offered sharp criticism of many authors while simultaneously urging critics not to offer writers from the US undeserved praise, lest it stifle the development of a truly distinct American literature. Poe's later critical essays on literature reflected these strictures.Neal wrote the series in London, where he lived between 1824 and 1827. Having moved there from Baltimore, his goals were to establish himself as America's leading literary figure, encourage the development of a uniquely American writing style, and reverse British disdain for literature from the US. He soon became the first American published in any British literary journal, American Writers being the longest and best-remembered of his works on American topics in multiple UK periodicals. He wrote for Scottish publisher William Blackwood under an English pseudonym, which Neal assumed was convincing. Blackwood and British readers likely realized they were reading the work of an American, and multiple leading American periodicals outed Neal before the series was completed. The series was well received in the UK and exerted influence over British critics, some of whom copied Neal's analyses and misinformation into their own essays. It conversely drew considerable ire from US journalists, none more severe than William Lloyd Garrison, who warned Neal to be on guard should he return to his home country. When he did, Neal found inflammatory broadsides and in-person hostility in his hometown of Portland, Maine, leading to a fistfight. In defiance, he decided to stay in Portland, where he lived until his death forty-nine years later. The first postmortem republication of a substantial work by Neal was 1937, when Fred Lewis Pattee collected American Writers for the first time into one publication. That 1937 edition remains the most accessible of Neal's literary productions.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:59 UTC on Wednesday, 18 December 2024.For the full current version of the article, see American Writers on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Brian.

Toni Morrison is often considered one of the great American writers, and recently the Life on Books book club read one of her most popular works: Song of Solomon. In today's episode we discuss Song of Solomon, as well as Morrison's writing in general. Have you read Song of Solomon? What did you think of it? Become part of our growing book community! patreon.com/LifeonBooks Join the Life on Books mailing list to stay up to date on all of our latest book giveaways, projects, and more! https://linktw.in/BRYAnVh Want to read one book from every country? Check out our resource online: https://linktw.in/Zeolty Want to know my all time favorite books? Click the link below! https://bookshop.org/shop/lifeonbooks Follow me on Instagram:   / alifeonbooks   Follow Andy on Instagram   / metafictional.meathead   This video was created with: Sony A7IV https://amzn.to/3WGit8i Sigma 24-70 https://amzn.to/3yjDPis Aputure 300X https://amzn.to/4fnxwv0 Aputure Light Dome https://amzn.to/3WptlGk Rode Wireless Mics https://amzn.to/3YpavBW Shure SM7B https://amzn.to/46vyQbk Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781400... Or https://amzn.to/49mWkAy The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312... Or https://amzn.to/3ZCszIO The Tunnel by William H. Gass The Invented Part by Rodrigo Fresan https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781940... Or https://amzn.to/4fWCuyE The Combinations by Louis Armand https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780957... Or https://amzn.to/3VrssNU The Queue by Vladimir Sorokin https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781590... Or https://amzn.to/49qRimB Red Pyramid by Vladimir Sorokin https://amzn.to/4fYjHD3 Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781681... Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace https://amzn.to/3OIyo1m Or https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316... On the Edge of Reason by Miroslav Krleza https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811... Or https://amzn.to/3ZIsiV2 Yellowface by RF Kuang https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780063... Or https://amzn.to/3VmHsMU

This week, historian and biographer Paul Hendrickson discusses writing about his own family's history and his recent book Fighting the Night: Iwo Jima, World War II, and a Flyer's Life. Paul is joined by book critic Elizabeth Taylor. The following conversation originally took place May 19th, 2024 and was recorded live at the American Writers [...]

Tess and Brock get to know Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow, the so-called hometown poet of Portland, ME. To find out whether Longfellow's fame is justified, Tess and Brock head down to the Wadsworth-Longfellow house in the center of town. Longfellow wrote his first poem and other works in the house, but the house doesn't just honor him but the whole Longfellow family.Tess and Brock also talk with Ari Gersen, the owner of Longfellow Books in Portland, and ask what the “aura” of the name does for the shop. Does having a great poet's name on the door help sell any books?Mentioned:“The Battle of Lowell Pond” by Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow“The Rainy Day” by Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow“A Psalm of Life” by Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow“The Courtship of Miles Standish” by Henry Wadsworth-Longfellow“The Song of Hiawatha” by Henry Wadsworth-LongfellowLongfellow BooksThe house:Wadsworth-Longfellow house in Portland, METess Chakkalakal is the creator, executive producer and host of Dead Writers. Brock Clarke is our writer and co-host.Lisa Bartfai is the managing producer and executive editor. Our music is composed by Cedric Wilson, who also mixes the show. Ella Jones is our web editorial intern, and Mark Hoffman created our logo. A special thanks to our reader Aidan Sheeran-Hahnel.This episode was produced with the generous support of our sponsors Bath Savings and listeners like you.

Tess and Brock travel to Wiscasset, ME, to investigate the scene of James Weldon Johnson's tragic death in a train accident. Author Russell Rymer gives us a glimpse of Johnson's life as a Black poet, diplomat, novelist, and activist—Johnson was a jack of all trades, master of all. Poet C.S. Giscombe discuss Johnson's The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man and finds surprising similarities to the tv cartoon Futurama.Tess and Brock also meet with Melanie K. Edwards, Johnson's great grandniece, who gives some insight into what her famous uncle was doing in Maine in the first place.Mentioned:The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson“We To America” by James Weldon JohnsonGod's Trombones by James Weldon Johnson“Listen Lord, A Prayer” by James Weldon Johnson“Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing” by James Weldon JohnsonNegro Mountain by C.S. GiscombeAmerican Beach by Russell RymerFuturama (1999)Simpsons (1989)The house:James Weldon Johnson Bench in Wiscasset, METess Chakkalakal is the creator, executive producer and host of Dead Writers. Brock Clarke is our writer and co-host.Lisa Bartfai is the managing producer and executive editor. Our music is composed by Cedric Wilson, who also mixes the show. Ella Jones is our web editorial intern, and Mark Hoffman created our logo. This episode was produced with the generous support of our sponsors Bath Savings and listeners like you.

#ElSalvador, #HoracioCastellanosMoya, #Literatura, CONVERSATORIO / LATIN AMERICAN WRITERS SERIES: HORACIO CASTELLANOS MOYA Y GABRIELA ALEMÁN Fall 2023 Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Nueva Orleans, Luisiana, U.S.A.

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Zelda Fitzgerald is known as “the first American flapper” and an icon of the Jazz Age, but you may be surprised to learn that beneath the glittering facade, there was substance—and literary talent. Her sole published novel, “Save Me the Waltz,” is a poignant blend of beauty and biography that draws on her complex personal narrative, including her childhood in Alabama, her marriage to F. Scott Fitzgerald, and her attempt to become a professional ballerina in Paris at the age of 25.Joining us is Stephanie Peebles Tavera, an assistant professor of English at Texas A&M University Kingsville and author of the 2022 work “(P)rescription Narratives: Feminist Medical Fiction and the Failure of American Censorship,” from Edinburgh University Press. An essay Stephanie wrote about Zelda and “Save Me the Waltz” will be included in an upcoming collection called “American Writers in Paris: Then and Now.” Discussed in this episode: Lost Ladies of Lit Episode No. 135 on Zelda's Paper Dolls“Save Me the Waltz” by Zelda Fitzgerald (Handheld Press)“(P)rescription Narratives: Feminist Medical Fiction and the Failure of American Censorship” by Stephanie Peebles TaveraHelen Brent, M.D. by Annie Nathan MeyerParis Opera Ballet “Zelda” by Nancy Milford“This Side of Paradise” by F. Scott Fitzgerald“Tender Is the Night” by F. Scott FitzgeraldMaxwell PerkinsSupport the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comDiscuss episodes on our Facebook Forum. Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Follow Kim on twitter @kaskew. Sign up for our newsletter: LostLadiesofLit.com Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast

Frank Gruber was a prolific American author born on February 2, 1904, and he passed away on December 9, 1969. Best known for his contributions to the detective and Western genres, Gruber left an indelible mark on the world of pulp fiction during the mid-20th century. Gruber's early life was marked by a deep fascination with storytelling and literature. He attended the University of Illinois, where he honed his writing skills and developed a keen interest in mystery and adventure tales. After completing his education, Gruber ventured into the world of journalism, contributing articles to various publications. In the 1930s, Gruber transitioned to writing novels and quickly gained recognition for his work in the burgeoning pulp fiction market. His breakthrough came with the creation of the character Oliver Quade, a humorous detective featured in a series of short stories. Gruber's witty and engaging writing style endeared him to readers, establishing a foundation for his successful career. The 1940s marked a significant period in Gruber's career as he became a prominent figure in the detective fiction genre. His most notable creation during this time was the character Johnny Fletcher, a likable and resourceful amateur detective. The Fletcher series, co-authored with fellow writer Thomas Thursday, gained popularity for its clever plots and engaging characters. As the demand for Western fiction rose in the post-war era, Gruber seamlessly transitioned to writing in this genre. He penned numerous Western novels, showcasing his versatility as a writer. One of his well-received works is "Branded Outlaw," a Western novel that further solidified his reputation as a skilled storyteller. In addition to his detective and Western novels, Gruber contributed to various genres, including science fiction and adventure. His ability to captivate readers with dynamic characters and compelling narratives made him a sought-after author during his career. Frank Gruber's impact on the literary landscape extends beyond his own works. He was a co-founder of the "American Writers' Congress," an organization that aimed to promote the interests of professional writers. Gruber's legacy lives on through his extensive body of work, which continues to be appreciated by fans of classic detective and Western fiction. His influence on the pulp fiction era remains a testament to his storytelling prowess and enduring contributions to American literature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Thanksgiving, the show returns to an episode with playwright Rhiana Yazzie and novelist Brandon Hobson, who joined hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell in February 2019 to discuss Native literature. These interviews were recorded in the wake of viral images showing Covington Catholic students disrespecting Native activist Nathan Phillips in Washington, D.C. The episode turns the focus away from the MAGA hats and back to the Indigenous Peoples March and Indigenous writing.   To hear the full episode, subscribe through iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app (include the forward slashes when searching). You can also listen by streaming from the player below. Check out video versions of our interviews on the Fiction/Non/Fiction Instagram account, the Fiction/Non/Fiction YouTube Channel, and our show website: https://www.fnfpodcast.net/   This episode of the podcast was produced by Anne Kniggendorf and Andrea Tudhope.   Rhiana Yazzie ●    Nancy ●    Ady ●    Queen Cleopatre and Princess Pocahontas ●    New Native Theatre   Brandon Hobson ●    Deep Ellum ●    Desolation of Avenues Untold ●    Where the Dead Sit Talking ●    The Removed ●    The Storyteller       Others:   ●    Mekko and Barking Water by Sterlin Harjo ●    Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann ●    Stewart O'Nan ●    Louise Erdrich ●    “The Indigenous Peoples March was about a Lot More than the Kids in MAGA Hats,” by Tekendra Parmar | Washington Post Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Desde el siglo diecinueve, París se considera una de las capitales de la literatura latinoamericana por una mezcla de razones históricas y culturales. Como modelo de la cultura europea después de la independencia de los países americanos; como terreno libre para la práctica y la experimentación de todos los artes; y como lugar donde todos los intelectuales y artistas latinoamericanos tendrían más posibilidades de conocer a otros artistas de su mismo continente. Este libro por Jason Weiss, The Lights of Home: A Century of Latin American Writers in Paris (Routledge, 2003), traza la historia literaria de esos escritores y sus encuentros en esta ciudad, desde los fines del siglo diecinueve hasta los fines del veinte. En la primera parte, presenta a diez escritores claves de las décadas antes de la segunda guerra mundial, desde Darío hasta Carpentier, luego se enfoca sobre todo en los escritores (Cortázar, Sarduy, Ribeyro…) que pasaron la mayor parte de sus vidas en la capital francesa, mientras que discute también las experiencias de aquellos que se quedaron unos pocos años, tales como García Márquez, Vargas Llosa, Pizarnik, y otros. El libro también explora temas relacionados al exilio, la recepción francesa, la experiencia de cambiar de idioma, y cómo vivían en relación con sus culturas de origen. Entrevista realizada por Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera Catedrático de Humanidades, Universidad de Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Desde el siglo diecinueve, París se considera una de las capitales de la literatura latinoamericana por una mezcla de razones históricas y culturales. Como modelo de la cultura europea después de la independencia de los países americanos; como terreno libre para la práctica y la experimentación de todos los artes; y como lugar donde todos los intelectuales y artistas latinoamericanos tendrían más posibilidades de conocer a otros artistas de su mismo continente. Este libro por Jason Weiss, The Lights of Home: A Century of Latin American Writers in Paris (Routledge, 2003), traza la historia literaria de esos escritores y sus encuentros en esta ciudad, desde los fines del siglo diecinueve hasta los fines del veinte. En la primera parte, presenta a diez escritores claves de las décadas antes de la segunda guerra mundial, desde Darío hasta Carpentier, luego se enfoca sobre todo en los escritores (Cortázar, Sarduy, Ribeyro…) que pasaron la mayor parte de sus vidas en la capital francesa, mientras que discute también las experiencias de aquellos que se quedaron unos pocos años, tales como García Márquez, Vargas Llosa, Pizarnik, y otros. El libro también explora temas relacionados al exilio, la recepción francesa, la experiencia de cambiar de idioma, y cómo vivían en relación con sus culturas de origen. Entrevista realizada por Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera Catedrático de Humanidades, Universidad de Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Desde el siglo diecinueve, París se considera una de las capitales de la literatura latinoamericana por una mezcla de razones históricas y culturales. Como modelo de la cultura europea después de la independencia de los países americanos; como terreno libre para la práctica y la experimentación de todos los artes; y como lugar donde todos los intelectuales y artistas latinoamericanos tendrían más posibilidades de conocer a otros artistas de su mismo continente. Este libro por Jason Weiss, The Lights of Home: A Century of Latin American Writers in Paris (Routledge, 2003), traza la historia literaria de esos escritores y sus encuentros en esta ciudad, desde los fines del siglo diecinueve hasta los fines del veinte. En la primera parte, presenta a diez escritores claves de las décadas antes de la segunda guerra mundial, desde Darío hasta Carpentier, luego se enfoca sobre todo en los escritores (Cortázar, Sarduy, Ribeyro…) que pasaron la mayor parte de sus vidas en la capital francesa, mientras que discute también las experiencias de aquellos que se quedaron unos pocos años, tales como García Márquez, Vargas Llosa, Pizarnik, y otros. El libro también explora temas relacionados al exilio, la recepción francesa, la experiencia de cambiar de idioma, y cómo vivían en relación con sus culturas de origen. Entrevista realizada por Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera Catedrático de Humanidades, Universidad de Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Desde el siglo diecinueve, París se considera una de las capitales de la literatura latinoamericana por una mezcla de razones históricas y culturales. Como modelo de la cultura europea después de la independencia de los países americanos; como terreno libre para la práctica y la experimentación de todos los artes; y como lugar donde todos los intelectuales y artistas latinoamericanos tendrían más posibilidades de conocer a otros artistas de su mismo continente. Este libro por Jason Weiss, The Lights of Home: A Century of Latin American Writers in Paris (Routledge, 2003), traza la historia literaria de esos escritores y sus encuentros en esta ciudad, desde los fines del siglo diecinueve hasta los fines del veinte. En la primera parte, presenta a diez escritores claves de las décadas antes de la segunda guerra mundial, desde Darío hasta Carpentier, luego se enfoca sobre todo en los escritores (Cortázar, Sarduy, Ribeyro…) que pasaron la mayor parte de sus vidas en la capital francesa, mientras que discute también las experiencias de aquellos que se quedaron unos pocos años, tales como García Márquez, Vargas Llosa, Pizarnik, y otros. El libro también explora temas relacionados al exilio, la recepción francesa, la experiencia de cambiar de idioma, y cómo vivían en relación con sus culturas de origen. Entrevista realizada por Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera Catedrático de Humanidades, Universidad de Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Bly is referred to as THE direct response copywriter for the digital age. We have used him for several years at Galaxy Press. In addition to helping us at Galaxy Press, he has also worked with other “start-ups” such as IBM, AT&T, Intuit, Forbes, Medical Economics, and ITT. McGraw-Hill calls him “America's top copywriter.” The Direct Marketing Association awarded him the Gold Echo, and the American Writers and Artists Institute voted Bob Copywriter of the Year. He has taught copywriting at New York University and is the author of over 100 published books, including The Digital Marketing Handbook, The Copywriter's Handbook, PR For Dummies. And as for this interview … he is also the author of The Science Fictionary: A Dictionary of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. Writers&IllustratorsoftheFuturePodcast231.BobBlyCreatorTheScienceFictionary      

Bob Bly is referred to as THE direct response copywriter for the digital age. We have used him for several years at Galaxy Press. In addition to helping us at Galaxy Press, he has also worked with other “start-ups” such as IBM, AT&T, Intuit, Forbes, Medical Economics, and ITT. McGraw-Hill calls him “America's top copywriter.” The Direct Marketing Association awarded him the Gold Echo, and the American Writers and Artists Institute voted Bob Copywriter of the Year. He has taught copywriting at New York University and is the author of over 100 published books, including The Digital Marketing Handbook, The Copywriter's Handbook, PR For Dummies. And as for this interview … he is also the author of The Science Fictionary: A Dictionary of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.

Bob Bly is referred to as THE direct response copywriter for the digital age. We have used him for several years at Galaxy Press. In addition to helping us at Galaxy Press, he has also worked with other “start-ups” such as IBM, AT&T, Intuit, Forbes, Medical Economics, and ITT. McGraw-Hill calls him “America's top copywriter.” The Direct Marketing Association awarded him the Gold Echo, and the American Writers and Artists Institute voted Bob Copywriter of the Year. He has taught copywriting at New York University and is the author of over 100 published books, including The Digital Marketing Handbook, The Copywriter's Handbook, PR For Dummies. And as for this interview … he is also the author of The Science Fictionary: A Dictionary of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror.

On Washington Post Live's NEXT, Washington Post pop culture reporter Helena Andrews-Dyer speaks with, Kinsale Drake, the 23-year-old poet and founder of the NDN Girls Book Club, about how the club is amplifying the work of Indigenous authors and encouraging Native youth to write. Next, The Post's Fenit Nirappil and Tatum Hunter discuss the Surgeon General's recent public health advisory on loneliness and the impact on young Americans in an increasingly digital society. Conversation recorded on Monday, May 15, 2023.

