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In this week's episode, we take a look at professional development for writers, and examine both the benefits and the pitfalls. We also take a look at my advertising results for March 2025. This week's coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Curse of the Orcs, Book #4 in the Dragonskull series (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills), at my Payhip store: ORCCURSE50 The coupon code is valid through April 25, 2025. So if you need a new audiobook for spring, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates   Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 246 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is April 4, 2025, and today we are looking at professional development for writers. Before we get to our main topic, we'll have Coupon of the Week, an update on my current writing and audiobook projects, Question of the Week, and then a look back at how my various ads performed for March 2025.   So let's start off with Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Curse of the Orcs, Book Four in the Dragonskull series (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills) at my Payhip store. That coupon code is ORCCURSE50. As always, you can find the coupon code and the links to my store in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through April 25th, 2025. So if you need a new audiobook for spring, we have got you covered.   Now for an update on my current writing projects. I'm very pleased to report that the rough draft of Shield of Battle is done, 102,800 words written in 22 days. That will be the second to last book in the Shield War series. If all goes well, I'm still hoping to have that out and edited and published before the end of the month. I'm now working on a currently untitled short story that newsletter subscribers will get for free in ebook form when Shield of Battle comes out. So this might be a great time to sign up for my new release newsletter. I am also 10,000 words into Ghost in the Corruption and that will be my main project after Shield of Battle is out.   Recording is still underway for Shield of Deception and Ghost in the Assembly. That is Brad Wills and Hollis McCarthy narrating, respectively. So I am looking forward to having those audiobooks out for you to listen to and then Shield the Battle and Ghost in the Corruption available for you to read, but I just have to get back to work on them.   00:01:48 Question of the Week   Now it's time for Question of the Week. Question of the Week is intended to inspire enjoyable discussions of interesting topics. This week's question, what games (if any) are you currently playing? No wrong answers, including “I don't play video games”. The inspiration for this question was that the fact that Nintendo was having this big Switch 2 announcement on April 2, which is amusing to me personally on a meta level because people have been speculating wildly about a Switch successor for years. Baseless Switch 2 rumors have been a clickfarm industry for years. Probably Nintendo had to have it on April 2 so no one would think it was a really elaborate April Fool's Day joke. Justin says: Online it would be World of Warcraft Classic. Otherwise, it is Conquest of the New World. Like me, my games are old and dated.   I can relate to Justin because I'm currently playing a game that was first made in 1994, but more on that later.   Sam says: Currently dancing between two games, my long-term love game, Final Fantasy 14 and Dragon Age: the Veilguard. The Veilguard was a massive disappointment for me, unfortunately, but it still has its reasonably okay points, but man, the developers dropped the ball in the worst way since Cyberpunk's disastrous release.   That's interesting because I've actually encountered a couple different people who have played Dragon Age: Veilguard and they either love it or hate it. There is just no in-between. So that does seem to be the kind of game where you either love the thing or you just hate it. Todd says: Enjoying No Man's Sky, waiting for Light No Fire. Continuing to grind World of Warcraft retail. Recently played the re-release of Half Life. Today, I also installed Lands of Lore, gotta love Patrick Stewart as King Richard!   I had forgotten that Patrick Stewart voiced King Richard back in the ‘90s in the Lands of Lore game. His most famous video game part (I think) is playing Emperor Uriel Septim in the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.   JKM says: Monster Hunter Wilds and Star Citizen.   Jesse says: Been doing an on and off run on Enshrouded. The story hasn't hugely gripped me as yet, but the mechanics are fun if you like Breath of the Wilds-esque world exploration.   Michael says: I'm currently playing Star Traders: Frontiers, which is a 2D indie space trading/exploration/crew management game in a vaguely Dune-like setting. It has turn based squad combat in Darkest Dungeon style too. Originally a mobile game but mechanics are surprisingly deep. It's good fun.   Randy says: Wizardry Remaster. Ironic because I didn't play the original.   For myself, I am kind of alternating between three current games. I am playing the Master of Magic remake on the PC and I'm determined to finally beat a campaign at that. I am still playing Iratus: Lord of the Dead and drawing closer to the final level. And when I'm really tired and don't want to do anything else that requires a lot of brain power, I still fire up some Starfield and go really mess up the day of some procedurally generated space pirates.   So watch my website and Facebook for Question of the Week if you want to have your comment read on the show as well.   00:04:39 Ad Results for March 2025   Now let's look at how my ads for my books did in March 2025, which is interesting because I changed things up a fair bit for ads in March. The reason I did this is because the economy isn't great and not likely to improve for several years. I saw someone arguing that all the policy decisions in the Covid era will have a 15 year economic hangover into which we're only five years, and I think that argument might have some merit to it. So because of that, I thought it might be prudent to move some older series into Kindle Unlimited. So I did that with the Demonsouled books and with Cloak Games, though not with Cloak Mage, which will remain wide as new books come out. I might do it with Silent Order as well, but I haven't decided. My thinking is that as people are looking to economize, subscription services will probably offer better value than direct book sales.   So let's see how we did. For Facebook ads, I did Cloak Games/Cloak Mage and The Ghosts. For Games/Cloak Mage, I got $4.14 back for every $1 spent, with 10% of the profit coming from the audiobooks. For The Ghosts, I got back $8.73 for every dollar spent, with 6% of the profit coming from the audiobooks. Obviously the total for The Ghosts might be inflated because of Ghosts in the Assembly, which did well. Thanks, everyone! Without Ghosts in the Assembly, The Ghosts still would've done $3.68 for every dollar spent, with 15% for the profit coming from the audiobooks. So still pretty good.   For Amazon ads, I mostly focused on Half-Elven Thief. Remember that for an Amazon ad to be successful, it needs to get a sale or a complete Kindle Unlimited read for every six to eight clicks. So for Half-Elven Thief, I got back $3.41 for every $1 spent, with a sale or a complete KU read for every 0.84 clicks, which is a really good result. However, it was not all roses in Amazon ads because I gave up on advertising Stealth and Spells Online: Creation. I've realized I fundamentally misunderstood what readers in the LitRPG actually want. I'm still going to finish the series this summer with the final book. I am 75,000 words into it as of this recording, but I don't think I'm going to advertise the series anymore.   For Demonsouled, I did a combined Facebook/Amazon ads campaign and for a combined campaign like that, it's easiest just to track the return. So for Demonsouled, I got back $2.53 for every dollar spent on Facebook and Amazon ads. So that was pretty close to how it did in February.   I also did some BookBub ad campaigns for The Ghosts and Sevenfold Sword on Apple. For The Ghosts, we got back $9.24 for every dollar I spent and for Sevenfold Sword, I got back $6.76 back for every dollar spent. So those are some very good results.   Finally, I've begun experimenting with BookBub ads for Google Play. I tried out Sevenfold Sword first and for Sevenfold Sword on Google Play with BookBub ads, we got back $3.86 for every dollar. So that is a promising beginning and I might try more experiments with BookBub ads and Google Play in May. So a good month all in all. Thanks for reading, everyone. Hopefully I'll have more new books for you soon.   00:07:46 Main Topic: Professional Development   So our main topic this week will be part three of our series on writing adjacent activities, and that is professional development. As I mentioned on past episodes, I'm working on a new podcast series on what I call writing adjacent activities. What do I mean by this? I'm talking about the tasks that seem like they're a part of the writing process but really belong in a different category. These tasks are important, but they can also be a pitfall if you spend too much time on them or don't use that time correctly. In this series, we'll focus on a few of these tasks and how they can benefit or hinder your writing process, even though they seem like good uses of time and may in fact be beneficial in proper amounts.   In this episode, we'll talk about professional development for writers. Those working in education, healthcare, or the corporate world will be very familiar with this concept. For those who aren't familiar with professional development, let's explain what it is. What is professional development and what is it for writers specifically? Professional development generally means gaining skills or knowledge that can help someone stay current in their field and grow in their work. In some fields like teaching or healthcare, professional development is required and must be done regularly. Some examples of typical professional development tasks include learning a new programming language, attending conferences, and reading professional journals. Writers have many of these same opportunities. Ther are a slew of conferences, workshops, webinars, videos, courses, and books available for writers to hone their craft, pick up marketing skills, and learn the ever evolving technical skills needed to self-publish and have an online presence. Some of these options, especially conferences and retreats, can be very expensive and time consuming while others are free and quick to consume, such as blog posts or podcast episodes.   