Four Famous American Writers: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, James Russell Lowell, Bayard Taylor A Book for Young Americans

Steve chats with Grace M. Jackson-Brown, author of Promoting African American Writers, about her path to librarianship, her involvement with the African American Read-In program, why libraries should include programs promoting African American writers, teaching critical thinking skills through reading, and how writing the book was beneficial for her. Read the transcript! Grace M. Jackson-Brown is … Continue reading 236: Promoting African American Writers by Grace M. Jackson-Brown

Episode 201All ten of the statements I'll read to you aren't from the Democrat Party platform, but rather from the various satanic religions and their adherents. Groups such as the Church of Satan and the Satanic Temple made the ten statements I'll read, and many of them were made before the Democrat Party ever embraced these ideologies. ResourcesIn an effort to provide you with the best, most helpful experience we can, any resource mentioned in The Cantankerous Catholic podcast will always be listed in this section. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases on links that are for purchases made from Amazon. This costs you nothing, but Amazon pays me a small commission on purchases made through those links. This helps to support this apostolate. For This Episodehttps://wwb.gr8.com/ (What We Believe… Why We Believe It Bulletin Inserts) https://cantankerouscatholic.com/product/how-your-family-can-survive-when-society-collapses/ (How Your Family Can Survive When Society Collapses) Questions for Bishop Strickland  https://mariancatechist.com/product/basic-catholic-catechism-course/ (Marian Catechist Apostolate Basic Course) https://cantankerouscatholic.com/product/secrets-of-the-catholic-faith/ (Secrets of the Catholic Faith) https://cantankerouscatholic.com/product/the-lay-evangelists-handbook-how-any-catholic-can-evangelize-anyone/ (The Lay Evangelist's Handbook) https://lovethepodcast.com/YjHg4x (Write a Review of The Cantankerous Catholic!) https://awai.isrefer.com/go/COP-EA/EA_1365/ (American Writers & Artists Institute) The Sacred Heart Wins! with Bishop Joseph Strickland Bishop Strickland talks about imprimaturs. Can we defend Church property and repel physical attacks? Where have all the good devotional practices gone? When should a priest deny Communion? Catholic BootcampThis week Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy's Catholic Bootcamp is titled The Crash. Catholic QuotesThis week's quote is from St. Francis de Sales. Catholic StoriesThis episode features a story about the Prophet Jonah. For All Sixpack Warriors https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=85YEDSUJHVN42&source=url (Help Keep the Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy Apostolate Alive) FOR CHECKS: make checks payable to Cassock Media, P.O. Box 41, Villa Ridge, Missouri 63089 https://app.getresponse.com/site2/joe_sixpack_answers/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=YZQe (I Want To Learn More About The Catholic Church!) https://wwb.gr8.com/ (What We Believe… Why We Believe It Bulletin Inserts) https://mariancatechist.com/product/basic-catholic-catechism-course/ (Marian Catechist Apostolate Basic Course) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-cantankerous-catholic-974386 (Rank & Review The Cantankerous Catholic )so more Catholics can join us! Earn Money Online Courses & Toolshttps://app.getresponse.com/site2/4c122058d00c61980ace16528b2950f0/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=hO8Fm (SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE!) My email list For the record, I believe the easiest way to consistently earn six-figures a year online is to begin a local digital marketing agency. And small businesses need your help more than ever since COVID. Be certain to browse this list. https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/t2ncgx/0 (Quick Start Agency—Client in a Weekend) for starting a lucrative local marketing agency https://jvz6.com/c/2494001/359214/ (LocalAgencyBox Reloaded) for setting up your own wildly successful and lucrative local business marketing agency https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/s54zps/0 (Secret Traffic Code) this one service is all you need to dominate your market and add new clients anytime you want https://jvz4.com/c/2494001/368909/ (VidProposals Elite) local marketing agency tool https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/379339/ (LocalCentric) tool for local marketing agency for reputation management services https://www.commissionhero.com/affiliate-signup1629411833967 (How to make $1,000 a day...

Episode 198We're being played for fools by everyone in government from the White House to local county government. ResourcesIn an effort to provide you with the best, most helpful experience we can, any resource mentioned in The Cantankerous Catholic podcast will always be listed in this section. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases on links that are for purchases made from Amazon. This costs you nothing, but Amazon pays me a small commission on purchases made through those links. This helps to support this apostolate. For This Episodehttps://wwb.gr8.com/ (What We Believe… Why We Believe It Bulletin Inserts) https://cantankerouscatholic.com/product/how-your-family-can-survive-when-society-collapses/ (How Your Family Can Survive When Society Collapses) The Sacred Heart Wins! with Bishop Joseph Strickland Bishop Strickland talks about imprimaturs. Can we defend Church property and repel physical attacks? Where have all the good devotional practices gone? When should a priest deny Communion? Catholic BootcampThis week Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy's Catholic Bootcamp is titled Jimmy and Carrying the Cross. Catholic QuotesThis week's quote is from St. John Chrysostom. Catholic StoriesThis episode features a story about a knight and a special tournament. For All Sixpack Warriors https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=85YEDSUJHVN42&source=url (Help Keep the Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy Apostolate Alive) FOR CHECKS: make checks payable to Cassock Media, P.O. Box 41, Villa Ridge, Missouri 63089 https://app.getresponse.com/site2/joe_sixpack_answers/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=YZQe (I Want To Learn More About The Catholic Church!) https://wwb.gr8.com/ (What We Believe… Why We Believe It Bulletin Inserts) https://mariancatechist.com/product/basic-catholic-catechism-course/ (Marian Catechist Apostolate Basic Course) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-cantankerous-catholic-974386 (Rank & Review The Cantankerous Catholic )so more Catholics can join us! Earn Money Online Courses & Toolshttps://app.getresponse.com/site2/4c122058d00c61980ace16528b2950f0/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=hO8Fm (SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE!) My email list For the record, I believe the easiest way to consistently earn six-figures a year online is to begin a local digital marketing agency. And small businesses need your help more than ever since COVID. Be certain to browse this list. https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/t2ncgx/0 (Quick Start Agency—Client in a Weekend) for starting a lucrative local marketing agency https://jvz6.com/c/2494001/359214/ (LocalAgencyBox Reloaded) for setting up your own wildly successful and lucrative local business marketing agency https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/s54zps/0 (Secret Traffic Code) this one service is all you need to dominate your market and add new clients anytime you want https://jvz4.com/c/2494001/368909/ (VidProposals Elite) local marketing agency tool https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/379339/ (LocalCentric) tool for local marketing agency for reputation management services https://www.commissionhero.com/affiliate-signup1629411833967 (How to make $1,000 a day with Clickbank Offers) for affiliate marketing course https://537a5gp-ub4ei7m0mhxdro6r81.hop.clickbank.net/ (eCommerce Empire Academy) for starting an e-commerce business  https://awai.isrefer.com/go/COP-EA/EA_1365/ (American Writers & Artists Institute) Here's your ticket to the good life! Learn the lucrative copywriting business https://jvz1.com/c/2494001/376107/ (TVBoss Fire) have your own lucrative channel and sell others to businesses at $10,000 on Amazon Fire and Roku https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/370583/ (Membervio) have your own e-learning platform https://jvz3.com/c/2494001/273395/ (COMMISSION GORILLA v3) marketing tool https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com?a_aid=d9b37c32 (Wealthy Affiliate) affiliate marketing course...

Episode 197We've been watching the collapse of American society for more than two years. We may have another two years before it completely collapses, but I don't really think we have that much time. ResourcesIn an effort to provide you with the best, most helpful experience we can, any resource mentioned in The Cantankerous Catholic podcast will always be listed in this section. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases on links that are for purchases made from Amazon. This costs you nothing, but Amazon pays me a small commission on purchases made through those links. This helps to support this apostolate. For This Episodehttps://cantankerouscatholic.com/product/how-your-family-can-survive-when-society-collapses/ (How Your Family Can Survive When Society Collapses) The Sacred Heart Wins! with Bishop Joseph Strickland Why doesn't the church insist that priests, bishops, cardinals resign and if necessary defrock those who don't conform to Cannon Law? How does the normal everyday Catholic strengthen his family's daily faith? What is a good, firm and Catholic way to tell people at work that I don't use ‘pronouns'? Why does a priest need approval from the bishop to offer the Traditional Latin Mass? Catholic BootcampThis week Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy's Catholic Bootcamp is titled Making the World Right. Catholic QuotesThis week's quote is from St. Thomas Aquinas. Catholic StoriesThis episode features a story about golden pennies. For All Sixpack Warriors https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=85YEDSUJHVN42&source=url (Help Keep the Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy Apostolate Alive) FOR CHECKS: make checks payable to Cassock Media, P.O. Box 41, Villa Ridge, Missouri 63089 https://app.getresponse.com/site2/joe_sixpack_answers/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=YZQe (I Want To Learn More About The Catholic Church!) https://mariancatechist.com/product/basic-catholic-catechism-course/ (Marian Catechist Apostolate Basic Course) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-cantankerous-catholic-974386 (Rank & Review The Cantankerous Catholic )so more Catholics can join us! Earn Money Online Courses & Toolshttps://app.getresponse.com/site2/4c122058d00c61980ace16528b2950f0/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=hO8Fm (SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE!) My email list For the record, I believe the easiest way to consistently earn six-figures a year online is to begin a local digital marketing agency. And small businesses need your help more than ever since COVID. Be certain to browse this list. https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/t2ncgx/0 (Quick Start Agency—Client in a Weekend) for starting a lucrative local marketing agency https://jvz6.com/c/2494001/359214/ (LocalAgencyBox Reloaded) for setting up your own wildly successful and lucrative local business marketing agency https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/s54zps/0 (Secret Traffic Code) this one service is all you need to dominate your market and add new clients anytime you want https://jvz4.com/c/2494001/368909/ (VidProposals Elite) local marketing agency tool https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/379339/ (LocalCentric) tool for local marketing agency for reputation management services https://www.commissionhero.com/affiliate-signup1629411833967 (How to make $1,000 a day with Clickbank Offers) for affiliate marketing course https://537a5gp-ub4ei7m0mhxdro6r81.hop.clickbank.net/ (eCommerce Empire Academy) for starting an e-commerce business  https://awai.isrefer.com/go/COP-EA/EA_1365/ (American Writers & Artists Institute) Here's your ticket to the good life! Learn the lucrative copywriting business https://jvz1.com/c/2494001/376107/ (TVBoss Fire) have your own lucrative channel and sell others to businesses at $10,000 on Amazon Fire and Roku https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/370583/ (Membervio) have your own e-learning platform https://jvz3.com/c/2494001/273395/ (COMMISSION GORILLA v3) marketing tool...

Episode 196President Trump made what was perhaps the truest statement he's ever made when he said that conservatives and Republicans are too nice. That applies to Catholic lay people of every stripe across the theological spectrum as well. We're just too damn nice, and that's got to change. ResourcesIn an effort to provide you with the best, most helpful experience we can, any resource mentioned in The Cantankerous Catholic podcast will always be listed in this section. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases on links that are for purchases made from Amazon. This costs you nothing, but Amazon pays me a small commission on purchases made through those links. This helps to support this apostolate. For This Episode The Sacred Heart Wins! with Bishop Joseph Strickland What is the definition of a heretic? Why do so many bishops push homosexuality? Defining the Sudan obligation. Why has there been no public investigation of the sodomite activities at the North American College (NAC) in Rome? Catholic BootcampThis week Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy's Catholic Bootcamp is titled The Mercy of the King's Son. Catholic QuotesThis week's quote is from St. Paul of the Cross. Catholic StoriesThis episode features a story about a wise sultan. For All Sixpack Warriors https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=85YEDSUJHVN42&source=url (Help Keep the Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy Apostolate Alive) FOR CHECKS: make checks payable to Cassock Media, P.O. Box 41, Villa Ridge, Missouri 63089 https://app.getresponse.com/site2/joe_sixpack_answers/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=YZQe (I Want To Learn More About The Catholic Church!) https://mariancatechist.com/product/basic-catholic-catechism-course/ (Marian Catechist Apostolate Basic Course) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-cantankerous-catholic-974386 (Rank & Review The Cantankerous Catholic )so more Catholics can join us! Earn Money Online Courses & Toolshttps://app.getresponse.com/site2/4c122058d00c61980ace16528b2950f0/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=hO8Fm (SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE!) My email list For the record, I believe the easiest way to consistently earn six-figures a year online is to begin a local digital marketing agency. And small businesses need your help more than ever since COVID. Be certain to browse this list. https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/t2ncgx/0 (Quick Start Agency—Client in a Weekend) for starting a lucrative local marketing agency https://jvz6.com/c/2494001/359214/ (LocalAgencyBox Reloaded) for setting up your own wildly successful and lucrative local business marketing agency https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/s54zps/0 (Secret Traffic Code) this one service is all you need to dominate your market and add new clients anytime you want https://jvz4.com/c/2494001/368909/ (VidProposals Elite) local marketing agency tool https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/379339/ (LocalCentric) tool for local marketing agency for reputation management services https://www.commissionhero.com/affiliate-signup1629411833967 (How to make $1,000 a day with Clickbank Offers) for affiliate marketing course https://537a5gp-ub4ei7m0mhxdro6r81.hop.clickbank.net/ (eCommerce Empire Academy) for starting an e-commerce business  https://awai.isrefer.com/go/COP-EA/EA_1365/ (American Writers & Artists Institute) Here's your ticket to the good life! Learn the lucrative copywriting business https://jvz1.com/c/2494001/376107/ (TVBoss Fire) have your own lucrative channel and sell others to businesses at $10,000 on Amazon Fire and Roku https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/370583/ (Membervio) have your own e-learning platform https://jvz3.com/c/2494001/273395/ (COMMISSION GORILLA v3) marketing tool https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com?a_aid=d9b37c32 (Wealthy Affiliate) affiliate marketing course https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/g4vdpt/0 (VacationMoolah) you get paid every time someone takes a free vacation...

Episode 195It took us sixty years to get to this point. The solution I propose would take forty years to turn things around, and that's if an overwhelming majority of Americans embraced the solution immediately. ResourcesIn an effort to provide you with the best, most helpful experience we can, any resource mentioned in The Cantankerous Catholic podcast will always be listed in this section. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases on links that are for purchases made from Amazon. This costs you nothing, but Amazon pays me a small commission on purchases made through those links. This helps to support this apostolate. For This Episodehttps://greatbooksacademy.org/homeschool-program/ (THE GREAT BOOKS ACADEMY & HOMESCHOOL PROGRAM) https://www.sjc.edu/academic-programs/undergraduate/great-books-reading-list (St. John's College) The Sacred Heart Wins! with Bishop Joseph Strickland What does Bishop Strickland think about homeschooling? Why did bishops refuse to take action at the beginning of the homosexual infiltration of the Church? How do we reaffirm our poorly catechized relatives in the one true faith? Many Catholics believe the Catholic Church is only one of many ways to salvation. Bishop Strickland comments on the culture of death. Catholic BootcampThis week Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy's Catholic Bootcamp is titled The Two Miracles of the Mass. Catholic QuotesThis week's quote is from St. Isaac Jogues. Catholic StoriesThis episode features a story about a place in heaven called Paradise Street. For All Sixpack Warriors https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=85YEDSUJHVN42&source=url (Help Keep the Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy Apostolate Alive) FOR CHECKS: make checks payable to Cassock Media, P.O. Box 41, Villa Ridge, Missouri 63089 https://app.getresponse.com/site2/joe_sixpack_answers/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=YZQe (I Want To Learn More About The Catholic Church!) https://mariancatechist.com/product/basic-catholic-catechism-course/ (Marian Catechist Apostolate Basic Course) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-cantankerous-catholic-974386 (Rank & Review The Cantankerous Catholic )so more Catholics can join us! Earn Money Online Courses & Toolshttps://app.getresponse.com/site2/4c122058d00c61980ace16528b2950f0/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=hO8Fm (SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE!) My email list For the record, I believe the easiest way to consistently earn six-figures a year online is to begin a local digital marketing agency. And small businesses need your help more than ever since COVID. Be certain to browse this list. https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/t2ncgx/0 (Quick Start Agency—Client in a Weekend) for starting a lucrative local marketing agency https://jvz6.com/c/2494001/359214/ (LocalAgencyBox Reloaded) for setting up your own wildly successful and lucrative local business marketing agency https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/s54zps/0 (Secret Traffic Code) this one service is all you need to dominate your market and add new clients anytime you want https://jvz4.com/c/2494001/368909/ (VidProposals Elite) local marketing agency tool https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/379339/ (LocalCentric) tool for local marketing agency for reputation management services https://www.commissionhero.com/affiliate-signup1629411833967 (How to make $1,000 a day with Clickbank Offers) for affiliate marketing course https://537a5gp-ub4ei7m0mhxdro6r81.hop.clickbank.net/ (eCommerce Empire Academy) for starting an e-commerce business  https://awai.isrefer.com/go/COP-EA/EA_1365/ (American Writers & Artists Institute) Here's your ticket to the good life! Learn the lucrative copywriting business https://jvz1.com/c/2494001/376107/ (TVBoss Fire) have your own lucrative channel and sell others to businesses at $10,000 on Amazon Fire and Roku https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/370583/ (Membervio) have your own e-learning platform...