How can you benefit from professional development? There are five ways.   #1: You can learn information and techniques that can help you improve your writing. An example would be a workshop session presenting data on when readers typically give up when starting a new book, which can help you think about how your book is structured.   #2: You can learn about technology and software that can make your work more efficient or look more professional. An example of this would be tutorials on how to use formatting software to turn Word documents into a formatted ebook.   #3: In-person professional development can help you network with others in your field. For example, if one of your priorities is being added to group promotion, meeting other authors at a workshop or a conference could lead to more promising leads than just emailing people.   #4: You can keep up with the constant changes in the field and adjust your strategies and plans accordingly. For example, Amazon's policies for KDP change constantly, sometimes monthly, it feels like. Writing blogs and podcasts can often explain these changes in a practical way that's more efficient than trying to parse long legal documents yourself.   #5: Finally, and fifthly, some people find professional development motivational or it helps them to feel more excited about their work. An example is a phenomenon called the post conference high, when someone returns from a conference with a high level of excitement and a list of plans a mile long. It's easy to get bogged down in the day-to-day tasks of work and sometimes professional development can shake things up in a positive way.   So professional development can be a good thing, but there are ways it can hinder your writing process. So we'll look at four ways that professional development can get in the way of you actually sitting down and getting some writing done.   #1: One of the downsides of being a writer is that professional development must be self-funded or you must pursue your own scholarships or grants for it, which are pretty limited compared to professional development in other fields. It is quite easy to spend tens of thousands of dollars on it each year, so each opportunity must be carefully considered. It's important not to spend money without a clear plan for how to turn it into action and without researching less expensive (but still effective) options that might serve your purposes. It's also important to look carefully to see if you can find lower cost options before registering for something. For example, instead of going to a weeklong residential bootcamp to learn WordPress, you could find a community education class or a LinkedIn Learning class (which many libraries provide to their patrons). Do you need a full course offered by another author or are you only interested in one portion of it and can learn that information from a YouTube channel? There is a lot of nonsense on the Internet of course, but one of the advantages of living in the modern era is that there is an abundance of good free information. You just have to find it.   My podcast transcriptionist has something that she likes to call the Two Buck Chuck Principle. It is named after the store brand of wine from Trader Joe's. That's way back when it was $2 a bottle, hence the popular nickname for it. Many people refuse to stray from this cheapest available option at the store because they find it meets their alcohol related needs and refuse to buy more expensive bottles.   The point of this principle is that like those Trader Joe's shoppers, my podcast transcriptionist will search for the free and low cost option for something first and then see what is missing from them that a more expensive option offers before buying the more expensive option. For example, if you're just starting out as a writer, you may be tempted to pay $3,000 or $4,000 for consulting sessions about advertising strategies because you read a convincing testimonial. Realistically, if you only have one or two books with only a handful of reviews and you're not willing to throw thousands of additional dollars on a professional style ad campaign, this would be severe overkill.   Applying the Two Buck Chuck Principle to this person's ad spending, it would make more sense to learn the basics first through webinars and blog posts on the topic. Something like Brian Cohen's Five Day Amazon Ad Challenge would teach the basics of using the interface and some strategies that keep a rookie from overspending or straying from their target audience. Once a writer has a few years of sales and several books in the same series, then perhaps it might be wise to progress to something more advanced and expensive, like hiring a consultant.   For most professional development, if you're paying money, you're either paying for being in a physical location or you're paying for the time someone else took to assemble and present the knowledge for you (in the case of a conference or workshop, both). For the latter, you can usually apply this Two Buck Chuck Principle by taking the time to assemble the knowledge yourself or find others who have through blogs, podcasts, and lower cost books. Someone like Joanna Penn or David Gaughran provides a wealth of sensible advice through these types of much lower cost options.   #2: Professional development, like many other writing adjacent activities, can give you the illusion of progress. Knowing about something and actually doing it are very different things. You have to have a specific plan for how you will implement your professional development. The sooner you start after completing your professional development activity, the more likely you are to benefit from it. Even five minutes a day working on it helps keep the knowledge fresh and gives you the confidence to continue.   #3: The number of available options for professional development can be paralyzing and it can be easy to feel like you have to do it all. The fear of missing out is a very real phenomenon, but it's necessary to combat it by being intentional with your time. Start by making your goals for the next year and then seeing what professional development you need to further those goals. For example, if creating video content is not part of your goals for the year, then it doesn't make sense to watch webinars on creating Instagram Reels or TikTok videos, even if you feel like it might be useful or you have a fear of missing out on the information. Your professional development, your goals, and your output all need to be in harmony in order to progress as a writer.   I have talked before about how a certain degree of tunnel vision is necessary to write at the pace that I do. Because I want to publish frequently, I often ignore conference and workshop opportunities because travel actively hinders my main goal of getting down as many words as possible each day.   #4: Professional development can take up so much time that it keeps you from the priority of writers, which is actually writing. Like the other writing adjacent activities out there, they expand to the size you'll allow. Planning your professional development goals for the year when you've created your writing goals can help you be disciplined in choosing the activities that will serve you best and fit with the time you can give them.   For example, if your goal is to set up an author website in May, you can allocate a little block of time each day for that month to watching tutorials, reading instructions, checking out other author sites for inspiration, and testing out the software. You wouldn't want to attend a three week intensive writing retreat in May because that would likely derail your progress on your other goal.   So finally, what do I personally do for professional development? What has helped me? I think the biggest help I had in terms of writing advice was a book called Billion Dollar Outlines by David Farland. It's well worth reading and a good look at story structure and understanding story structure that I think would be very helpful if you're struggling to finish an outline and write a book. Most of my professional development since then has been aimed towards the goal of trying to sell as many books as possible. So I took the Self-Publishing Formula course on advertising for Facebook, which was very helpful. I read a couple of different books on Facebook advertising, which was helpful. What was really helpful was a course on Photoshop I took in 2020 and 2021 that really increased my Photoshop skills and gave me the ability to do my own covers, which is very helpful because you often have to book a cover designer out well in advance. So that was very useful. And beyond that, I keep an eye on the various writing podcasts and Facebook groups. I don't really participate in the Facebook groups because that can be a huge time sink. Arguing with random people over the internet is not a productive use of time, but it is a good way to keep an eye on news within the indie author space and what people are doing and what trends you can expect to see. So that's what I do.   In short, professional development, like so many other writing adjacent activities, is a good thing that can hinder your progress if it's not done with intentionality and clear goals. As I said earlier in the podcast, your professional development, your goals, and your output all need to be harmonized in order to progress as a writer.   So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to the Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. And a quick note of thanks to my podcast transcriptionist for helping me to pull together the research for this episode. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes on https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