Episode 194This episode may seem a bit depressing to some of you. However, it's my hope and prayer that you'll find it one of love, hope, and joy. ResourcesIn an effort to provide you with the best, most helpful experience we can, any resource mentioned in The Cantankerous Catholic podcast will always be listed in this section. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases on links that are for purchases made from Amazon. This costs you nothing, but Amazon pays me a small commission on purchases made through those links. This helps to support this apostolate. For This Episodehttps://www.cmresistance.com/ (Church Militant Resistance) For All Sixpack Warriors https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=85YEDSUJHVN42&source=url (Help Keep the Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy Apostolate Alive) FOR CHECKS: make checks payable to Cassock Media, P.O. Box 41, Villa Ridge, Missouri 63089 https://app.getresponse.com/site2/joe_sixpack_answers/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=YZQe (I Want To Learn More About The Catholic Church!) https://mariancatechist.com/product/basic-catholic-catechism-course/ (Marian Catechist Apostolate Basic Course) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-cantankerous-catholic-974386 (Rank & Review The Cantankerous Catholic )so more Catholics can join us! Earn Money Online Courses & Toolshttps://app.getresponse.com/site2/4c122058d00c61980ace16528b2950f0/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=hO8Fm (SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE!) My email list For the record, I believe the easiest way to consistently earn six-figures a year online is to begin a local digital marketing agency. And small businesses need your help more than ever since COVID. Be certain to browse this list. https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/t2ncgx/0 (Quick Start Agency—Client in a Weekend) for starting a lucrative local marketing agency https://jvz6.com/c/2494001/359214/ (LocalAgencyBox Reloaded) for setting up your own wildly successful and lucrative local business marketing agency https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/s54zps/0 (Secret Traffic Code) this one service is all you need to dominate your market and add new clients anytime you want https://jvz4.com/c/2494001/368909/ (VidProposals Elite) local marketing agency tool https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/379339/ (LocalCentric) tool for local marketing agency for reputation management services https://www.commissionhero.com/affiliate-signup1629411833967 (How to make $1,000 a day with Clickbank Offers) for affiliate marketing course https://537a5gp-ub4ei7m0mhxdro6r81.hop.clickbank.net/ (eCommerce Empire Academy) for starting an e-commerce business  https://awai.isrefer.com/go/COP-EA/EA_1365/ (American Writers & Artists Institute) Here's your ticket to the good life! Learn the lucrative copywriting business https://jvz1.com/c/2494001/376107/ (TVBoss Fire) have your own lucrative channel and sell others to businesses at $10,000 on Amazon Fire and Roku https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/370583/ (Membervio) have your own e-learning platform https://jvz3.com/c/2494001/273395/ (COMMISSION GORILLA v3) marketing tool https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com?a_aid=d9b37c32 (Wealthy Affiliate) affiliate marketing course https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/g4vdpt/0 (VacationMoolah) you get paid every time someone takes a free vacation https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/jfgphp/0 (SiteBookPro) Book Affiliate Marketing On iTunes & Amazon! https://d20ae5w07h-mg5l9fk5adraofq.hop.clickbank.net/ (Super Affiliate System PRO) affiliate marketing course https://50930c1b-dbgl6-d4le3ld6m9w.hop.clickbank.net/ (Millionaire Society) Internet money maker https://www.getresponse.com/?a=WyQJvEARRJ (Get Response) autoresponder platform you'll need no matter what you do online https://www.aweber.com/easy-email.htm?id=506286 (Aweber) autoresponder platform you'll need no matter what you do online Health & Wellnesshttp://joesixpack.listenbody.hop.clickbank.net/?tid= (The Back Pain...

Episode 193In this week's episode we're going to discuss some of the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting, civil war in America, and the second amendment. ResourcesIn an effort to provide you with the best, most helpful experience we can, any resource mentioned in The Cantankerous Catholic podcast will always be listed in this section. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases on links that are for purchases made from Amazon. This costs you nothing, but Amazon pays me a small commission on purchases made through those links. This helps to support this apostolate. For This Episodehttps://www.foxnews.com/transcript/fox-news-sunday-on-may-29-2022 (Fox News Sunday with Rep Mo Brooks) https://conventionofstates.com/ (Article Five Convention of States) For All Sixpack Warriors https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=85YEDSUJHVN42&source=url (Help Keep the Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy Apostolate Alive) FOR CHECKS: make checks payable to Cassock Media, P.O. Box 41, Villa Ridge, Missouri 63089 https://app.getresponse.com/site2/joe_sixpack_answers/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=YZQe (I Want To Learn More About The Catholic Church!) https://mariancatechist.com/product/basic-catholic-catechism-course/ (Marian Catechist Apostolate Basic Course) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-cantankerous-catholic-974386 (Rank & Review The Cantankerous Catholic )so more Catholics can join us! Earn Money Online Courses & Toolshttps://app.getresponse.com/site2/4c122058d00c61980ace16528b2950f0/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=hO8Fm (SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE!) My email list For the record, I believe the easiest way to consistently earn six-figures a year online is to begin a local digital marketing agency. And small businesses need your help more than ever since COVID. Be certain to browse this list. https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/t2ncgx/0 (Quick Start Agency—Client in a Weekend) for starting a lucrative local marketing agency https://jvz6.com/c/2494001/359214/ (LocalAgencyBox Reloaded) for setting up your own wildly successful and lucrative local business marketing agency https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/s54zps/0 (Secret Traffic Code) this one service is all you need to dominate your market and add new clients anytime you want https://jvz4.com/c/2494001/368909/ (VidProposals Elite) local marketing agency tool https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/379339/ (LocalCentric) tool for local marketing agency for reputation management services https://www.commissionhero.com/affiliate-signup1629411833967 (How to make $1,000 a day with Clickbank Offers) for affiliate marketing course https://537a5gp-ub4ei7m0mhxdro6r81.hop.clickbank.net/ (eCommerce Empire Academy) for starting an e-commerce business  https://awai.isrefer.com/go/COP-EA/EA_1365/ (American Writers & Artists Institute) Here's your ticket to the good life! Learn the lucrative copywriting business https://jvz1.com/c/2494001/376107/ (TVBoss Fire) have your own lucrative channel and sell others to businesses at $10,000 on Amazon Fire and Roku https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/370583/ (Membervio) have your own e-learning platform https://jvz3.com/c/2494001/273395/ (COMMISSION GORILLA v3) marketing tool https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com?a_aid=d9b37c32 (Wealthy Affiliate) affiliate marketing course https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/g4vdpt/0 (VacationMoolah) you get paid every time someone takes a free vacation https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/jfgphp/0 (SiteBookPro) Book Affiliate Marketing On iTunes & Amazon! https://d20ae5w07h-mg5l9fk5adraofq.hop.clickbank.net/ (Super Affiliate System PRO) affiliate marketing course https://50930c1b-dbgl6-d4le3ld6m9w.hop.clickbank.net/ (Millionaire Society) Internet money maker https://www.getresponse.com/?a=WyQJvEARRJ (Get Response) autoresponder platform you'll need no matter what you do online https://www.aweber.com/easy-email.htm?id=506286 (Aweber) autoresponder platform you'll...

Episode 192Every time Michael Voris at Church Militant breaks a big story about a scandal in the Catholic Church from among the hierarchy, especially a sexual scandal, it causes me a lot of extra work. The question arises as to whether Michael is right to do what he does. I'll answer that question in this episode. ResourcesIn an effort to provide you with the best, most helpful experience we can, any resource mentioned in The Cantankerous Catholic podcast will always be listed in this section. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases on links that are for purchases made from Amazon. This costs you nothing, but Amazon pays me a small commission on purchases made through those links. This helps to support this apostolate. For This Episodehttps://www.cmresistance.com/ (Church Militant Resistance) For All Sixpack Warriors https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=85YEDSUJHVN42&source=url (Help Keep the Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy Apostolate Alive) FOR CHECKS: make checks payable to Cassock Media, P.O. Box 41, Villa Ridge, Missouri 63089 https://app.getresponse.com/site2/joe_sixpack_answers/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=YZQe (I Want To Learn More About The Catholic Church!) https://mariancatechist.com/product/basic-catholic-catechism-course/ (Marian Catechist Apostolate Basic Course) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-cantankerous-catholic-974386 (Rank & Review The Cantankerous Catholic )so more Catholics can join us! Earn Money Online Courses & Toolshttps://app.getresponse.com/site2/4c122058d00c61980ace16528b2950f0/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=hO8Fm (SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE!) My email list For the record, I believe the easiest way to consistently earn six-figures a year online is to begin a local digital marketing agency. And small businesses need your help more than ever since COVID. Be certain to browse this list. https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/t2ncgx/0 (Quick Start Agency—Client in a Weekend) for starting a lucrative local marketing agency https://jvz6.com/c/2494001/359214/ (LocalAgencyBox Reloaded) for setting up your own wildly successful and lucrative local business marketing agency https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/s54zps/0 (Secret Traffic Code) this one service is all you need to dominate your market and add new clients anytime you want https://jvz4.com/c/2494001/368909/ (VidProposals Elite) local marketing agency tool https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/379339/ (LocalCentric) tool for local marketing agency for reputation management services https://www.commissionhero.com/affiliate-signup1629411833967 (How to make $1,000 a day with Clickbank Offers) for affiliate marketing course https://537a5gp-ub4ei7m0mhxdro6r81.hop.clickbank.net/ (eCommerce Empire Academy) for starting an e-commerce business  https://awai.isrefer.com/go/COP-EA/EA_1365/ (American Writers & Artists Institute) Here's your ticket to the good life! Learn the lucrative copywriting business https://jvz1.com/c/2494001/376107/ (TVBoss Fire) have your own lucrative channel and sell others to businesses at $10,000 on Amazon Fire and Roku https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/370583/ (Membervio) have your own e-learning platform https://jvz3.com/c/2494001/273395/ (COMMISSION GORILLA v3) marketing tool https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com?a_aid=d9b37c32 (Wealthy Affiliate) affiliate marketing course https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/g4vdpt/0 (VacationMoolah) you get paid every time someone takes a free vacation https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/jfgphp/0 (SiteBookPro) Book Affiliate Marketing On iTunes & Amazon! https://d20ae5w07h-mg5l9fk5adraofq.hop.clickbank.net/ (Super Affiliate System PRO) affiliate marketing course https://50930c1b-dbgl6-d4le3ld6m9w.hop.clickbank.net/ (Millionaire Society) Internet money maker https://www.getresponse.com/?a=WyQJvEARRJ (Get Response) autoresponder platform you'll need no matter what you do online...

In this episode, you'll also hear:Why copywriting is such a high-demand, high-income skillCommon misconceptions about copywritingThe basic skills you need to succeed as a copywriterCoach Tam's personal recommendation for a program to get you started and walk you through every step of the processThere's a lot of talk in the Christian author community about ways to make more money. Often, the recommendation is to niche down, figure out who your tribe is, and then find ways to market your work more effectively. If that's your goal, you'll definitely want to go back and check out Part 2 of this Published and Paid series. So far, we've covered three paths you can take to make money as a writer, and now it's time to take a look at the fourth path. This path is often overlooked. In fact, it's probably thought of even less than public speaking or coaching. But it's not something you should sleep on, because it's a field of writing that will always be in demand: the field of copywriting. What Is Copywriting?Copywriting is a high-income skill to possess as a writer, because organizations large and small are always in need of someone to produce compelling, persuasive, and interesting marketing materials. As a copywriter, you can be that someone. You can earn a very good income using the writing skills you already have to create ad copy, web content, brochures, and much more. And the best part? You can often set your own hours, and you can literally work from anywhere in the world. Copywriting is the art of being persuasive, so there are a lot of things you could write that fall into this category, from sales letters to emails to social media posts and more. And all of these content pieces share the same goal: to get people to take action. Another important thing to know about copywriting is that it's a skill you can learn, even if you don't feel like you are particularly persuasive right now. (Trust me, I know this from experience!)Copywriting MisconceptionsBefore we get into some tips on how to get started with copywriting, let's first address the proverbial elephant in the room. You see, copywriting is often misunderstood. It falls in the category of marketing, and many of us have negative belief systems about marketing. It's often perceived as a dark art, a way to manipulate people into buying things they don't need. But nothing could be further from the truth!Copywriting is simply the art of crafting compelling copy. The goal is to find the right words to communicate your message in a way that resonates with your audience. That's really all that it is.Are there some unscrupulous individuals who use copywriting for less-than-honorable purposes? Of course there are. But let's be honest, there are people in every field who do not operate in a way that is consistent with Christian values. Copywriting is no exception, but – just like in every other field – the vast majority of professionals in this field are ethical. They only want to help themselves and other business owners and organizations achieve their goals. So it's true that not all copywriters are created equal. And you can be a part of changing the narrative by operating your copywriting business in a way that honors God. Another reason copywriting is often misunderstood has to do with the word “persuasion.” For some people, persuasion is associated with manipulation and coercion. But it doesn't have to be. You see, there's nothing inherently wrong with using words to influence someone's thoughts or actions. And let's be real: we all do that every day, whether we consider ourselves a copywriter or not. Have you ever tried to convince your boss to give you a raise, or your significant other to go on a date with you? That's persuasive communication, and it's the same skill a copywriter uses to convince people to buy a product, click a link, or sign up for a newsletter. Persuasion is a skill that we use every single day, and you can absolutely use it in a way that both honors God and helps the company meet their objectives. What's more, as you develop this skill and put it to use for other people, it will also make you better at marketing your own books and message. 3 Basic Skills for Copywriting SuccessThere's no perfect formula for becoming a great copywriter, but there are certain skills and qualities that will help you succeed in this field. You might have some of these basic skills already, but if not, you can likely develop them with a little bit of work. 1. Good copywriters are good communicators. Most of us know that good writing must be clear and concise. After all, who wants to read a rambling essay, a sloppy email, or a book that just goes on and on with no end? But what most people don't realize is that clear, concise writing is especially important for anyone who wants to become a highly paid copywriter. In the world of advertising and marketing, every word counts. So the best copywriters are able to distill complex thoughts into concise, powerful prose. However, if you aren't confident you can write clearly and concisely, that doesn't necessarily mean you can't become a good copywriter. It just means you need to work on those writing skills. In addition to expressing yourself clearly and concisely in writing, being a good communicator also means understanding the needs and expectations of your client or audience. In other words, your writing can't just be good; it needs to be effective at reaching the audience you're writing for. Think about it this way: even if you're using copywriting to market your own books, you have to understand the audience's needs so you can create material that meets their expectations, right? It's the same if you're working with a copywriting client. You have to understand who their audience is, who they're trying to reach, and what goals that audience is trying to accomplish, because that will help you target your writing more effectively. And that will help you create content that delivers value. 2. Good copywriters are creative and think outside the box. Often, copywriting requires you to come up with original, attention-grabbing solutions to promoting a product or service.That's essential, because the client is coming to you because they don't have that skill. They know their products and services, but they don't know how to present them in a way that grabs attention and prompts people to take action. As a writer, you probably already know the importance of being creative and thinking outside the box. You already use those skills in your own writing, whether you write fiction or nonfiction. As a copywriter, you'll simply take those same skills and mindset and apply them to coming up with fresh ideas to set yourself apart from the competition. And the better you get at doing this, the higher the rates you'll be able to charge. Yes, creativity can be challenging. You may be tempted to wait for inspiration, and if you do, inspiration may never come. Instead, you have to learn to inspire yourself to write. How? By creating an environment that inspires you to take action. Sometimes this means taking a break from writing and doing something completely different. For example, once you have the basic concept you need to write about, you could take a walk, watch a movie, or read a book on that subject to get more familiar with it. Sometimes you have to take yourself out of “writing mode” and expose yourself to new experiences. This opens you up to new possibilities and gives your mind the opportunity to come up with fresh ideas.3. Good copywriters are well-organized and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple projects at once. To maximize your income, you'll need to work with multiple clients. And each of those clients will have unique deadlines, needs, and expectations. That means you need to be good at juggling! It also means you need to ensure the copy you put out is good. It should be user-friendly and easy to read, with great attention to detail and on-point spelling and grammar. The goal is to produce high-quality work that meets your clients' expectations. Copywriting is always in demand, and chances are good that after you work with a client, they'll need a copywriter again for other projects down the road. So if you knock it out of the park the first time, they're likely to come back to you with further needs. So how do you ensure you're meeting client expectations? By developing skills in these basic areas:Organization: Manage your time well so you can meet deadlines. Pay attention to the details of spelling, grammar, etc. Take advantage of online tools to stay organized, check for errors, and keep track of dates and tasks.Staying on top of trends: Copywriting as a skill has existed for a long time. But there are always new and exciting ways to convey information, and the client base is always changing and evolving. The best copywriters stay up-to-date on what's working now and constantly adjust their writing approach accordingly. With all this in mind, if you have good communication skills, are creative and can think outside the box, and are well-organized and detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects at once, then you are already well on your way to becoming a successful copywriter. Take Action TodayThere are a number of different ways to get started with copywriting. But one of the best ways is to go through courses or programs that will help you take the concepts you've read about in books and put those skills into practice. If you're looking for a good program to guide you through the process of developing your copywriting skills, check out our friends at the American Writers and Artists Institute (AWAI). Their training program equips you with everything you need to know about copywriting, from the basics of grammar and punctuation to more advanced concepts like persuasion and marketing. Best of all, you'll be able to put your new skills to use right away. Whether you're looking for a six-figure income or just some extra spending money, AWAI can help you to get started. So what are you waiting for? Get started today, and watch the world of copywriting open up before you! Even if you don't think you're interested in taking a course right now, why not just take one small step in that direction by checking out what programs are available and asking yourself if this copywriting path could create additional income streams for you and your family? BIO:My name is Tamara "Coach Tam" Jackson and I am a published author, Facebook© Certified Digital Marketer, host of the Top 100 Publishing Secrets podcast, and founder of The Christian Authors Network (C.A.N.) Facebook© community. 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Episode 191Did you know that God actually refers to us as an old pot? You'll discover why in this episode. ResourcesIn an effort to provide you with the best, most helpful experience we can, any resource mentioned in The Cantankerous Catholic podcast will always be listed in this section. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases on links that are for purchases made from Amazon. This costs you nothing, but Amazon pays me a small commission on purchases made through those links. This helps to support this apostolate. For This EpisodeTalks by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen https://amzn.to/3JxJWky (The Two Shall Become One in Christ) https://amzn.to/3oZM7nC (Seven Riddles of Life) https://amzn.to/3QbHaEc (The Eucharist: Christ Present with Us) https://amzn.to/3QoRzMl (Prayer Is a Dialogue) https://amzn.to/3BJUmvq (What Every Couple Should Know About Marriage and Prayer) https://amzn.to/3bAJchO (Understanding the Holy Rosary) https://amzn.to/3Qqi83O (A Voice from Calvary) https://amzn.to/3JBwegv (Fulton Sheen Complete Audio Library) For All Sixpack Warriors https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=85YEDSUJHVN42&source=url (Help Keep the Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy Apostolate Alive) FOR CHECKS: make checks payable to Cassock Media, P.O. Box 41, Villa Ridge, Missouri 63089 https://app.getresponse.com/site2/joe_sixpack_answers/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=YZQe (I Want To Learn More About The Catholic Church!) https://mariancatechist.com/product/basic-catholic-catechism-course/ (Marian Catechist Apostolate Basic Course) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-cantankerous-catholic-974386 (Rank & Review The Cantankerous Catholic )so more Catholics can join us! Earn Money Online Courses & Toolshttps://app.getresponse.com/site2/4c122058d00c61980ace16528b2950f0/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=hO8Fm (SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE!) My email list For the record, I believe the easiest way to consistently earn six-figures a year online is to begin a local digital marketing agency. And small businesses need your help more than ever since COVID. Be certain to browse this list. https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/t2ncgx/0 (Quick Start Agency—Client in a Weekend) for starting a lucrative local marketing agency https://jvz6.com/c/2494001/359214/ (LocalAgencyBox Reloaded) for setting up your own wildly successful and lucrative local business marketing agency https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/s54zps/0 (Secret Traffic Code) this one service is all you need to dominate your market and add new clients anytime you want https://jvz4.com/c/2494001/368909/ (VidProposals Elite) local marketing agency tool https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/379339/ (LocalCentric) tool for local marketing agency for reputation management services https://www.commissionhero.com/affiliate-signup1629411833967 (How to make $1,000 a day with Clickbank Offers) for affiliate marketing course https://537a5gp-ub4ei7m0mhxdro6r81.hop.clickbank.net/ (eCommerce Empire Academy) for starting an e-commerce business  https://awai.isrefer.com/go/COP-EA/EA_1365/ (American Writers & Artists Institute) Here's your ticket to the good life! Learn the lucrative copywriting business https://jvz1.com/c/2494001/376107/ (TVBoss Fire) have your own lucrative channel and sell others to businesses at $10,000 on Amazon Fire and Roku https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/370583/ (Membervio) have your own e-learning platform https://jvz3.com/c/2494001/273395/ (COMMISSION GORILLA v3) marketing tool https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com?a_aid=d9b37c32 (Wealthy Affiliate) affiliate marketing course https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/g4vdpt/0 (VacationMoolah) you get paid every time someone takes a free vacation https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/jfgphp/0 (SiteBookPro) Book Affiliate Marketing On iTunes & Amazon! https://d20ae5w07h-mg5l9fk5adraofq.hop.clickbank.net/ (Super Affiliate System PRO) affiliate marketing course...

Episode 190Christianity is now openly and unapologetically under attack in America, especially the Catholic Church. Because of the growing hostility against us in America, it's vitally important that we're unified and doing everything according to the constant 2000 year teachings of our holy and ancient faith—not just what we like. On this week's episode we're hearing from Simon Rafe about one of the most disunifying things in the Church today; something that you Sixpack Warriors seem equally split on. Simon is one of the foremost experts on this topic. ResourcesIn an effort to provide you with the best, most helpful experience we can, any resource mentioned in The Cantankerous Catholic podcast will always be listed in this section. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases on links that are for purchases made from Amazon. This costs you nothing, but Amazon pays me a small commission on purchases made through those links. This helps to support this apostolate. For This Episodehttp://www.churchmilitant.com (Church Militant) https://www.cmresistance.com/cta (Church Militant Call to Action Conference) Discount Code: SIXPACK https://www.churchmilitant.com/using-a-discount-code (Instructions on using a Discount Code) https://www.churchmilitant.com/video/series/case/section?video_section=season-one (Case Files) with Simon Rafe  https://amzn.to/3zLqkWD (Handbook of Denominations in the United States) For All Sixpack Warriors https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=85YEDSUJHVN42&source=url (Help Keep the Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy Apostolate Alive) FOR CHECKS: make checks payable to Cassock Media, P.O. Box 41, Villa Ridge, Missouri 63089 https://app.getresponse.com/site2/joe_sixpack_answers/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=YZQe (I Want To Learn More About The Catholic Church!) https://mariancatechist.com/product/basic-catholic-catechism-course/ (Marian Catechist Apostolate Basic Course) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-cantankerous-catholic-974386 (Rank & Review The Cantankerous Catholic )so more Catholics can join us! Earn Money Online Courses & Tools https://app.getresponse.com/site2/4c122058d00c61980ace16528b2950f0/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=hO8Fm (SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE!) My email list For the record, I believe the easiest way to consistently earn six-figures a year online is to begin a local digital marketing agency. And small businesses need your help more than ever since COVID. Be certain to browse this list. https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/t2ncgx/0 (Quick Start Agency—Client in a Weekend) for starting a lucrative local marketing agency https://jvz6.com/c/2494001/359214/ (LocalAgencyBox Reloaded) for setting up your own wildly successful and lucrative local business marketing agency https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/s54zps/0 (Secret Traffic Code) this one service is all you need to dominate your market and add new clients anytime you want https://jvz4.com/c/2494001/368909/ (VidProposals Elite) local marketing agency tool https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/379339/ (LocalCentric) tool for local marketing agency for reputation management services https://www.commissionhero.com/affiliate-signup1629411833967 (How to make $1,000 a day with Clickbank Offers) for affiliate marketing course https://537a5gp-ub4ei7m0mhxdro6r81.hop.clickbank.net/ (eCommerce Empire Academy) for starting an e-commerce business  https://awai.isrefer.com/go/COP-EA/EA_1365/ (American Writers & Artists Institute) Here's your ticket to the good life! Learn the lucrative copywriting business https://jvz1.com/c/2494001/376107/ (TVBoss Fire) have your own lucrative channel and sell others to businesses at $10,000 on Amazon Fire and Roku https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/370583/ (Membervio) have your own e-learning platform https://jvz3.com/c/2494001/273395/ (COMMISSION GORILLA v3) marketing tool https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com?a_aid=d9b37c32 (Wealthy...

Episode 189Next week we begin with Bishop Strickland's new segment on The Cantankerous Catholic. This week I'm going to tell you how it came into being, how it's evolved since its inception, what you can expect, and how to submit questions for His Excellency. ResourcesIn an effort to provide you with the best, most helpful experience we can, any resource mentioned in The Cantankerous Catholic podcast will always be listed in this section. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases on links that are for purchases made from Amazon. This costs you nothing, but Amazon pays me a small commission on purchases made through those links. This helps to support this apostolate. For This EpisodeSubmit Questions to Bishop Strickland  https://www.cmresistance.com/cta (Church Militant Call to Action Conference) For All Sixpack Warriors https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=85YEDSUJHVN42&source=url (Help Keep the Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy Apostolate Alive) FOR CHECKS: make checks payable to Cassock Media, P.O. Box 41, Villa Ridge, Missouri 63089 https://app.getresponse.com/site2/joe_sixpack_answers/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=YZQe (I Want To Learn More About The Catholic Church!) https://mariancatechist.com/product/basic-catholic-catechism-course/ (Marian Catechist Apostolate Basic Course) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-cantankerous-catholic-974386 (Rank & Review The Cantankerous Catholic )so more Catholics can join us! Earn Money Online Courses & Toolshttps://app.getresponse.com/site2/4c122058d00c61980ace16528b2950f0/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=hO8Fm (SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE!) My email list For the record, I believe the easiest way to consistently earn six-figures a year online is to begin a local digital marketing agency. And small businesses need your help more than ever since COVID. Be certain to browse this list. https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/t2ncgx/0 (Quick Start Agency—Client in a Weekend) for starting a lucrative local marketing agency https://jvz6.com/c/2494001/359214/ (LocalAgencyBox Reloaded) for setting up your own wildly successful and lucrative local business marketing agency https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/s54zps/0 (Secret Traffic Code) this one service is all you need to dominate your market and add new clients anytime you want https://jvz4.com/c/2494001/368909/ (VidProposals Elite) local marketing agency tool https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/379339/ (LocalCentric) tool for local marketing agency for reputation management services https://www.commissionhero.com/affiliate-signup1629411833967 (How to make $1,000 a day with Clickbank Offers) for affiliate marketing course https://537a5gp-ub4ei7m0mhxdro6r81.hop.clickbank.net/ (eCommerce Empire Academy) for starting an e-commerce business  https://awai.isrefer.com/go/COP-EA/EA_1365/ (American Writers & Artists Institute) Here's your ticket to the good life! Learn the lucrative copywriting business https://jvz1.com/c/2494001/376107/ (TVBoss Fire) have your own lucrative channel and sell others to businesses at $10,000 on Amazon Fire and Roku https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/370583/ (Membervio) have your own e-learning platform https://jvz3.com/c/2494001/273395/ (COMMISSION GORILLA v3) marketing tool https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com?a_aid=d9b37c32 (Wealthy Affiliate) affiliate marketing course https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/g4vdpt/0 (VacationMoolah) you get paid every time someone takes a free vacation https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/jfgphp/0 (SiteBookPro) Book Affiliate Marketing On iTunes & Amazon! https://d20ae5w07h-mg5l9fk5adraofq.hop.clickbank.net/ (Super Affiliate System PRO) affiliate marketing course https://50930c1b-dbgl6-d4le3ld6m9w.hop.clickbank.net/ (Millionaire Society) Internet money maker https://www.getresponse.com/?a=WyQJvEARRJ (Get Response) autoresponder platform you'll need no matter what you do online...

Episode 188The two questions I get more than any other are “Who are you really?” and “Why do you use a moniker?” I decided to finally answer these two questions for you. ResourcesIn an effort to provide you with the best, most helpful experience we can, any resource mentioned in The Cantankerous Catholic podcast will always be listed in this section. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases on links that are for purchases made from Amazon. This costs you nothing, but Amazon pays me a small commission on purchases made through those links. This helps to support this apostolate. For This Episodehttps://www.churchmilitant.com/video/episode/vortex-trading-on-babies-lives?utm_source=Church+Militant+Newsletter&utm_campaign=ea96fe6ff7-vort_2016_01_211_21_2016_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_48285df487-ea96fe6ff7-68591414&mc_cid=ea96fe6ff7&mc_eid=d8bcf21f8d (Saturday's Vortex) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! https://www.cmresistance.com/cta (Church Militant Call to Action Conference) For All Sixpack Warriors https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=85YEDSUJHVN42&source=url (Help Keep the Joe Sixpack—The Every Catholic Guy Apostolate Alive) FOR CHECKS: make checks payable to Cassock Media, P.O. Box 41, Villa Ridge, Missouri 63089 https://app.getresponse.com/site2/joe_sixpack_answers/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=YZQe (I Want To Learn More About The Catholic Church!) https://mariancatechist.com/product/basic-catholic-catechism-course/ (Marian Catechist Apostolate Basic Course) https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-cantankerous-catholic-974386 (Rank & Review The Cantankerous Catholic )so more Catholics can join us! Earn Money Online Courses & Toolshttps://app.getresponse.com/site2/4c122058d00c61980ace16528b2950f0/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=hO8Fm (SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE!) My email list For the record, I believe the easiest way to consistently earn six-figures a year online is to begin a local digital marketing agency. And small businesses need your help more than ever since COVID. Be certain to browse this list. https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/t2ncgx/0 (Quick Start Agency—Client in a Weekend) for starting a lucrative local marketing agency https://jvz6.com/c/2494001/359214/ (LocalAgencyBox Reloaded) for setting up your own wildly successful and lucrative local business marketing agency https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/s54zps/0 (Secret Traffic Code) this one service is all you need to dominate your market and add new clients anytime you want https://jvz4.com/c/2494001/368909/ (VidProposals Elite) local marketing agency tool https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/379339/ (LocalCentric) tool for local marketing agency for reputation management services https://www.commissionhero.com/affiliate-signup1629411833967 (How to make $1,000 a day with Clickbank Offers) for affiliate marketing course https://537a5gp-ub4ei7m0mhxdro6r81.hop.clickbank.net/ (eCommerce Empire Academy) for starting an e-commerce business  https://awai.isrefer.com/go/COP-EA/EA_1365/ (American Writers & Artists Institute) Here's your ticket to the good life! Learn the lucrative copywriting business https://jvz1.com/c/2494001/376107/ (TVBoss Fire) have your own lucrative channel and sell others to businesses at $10,000 on Amazon Fire and Roku https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/370583/ (Membervio) have your own e-learning platform https://jvz3.com/c/2494001/273395/ (COMMISSION GORILLA v3) marketing tool https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com?a_aid=d9b37c32 (Wealthy Affiliate) affiliate marketing course https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/g4vdpt/0 (VacationMoolah) you get paid every time someone takes a free vacation https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/jfgphp/0 (SiteBookPro) Book Affiliate Marketing On iTunes & Amazon! https://d20ae5w07h-mg5l9fk5adraofq.hop.clickbank.net/ (Super Affiliate System PRO) affiliate marketing course https://50930c1b-dbgl6-d4le3ld6m9w.hop.clickbank.net/...

Episode 187A lot happened during June, but this show was busy with Toxic Male Month. The two things that most stood out in June was the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade, and this rash of mass shootings that have taken place across America. ResourcesIn an effort to provide you with the best, most helpful experience we can, any resource mentioned in The Cantankerous Catholic podcast will always be listed in this section. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases on links that are for purchases made from Amazon. This costs you nothing, but Amazon pays me a small commission on purchases made through those links. This helps to support this apostolate. https://www.cmresistance.com/cta (Church Militant Call to Action Conference) Earn Money Online Courses & Toolshttps://app.getresponse.com/site2/4c122058d00c61980ace16528b2950f0/?u=BhGUM&webforms_id=hO8Fm (SHOW ME HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE!) My email list For the record, I believe the easiest way to consistently earn six-figures a year online is to begin a local digital marketing agency. And small businesses need your help more than ever since COVID. Be certain to browse this list. https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/t2ncgx/0 (Quick Start Agency—Client in a Weekend) for starting a lucrative local marketing agency https://jvz6.com/c/2494001/359214/ (LocalAgencyBox Reloaded) for setting up your own wildly successful and lucrative local business marketing agency https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/s54zps/0 (Secret Traffic Code) this one service is all you need to dominate your market and add new clients anytime you want https://jvz4.com/c/2494001/368909/ (VidProposals Elite) local marketing agency tool https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/379339/ (LocalCentric) tool for local marketing agency for reputation management services https://www.commissionhero.com/affiliate-signup1629411833967 (How to make $1,000 a day with Clickbank Offers) for affiliate marketing course https://537a5gp-ub4ei7m0mhxdro6r81.hop.clickbank.net/ (eCommerce Empire Academy) for starting an e-commerce business  https://awai.isrefer.com/go/COP-EA/EA_1365/ (American Writers & Artists Institute) Here's your ticket to the good life! Learn the lucrative copywriting business https://jvz1.com/c/2494001/376107/ (TVBoss Fire) have your own lucrative channel and sell others to businesses at $10,000 on Amazon Fire and Roku https://jvz2.com/c/2494001/370583/ (Membervio) have your own e-learning platform https://jvz3.com/c/2494001/273395/ (COMMISSION GORILLA v3) marketing tool https://www.wealthyaffiliate.com?a_aid=d9b37c32 (Wealthy Affiliate) affiliate marketing course https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/g4vdpt/0 (VacationMoolah) you get paid every time someone takes a free vacation https://warriorplus.com/o2/a/jfgphp/0 (SiteBookPro) Book Affiliate Marketing On iTunes & Amazon! https://d20ae5w07h-mg5l9fk5adraofq.hop.clickbank.net/ (Super Affiliate System PRO) affiliate marketing course https://50930c1b-dbgl6-d4le3ld6m9w.hop.clickbank.net/ (Millionaire Society) Internet money maker https://www.getresponse.com/?a=WyQJvEARRJ (Get Response) autoresponder platform you'll need no matter what you do online https://www.aweber.com/easy-email.htm?id=506286 (Aweber) autoresponder platform you'll need no matter what you do online Health & Wellnesshttp://joesixpack.listenbody.hop.clickbank.net/?tid= (The Back Pain Breakthrough) https://hop.clickbank.net/?affiliate=joesixpack&vendor=gluco4&cbpage=new&tid= (ALL NATURAL GLUCAFORT) for diabetes support https://hop.clickbank.net/?affiliate=joesixpack&vendor=eellc21&cbpage=dsv&tid=joesixpack (Synapse XT) for brain & memory support https://hop.clickbank.net/?affiliate=joesixpack&vendor=bonecoach&tid= (Stronger Bones Solution)  https://hop.clickbank.net/?affiliate=joesixpack&vendor=exipure&pg=xpx (Exipure) weight loss http://joesixpack.alphasupps.hop.clickbank.net/?w=mdstvslv2&tid=joesixpack...

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In 2021, Ken Burns released a 3-part documentary about Ernest Hemingway, which inspired my conversation about Hemingway with English professor Ross Tangedal and PhD candidate Katie Warczak.  Should we still care about Hemingway?  Or should he be canceled?If you do not learn new things about Hemingway from this conversation, you can have your money back.  That's our podcast guarantee.Plus, can Ross and Katie convince Shanny to reconsider The Old Man and the Sea, his least favorite book from high school?What do you think of Hemingway?  Share your thoughts  on our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/NoCureforCuriosityPodcast. Please rate and review No Cure for Curiosity in your favorite podcast app.  Five-star reviews help other people find No Cure for Curiosity!Our intro music was written by UWSP music student Derek Carden and our logo is by artist and graphic designer Ryan Dreimiller.