Mark interviews Dominician Gennari, a writer, storyteller, composer, and musician about his multimedia book and novella opus, The War for Ascension. Prior to the interview Mark shares comments from recent episodes, a personal update, a word from this episode's sponsor, as well as a word about a previous episode sponsor. One Hand Screaming: 20 Haunting Years - Kickstarter NEWS: Please note that the Feb/March 2025 Writers Retreat at Sea from Cruising Writers has been cancelled.   During their conversation Mark and Dominician talk about: How Dominician's creative and artistic voice started with music at about the age of 13/14 Discovering Tolkien about six or seven years later How, when writing, Dominician was imagining the accompanying soundtrack and the way the process became inseparable Learning from one of the most incredible music teachers Dominician's Italian heritage and how his family would gather in the kitchen and, while cooking together, would sing works like the music from Madame Butterfly and other classical sources How that learning is layered and added in to the other styles and genres of music that Dominician composes and plays The way that Richard Wagner would compose music with the elaborate use of leitmotifs (musical phrases associated with individual characters, places, ideas, or plot elements) Dominician picking ten of the key moments in his story to hit really hard with his own compositions The various members of the local musical community who participated in the recording About the 2nd track, "Light of the Hydroverse" Advice that David Farland, a mentor who worked with Dominician, offered in relation to this project Being told by Dave Farland that Dominician reminded him of Gene Wolfe Unpacking numerous languages in order to re-package them into the original language he created for this universe The Kenorian greeting in the language Dominician invented which says "may serenity follow you" Working with producers on a script adaptation of The War for Ascension but coming to irreconcilable differences that resulted in an end to that project How Dominician connected with Dave Farland via a course he took online from Writers of the Future Turning down what could have been millions of dollars on that cancelled Hollywood project How people can get ahold of the accompanying soundtrack The process that Dominician uses when writing the stories and composing the music  What's next for Dominician And more . . .   After the interview Mark reflects on the idea of creating in the kitchen and the power of that type of collaboration, as well as the integrity to say no to a huge opportunity if it crosses the line of what is deemed as acceptible.   Links of Interest: Dominician's Website Dominician on Instagram Mark's Kickstarter for ONE HAND SCREAMING: 20 Haunting Years EP 377 - Pivoting Your Publishing Dreams with Denise Massar Mark's Stark Reflections on Writing & Publishing Newsletter (Signup) Cruising Writers Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections How to Access Patreon RSS Feeds An Author's Guide to Working With Bookstores and Libraries The Relaxed Author Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for Authors An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Lover's Moon Hex and the City Only Monsters in the Building The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles Yippee Ki-Yay Motherf*cker: A Trivia Guide to Die Hard   Dominician Gennari grew up in the rough western suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, in the 80's after his migrant parents fled war-torn Europe after WW2. As a young child, he would fantasise about imaginary creatures living in his backyard and he would dream of magical worlds. As the years unfolded, Dominician's creative spirit flourished, giving birth to his mythical world, Númaria. This world, meticulously crafted, boasts a rich history and a complex ecosystem, providing the perfect backdrop for the vast timeline of his unfolding story called The War for Ascension. Submerging himself in the fields of forbidden archaeology, esoteric wisdom, USAPs of the US government, and ancient warfare, a great awakening occurred as the veil of secrecy was lifted from his eyes. After learning humanity's obscured past was stranger than fiction, his desire to create a truthful and artistic message through fiction arose. This acquired knowledge segued into writing his epic fantasy series The War for Ascension and the sequential standalone series The Ascension Archive. Having spent 3 years working alongside renowned Hollywood producers, Dominician garnered invaluable knowledge of screen craft and storytelling. But due to unforeseen events, he chose an alternative path to pursue his dream of writing wholesome fantasy stories. Guided by fantasy author and genius, David Farland, Dominician is set to expand his grand mythology, The War for Ascension into a multimedia book and novella opus, along with accompanying soundtracks of epic music. Dominician is also the producer of the epic industrial metal band Ark of Light, and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor and National Champion. He currently lives in Melbourne, Australia.     The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Austin Colton is the author of The Ballad of Sorrows series which include Child of Fire and Child of Rot. He shares how he took classes from Brandon Sanderson and David Farland. He gives some great advice about achieving goals and staying productive. You can find him at www.austincolton.com. For a free book: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/ggkwer3a1r

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Storm Humbert was a Writers of the Future Volume 36 winner and published in multiple magazines. Most recent is The Librarian, a collection with Air and Nothingness Press, and Of Wizards and Wolves, a tribute anthology for David Farland, published with WordFire Press. In this podcast, we discuss a Kickstarter for the "Inner Workings Anthology, A Calendar of Fools." The following description was provided by Storm: "Inner Workings" is an anthology filled with 16 stories from award-winning authors, but that's not all it is. "Each of these stories is accompanied by a craft essay meant to explore or explain a specific element of craft that was featured in that story. The goal here is to entertain and excite with our fiction, but also to educate with the essays--to help would-be writers grow in their craft by understanding things in a way that simply experiencing them on the page might not achieve. "Basically, we want to do as we've been taught to do and pay it forward. In winning Writers of the Future, we had the opportunity to learn from incredible authors, but we also got to meet each other. Since then, we've found each of us has something to teach the others, and that's what we want to do with 'Inner Workings.' We want to share with burgeoning writers the things we've been sharing between ourselves. "We want to open up this wonderful community we've found for everyone to enjoy."

Storm Humbert was a Writers of the Future Volume 36 winner and published in multiple magazines. Most recent is The Librarian, a collection with Air and Nothingness Press, and Of Wizards and Wolves, a tribute anthology for David Farland, published with WordFire Press. In this podcast, we discuss a Kickstarter for the "Inner Workings Anthology, A Calendar of Fools." The following description was provided by Storm: "Inner Workings" is an anthology filled with 16 stories from award-winning authors, but that's not all it is. "Each of these stories is accompanied by a craft essay meant to explore or explain a specific element of craft that was featured in that story. The goal here is to entertain and excite with our fiction, but also to educate with the essays--to help would-be writers grow in their craft by understanding things in a way that simply experiencing them on the page might not achieve. "Basically, we want to do as we've been taught to do and pay it forward. In winning Writers of the Future, we had the opportunity to learn from incredible authors, but we also got to meet each other. Since then, we've found each of us has something to teach the others, and that's what we want to do with 'Inner Workings.' We want to share with burgeoning writers the things we've been sharing between ourselves. "We want to open up this wonderful community we've found for everyone to enjoy."

Storm Humbert was a Writers of the Future Volume 36 winner and published in multiple magazines. Most recent is The Librarian, a collection with Air and Nothingness Press, and Of Wizards and Wolves, a tribute anthology for David Farland, published with WordFire Press. In this podcast, we discuss a Kickstarter for the "Inner Workings Anthology, A Calendar of Fools." Kickstarter link: https://bit.ly/IWFools The following description was provided by Storm: "Inner Workings" is an anthology filled with 16 stories from award-winning authors, but that's not all it is. "Each of these stories is accompanied by a craft essay meant to explore or explain a specific element of craft that was featured in that story. The goal here is to entertain and excite with our fiction, but also to educate with the essays--to help would-be writers grow in their craft by understanding things in a way that simply experiencing them on the page might not achieve. "Basically, we want to do as we've been taught to do and pay it forward. In winning Writers of the Future, we had the opportunity to learn from incredible authors, but we also got to meet each other. Since then, we've found each of us has something to teach the others, and that's what we want to do with 'Inner Workings.' We want to share with burgeoning writers the things we've been sharing between ourselves. "We want to open up this wonderful community we've found for everyone to enjoy."

It's time to slam now! Welcome to the jam! We're getting just a bit animated in this episode as we dig into the Monstars from the 1996 basketball classic, Space Jam! *Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music here, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work here! *Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork! References: 10 Things You Didn't Know About The Original Space Jam - CBR Space Jam: Twenty Years on we revisit our work on the classic animation-live action hybrid - Cinesite The miniatures of the original ‘Space Jam' - Befores and Afters Space Jam wiki Cocaine Bear People of Earth The Runelords by David Farland

Mark interviews Gama Ray Martinez about his recent novel GOD OF NEVERLAND, his writing life, and more. Prior to the main segment, Mark shares an extremely brief personal update, and a word about this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. During their conversation Mark and Gama talk about: How Mark and Gama normally only see one another once per year at Superstars Writing Seminars in Colorado in Feb each year Gama always wanting to be a writer, and in school turning in stories instead of descriptive essays The first story that Gama sold, which won 2nd place in a David Farland anthology Taking several of David Farland's workshops Writing a "purple unicorn" story involving a potato based on a parody cover James A. Owen had crafted The background of the "purple unicorn" story Value that can come, both professionally and personally, from attending in person conferences like Superstars Writing Seminars The inspiration for writing God of Neverland which came from the epilogue of the original story of Peter Pan Embracing both traditional publishing and indie publishing Having support from both family and close friends The audiobook version, which took home an audio award The forthcoming sequel, Queens of Wonderland, which ties in to the classic Lewis Carroll book The GamaVerse of this series and how it will connect even more classic texts Writing with something on the TV in the background, but it having to be something that he has seen countless times Advice Gama would offer to other writers and beginning writers How Gama shoots for one plot point per 1000 words when greating a rough outline for a writing project Gama's goal to do a half-marathon in every state, and the Disney marathons he has participated in The feeling of walking into a bookstore such as Barnes and Noble and seeing your books on display And more... After the interview Mark reflects on the years of hard work and investment Gama put into his writing to get to where he is today and the important of getting that first draft DONE.   Links of Interest: Gama Ray Martinez Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections Best Book Ever Podcast Lovers Moon Podcast The Relaxed Author Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for Authors An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Lover's Moon Hex and the City The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles   Gama Ray Martinez lives near Salt Lake City, Utah, with his wife and kids. He moved there solely because he likes mountains. He collects weapons in case he ever needs to supply a medieval battalion, and he greatly resents when work or other real-life things get in the way of writing. He secretly hopes to one day slay a dragon in single combat and doesn't believe in letting pesky little things like reality stand in the way of dreams.   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 

Hey There Story Fiends. Today we're once again talking about resonance as made popular by the late David Farland. Also, this week, we have included a story which finds its roots in old school D&D fiction. Enjoy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/alledria/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alledria/support