There's no single formula for business and personal success, but Mark Ford has one worth hearing…. Ford has written 24 books and hundreds of essays on entrepreneurship and wealth-building. And he joins host Charles Mizrahi to share what he's learned from his experiences as the chief growth strategist at The Agora, a financial publishing powerhouse. Topics Discussed: An Introduction to Mark Ford (00:00:00) Brooklyn Beginnings (00:02:28) A Single Goal (00:6:25) The Power of the Pen (00:11:32) New Business Boom (00:21:40) Secrets to Success (00:29:18) Start from the Bottom (00:38:20) Guest Bio: Mark Ford is an entrepreneur, bestselling author, and philanthropist. He's also the chief growth strategist for The Agora, an international publishing group. Ford writes books on business, entrepreneurship, and wealth-building. Several of these works are New York Times and The Wall Street Journal bestsellers. Ford is also involved with Ford Fine Art, American Writers and Artists Institute, Lion's Kill, and Palimi. And he's the founder of FunLimón, a nonprofit organization for social and economic development in Nicaragua.   Resources Mentioned: · https://www.amazon.com/Ready-Fire-Aim-Zero-Million/dp/0470182024 (Ready, Fire, Aim) · https://www.markford.net/ (Mark's Blog) Transcript: https://charlesmizrahi.com/podcast/2022/03/01/power-of-pen-mark-ford/ (https://charlesmizrahi.com/podcast/)  Don't Forget To... • Subscribe to my podcast! • Download this episode to save for later • Liked this episode? Leave a kind review!   Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/1962483 (https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/1962483)

We delve into some of the most bizarre coincidences of all time. Including tales involving Anthony Hopkins, American Writers, French Poets and Plum Puddings.  https://bit.ly/ParanormalProbabilityPhotos 

On the show, Chris Hedges discusses the literary scene today and its parallels to the Great Depression, with author Jason Boog. This is not a good time in America to be a writer. The printing and traditional publishing sector has shed over 134,000 jobs during the Great Recession. Between 1998 and 2013, the book publishing industry lost 21,000 jobs, periodical publishing cut 56,000 jobs, and the newspaper industry shed 217,000 jobs. Digital technology has replaced the vital connection between sellers and buyers that once made news magazines and newspapers profitable. Writers struggle to make a living as freelancers, part-time employees, contractors, or in temporary fellowships. They often lack job stability, and health and retirement benefits. The economic distress for writers, including novelists and poets, increasingly replicates the distress writers endured during the Great Depression, many of whom were only able to eat and pay the rent because of the New Deal's Works Progress Administration's Federal Writers' Project, created in 1935 to give work to unemployed writers, editors, and research workers. The Federal Writer's Project employed 6,600 men and women, and rescued the careers of some of the country's most gifted writers, including Richard Wright, Claude McKay, Saul Bellow, John Cheever, Conrad Aiken, and James Agee. But there is no such support today. An entire generation of writers is being sacrificed under the hammer blows of a digital revolution and the collapse of print. Jason Boog is the author of ‘The Deep End: The Literary Scene in the Great Depression and Today'.

Hey one more thing before you go, what do you do when you have an illustrious career as an attorney and a judge, but you have this deep-down desire to put words to paper? You become a novelist! In this Friday Over The Teacup episode, we're Going to talk about reinventing your life as a novelist and creating A piece of work that explores old memories, betrayals, mistakes, missed chances, a look at how life could have been, all wrapped up in the middle of a hurricane, and we're going to talk about the journey into creating this Intriguing and unique novel. I'm your host Michael Herst and this is Over The Teacup- That Thing About “The Last First Kiss.” My Guest in This Episode is Walter Bennett he is a writer and former lawyer, judge, and law professor. His first novel, Leaving Tuscaloosa, won The Alabama Author's Award, and was a finalist for the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction and the Crook's Corner Book Prize for debut novels set in the American South. He has published short fiction and essays in both print and online journals, including Blackbird, The Courtland Review, Eclipse and Voices. An essay on trout fishing, “Black Quill,” appears in A stream: American Writers on Fly Fishing He has written numerous articles on the law; and a highly acclaimed book: The Lawyer's Myth: Reviving Ideals in the Legal Profession. Find more at https://beforeyougopodcast.com

Cathy “CC” Carlson has had over 25 years in the Music Industry with co-written songs placed on NBC, CBS, CMT (Country Music Television), and GAC (Great American Country). She also owns Independent Music Publishing companies and a Record Label. Cathy has worked for non-profits for concerts and events which included music celebrities David Foster, LeAnn Rhimes, Gary Allen, and television celebrities Paul Newman, Jacqueline Smith, Stephen Segal, Eric Estrada (“Chips”), and Baywatch stars which included Carmen Electra. Sports celebrities included Sugar Ray Leonard, Evander Hollyfield, and Race Car Driver Mario Andretti.  CC's Music Background also includes a TV Co-Host for a talent and variety show with over 2 million viewers and working as a Los Angeles Radio Co-Host with KCLA Radio and a Meryl Haggard radio program in Los Angeles. She was an Event Coordinator for NSAI (Nashville Songwriters Association International), SGA (Songwriters Guild of America), and other Los Angeles and International Songwriter Organizations including IMRO (Irish Music Rights Organization). Cathy worked with Bob Diamond (son of the famous Leo Diamond) who was the chief harmonica soloist or virtuoso in the “high fidelity” LP era. Bob was the partner of Midnight Music in Los Angeles which managed song catalogs and recordings by Tiffany, Irene Cara (Flash Dance) among many other artists and songwriters.  Cathy toured with her twin sister Colleen with the Min-On International Concert Association in Japan (the 2nd largest concert association in the world) with the “Route 66 Band” to packed concert halls through Japan which was managed by Seymour Heller, Manager to Liberace.  “CC” also worked for Celtic Harmony/Music Bridge with American Recording Artists including Rodney Crowell, the Go Go's, Delbert McClinton, Jeff Healey, Montell Jordan and Irish Recording Artists including Brian Kennedy, Liam Reilly (of popular Irish Band “Bagatelle”) Keith Donald, Jimmy MacCarthy, Marian Bradfield (founder of “Celtic Women”), Mick Hanly, and IMRO (Irish Music Rights Organization) Songwriters in Ireland. American Writers included Brenda Russell, Gordon Kennedy (co-writer of “Change The World” with Eric Clapton), Gary Nicholson, Jill Sobule. Songwriter Organizations included ASCAP, BMI, SESAC. Record Labels included Putumayo World Musiz, Polygram, EMI Music Publishing.  “CC” has co-written songs with Roger La Rocque who managed “Celine Dion” and Joel Hirschhorn (Grammy-winning theme song for “Poseidon Adventure”, Jan Buckingham (co-writer Pam Tillis “Queen of Denial”), Montell Jordan, Def Jam Recording Artist of the song “This is How We Do It”.  Studio work included recordings with Artist Theresa James, 2019 Grammy Award winner of “Contemporary Blues Album”. Patrick Swayze danced to CC's co-written song “Desire” in an HBO film “Letters From A Killer” which featured another one of CC's co-written songs “Daddy Tried” a take-off of “Mama Tried” by Merle Haggard.  Film and Television Song Placements:  Cathy's co-written song “A Woman In Charge” will be featured in a Sci-Fi film starring Barry Bostwick who starred in the cult classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show” with Susan Sarandon back in 1975. Cathy's dedication continued as Southwest Coast A/R, Representative for a Film/TV Placement company in Nashville where she submitted over 110 Artist Packages which totaled 3,500 songs in just 6 months.  Current Projects: Cathy co-hosts a "Gemstar Worldwide Podcast" with Plastic EP from Australia and she will also be hosting both a Music Podcast on www.bbsradio.com and hosting a show about her co-written books "Beyond The Veil of Sedona" and "Beyond The Cloak of California" which she co-wrote with her twin sister! Cathy currently works as “Music Publishing, Director” at Big Fish Music Group with Chuck Tennin, President & CEO. Chuck has worked on recording projects with “Legendary” Artists such as Neil Young, Aretha Franklin, Steppenwolf, Elvis Presley, Jim Hendrix, Peter Frampton, Rolling Stones, Ike, and Tina Turner, Neil Diamond, and many others.  Big Fish Music Group is an Independent Music Publishing Company located in N. Hollywood, CA which maintains one of the largest independent unpublished catalogs of all types of music available for use.

Founder of the Mentoress Collective and world renowned Copy Chief Marcella Allison has the data and experiential proof to show that women who are a part of women only mentoring and peer groups reach higher levels in business and in life. Join us as we discuss, and Marcella shares specifics on how women can close the success gap and raise each other up. Guys you can listen in as well :--). Marcella Allison is the CEO of Copy Harvest LLC and the founder of the Mentoress Collective (formerly Titanides Mentoring Collective), an organization dedicated to promoting female freelancers, entrepreneurs, and copywriters. Learn more at sexistsecret.com. As a copywriter, she works with some of the top direct-response companies in the industry. She has written for The Motley Fool, BottomLine, Inc., Advanced Bionutritionals, Money Map Press, Metabolic Living, The Bo Eason Group, and more.  Her copy has generated over $100 million in sales for financial trading services, alternative health supplements, and information products. As a mentor and copy chief, she designed and led Money Map Press's proprietary training program for in-house and freelance copywriters.  Today she mentors over 1,200 women in the Mentoress Collective.  In 2018, Marcella was awarded Copywriter of the Year by American Writers and Artists Inc. for her outstanding performance record and impact on the copywriting industry. She's a featured speaker at industry events including AWAI's Copywriting Success Bootcamp, Copy Chief LIVE, and The Copywriter Club In Real Life. Marcella is the co-author of, Why Didn't Anybody Tell Me This Sh*t Before? a collection of wit and wisdom from women in business. As the founder of the Mentoress Collective she is dedicated to helping women go as fierce and far in business and life as they desire.

The author of The Terran Chronicles: A Voyager in Chronospace, Lisa E. Kirkwood is a native of Romania who moved to USA in 2004 where she has lived since.In 2002, she graduated from college with a Bachelor's degree in foreign languages, majoring in English and Italian.In the good tradition of European education, many college graduates are fluent in more than two languages. A "citizen of the world", multilingual and multicultural, and a champion of diversity, Lisa E Kirkwood has approached a number of foreign cultures and has traveled through Europe and the eastern part of the United States.For years, Ms. Kirkwood has been a reporter, editor and reviewer for online newsletters, articles, interviews and business letters. Since 2016, she also became a member of American Writers & Artists, and of Professional Writers' Alliance.The extensive communications and writing experience in the American corporate environment prompted Ms. Kirkwood to open new horizons.With reading and writing as main hobbies, and a keen interest in photography, video and film making, in 2009, she founded Lisa Kirkwood Productions, LLC - Entertainment and Literary Arts, for the purpose of creating and promoting high quality material in many genres and formats while preserving the artistic vision of the original authors.A recent entertainment product of this LLC is The Terran Chronicles: A Voyager in Chronospace, a SF movie-and-book script, self-published by the author in 2017. Accessible on Google, Amazon, Facebook and IMDb, the script is available for online and retail sales through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other vendors. The project short link on Amazon is: amzn.to/2onYbA8.

There's a simple way that businesses can stand out from the rest, and that's good copy. In this episode, Jay shares how copywriters can stand out from the rest when pitching companies and how a good copywriter can take a company to new heights.Jay shares his methods on how to nail a pitch, why you should vary your skillset, and how to research multiple industries to improve your knowledge base and skillset. If you're a business owner, this episode will help you pick the right copywriter, and if you're a copywriter, this episode will show you how to deliver the most impactful copy to your clients.Timestamps:•0:00 – Introduction•0:20 – Jay's advice to business owners to help them thrive•6:15 – How you can ace a pitch and stand out from the crowd•8:55 – Varying your skillset: How semantics landed a $50M deal with Mazda •11:10 – Asking the right questions: Be interested to be interesting•16:00 – The amazon.com school of business•19:00 – Researching the industry you're working with using Amazon•22:10 – How to develop an advantage•23:15 – Unlocking your inner greatness: Being a personal hedge fund

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In American Writers and World War I (Oxford University Press, 2020), David A. Rennie argues that authors' war writing continuously evolved in response to developments in their professional and personal lives. He examines texts by Edith Wharton, Ellen La Motte, Mary Borden, Thomas Boyd, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Laurence Stallings, and Ernest Hemingway. Recent research has focused on constituencies of identity--such as gender, race, and politics--registered in American Great War writing. Rather than being dominated by their perceived membership of such socio-political categories, this study argues that writers reacted to and represented the war in complex ways which were frequently linked to the exigencies of maintaining a career as a professional author. War writing was implicated in, and influenced by, wider cultural forces such as governmental censorship, the publishing business, advertising, and the Hollywood film industry. American Writers and World War I argues that even authors' hallmark "anti-war" works are in fact characterized by an awareness of the war's nuanced effects on society and individuals. By tracking authors' war writing throughout their entire careers--in well-known texts, autobiography, correspondence, and neglected works--this study contends that writers' reactions were multifaceted, and subject to change--in response to their developments as writers and individuals. This work also uncovers the hitherto unexplored importance of American cultural and literary precedents which offered writers means of assessing the war. Ultimately, the volume argues, American World War I writing was highly personal, complex, and idiosyncratic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

In American Writers and World War I (Oxford University Press, 2020), David A. Rennie argues that authors' war writing continuously evolved in response to developments in their professional and personal lives. He examines texts by Edith Wharton, Ellen La Motte, Mary Borden, Thomas Boyd, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Laurence Stallings, and Ernest Hemingway. Recent research has focused on constituencies of identity--such as gender, race, and politics--registered in American Great War writing. Rather than being dominated by their perceived membership of such socio-political categories, this study argues that writers reacted to and represented the war in complex ways which were frequently linked to the exigencies of maintaining a career as a professional author. War writing was implicated in, and influenced by, wider cultural forces such as governmental censorship, the publishing business, advertising, and the Hollywood film industry. American Writers and World War I argues that even authors' hallmark "anti-war" works are in fact characterized by an awareness of the war's nuanced effects on society and individuals. By tracking authors' war writing throughout their entire careers--in well-known texts, autobiography, correspondence, and neglected works--this study contends that writers' reactions were multifaceted, and subject to change--in response to their developments as writers and individuals. This work also uncovers the hitherto unexplored importance of American cultural and literary precedents which offered writers means of assessing the war. Ultimately, the volume argues, American World War I writing was highly personal, complex, and idiosyncratic.

In American Writers and World War I (Oxford University Press, 2020), David A. Rennie argues that authors' war writing continuously evolved in response to developments in their professional and personal lives. He examines texts by Edith Wharton, Ellen La Motte, Mary Borden, Thomas Boyd, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Laurence Stallings, and Ernest Hemingway. Recent research has focused on constituencies of identity--such as gender, race, and politics--registered in American Great War writing. Rather than being dominated by their perceived membership of such socio-political categories, this study argues that writers reacted to and represented the war in complex ways which were frequently linked to the exigencies of maintaining a career as a professional author. War writing was implicated in, and influenced by, wider cultural forces such as governmental censorship, the publishing business, advertising, and the Hollywood film industry. American Writers and World War I argues that even authors' hallmark "anti-war" works are in fact characterized by an awareness of the war's nuanced effects on society and individuals. By tracking authors' war writing throughout their entire careers--in well-known texts, autobiography, correspondence, and neglected works--this study contends that writers' reactions were multifaceted, and subject to change--in response to their developments as writers and individuals. This work also uncovers the hitherto unexplored importance of American cultural and literary precedents which offered writers means of assessing the war. Ultimately, the volume argues, American World War I writing was highly personal, complex, and idiosyncratic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history

In American Writers and World War I (Oxford University Press, 2020), David A. Rennie argues that authors' war writing continuously evolved in response to developments in their professional and personal lives. He examines texts by Edith Wharton, Ellen La Motte, Mary Borden, Thomas Boyd, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Laurence Stallings, and Ernest Hemingway. Recent research has focused on constituencies of identity--such as gender, race, and politics--registered in American Great War writing. Rather than being dominated by their perceived membership of such socio-political categories, this study argues that writers reacted to and represented the war in complex ways which were frequently linked to the exigencies of maintaining a career as a professional author. War writing was implicated in, and influenced by, wider cultural forces such as governmental censorship, the publishing business, advertising, and the Hollywood film industry. American Writers and World War I argues that even authors' hallmark "anti-war" works are in fact characterized by an awareness of the war's nuanced effects on society and individuals. By tracking authors' war writing throughout their entire careers--in well-known texts, autobiography, correspondence, and neglected works--this study contends that writers' reactions were multifaceted, and subject to change--in response to their developments as writers and individuals. This work also uncovers the hitherto unexplored importance of American cultural and literary precedents which offered writers means of assessing the war. Ultimately, the volume argues, American World War I writing was highly personal, complex, and idiosyncratic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

In American Writers and World War I (Oxford University Press, 2020), David A. Rennie argues that authors' war writing continuously evolved in response to developments in their professional and personal lives. He examines texts by Edith Wharton, Ellen La Motte, Mary Borden, Thomas Boyd, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Laurence Stallings, and Ernest Hemingway. Recent research has focused on constituencies of identity--such as gender, race, and politics--registered in American Great War writing. Rather than being dominated by their perceived membership of such socio-political categories, this study argues that writers reacted to and represented the war in complex ways which were frequently linked to the exigencies of maintaining a career as a professional author. War writing was implicated in, and influenced by, wider cultural forces such as governmental censorship, the publishing business, advertising, and the Hollywood film industry. American Writers and World War I argues that even authors' hallmark "anti-war" works are in fact characterized by an awareness of the war's nuanced effects on society and individuals. By tracking authors' war writing throughout their entire careers--in well-known texts, autobiography, correspondence, and neglected works--this study contends that writers' reactions were multifaceted, and subject to change--in response to their developments as writers and individuals. This work also uncovers the hitherto unexplored importance of American cultural and literary precedents which offered writers means of assessing the war. Ultimately, the volume argues, American World War I writing was highly personal, complex, and idiosyncratic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

In American Writers and World War I (Oxford University Press, 2020), David A. Rennie argues that authors' war writing continuously evolved in response to developments in their professional and personal lives. He examines texts by Edith Wharton, Ellen La Motte, Mary Borden, Thomas Boyd, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Laurence Stallings, and Ernest Hemingway. Recent research has focused on constituencies of identity--such as gender, race, and politics--registered in American Great War writing. Rather than being dominated by their perceived membership of such socio-political categories, this study argues that writers reacted to and represented the war in complex ways which were frequently linked to the exigencies of maintaining a career as a professional author. War writing was implicated in, and influenced by, wider cultural forces such as governmental censorship, the publishing business, advertising, and the Hollywood film industry. American Writers and World War I argues that even authors' hallmark "anti-war" works are in fact characterized by an awareness of the war's nuanced effects on society and individuals. By tracking authors' war writing throughout their entire careers--in well-known texts, autobiography, correspondence, and neglected works--this study contends that writers' reactions were multifaceted, and subject to change--in response to their developments as writers and individuals. This work also uncovers the hitherto unexplored importance of American cultural and literary precedents which offered writers means of assessing the war. Ultimately, the volume argues, American World War I writing was highly personal, complex, and idiosyncratic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In American Writers and World War I (Oxford University Press, 2020), David A. Rennie argues that authors' war writing continuously evolved in response to developments in their professional and personal lives. He examines texts by Edith Wharton, Ellen La Motte, Mary Borden, Thomas Boyd, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Laurence Stallings, and Ernest Hemingway. Recent research has focused on constituencies of identity--such as gender, race, and politics--registered in American Great War writing. Rather than being dominated by their perceived membership of such socio-political categories, this study argues that writers reacted to and represented the war in complex ways which were frequently linked to the exigencies of maintaining a career as a professional author. War writing was implicated in, and influenced by, wider cultural forces such as governmental censorship, the publishing business, advertising, and the Hollywood film industry. American Writers and World War I argues that even authors' hallmark "anti-war" works are in fact characterized by an awareness of the war's nuanced effects on society and individuals. By tracking authors' war writing throughout their entire careers--in well-known texts, autobiography, correspondence, and neglected works--this study contends that writers' reactions were multifaceted, and subject to change--in response to their developments as writers and individuals. This work also uncovers the hitherto unexplored importance of American cultural and literary precedents which offered writers means of assessing the war. Ultimately, the volume argues, American World War I writing was highly personal, complex, and idiosyncratic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

A celebration of African-American literature, presented by Widener students, alumni, and faculty. Thanks so much to readers Ciana Bowers, Rohan Suriyage, Jayne Thompson, Emma Irving, Shpresa Ymeraj, Kim Roberts, Mark Graybill, Josh Schneider, Christina Giska, Ken Pobo, and Gabby Norris.