"Barbarians" by David Farland as part of the Runelord series. Learn more at https://www.davidfarland.com/ (DavidFarland.com). Dval, an Inkarran, has stumbled across a wrecked carriage. Inside not only the life of a girl from his sworn enemies, the Mystarrians, but also the catalyst to his new destiny. EDITOR'S NOTE: David Wolverton, also known as David Farland, passed away January 14, 2022. As such, we have published this episode with a few testimonials for our departed friend and mentor. Thank you to https://twitter.com/R_E_Treasure (Rebecca E. Treasure), https://twitter.com/LizTicknor (M. Elizabeth Ticknor), and https://twitter.com/LeahNing (Leah Ning) for providing these amazing clips for us. Credits: Narrator: Lauren Kaylor Dval: Maddox Reynolds Avahn: Laura Bernas Dval's Uncle & Sir Bandolan The Giant: Michael Cherniak Sir Gwilliam: Ivan Bakin Wizard Goren: https://www.mikewyantjr.com/ (Mike Wyant Jr.) Knights: Kitzy, Caleb Coy, Casey Ryan Captain Adelheim: Tim Grader King Harril: Dave Maslyn Sign up to our weekly newsletter! - http://nsrad.io/mailinglist (NSRad.io/mailinglist) Check out the print edition for more stories at: - https://nightshiftradio.com/storytellersprint (https://nightshiftradio.com/storytellersprint) About Us The Storyteller Series is a podcast bringing back classic radio theatre featuring engaging storytelling delivered to you monthly. We produce full cast productions of original short stories in an audio drama style. Welcome to an audible journey. The Storyteller Series Podcast is part of the Night Shift Media Group. Visit them on the web at https://nightshiftradio.com/ (NightShiftRadio.com).

Write Publish Profit 5.0 Infostack loaded with incredible ebooks, full-length courses, A-rated services, and more from bestselling authors, publishers, coaches, and editors.Find out more here: https://bookmarketingbest--infostack.thrivecart.com/wpp5Below are a few of the ebooks, courses, and services offered via the Write Publish Profit 5.0 Infostack:Yolanda Allen's Author Essentials Planner — $39.00 value. Designed to help you get clear about your goals, (and focused on completing those goals), keep track of your promotions to help you get your book visible to the public, and help you manage your finances and budget when you get paid!Ray Brehm's Anthologies for Authors — $297.00 value. Learn an easy and proven way to add authority to your author name, make connections, and add books to your author library.Winter Brooks's Get Published! — $27.00 value. 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After three years, the guys return to the world of David Farland's Runelords! They discuss the first 22 chapters of book five, Sons of the Oak, along with memories and lingering impressions from the first subseries. The Final Draft features more Lauren, as she drinks an award-winning beer from Verboten Brewing. Rob talks about a beer from Hop City and Drew brings a thematically appropriate tonic water. Visit our website at www.iolpodcast.com/ and join the conversation on Twitter @IOLPodcast Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/inkingoutloud Send us a tip on Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/inkingoutloud Inking Out Loud is Drew McCaffrey and Rob Santos. Sound engineering by Patrick McCaffrey. Artwork by Danielle "FelCandy" Prosperie. Intro/outro music: "Moonlight" by Jivemind.

In this episode we get a chance to talk with fantasy authors Dan & Robert Zangari. The father and son team that brings us The Tales of the Amulet Series. They talk about what it's like working as a team and about how long Dan has had this story in his head. This interview was recorded before the passing of David Farland and we express our appreciation for him as well. You can find them at www.legendsofkalda.com. We also had a visit from Robert's child during the interview who shares some words of wisdom with us. They are running a Kickstarter for their second book. If you would like to support them please click the following link. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lokpublishing/the-dark-necromancer-book-two-of-tales-of-the-amulet?ref=thanks-recommendations

One only needs to look at Dave Farland's vast roster of names discovered and nurtured. It is no wonder his keen eye for talent was dubbed "Writer Whisperer." Dave was an extraordinary individual, a kind soul, and a cherished personal friend and friend to everyone in the writing community. He was always there to lend a helping hand. Dave will be greatly missed. But it is good to know that due to his excellent work and dedication to creating the future, science fiction and fantasy will continue to be in good hands.

One only needs to look at Dave Farland's vast roster of names discovered and nurtured. It is no wonder his keen eye for talent was dubbed "Writer Whisperer." Dave was an extraordinary individual, a kind soul, and a cherished personal friend and friend to everyone in the writing community. He was always there to lend a helping hand. Dave will be greatly missed. But it is good to know that due to his excellent work and dedication to creating the future, science fiction and fantasy will continue to be in good hands.

¡Estamos de fiesta en La Fosa! Después de 39 años la fosa del palacio de Lord Fett ¡vuelve a estar habitada por un rancor! Y con motivo de esta histórica celebración, esta semana volvemos con otro de los análisis foseros de la serie de moda entre fandom de Star Wars, El libro de Boba Fett. Tras un primer y segundo análisis, y como es ya tradición, nos volvemos a reunir una semana más para hablar del nuevo episodio de la serie protagonizada por Temuera Morrison, en el papel de Boba Fett, y por Ming-Na Wen, como Fennec Shand. Y por supuesto hemos hecho nuestro análisis escena a escena. Este tercer episodio de El Libro de Boba Fett está dirigido, al igual que el primero, por el texano Robert Rodriguez, y escrito como está siendo habitual por Jon Favreau. La trama de esta semana nos ha dejado impresionados. Hablaremos  sobre todo lo visto en el capítulo, sus impresionantes apariciones y cameos. Y por supuesto hacemos un análisis típicamente fosero con las referencias cinematográficas que hemos encontrado a otras películas, así como los guiños y conexiones a la saga Star Wars y sus películas, series y cómics. Tanto con el nuevo canon de la era Disney, como con el antiguo Universo Expandido, que ahora conocemos como Leyendas. Asimismo este podcast lo dedicamos a la memoria de Dave Wolverton, autor de la novela 'El Cortejo de la Princesa Leia' (publicada por Martínez Roca en 1994), y que a su vez firmaba como David Farland algunas de sus obras de fantasía medieval. Y La Fosa le entrevistó en diciembre de 2014. Podéis encontrar aquí la entrevista en el siguiente enlace: https://www.lafosadelrancor.com/2014/12/entrevistamos-dave-wolvertondavid/ El pasado 13 de enero de 2022 Wolverton fallecía a los 64 años de edad, tan solo un día después que, por voluntad de la Fuerza, sus brujas de Dathomir a lomos de rancors fueran recanonizadas por Disney/Lucasfilm en el nuevo canon. Aquí nuestro más sentido homenaje a un gran autor y una gran persona que fue todo amabilidad con nosotros en 2014. Editado y montado por Alejandro Buyo, en este podcast nos ponemos de gala porque se juntan en la mismísima fosa, ahora de un nuevo y más joven rancor, una alineación de lujo compuesta por el bicho de la Fosa, Benjamín Bruña, la rica salsa klaudiana, Ángel de Jorge, el profesor, Juanjo Martínez, el espía bothan, Alejandro Buyo, todos ellos capitaneados por nuestro sensei Carlos de la Torre, el Mega, quien controla los mandos del Esclavo I con la inestimable ayuda de la Maestra Rosa Campoy para llevar este podcast, grabado el pasado 14 de enero, a todos los rincones de los antiguos dominios de Jabba el Hutt. Un podcast hecho por fans para fans. Seguid soñando con galaxias lejanas y que la Fuerza os acompañe… ¡siempre! #DalePacoto ❤️ TIMELINE 00:00:00 INTRO FOSERA 00:01:39 INICIO Y PRESENTACIONES 00:06:26 ANÁLISIS DEL CAPÍTULO 3 'LAS CALLES DE MOS ESPA' - PARTE I 02:11:27 HOMENAJE A DAVE WOLVERTON (DAVID FARLAND) - PARTE I 02:26:20 ANÁLISIS DEL CAPÍTULO 3 'LAS CALLES DE MOS ESPA' - PARTE II 03:16:10 HOMENAJE A DAVE WOLVERTON (DAVID FARLAND) - PARTE II 03:32:42 EXPECTATIVAS, CONCLUSIONES FINALES Y DESPEDIDAS Síguenos e infórmate de toda la actualidad relacionada con Star Wars en nuestro blog y en nuestras redes sociales. www.lafosadelrancor.com Twitter: @Lafosadelrancor Instagram: lafosadelrancor Facebook: @FosaDelRancor

Lavender Footsteps by https://www.mikewyantjr.com/ (Mike Wyant, Jr.) This episode is dedicated to David Wolverton, also know as David Farland. Without you, this never would've been written. We'll miss you, Dave. "Even in a dystopia, there are pockets of peace. But nothing lasts forever. Not even family." Host: https://twitter.com/meganyy (Megs) Narrator/Lynn: https://www.instagram.com/si.jpg/ (Si Chen) Kammy: https://daisybarajas9.wixsite.com/my-site (Daisy Barajas) (https://twitter.com/DaisyBarajasVA (Twitter)) Em: https://youtube.com/c/TheatreAceAnnaCristina (Anna Cristina) Ted: Casey Ryan Joe/Taylor: https://twitter.com/mikewyantjr (Mike Wyant, Jr.) Sign up to our weekly newsletter! https://my.captivate.fm/NSRad.io/mailinglist (NSRad.io/mailinglist) Check out the print edition for more stories at: https://nightshiftradio.com/storytellersprint (https://nightshiftradio.com/storytellersprint) For more information on other Night Shift Radio shows: https://nightshiftradio.com/ (NightShiftRadio.com) Mentioned in this episode: Anisian Convergence - Book Two -Out Now! For more details on the Anisian Convergence, a science fiction universe created by Storyteller Series Editor, Mike Wyant, Jr., visit: https://www.mikewyantjr.com/ac-release

What is the difference between writing a scene and writing a summary and when should you do each? I'm sharing notes from my upcoming workshop on that topic, in this episode. Learn why it's important to write scenes not just summary. And learn when to use them. LINKS Register for the workshop: https://stada.me/workshop Take the 3-Day Challenge: https://storyaday.org/3dc Find the story 'Escape from the Dysphesiac People' by Brandon Hobson in The Best American Short Stories 2021 https://stada.me/bass21 Million Dollar Outlines by David Farland: https://stada.me/farland (These book links help support indie bookstore Reads & Company in Pennsylvania)

Over 250 fans joined us in Salt Lake City, Utah for FanX—one of the largest pop-culture events in the United States—for an hour-long Writers of the Future panel titled "Writers of the Future: Learn How to Engage Readers” featuring Contest judges Brandon Sanderson, David Farland, S.M. Sterling, and winners Eric James Stone and Darci Stone while I acted as the moderator. The first half was moderator questions to the panel, the second half was devoted to audience Q&A which made for an amazing panel.

Over 250 fans joined us in Salt Lake City, Utah for FanX—one of the largest pop-culture events in the United States—for an hour-long Writers of the Future panel titled "Writers of the Future: Learn How to Engage Readers” featuring Contest judges Brandon Sanderson, David Farland, S.M. Sterling, and winners Eric James Stone and Darci Stone while I acted as the moderator. The first half was moderator questions to the panel, the second half was devoted to audience Q&A which made for an amazing panel.

Over 250 fans joined us in Salt Lake City, Utah for FanX—one of the largest pop-culture events in the United States—for an hour-long Writers of the Future panel titled "Writers of the Future: Learn How to Engage Readers” featuring Contest judges Brandon Sanderson, David Farland, S.M. Sterling, and winners Eric James Stone and Darci Stone while I acted as the moderator. The first half was moderator questions to the panel, the second half was devoted to audience Q&A which made for an amazing panel.

This week, I got to catch up with somebody I've wanted to talk to for a long time.David Farland is the author of over 50 books, including The Runelords series. He's worked with top fantasy and science fiction authors like Brandon Sanderson and Stephenie Meyer, and he's also written Million Dollar Outlines.In this interview, we talk about Robert Heinlein's Rules for Writers. Several years ago, I came across these rules after being frustrated writing and rewriting the same short stories repeatedly. We chat about hybrid publishing, self-publishing, and traditional publishing and how to decide which approach is right for your book. I also got David's take on marketing and how a back catalog can help you earn a good living as an author.David also explains the importance of having an e-mail list and how it can help you earn a healthy living from writing.In this episode, we discuss:How David's writing process has changed over the yearsAdvice for new writersWhat makes a story compellingCommon mistakes authors makeChoosing a genre to write in What makes authors stand outHow to market your booksResources:Apex WritersWriters of the FutureMy Story DoctorSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/becomeawritertoday)

We had the opportunity to interview New York Times best selling author David Farland. We talk about his career, habits, previous students and what he's doing now to help others with the Apex Writing Group. Please visit www.mystorydoctor.com or www.apex-writers.com to learn more.