It's time for another episode in our series celebrating diverse voices - in celebration of Black History Month starting February 1, we have some author suggestions and teaching ideas for bringing your students more opportunity to hear a diverse collection of voices (even when you have prescribed curriculum!). Make sure to head to the show notes for links to all the resources we mention in the episode, including the FREE DOWNLOAD to use with your students! Enjoy! CLICK HERE FOR SHOW NOTES

Slava Malamud and Mikhail Iossel join Yuri Rashkin for a conversation on similarities and differences between Russia, politics, and sports.

Larry Watson is the author of the novels THE LIVES OF EDIE PRITCHARD, AS GOOD AS GONE, LET HIM GO, MONTANA 1948, AMERICAN BOY, IN A DARK TIME, WHITE CROSSES, LAURA, ORCHARD, and SUNDOWN, YELLOW MOON; the fiction collection JUSTICE; the poetry collection, LATE ASSIGNMENTS, and the chapbook of poetry LEAVING DAKOTA. Watson’s fiction has been published in ten foreign editions, and has received prizes and awards from Milkweed Press, Friends of American Writers, Mountain and Plains Booksellers Association, Mountain and Plains Library Association, New York Public Library, Wisconsin Library Association, Critics’ Choice, and The High Plains Book Award. The movie rights to MONTANA 1948 and JUSTICE have been sold to Echo Lake Productions and WHITE CROSSES and ORCHARD have been optioned for film. LET HIM GO was made into a film starring Kevin Costner and Diane Lane in 2020. Meet the very kind and talented, Larry Watson! Welcome to Monday Morning Critic Podcast! Instagram: Monday Morning Critic Twitter: @mdmcritic Facebook: Monday Morning Critic Podcast Email: MondayMorningCritic@gmail.com Website: www.mmcpodcast.com

Nina Li Coomes is a writer based in Chicago. Nina grew up in Japan and I grew up in China, so we talk about our experiences immigrating to the U.S. and growing up in the U.S.. We also talk about her writing, language barriers in activism, talking to Asian parents about politics, public school education, patriotism, citizenship, national borders, books recs from Asian American authors, and how hot Gong Li is! (2:30) - Nina introduces herself and her writing.(5:00) - Nina's newest essay on Chicago public schools.(12:00) - Immigrating to the U.S. from Japan, living as a mixed race child in the U.S. and Japan.(18:00) - The importance of translation and reducing language barriers in activism.(20:00) - Having political conversations with Asian parents (23:00) - Patriotism, Imagined Communities(27:00) - How is citizenship awarded, when is it taken away, how do you prove you're a citizen? Chinese citizenship. (30:00) - Regional dialects. (32:00) - Nina's book recs by Asian American authors!(34:15) - Asian American representation in literature and film. Amy Tan, Crazy Rich Asians, The Half of It, Mulan. Contact Nancy at:interpellasian@gmail.comWebsitePOC Podcast has an Instagram now! And a Twitter! Nina:TwitterInstagramOde to a Chicago Public SchoolBook recs: If I Had Your Face by Frances ChaHow Much of These Hills is Gold by C Pan ZhangMinor Feelings by Cathy Park HongHarmless Like You by Rowan Hisayo BuchananStarling Days by Rowan Hisayo BuchananWelcome to Progressive Opinions of Color (POC), a podcast that seeks to create space for more people of color in politics and economics. With the 2020 presidential election coming up and the state of the economy during COVID-19, it is more important than ever to think about who we include in the conversations about politics and economics. I am Nancy Wu, your host. I’m also an Asian American woman, an economist, and a huge politics and policy nerd. I triple majored in Economics, Government (Political Science) and Gender Studies at Dartmouth and have a Master’s in Development Economics from Oxford. I work as an Economist full time and have previously worked in economic policy at the White House (under Obama, of course) and progressive think tanks. The goal of this podcast is to engage the Asian American community and other POC and BIPOC voices in an industry that is so heavily represented by old white men. The POC Podcast will host conversations on the 2020 Presidential Election, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, the coronavirus pandemic, the state of the economy, and other pressing topics in politics, economics, and culture, all through perspectives inclusive of the lived experiences of people of color. Whether you're new to politics or already a huge politics nerd, I hope this podcast inspires community and conversation among us. Join me in reimagining politics and economics with underrepresented voices. The economy is complicated enough. Learn about it through stories from real people.

Heather MurataOwner/Copywriter At The Wellness Connection Copywriting Website Address: https://thewellnessconnectioncopywriting.comWHAT SERVICES DOES YOUR COMPANY PROVIDE?Creative, Social Media, SEO, OtherABOUT THE WELLNESS CONNECTION COPYWRITING:Provide clear, creative, compelling marketing copy, and SEO-optimized web content. I break down complex topics into easy-to-understand content.HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?When I know that I’ve given it all I’ve got; no holds barred. And I feel like I’m on top of the world, that is success. I have an internal locus of control. I believe that my life is what I make of it. I’m not saying that external reinforcement isn’t appreciated. I love a good pat on the back. And, sure, outside forces can also make some negative dents. But in the end, I’m the one making my choices. If I’m making the kinds of decisions that improve my existence — improve the world, I’m succeeding.WHAT MAKES YOUR COMPANY UNIQUE?I have many interests and passions. When I decided to focus on a niche market, I combined many passions that enjoyed a synergistic relationship rather than choosing only one. That synergistic relationship is The Wellness Connection. It doesn’t focus solely on human health. It also focuses on the health of our planet—environmental health. You really can’t have one without the other. My tag line, Mind+Body+Spirit+Planet, is a lifestyle choice. It’s not just some catchy slogan. I believe it takes healthy humans to ensure a healthy planet, but it also takes a healthy planet to ensure healthy humans. Healthy People = Healthy Planet ~ Healthy Planet = Healthy People.WHO IN THE INDUSTRY INSPIRES YOU AND WHY?I’ve been studying with American Writers and Artists Institute (AWAI) for some time now. Every copywriting course I’ve taken through this organization has inspired me. If I had to choose one person who inspires me, I’d pick a conversational copywriter, digital marketer, Nick Usborne, at nickusborne.com. He’s a down-to-earth marketer who exudes trustworthiness, and he’s not stingy with his knowledge. He takes the time to educate others, whether in a course he’s teaching or on his website.WHAT IS A TIP FOR SUCCESS THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE SOMEONE IN YOUR INDUSTRY?Know your audience. Pick one person from that audience and write to that person as if you were talking over coffee.What is the biggest change that you see coming with COVID-19 and the way people market their companies?A lot of people need to start focusing more online. Obviously, it’s a more virtual reality now. They can’t see their customers face to face the way that they’re used to. Not only that, but they also need to really start focusing on how their website is presenting their business. This is a really great time to just focus inward a little bit and make sure that your web site is putting your best face out there so that people understand what you’re all about and you can get their needs met. BluHorn Media Planning and Buying Software Is an affordable, easy-to-use tool that advertising agencies, media buyers/planners, and digital media directors and strategists use to plan media, buy media, analyze media, report media, and reconcile programmatic, digital and traditional media buys. BluHorn integrates with Nielson, Comscore, BluHorn Programmatic (powered by Centro), and QuickBooks; saving you time and money. While other tools on the market like MediaForce, GaleForce Digital, Advantage, Strata, and FreeWheel may require contracts, BluHorn remains a cost-effective solution with no contract requirements. Enjoy a 14-day risk-free trial of BluHorn Media Buying software today at BluHorn.com.

Kim Roberts is the founder and co-editor of two literary journals. She established Beltway Poetry Quarterly in 2000 and co-founded of the Delaware Poetry Review in 2007. She the author of five books of poems: The Scientific Method (WordTech Editions, 2017), Fortune's Favor: Scott in Antarctica (Poetry Mutual, 2015), Animal Magnetism (Pearl Editions, 2011), The Kimnama (Poetry Mutual/Vrzhu Press, 2007), and The Wishbone Galaxy (Washington Writers Publishing House, 1994). Kim is also the author of A Literary Guide to Washington, DC: Walking in the Footsteps of American Writers from Francis Scott Key to Zora Neale Hurston (University of Virginia Press, 2018), and editor of the anthology Full Moon On K. Street: Poems About Washington DC (Plan B Press, 2010). Kim has published widely in literary journals throughout the US, as well as in Israel, Canada, Ireland, France, Brazil, and New Zealand, and has been featured in over 40 anthologies.

Direct response copywriting isn't about writing a sales letter. It's about persuasion. And Katie Yeakle and Rebecca Matter, two leaders from the powerhouse copywriting training company American Writers & Artists Institute (AWAI), explain exactly what you can get from learning to write persuasively... whether as a career or as a business owner.

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I was always taught that the most effective marketing happens when the buyer and the seller win. What that means in the real world is that the seller writes copy to provide an undeniable value in their product or service to their prospective buyer. Then the buyer wants to pay the price to acquire the product or service. But what happens when the world, or your business, turns upside down and everything you are doing is no longer working? Or maybe you never needed to market before and now you do? Or maybe there is a crisis outside your control and you need to pivot because your old way is no longer working?  The world is seeing a massive shift in how consumers perceive marketing these days. Think beer company ads with massive crowds in bars or travel companies promoting trips to Italy, China or Spain or, well, anywhere right now? Marcella Allison has been writing copy for decades and helps businesses craft copy when times are stable and when they are not so stable. She also mentors other women to help them hone their craft. I sit down with Marcella in this interview to discuss the art of copywriting. Marcella also shares three questions you can ask yourself to craft your message and a framework for all your marketing copy that helps you define your customer, their needs and your needs. We also have a discussion about why it is important for women to join a group to lift their careers (Yup, she even shares the data to prove this.) By the end of this episode I dare you to say I can't write copy. If you do, reach out to Marcella or myself and let us help you. Marcella Allison,  is the CEO of Copy Harvest LLC and the founder of Titanides LLC, an organization dedicated to promoting female entrepreneurs, marketers, and copywriters. As a copywriter, she currently works with some of the top direct-response companies in the industry. Her clients include The Motley Fool, BottomLine, Inc., Advanced Bionutritionals, Money Map Press, Metabolic Living and more.  Her copy has generated over $100 million in sales for financial trading services, alternative health supplements, and information products. As a mentor and copy chief, she leads Money Map Press’s proprietary training program for in-house and freelance copywriters.  She also mentors over 600 women in the Titanides.  In 2018, Marcella was awarded Copywriter of the Year by American Writers and Artists Inc. for her outstanding performance record and impact on the copywriting industry. She’s a featured speaker at industry events including AWAI’s Copywriting Success Bootcamp, Copy Chief LIVE, and The Copywriter Club In Real Life. Marcella is the co-author of, Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me This Sh*t Before? a collection of wit and wisdom from women in business. As the founder of the Titanides she is dedicated to building a new arena, where dynamic, creative women co-mentor, elevate, and support each other on the journey to success. She also has a brand new course that is launching that helps women to build their authentic authority with a leading high-level executive coach and therapist, Dr. Cristy Lopez. 

Today's guest hardly needs an introduction. Marcella Allison is not only one of the best copywriters in the world, but an amazing mentor, leader and speaker with over 25 years of experience working with entrepreneurs to help them grow their businesses.   She was the business manager for Carl Solway Gallery, where she helped transform the small Cincinnati gallery into an international art phenomena.  As a venture capitalist, she worked with entrepreneurs and founders to help launch dozens of early-stage medical start-ups. As an entrepreneur herself, she built a successful direct response copywriting agency that works with some of the largest financial publishers, alternative health publishers, and supplement manufacturers in the country.   Today, she is a top direct response copywriter, an in-demand copy chief, sought-after mentor, and founder of the (Not So) Secret Order of the Titanides, a supportive community for women entrepreneurs.   Marcella was also awarded the 2018 Copywriter of the Year, by American Writers and Artists Inc. for her outstanding performance record and impact on the copywriting industry. We are delighted to have her on the show today, so let's dive in and hear what she has to say.    Episode Highlights   Marcella's biggest lessons about how to work with artists and creatives Why clients should "never live on the writer's money" How she translates technical knowledge from clients and gurus into compelling stories Why you need to know your hourly rate (even if you don't charge by the hour) How to estimate how much you'll when working for royalties Why there's no such thing as a lone creative genius Her process and philosophy for collaborating creatively with clients What it takes TRULY takes to write at the top level in direct response What to do when the client hates a piece that you think is great How to deal with tough coaches and copy chiefs What to do when you need to blow off steam and vent about a project or client Marcella's secret weapon for pulling an all nighter to get the job done How Marcella rekindles her creativity when she's tired or feeling burned out How she uses co-mentoring to continually improve her writing, business skills, and overall life

The time has come: Plan A Magazine has started a Patreon at $5/month. We are beginning an experiment. The idea is to use Patreon to create an Asian American writers fund. It's one thing to encourage and platform writers; it's another thing to pay them. Oxford, Jess, Mark, Teen, and Plan A's newest editor, Diana talk about the Patreon, as well as white people ranking Southeast Asian cuisine, and a U.S. State Dept. official calling China the first "non-Caucasian" competitor. LINK TO PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/planamag Intro Voice Track: Nicole Ponseca Outro Voice Track: Minimum Wage TWITTER: Oxford (@oxford_kondo) Jess (@cogitatotomato) Mark (@snbatman) Teen (@mont_jiang) Diana (@discoveryduck) REFERENCED RESOURCES: I Took On the American Cheeseburger, and It Defeated Me (by Frankie Huang) https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-took-on-the-american-cheeseburger-and-it-defeated-me Culture and race can’t be ignored in US-China rivalry – American official Kiron Skinner is right (by Chi Wang) https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/3009382/culture-and-race-cant-be-ignored-us-china-rivalry-american Nothing Unites Southeast Asians Faster Than Seeing a White Man Insult Their Food (by Arzia Tivany Wargadiredja) https://www.vice.com/en_asia/article/xwnw8j/southeast-asia-cousine-ranking-twitter-offensive SUBMISSIONS & COMMENTS: editor.planamag@gmail.com

in this podcast episode, we go over 20 amazing African American writers and their book and why you must read.Paypay donation: paypal.me/hakimbelloCash app donation: cash.me/$BrowndollazBuy a T-shirt: https://rdbl.co/2HUUlKbhttps://www.patreon.com/MediabumsCONNECT WITH ME ONLINEhttp://themediabums.comhttp://twitter.com/mediabumshttp://facebook.com/mediabumshttp://instagram.com/mediabums

In this episode of the Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast, playwright Rhiana Yazzie and novelist Brandon Hobson and hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell discuss Native literature. In the wake of viral images showing Covington Catholic students disrespecting Native activist Nathan Phillips in Washington, D.C., this episode turns the focus away from the MAGA hats, and back to the Indigenous Peoples March and indigenous writing.  Readings for the Episode: ·           New Native Theatre ·           Native Woman The Musical ·           A Winter Love (film, forthcoming) ·           Queen Cleopatra and Princess Pocahontas (forthcoming) by Rhiana Yazzie ·           Where the Dead Sit Talking, Desolation of Avenues Untold, and Deep Ellum by Brandon Hobson ·           Mekko and Barking Water by Sterlin Harjo ·           Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann ·           Stewart O'Nan ·           Louise Erdrich's Facebook post ·           The Indigenous Peoples March was about a Lot More than the Kids in MAGA Hats, by Tekendra Parmar               Guests: ·           Rhiana Yazzie ·           Brandon Hobson          Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

VikingUpdate publisher Tim Yotter and Jim Souhan preview the Vikings-Browns game from London, via Twillmn.com and State Farm agent Tony Hoaglund

n the sixth episode of Perceived Value host Sarah Rachel Brown sits down with the Philadelphia-based writer Sarah Rose Etter. The two women discuss Etter's path to becoming a published author, the joys of being a prison reporter, and how one finds themselves isolated in Iceland writing a novel. Sarah Rose Etter is the author of Tongue Party (Caketrain Press), which was the winner of the 2010 Caketrain Award as judged by Deb Olin Unferth. Her work has appeared or or is forthcoming in Vice, Juked, Hobart, Black Warrior Review, Salt Hill Journal, and more. She is a contributing editor at The Fanzine alongside Blake Butler, and a columnist at Philadelphia Weekly. Her work has been translated into French by Editions Do. She has presented work at the Society for the Study of American Writers, and was an attendee of the Gullkistan Artist Residency in Iceland.  www.sarahroseetter.com www.twitter.com/sarahroseetter www.instagram.com/sarahroseetter

Recent discoveries of chiasmus in Mesoamerica have shown that uses of chiasmus in the Book of Mormon fit surprisingly well within ancient “America’s earliest known literary tradition.” One scholar has stated that “chiasmus...is the culmination of Maya literary style.” Read more at bit.ly/know346

Mizna and RAWI teamed up once again in June 2016 for the RAWI+Mizna 6th National Lit Gathering. In this episode of Mizna Stream, you’ll hear readings by Arab American writers Jennifer Zeynab Maccani, Adam Hamze, and Lauren Camp.