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews David Farland, New York Times-bestselling author of the Runelords fantasy series, and mentor to many successful writers.Chapter 1: IntroductionWe are live-streaming live from WriterCon 2021!Chapter 2: News1) Book sales are up with traditional publishing, independent publishing, and at B&N.2) Amazon purchases Wondery and makes and big move in podcasts.Chapter 3: WriterCon ReporterTwo newcomers to WriterCon, Grady Wieczorek and Jessica Smith, share their enthusiasm about WriterCon and what they've learned at the conference.Chapter 4: Interview with David FarlandBernhardt interview bestselling author and writing mentor David Farland about;1) the best way to learn to write;2) his work with Brandon Sanderson, Stephanie Meyer, and others;3) His early advocacy of the Harry Potter series;4) the value of outlines;5) how he created a fantasy universe; and6) his next work, Love Among the Cannibals.Chapter 5: Parting WordsPlease rate or review this show wherever you get podcasts. It makes it easier for new listeners to discover us.You can follow this podcast so it is automatically downloaded for you each time we load a new episode, and if you prefer the video version, subscribe to the William Bernhardt YouTube channel. You'll be alerted each time we livestream, or watch every episode after its completed.Next year, join us at WriterCon! www.writercon.org

David Farland is a multiple New York Times bestselling author and Writers of the Future Coordinating Judge. He has been dubbed the Story Doctor as he has mentored so many of today's bestselling authors from Brandon Mull (Fablehaven), Brandon Sanderson (Wheel of Time), and Stephenie Meyer (Twilight). We discuss what to look for in a writing instructor. From there we cover how to plot a novel, how to analyze an audience, how to actually draft a novel, and revising a story to greatness

In this episode we cover all the Introductory bits of Million Dollar Outlines, by David Farland. The reading for next week will be the first half of section one, up to Audience Analysis: Film. If you want to pick up a copy of the book, you may do so here: https://amzn.to/3uDrfEa Also don't forget to check out our Facebook page where we discuss the book with fellow authors. Any questions or comments you make in the Facebook group may appear in the podcast. https://www.facebook.com/groups/198875410887406 And check out the website at: https://nerdynovelist.com/

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  Why you need to write a business plan The main components of an author business plan What to include and what not to include in your plan Mistakes to avoid with your business plan How to improve your money mindset This week's question is:  Do you have an author business plan? Recommendation of the week is: Your Author Business Plan by Joanna Penn Kobo Apple Amazon UK Amazon USA **This podcast uses affiliate links Joanna's Links https://www.thecreativepenn.com/resources/  https://twitter.com/thecreativepenn  https://www.thecreativepenn.com/author-business-plan/ Links and Events I mentioned are: Live Q&A with Mark Lefebvre on wide marketing  17th March 8:00pm GMT, 1pm PST, 4pm EST, 7am AEST DO YOU LOVE WRITING FANTASY? CALLING ALL FANTASY WRITERS ProWritingAid are running a fantasy writing week in February and holy crap am I personally excited for this. Just look at the line up!  With live sessions from bestselling fantasy writers TJ Klune, Angela J. Ford, David Farland and Stephanie BwaBwa, a world-building workshop, and a complete World Anvil software walkthrough, you don't want to miss this event! Please note, I am an affiliate of ProWritingAid, but that's because I personally use their software.    Listener Rebel of the Week is: Mark Lefebvre If you'd like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or tweet me @rebelauthorpod 1 new patron this week. Welcome and thank you to Stanley B Trice. A huge thank you as well to all existing patrons. If you'd like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack   THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY KOBO WRITING LIFE Visit Kobo Writing Life here, read the Kobo Writing Life blog here, and listen to their podcast here.

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  Why swearing is good for you The gender difference between men and women and swearing Regional swearing and what this means for characterisation  Why swearing helps you manage pain How swearing works in different areas of the brain This week's question is:  what is your favorite swear word? Recommendation of the week is: The Heroine's Journey by Gail Carriger Kobo Apple Amazon UK Amazon USA  **This podcast uses affiliate links Links and Events I mentioned are: Live Q&A with Mark Lefebvre on wide marketing 17th March 8:00pm GMT, 1pm PST, 4pm EST, 7am AEST DO YOU LOVE WRITING FANTASY? CALLING ALL FANTASY WRITERS ProWritingAid are running a fantasy writing week in February and holy crap am I personally excited for this. Just look at the line up!  With live sessions from bestselling fantasy writers TJ Klune, Angela J. Ford, David Farland and Stephanie BwaBwa, a world-building workshop, and a complete World Anvil software walkthrough, you don't want to miss this event! Please note, I am an affiliate of ProWritingAid, but that's because I personally use their software.  Find out more about Emma on: Bookshop Twitter Instagram Listener Rebel of the Week is: Stacy L Frazer If you'd like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or tweet me @rebelauthorpod 1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Jackson Hollingsworth. A huge thank you to all existing patrons. If you'd like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack  

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  What the 80/20 principle means for your marketing The ultimate book marketing formula  How to balance writing what you want versus giving the market what it wants Common marketing mistakes  What to cut out of your marketing in 2021 This week's question is:  What marketing tactic would you like to be better at? Recommendation of the week is: Alix E Harrow's A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies HUGO award winning short story Links and events I mentioned are: Live Q&A with Mark Lefebvre on wide marketing  17th March 8:00pm GMT, 1pm PST, 4pm EST, 7am AEST Patron only Poison and Prose is 10th Feb. The Dialogue Doctor Episode with me! On voice, narrator voice, character voice, sharpening dialogue and more. DO YOU LOVE WRITING FANTASY? CALLING ALL FANTASY WRITERS ProWritingAid are running a fantasy writing week in February and holy crap am I personally excited for this. Just look at the line up!  With live sessions from bestselling fantasy writers TJ Klune, Angela J. Ford, David Farland and Stephanie BwaBwa, a world-building workshop, and a complete World Anvil software walkthrough, you don't want to miss this event! Please note, I am an affiliate of ProWritingAid, but that's because I personally use their software.  Find out more about Nicholas on: Website Amazon Page Listener Rebel of the Week is: Rebecca Pursell If you'd like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or tweet me @rebelauthorpod 1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Ryan Simmons. A huge thank you to all existing patrons. If you'd like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack   This Show is Sponsored by ProWritingAid Find out more about ProWritingAid here. DISCOUNT CODE: REBEL25 Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

"Barbarians" by David Farland as part of the Runelord series. Learn more at https://www.davidfarland.com/ (DavidFarland.com) Dval, an Inkarran, has stumbled across a wrecked carriage. Inside not only the life of a girl from his sworn enemies, the Mystarrians, but also the catalyst to his new destiny. Credits: Narrator: Lauren Kaylor Dval: Maddox Reynolds Avahn: Laura Bernas Dval's Uncle & Sir Bandolan The Giant: Michael Cherniak Sir Gwilliam: Ivan Bakin Wizard Goren: https://www.mikewyantjr.com/ (Mike Wyant Jr.) Knights: Kitzy, Caleb Coy, Casey Ryan Captain Adelheim: Tim Grader King Harril: Dave Maslyn Sign up to our weekly newsletter! - http://nsrad.io/mailinglist (NSRad.io/mailinglist) Check out the print edition for more stories at: - https://nightshiftradio.com/storytellersprint (https://nightshiftradio.com/storytellersprint) About Us The Storyteller Series is a podcast bringing back classic radio theatre featuring engaging storytelling delivered to you monthly. We produce full cast productions of original short stories in an audio drama style. Welcome to an audible journey. The Storyteller Series Podcast is part of the Night Shift Media Group. Visit them on the web at https://nightshiftradio.com/ (NightShiftRadio.com).