In today's episode we talk to the $1.5 BILLION dollar copywriter - Clayton Makepeace. Clayton is an absolute legend in the industry and is now semi-retired, working with just one single client, yet he graciously came on the show to talk to us about how to write world-class copy that increases revenue every single time. This is a must-listen episode! Resources Mentioned awaionline.com Want To Work With Me? Visit http://www.JeremyReeves.com or email me at Jeremy@JeremyReeves.com Enjoy! Transcript Jeremy Reeves: Hey everyone, this is Jeremy Reeves with another episode of a sales funnel mastery podcast and today I have on the line, one of the best living copywriters in the world right now, his name is Clayton Makepeace, and I will let him get into his you know, into his background and all that kind of stuff and who he has worked for, what kind of copy he writes, and all that kind of stuff, but let us just say this, he has made -- he has up to 1.5 billion dollars in sales writing copy which blows me out of the water. So Clayton, how are you buddy. Clayton Makepeace: I am doing good. It is good to be here. Jeremy Reeves: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I am excited to have you. So before we you know, we get into questions and all that kind of stuff, tell everybody a little bit you know, go into a little bit more detail about who you are, who you have worked for, some of the copy you have done and that kind of thing so they can get a good understanding of who they are listening to. Clayton Makepeace: Sure, well, really quickly. I have been writing copy for 43 years, it is about to be 44. I started back in the 70s. I have written for the health industry as well as for financial. I started out in the financial industry and then people (inaudible 1:11.1) and said, hey, we want to start an alternative health newsletter, would you write a promo for it and I agreed reluctantly. So we launch Health and Healing which was the world’s first alternative health newsletter. We sold 2 million subscriptions to that $29 newsletter. Prior to that, I had taken two companies to over 100 million in sales (inaudible 1:42.4) we start from $300,000 a month in sales to $16 million a month in sales in 1 year. Jeremy Reeves: Wow! Clayton Makepeace: And then (inaudible 1:49.7) company from about $20 million a year in sales to $120 million and then I started freelancing again and did the Health and Healing thing for Phillips. Then in the late 90s, I established relationship with Weiss Research and we turned safe money reported to the largest $98 investment newsletter in the world at that time and (inaudible 2:23.4) doing their acquisition program as well as their health style promotions. We just completed one selling high price investment advisory service. The service went for $3,000 and we did 15 million dollars in 4 months on that promotion. So it is a lot of fun, keeps you active that is for sure. Jeremy Reeves: Yeah, definitely, definitely. So that kind of gives everybody a good background that you clearly know what you are talking about after that much you know, that experience and you know, it is a pretty impressive you know resume. So I have a whole bunch of questions lined up for you and I could probably have you on the phone for the next like be in a week and a half straight, but we will kind of keep it within you know 45 minutes or so. So I kind of -- I have some questions some are for copywriting you know, just salesmanship and then the other ones are for basically, I think it is going to help really anybody in the service industry you know, get clients and then also make like maximize the money that they make with clients you know, themselves and for other clients. So let us start with something of the copy questions. So my first one is and this is you know, I know that you could probably talk about this one for an entire day, but you know, when you are researching and you are one of the big things with copywriting and you know, writing any kind of package is the big idea you know, the hook. So what is your process for finding that you know, because there is one big one for each and another is kind of like a couple of mini ones even throughout the packages, but do you have any kind of specific process that you go through with that or do you kind of just keep like researching until it you know, until it hits you or what are your thoughts on that. Clayton Makepeace: Well, usually the hooks come fairly quickly to me. I do not have to -- I almost never do research in order to come up with a hook. I am looking for you know, what is a hook? What is the purpose of it? Right. Well it is something that is going to focus the mind on either the problem that the product solves or on the solution itself, right. So if you are focusing the mind, let us say, in the financial area. You are focusing the mind on the problem well the problem might be an impending crash in the stock market. So that would be your lead. That is where you would be focusing on. You would be explaining why you know this is about to happen. How much people lost last time. How you know, bloody it is going to be this time that kind of thing and you would begin with that. That would be your hook. If you have a product that has a really unique solution, then you might begin with that and that is basically the big promise headline. We have -- we are working at a promotion right now where the profit potential from these investments if you win is like winning a lottery. It is like you know, even that is $10,000, walk away with 10 million dollars. I mean it is just enormous, okay. So, on something like that, you might want to lead with the actual benefit of the product. Also, quite often we will look at the product and I will say, what is a good metaphor and we are talking about the lead you know, how to get in, how to start the conversation. So I will say, what is the good metaphor for what this product does. One of the products I am working on right now, look at it, okay, well this product is like having a rich uncle anytime I need money I just need to call him up and he will send a check or it is like having my own personal ATM or is like having a money tree in my backyard. Anytime I need a little extra money, I just go out and just pick it off of the tree or it could be -- maybe it is like a slot machine that pays off every single time you pull the handle, right. So I came up with a bunch of these metaphors that very quickly focus the mind on the benefit. Wow, could it really be that easy, right, and then it is just up to you to explain, yeah, it can be. Here is how it works. Maybe it could be a story if you have one or it could be constructed or it could be (inaudible 7:05.7) from the news. Anything that your prospect is thinking about -- he has feelings about. So he is worried about it. He is curious about it. He is fearful about it. He is excited about it. So somebody is reading about the elections right now for example that is dominating the news. How are they feeling about the elections. How are they feeling about the various candidates. How can you take what he has already thinking about and insert yourself into that conversation that he is having with himself. So those are just some of the things that I look for when I am looking for a lead. Jeremy Reeves: Okay, nice. What if it say something like you know, because even in the -- I do a lot of work in the like in a supplements base health, the health industry and some of the products that (inaudible 7:54.9) a lot of benefits. So one example is like turmeric you know, it does not just do one thing, it is like it helps with your brain, it helps with you know, metabolism and fatigue and all different kind of things. How do you -- if it is something like that works not just like the one big benefit or one big problem that is kind of like mixed up you know, how do you take a look at things like that. Clayton Makepeace: Well I have done a lot of supplement promotions as well. In fact, I have one -- we mailed 90 million pieces of. It was for (inaudible 8:27.4) for health resources. I have to say that, basically, you stopped looking at the product and you start looking at your market you know, if a particular substance lifts your mood and also prevents heart disease which do you think you should leave it. You know, you are going to leave with a health problem that is shared by the largest number of your people and that is also intense enough to make him want to take action to alleviate it and that is why you know, typically and I know there are some promotion now where brain supplements are starting to work and anti-aging to a lesser extent, but those things have never done as well as because you are talking about things that are not screaming, crying, problems that people have right now, right. So they have never worked as well as the prostate cure, the heart cure, the blood pressure cure, the cancer cure you know, arthritis cure you know, the things have people are dealing with every single day. So I would look for the benefit that shared by the most people and is also intense enough to cause people to want immediate relief. Jeremy Reeves: Okay, got it. That makes a lot of sense. And so you know, speaking of you know, a lot of -- I mean really, a lot of it comes down to or almost everything comes down to understanding who you are talking to you know, so I am sure you have some kind of process for doing the research, understanding the market, understanding the product that you are selling, all that kind of stuff. Do you have like a structure way of doing that or you kind of just start you know, dig in somewhere and then see you know, where it leads you or is it something like you do this first then second you know, how do you -- Clayton Makepeace: I do not have to worry about that too much anymore because I am focusing on the financial market and so you know, I learned decades ago who these people are and I have got a pretty good handle on that. It has not changed much over the years, but for example, when I went in to the health market for the first time it was like 1990 and I was doing my first health promotion and I say, well I do not even know who these people are you know, there bunch of -- (inaudible 10:48.7) you know, obsessed with their own health and so I did not share anything in common with those folks and so I went to the bookstore and I went to the aisle with all the books on various aspects of alternative health and I started looking at the chapter titles. The titles of the books and also the chapter titles and I figured out you know, which ones were the best sellers and so again, you know, the people I am going to be talking to are the people who made these the best sellers, right. Then I went to the news rack and I looked at the alternative health magazine like prevention and others and all other world health magazine and I looked at the various covers that they had and you know, I knew from friends of mine that did work for (inaudible 11:48.6) had several covers for prevention magazine each time it went out and so they had years of research on what kinds of articles (inaudible 12:01.7) on the cover that sell the magazine. Jeremy Reeves: Okay. Clayton Makepeace: So you know, by looking at what -- again, by looking at what my prospects are reading I got some really good cues as to who they were and what would get them and then also you can go to the Standard Rate and Data Service which is (inaudible 12:23.2) 30-pound book (inaudible 12:25.9) can get it all electronically, but Standard Rate and Data Service, you can look up all the competitors of your client. You can also look up your client and you can find out what the people bought in order to get his list. Then finally, you go to your client you say, hey look, show me what has worked in the past. Show me what has not worked in the past. Show me the most effective or successful promotion in any of your competitors are using and show me some (inaudible 12:58.1) that they put out there.” And all of that is -- not just a cue to what is working, it is a clue to you know, who your market is and what will get their attention. Jeremy Reeves: Okay, got you. So at this point you know, you have your -- you understand who you are talking to, you have the lead, you have the you know, the headline, the big idea all that kind of stuff so then you know, you kind of write the package. How about the offers? That is an area that I found that a lot of people do not put enough attention on you know, and I have worked with -- I worked with I mean everybody from you know, people kind of just starting to work with the 12-figure company right now. And a lot of -- I have done a couple with like infomercial kind of products and when I worked with them, I noticed that like 80% of their thinking at least goes into exactly what the offer is going to be you know. So when you are putting these packages together, how do you put an offer together including you know, the bonuses, the price point, even the names of the products, things like that. Clayton Makepeace: There is a lot there. Mainly the products for example, we are not selling Campbell suits so we do not have to you know, naming strategies are very different in the retail space than they are in the directors (inaudible 14:14.3) because in the retail space, the whole idea to come up with the name that will stick in someone’s mind so the next time they are at the store maybe they will remember your product and buy it, right. Very tenuous. (inaudible 14:28.0) direct response (inaudible 14:29.1) very nervous with that kind of nebulous, tenuous connection, but that is what they are doing you know. They are just trying to get a name that will stick in your brain. In our promotions, the name of the product quite often does not show up until 2/3 of the way through the promotion you know. We (inaudible 14:49.6) third of the promotion capturing the guys attention getting him to read. The next they are telling our story and the final (inaudible 14:57.2) presenting our solution which is a product. So the name of the product is less important to us; however, whenever I may name a product I tried to get a benefit into the name and I try not to worry about it being too descriptive. For example, I am working on something right now, it is a service that helps you invest in small mining shares, right. A gold mining companies that are very small and the stock is cheap. They are called Junior Miners. You know, somebody wanted to call it Junior Miner, (inaudible 15:39.0) something like that, right. Well that is descriptive, but there is no benefit there and also there is too much information. The word junior makes me think that maybe the service is not worth that much so you know, because I do not know if you are really -- if junior is modifying miners or if you know, describing a service you know, it would be quite simple to just drop it and say, Mining Millionaire you know, we are gold mining millionaire. Now you got gold because you know that your market is extremely excited about gold. Mining which is descriptive. We are not you know, we are not buying bullion we are buying money shares and millionaire which is the benefit, right. So I tend to look at it that way for (inaudible 16:31.3). The author needs to write -- if you are a freelancer though your client has already spent hopefully hours and hours on author and comes to you with a product that is fairly well conceived and (inaudible 16:46.4) comfortable with based on their own testing and their own track record. So that is usually good, but I always encouraged writers if you see something that you think can be improved, talk to your client about it because they love that. They feel like they are getting something extra other than just copywriting. I just had a situation where they gave me a product per month and I said, I absolutely hate it and they said, well, we are going to do it anyway and I said, well, okay, and I just turned to one of my junior copywriters and I said good luck buddy you know, this is your project and then probably should say this, well, actually Clayton, we are hoping you would write it. So I said okay, you know, I guess you know, if that will make you happy, I will write about it -- tell you right upfront this really sucks. And so the first thing I did was I changed the name of the service (inaudible 17:42.4) was I changed the focus of the service and the next thing I did was I changed the offer. It was the buy 3 years kit, 5 years offer. I changed the guarantee -- basically, I did not have to promote the service that they told me to promote because I completely changed it into something that it was not (inaudible 18:01.4) to promote. Jeremy Reeves: Nice. Clayton Makepeace: So when you see opportunities like that, take them you know. In terms of the author, basically you are just looking to create as much value as you can. We have a fairly standard template in the newsletter field. If you subscribe to 1 year, you will get 1 or 2 special reports and a premium. So you are connected with the subject matter at hand, and if you take 2 years, you will get 3 to 4 additional reports and the reports are given a value and so you know, the best offer you get you know, I just wrote 1 week at $700 in free gifts and discounts and so in terms of the price of those newsletters basically the industry will said the price for you because you are competing against other newsletters and so you know, you look around and you will say okay, well $29 seems to be what I am competing against. We can always have up or down from there, but that is kind of the industry standard. With pricing for premium service products, the price is directly related to the profit potential of the advice that you are given. So if you are doing an income service where you basically promising them that you will double their yield and they will get 6% instead of 3%. You can charge $5,000 a year for that because unless they got a couple of million dollars that they are investing you are not generating that much money for them. So you know, your price is lower, but if you got option service or a warrant service that has (inaudible 19:40.7) you can demonstrate of 2%, 3%, 4000% per trade. Now you are talking of service where you can charge a lot more money and the other variable course (inaudible 19:53.0) some of the service is we have to limit the number of people that can get in because of liquidity problems and so we you know, we will limit 500 or 1000 people, with that limit it is just (inaudible 20:08.9) to raise the price. So those are just some of the things that we look at in terms of offer. Jeremy Reeves: Okay, yeah, got you. So how about for buyers, it is kind of another you know, another area that I see -- huge mistake that a lot of people make typically online you know, people they call themselves you know “online marketers” you know, they are all focus on getting the lead you know, getting the first customer then they kind of forget about the buyers which is obviously a giant mistake because that is where all the money is you know. So what about buyers, you know, you write all these promotions to get people, I mean, you know, they are both first time buyers and then repeat buyer promotions, but do you have anything in place any specific examples that you can think of where it was a very structured approach like you had a package that was specifically meant just to get a first time buyer and get them in the door and then you had something that went on or hold sequence that went out to then get them you know, to kind of you know, opt in to the higher level packages. Clayton Makepeace: You know, for some really good stuff on that you should talk to Todd Brown. I can give you his contact information. Jeremy Reeves: Oh, yeah, (inaudible 21:18.4). Clayton Makepeace: Okay, so Todd is really great on this but you talked about funnels and yeah we have -- if you buy a product from us, let us say you come in as a lead and your response is something on Americas 10 best (inaudible 21:36.6) right. It is a special report, so you read the report and you opted in, you come to a squeeze page so we have your email address, but you do not buy anything okay, so you come on to our (inaudible 21:50.4) well there is a 7-week funnel process that you are about to go through as a new lead on our funnel. The first week and it is really interesting because first we assumed that you are (inaudible 22:09.0) because you like the product that you are looking at, but you just did not buy it. So we come back to you with a better offer and then we try another product along those same lines and then we will try something wildly different. And something else wildly different. Each week is a week long campaign where we -- with a deadline because a deadline is the most powerful tool you got online to get people to act. So 1 week campaign aimed at moving you into one of these products. After 7 weeks you see that the totality of what we have available for you. And there is a very good chance you will obey the purchase. If you come in having bought a product you will also get a funnel designed to introduce you to (inaudible 22:59.4) and introduce you to other products so we could basically cross sell you. You come in on a $29 newsletter, we can cross sell you to another $29 newsletter or we could push you all the way up to a $3,000 trading service, and it is amazing. Some of these people come in for $29 and their next purchase is $3,000. Others come in at $29 and they will buy another $29 and another $29 for God knows how long so that is on the low end of the scale. It is a wide end of the funnel, right. The leads that come in and the first time buyers of low price product. So funnels are the answer there and Todd is great because he automates and does all kinds of fancy stuff and he can be working with us on our stuffs too. The other thing is will you buy a high price service. It is a complete (inaudible 23:54.6) deal. If you just spent $3,000 with me I am not interested in selling you another product right now. What I am interested to doing is making absolutely sure you do not exercise the money back guarantee because you know I sell 15 million dollars worth of products, half of those people cancel I am out 7 million dollars, 7.5 million. So you know, it is very important to me to get you to consume the service and to experience some winners and so the funnel there is not aimed at making a sale at all, but is aimed at getting you to participate to engage with the service, to consume it, and so very different kind of approach. Jeremy Reeves: Yeah, definitely. I call that a personal coach campaign because you are kind of taking them through like you know, just getting them to use the product, get a result from it that kind of thing. I love it. Clayton Makepeace: Exactly. Jeremy Reeves: Alright. So how about -- I have a feeling that we have similar thoughts on this, but what are your thoughts on writers block. Clayton Makepeace: Yeah. I do not ever have it, I used to, but over the years I have developed an approach to writing so that before I ever have to sit down and do the hard work of actual writing I have something that approximates the rough draft, but I did not have to write you know. So I go to the process of outlining you know, I will sit down -- let us say you give me a product, right. And the first thing I need to do is read the product profile. Identify the benefits and any unique selling proposition. You know, a lot of our products will have benefits that are common with other products that hopefully some of them will also have unique benefits that no other product has so I am looking for that and then I asked myself several questions. First question is what must my prospect believe in order for this product to become absolute mandatory for him to purchase. What must he believe in order to make this a mandatory purchase for him. The second question (inaudible 26:13.6) identify 2 or 3 things maybe 3 or 4 things. My next question is you know, what must I say to him or show him to make him believe those things without a shadow of doubt and that is my researcher question, right. You know, what chart do I need to show. What quote do I need from the famous person. What do I need to show him to absolutely nail down you know, that this is a mandatory purchase. Then I got this Ryan Deiss we were on the phone the other day with my mastermind group and Ryan is a real cool guy. I love the way he thinks and he said, he likes to sit down and basically draw a word picture of his prospect before he uses the product and after he uses the product you know. Basically this is -- and you can use it just like that in your copy you know. In fact, I did it once with the (inaudible 27:18.9) product where I showed this guy reversing his own heart disease and canceling his appointment with the heart surgeon you know. In picture 1, he is on the bed at (inaudible 27:30.9) and in picture 2, he is out dancing (inaudible 27:33.6) or something. So you know, you have this before and after picture. How is this product going to change your prospects life. How is it going to bring value to his life. How is it going to change him as a person. And then finally the final question I asked is what is he worried about, frustrated about, angry over, or excited about right. What are the things in his life that have him feeling these emotions. There are typically -- what I am looking for here are topical things, news, things in the news you know, because this is how I am going to get his attention. You know that old national anthem (inaudible 28:22.9) you know (inaudible 28:24.8) the word sex and then underneath it just said, now that I have your attention and then you know, it told you what was in the magazine. That is a very effective technique for what we are doing, not quite that blatant. I am doing a campaign right now for example that has to do with credit spreads, right. What could be more boring than credit spreads, right. So how did I start the engagement process. Well, I looked around and I said what is that everyone thinking about right now. What is everyone have their (inaudible 29:00.7) right now, the elections, you know. If you are republican, you hate other republicans because they vote for Cruz and you vote for Trump, you know. If you are a democrat, you hate republicans and you hate other democrats that are supporting Hillary if you (inaudible 29:17.5) support. So you know, everybody is up in arms over the elections and so that is all anyone is thinking about, it is all in the news. So instead of starting my campaign talking about credit spreads, I started out by doing a survey and asking people to tell me who is going to win the election you know, who is going to win this nomination, who is going to win that nomination. And then over time, and I said I will give you my prediction (inaudible 29:44.7) in the meantime I want (inaudible 29:46.7) from you. Like that is the conversation started that way but then later when my analyst said you know what he was predicting. His prediction was you know what, it does not matter because this thing which I named the golden red show, is credit spread is already determined that we are about to go through 4 years of hell in this country no matter who is president and so now is my transition into the product. You know, that is how you use this topic (inaudible 30:23.7) to get their attention. Now that was a stretch usually you do not have to go through that much of a stretch but that is an example of a stretch. So that is it, and I take those things and I create a strategy document and I create an outline for what I am going to write then I say, what is the (inaudible 30:44.3) do we need here in order to make this point and that because my research request. And now I sit down ay my computer and I have got this completed outline with all of the facts and figures in it and it is time to start writing. Jeremy Reeves: And you are already 80% done? Clayton Makepeace: 80% done. You are right, you know. So now you just have to turn it into a conversation, simple, you know. Jeremy Reeves: Nice, I love it, yeah. I actually -- I like how you kind of laid it out like what do they have to believe you know and then how do you, you know, what do you have to say to have them believe that. I love that. I am going to start using that actually. That is good. Alright, so moving into a little bit more of the business side of all this. I have a couple of things in here for people who are on the service side of thing, but then also you know, also clients who are hiring people like us you know, so what do you see -- I am trying to figure how to say this, when you are -- actually you know what, let us start with this one. When you are working with clients and they complained about people they are hiring you know, contract or service providers, copywriters, marketers, things like that, what are some of the things that they, that kind of you know, piss them you know, that pisses them off a little bit about people they are hiring you know, taking away the results and all that kind of stuff because that is you know, you kind of get the result or you do not. But you know, in terms of like the working relationship you know, what are some of the things that you see clients not particularly enjoying about working with copywriters. Does anything come into mind. Clayton Makepeace: Yeah. A lot of things. I am a client you know, I have gone to a point where although I write copy every day, I also hire other writers every day and I have got a staff 3 in-house writers. We also hire freelancers. So I see it all the time. I think the first you know, the first thing is, this is not my first -- this is my first rodeo. So do not try blowing smoke at my ass you know. It is physically impossible if 3 grandmothers all die while you are in this process you know, or you know, 6 grandfathers to get hospitalized still you cannot make your deadlines. If you are struggling, if you need help ask for it. If you do not understand your assignment, if you have questions ask them you know. It is a sign of intelligence you know. It is a sign that you thought this through, you thought about it and you have some valid questions. I am working with Eric Patel right now. Eric is a great writer. One of the top guys in health industry and every once in a while, he will work with me on a financial project. Eric is just, he is great that way you know, he is very intuitive, but there is no question he would not ask. The other thing is you know, communicate, if you are going to blow a deadline, that is fine. You know, Gary (inaudible 33:54.9) once said to me you know, I hired him to do a project, but I asked him when I am going to expect the first draft and he says, Clayton, my man, he goes the heartbreak of a blown deadline, has quickly forgotten in the warm blow of the new control. That is so true you know, but just do not be working on somebody else’s project and you know, we are doing -- not working on my project and putting me off. At some point, I am going to give you a kill if he did not tell you (inaudible 34:30.1) call me again. Another mistake that probably the most -- 2 mistakes real quick and then we can move on. The first mistake in copy that I see all the time is just (inaudible 34:46.4) or a disconnect between the product or the problem that you are talking about and the solution that you are offering you know, this happens a lot in the financial field. It would happen a lot less in the health area, but in the financial field it happens a lot (inaudible 35:05.8) with some like the elections that their backend is all about something else and there is no connection whatsoever. There is no transition. There is no way that these 2 have halves of this puzzle fit together. The other one is copywriters who will just simply make grand sweeping statements and expects the prospect to believe them you know, (inaudible 35:37.7) your prospect is not an idiot, she is your wife you know, and so you treat your prospect with respect. If you are going to make a statement as hard to believe, back it up. If you are going to make any kind of a statement that is key to them making the purchase, back it up you know, and respect their intelligence. Do not -- you know, read it critically. One of the hardest things for copywriter to do, you are in love with your copy, you just spent a month on it (inaudible 36:11.5) The hardest thing for you to do is to read it as a critique would, as a scenic you know, read it and say, oh, bullshit every other line you know, and ask yourself how can I make this absolutely believable. Jeremy Reeves: I actually -- sorry I cut you off. Really quick, I was listening to an interview, I think it was David Doidge, I might have that (inaudible 36:35.6). Clayton Makepeace: We are having dinner with David tonight. Jeremy Reeves: Yeah, so you could ask him if he said it. It was a couple of weeks ago, I think I forgot, I listened to all kinds of stuff. I think it was him though and he was talking about the amount of benefits to put in a package and he said, he was saying that sometimes you can have too many benefits because it dilutes the big promise that you are making you know, and I love that and he said a lot of people the mistake they make is saying you are going to get you know, A, B, C, D, E, F, G you know, all the way down to Z and then they do not back up each individual one with you know, with proof and he said that actually because you know, even like little -- it kinds of adds up if they do not believe a tiny a little bit it is like okay you know, I will keep going, but then if you say 10 things and you are not backing up 10 things then they are like alright, this guy is bullshit you know. Clayton Makepeace: Absolutely. Think of the situation where you have the one main benefit that you really focus on your entire package and then in one section of a copy you say, oh by the way you know, users have also recorded the following: Bullet, bullet, bullet, bullet, right. But they are pushed way down. You do not have to believe those things in order to buy, right. The whole reason to buy the product is that one major reason you have upfront. Jeremy Reeves: I love it. So working with clients, I know you have always been huge on doing you know, (inaudible 38:03.7) deals, royalties, things like that you know. How do you go about structuring it with the client. I know in most of the area that you have worked with that is kind of you know, (inaudible 38:15.1) and all that. That is kind of like what they do you know, so they are used to that, but if you are going after somebody who they were not in that world like it was a new thing to them you know, how do you go about approaching them with (inaudible 38:28.8) hey, I am going to write this for you for X dollars, it will take you know whatever 8 weeks or whatever it is you know, how would you kind of position the pitch to get a royalty from it or some kind of (inaudible 38:40.3) deal you know, something beyond the one-time fee structure. Clayton Makepeace: You know, Jay Abraham did this with the IcyHot. It is actually a little well -- it depends on the kind of (inaudible 38:55.9) you are talking about. If you go to a work for Agora they already have a royalty program all set up. They know what their use (inaudible 39:02.6) you might be able to negotiate up a little bit if you have a super hot hand, and they really want you, but pretty much, they have a standard royalty rate you are going to pay. When you go to somebody that is not used to paying royalty or does not used to hire any copywriters, then you can do what a friend of mine did once. He just simply said, look, I am going to give you two choices in terms of how to pay for this, you could cut me a check right now for $25,000 and I write this or you can cut me a check for $5,000 now and give me 10% of revenues, if it works, right. So you know, most of these people are not that bright frankly and they are going to say, I am sorry but it is true, they just instinctively in a knee-jerk manner will go to the lower cost today. They will go to the $5,000 you know, but I had a project once where I had 10% revenues and for 30 days work I got paid 2 million dollars. So you know, I mean it is a -- and Jay Abraham made like 20 million on that IcyHot deal, you know. So you know, I like that idea of giving him a choice. One time I even went so far if you you know, every once in a while maybe 5 or 6 times in a lifetime if you are lucky, you will come across this guy with a kick butt product who does not have the first clue about marketing and he knows he has got a great product and he just cannot figure out why nobody is buying it, and you can go to him and -- you only do this if you are absolutely sure, but you can go to him and say, man I tell you the truth, I would pay you to (inaudible 41:08.2) and write this, but here is what I am going to do, I am going to write a promotion and I am not going to charge you a penny, but I want 10% or ask for 20% you know of the revenues and negotiate down from there. So you know, either give him a choice or let him pick the one that is going to end up making you the most money because it is less money out of pocket for him upfront or I mean use that -- I ended up with a 5 year client out of research publications by making that offer to Johnny Johnson back in the 70s. I said, you know, your (inaudible 41:45.2) I can really kill it, you know, and I tell you what, I am going to write a promotion for you, if you promise to mail it, test it, I will write a promotion for you and if it works, you pay me my normal upfront fee and my royalty, if it does not work, you pay me nothing and it is like a no brainer. Jeremy Reeves: Yeah, definitely. I take it you know, if I was hiring someone and they said it to me. I think that is you know, I think you -- kind of just have to look at that as you know, what would I you know, what would be a no brainer it is almost like putting together an offer just for a product but you are doing it a service you know. Clayton Makepeace: Exactly, and think if you are talking to somebody, you put yourself in a client’s shoes. You talk to somebody and they show that kind of confidence you are going to want to hire him. Jeremy Reeves: Yeah, definitely. Alright, so we are kind of coming up on time here. So let us do two really quick questions. This first one might take a minute or two and then the second one is a really quick one. So the first one is, if you look back over your career you know, it is now spanning you know, whatever it was 46 years or whatever it was, if someone was you know, kind of in the beginning stage of that or you know whatever the stage of that and you were looking back over your career and there were like 2 or 3 big things that you know, held you back that you can help somebody to kind of not hit those road blocks you know, what would they be and let me know that -- that question came out a little bit weird, let me know if that was clear. Clayton Makepeace: Yeah, I think you are asking what would I ask if I was you know, -- Jeremy Reeves: Yeah, exactly. Clayton Makepeace: Well, the cool thing is you know, today, there is 9 million people out there well I would not overstate it, but today you have access (inaudible 43:37.8) good copy coaches, right. So back when I was getting started (inaudible 43:43.4) was my copy coach. I was brand new, he is a little older than me. He was already established and so I heard he was a good writer and I figured out who he was writing for and I subscribed to their publications and so I started getting all his great direct mail pieces and I would run you know, run at the mail box grab at one end and get my scissors out, I start cutting them out. I had a book for headlines. I had you know, I outlined a piece so -- it was amazing how consistent his outlines were. And I would look at the subheads, I look at every part of the author. I would memorize it. I never would steal anything but you are internalizing all of the stuff so the next time you write something is there. You get what he is doing right without doing anything verbatim. So that was how we had to (inaudible 44:37.5) and then my buddy, Gary Halbert, came along, Dan Kennedy came along, AWAI came along and Gary Bencivenga with his Bencivenga bullets. All of these guys are there to help and so you know, you got to take advantage of this. This is like it is a gift from (inaudible 45:03.0) from heaven you know, that you got these writers who have done great things in their careers and they are willing to help you. The questions that I would have had would have been pretty much the ones that you have asked me today. The ones about how do you connect with your market. How do you organize your promotions. How do you avoid writers (inaudible 45:29.4). How do you structure an offer you know, all of those things, and it is amazing when Mike Palmer came to visit a couple of weeks ago and we have drinks and Mike is a guy that wrote End of America for Stansberry. He sold 750,000 subscriptions after that one video sales letter and you know, just to talk to my -- and we were just sharing, well, how do you do this, how do you do that and our approaches were so different, but I learned from him and I think he may have learned a little bit you know, from me. In fact, one time, Mike called me up and said, can I just come to your office and sit in front of your desk for 2 days. I just want to -- I do not want to talk, I just want to watch you work and I said sure you know. So you know, he did that and like I said earlier, we have a dinner with David Doidge tonight, your friend (inaudible 46:31.9) to get his career started. All of these people have slightly different approaches to how they do things (inaudible 46:39.6) will sit down and write 350 fascinations before he starts writing a copy you know, and you can learn from each of them. So you know, I guess what that boils down to his networking you know. Spent time with other writers. Go to the American Writers and Artists boot camp every year in October. You will meet 500 or 600 other writers there. Join a mastermind. I have got a mastermind group. We had a couple of group members and we all share secret Facebook page plus we have webinars every month. So you are constantly (inaudible 47:16.0) each craft plus you can show your copy to other people, other copywriters give (inaudible 47:24.5) so you know, networking is very, very important. It is a gift that we have today and you take advantage of it. Jeremy Reeves: Definitely. Fully agree. Absolutely. Alright, so the final question is and you can throw out as many as you want, one or twenty or you know, whatever kind of pops in your head, but what are some of your favorite copywriting or marketing books, because a lot of times you know, some of the best copywriting books are not you know actually copywriting books you know, so besides any of your own stuff obviously you know, because I have gone through them and they are just ridiculous (inaudible 47:59.1) amazing there, but you know, any kind of you know, normal books. What pops in your head as kind of must reads for people either learning copywriting or just marketing you know selling in general. Clayton Makepeace: Well, you know, I kind of find I guess because I am an old guy you know, when I read modern day books, current day books, and copywriting, they seemed to me (inaudible 48:23.0) regurgitation of what Claude Hopkins wrote, what John Caples wrote, what David Ogilvy wrote, what (inaudible 48:33.5) wrote, what Eugene Schwartz wrote. Those are the guys -- I was speaking last year at the boot camp for AWAI and American Writers and Artist and I asked a question, how many of you have read Tested Advertising Methods, and maybe 10% of the people in the room raised their hand. Now these are people who just spent thousands of dollars to go through a conference on copywriting and they had read the masters, you know, blows my freaking my mind. You can go to a library, get this book for free and read it and it is pure gold, right. So again, Caples, Hopkins, Ogilvy, Eugene Schwartz anything by Mark Ford too, more modern day, Mark is absolute brilliant guy. Ready, Fire, Aim is awesome. He wrote copy logic with Mike Palmer, is also awesome. So you know, that would be my advise you know, to go to those guys and read all of the masters first and then start building up what they already knew what 100 years ago, 50 years ago. Jeremy Reeves: They figured it out a long time ago. I cannot even imagine what they could do if they were alive now with all the you know, split testing, so easy now and all that kind of stuff, it is just (inaudible 50:06.0) brilliant, but yeah, I totally agree. For anybody listening, if you know, they were a lot of things for (inaudible 50:12.3) so I will -- I will put all of my favorite books which are basically the same ones into the show notes so you can go and I will have the links to all of them and all that kind of stuff so you do not have to worry about remembering all the different names. You just click on the link. Well, hey, Clayton, I really appreciate you coming on. It was really fun for me. I was really looking forward to this interview as a copywriter myself. You are kind of a you know, you are one of the legends you know, so it was an honor having you on. Before we hop off you know, what can people do to find out more about you, get in touch you know, wherever you want to -- wherever you want to send them. Clayton Makepeace: Well, you can contact American Writers and Artist Institute. You can go to their site, awaionline.com and poke around, looking for me. If you cannot find information on my mastermind group you can always send an email though to help you out. Also, ask them about August, I am going to be doing an intensive, I think it is going to be in Denver and the point of this intensive is basically speed writing, I am known as one of the fastest copywriters out there and I am going to take for 3 days, I am going to take a group of 50 writers and we are going to -- I am going to teach them my method for creating really great sales pages in a week or less. So check that out too. Jeremy Reeves: Sounds fun. I am going to check that out myself actually. Sounds good. It was -- again, it was a pleasure having you off and we will talk to you soon. Clayton Makepeace: Alright, take care. Thanks for having me. Jeremy Reeves: Thanks.

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In this episode, fiction writers George Saunders, Douglas Unger, and Maile Chapman discuss their work and interconnected lives at an event titled "Three Generations of American Writers." The event was held October 15, 2013 in the UNLV Student Union Theatre in Las Vegas, NV.

In this episode, fiction writer George Saunders discusses his life and work on the October 9, 2013 edition of KNPR's "State of Nevada." Saunders appears with Douglas Unger and Maile Chapman at BMI's "Three Generations of American Writers" event on October 15, 2013. This audio segment is used with the gracious permission of KNPR's "State of Nevada" which podcasts many segments of its programs. See knpr.org/son/feeds for more information.

In this episode, writers and Peace Corps alumni Peter Hessler, Paul Theroux, and Mary-Ann Tirone Smith discuss their lives and work in a panel discussion entitled "Writing the World: American Authors Looking Outward." Novelist and Peace Corps alumnae Marnie Mueller moderates. This event was held October 14, 2010 in the UNLV Beam Music Center's Doc Rando Recital Hall in Las Vegas, NV.

Sun, Sep 18 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #132 Bret Harte, typifying truly great American Writers, gets the Spotlight in the Basement this week. 'Tennessee's Partner,' written in 1869, takes a humorous, yet touching look at loyalty and rough frontier justice in the untamed wild west. Time: approx twenty-three and a half minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html

Tue, Aug 16 2005 Mister Ron's Basement #99 Bret Harte's masterpiece of a short story, 'Miggles' is presented here in it's entirety. One of the greatest American Writers ever, Harte's influence was profound on Mark Twain and many others. Virtually every good Western Movie owes a debt to Harte. This story is pretty funny and will leave you with a lump in your throat. Enjoy. Time: approx thirty minutes The Mister Ron's Basement Full Catalog can be found at: http://ronevry.com/Mister_Rons_Full_Catalog.html