On site at Superstars Writing Seminars, Kobo Writing Life Director Mark Lefebvre interviews Joshua Essoe, freelance editor. In their discussion Mark and Joshua discuss: What led him to writing (the author's notes at the end of a Piers Anthony novel he had picked up at an early age) and then, more specifically, what led him into editing The role that Brandon Sanderson played, at the very first Superstars Writing Seminars in Pasadena, in launching Joshua onto the patch towards editing The editing pitch that Joshua did to David Farland, which led to Joshua editing his Award-Winning Novel Nightingale The struggle that Joshua deals with in making the time to write while having such a heavy editing workload The benefit of consultation calls between a writer and an editor when the writer is at the early stages of working on their novel The types of works that Joshua mostly works on, including the types of manuscripts he would like to see more of (horror) The process of finding an editor who is a good fit for a particular writer A look at the different types of edits that an editor can do, or that different editors specialize in The benefit to a freelance editor of working with repeat clients The most common errors that Joshua has seen that writers make (and where a good editor can help them) Reflections on the difference between American English and British English Some of Joshua's forthcoming projects including an anthology Joshua is co-creating with James A. Owen entitled Magic Makers (including stories by Terry Brooks, Piers Anthony, Peter Beagle) After the interview, Mark shares some thoughts on how an element such as a post-text authors note can serve an important part in helping a reader feel more connected with a writer.

Matthew W. Harrill, was born and raised in Bristol, England, and is an international award-winning horror author. His series, 'The ARC Chronicles' consists of Hellbounce (which has received acclaim at the Halloween Book Festival, the London Book Festival and most recently the 2015 International Book Awards), Hellborne and the final book of the series, Hellbeast are available now, and his short story in an anthology by The Awethors is imminent! In addition to his mentor David Farland, author of The Runelords, The Courtship of Princess Leia which he wrote under the name Dave Wolverton]), Matt is always thankful to know the British author Juliet E McKenna, who has helped him countless times. He is a fan of fantasy and loves Robert Jordan's 'Wheel of Time' series. He also has a lot of time for the truly bizarre horror of H P Lovecraft, citing this as an influence on his work. He also cites the fictional author 'Hank Moody' as an influence. http:Visit Tamara and Alistair at their websites. This is a copyrighted, trademarked podcast owned solely by the Authors on the Air Global Radio  

Known as the “Wizard of Storytelling,” David Farland (who also writes under the name David Wolverton) is the author and editor of more than fifty books, including his Philip K. Dick Award winning novel On My Way to Paradise and the well-known Runelords series. A long-time mentor to writers, David spend many years teaching writing at Bringham Young University and has also mentored such writers as Stephanie Meyer, Brandon Sanderson, Eric Flint and James Dashner. KWL Director Mark Lefebvre had the chance to sit down and chat with David about these things and much more at the 2016 annual Superstars Writing Seminars conference in Colorado Springs where David is one of the founding faculty members of a group of international bestselling authors who spend several information-packed days teaching newer writers the business of writing and publishing. In their conversation, Mark and David discuss: David's love of writing, which started when he was nine years old and had his first writing published in a local newspaper The fact that David had planned on becoming a doctor and was taken aside by a very astute teacher when he was seventeen who told him, “Dave, you're a writer. You don't it yet, but you're a writer and you can't get away from that. It's going to come out some day.” When he was studying pre-med and spent three days working on a poem that just wouldn't leave his mind. Winning third place in a college writing contest for a short story and how that inspired him to write more and submit them to other contests, where he won first place in all of them, including first prize in the L. Ron Hubbard's Writers of the Future contest How winning that contest led to a three novel contract with Bantam right there at the Writers of the Future ceremony David's current role in helping to kick-start new writers careers as the lead editor for the Writers of the Future annual contest Tips on what David is looking for when reading submissions to this contest David's role as a writer coach and how, as an advisor to Scholastic Books in the United States, David had suggested they take a serious look at a then-unknown author of the Harry Potter series The secret to how David can intuit a writer's chances of success without even having to have read any of their work How his real name of David Wolverton became associated with his science fiction novels (starting with his first award winning novel, and how he landed on the pseudonym of David Farland by standing in a bookstore and looking at the placement of books on the shelves and determining the best “eye-level” last name to employ David's natural storyteller ability as a Dungeon Master taking care of twenty to thirty people at once for role playing games like Dungeons and Dragons, and how that led to his interest and participation in game development David's work doing screenplays and movie production, and the difference and similarities between writing novels, writing video games and writing screenplays David's work writing in the Star Wars universe, including The Courtship of Princess Leia as well as the YA and middle grade books for Scholastic The collaborative spirit and mentality required when working on licensed properties, video games, etc The differences between “Hollywood” and “New York Publishing” for a writer David's advice for writers and on being a professional writer: Deciding what you want to be and then beginning to live and BE that part   As part of his dedication to helping other writers, David writes the David Farland's #WritingTips, an email bulletin for writers. Many authors rave about how it has helped them. Out of devotion, he provides his #WritingTips for free. You can subscribe to David's #WritingTips here. LINKS OF INTEREST David's Website: http://davidfarland.com/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/authordavidfarland Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidfarland David's Great Resources for writers, including a signup to his “Daily Kick in the Pants” emails: www.mystorydoctor.com YouTube Video mentioned in the podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWEP3aBVpAw

More than 500 people have seen the earth from space and 12 have walked on the moon. Most of these people returned home strangely altered. Their families were the first to notice. In 1987 this phenomenon got a name. “The overview effect” refers to what happens when a person sees, firsthand, the Earth as a tiny, fragile ball of life hanging in the void, shielded and nourished by a paper-thin atmosphere. “National boundaries vanish, the conflicts that divide people become less important, and the need to create a planetary society with the united will to protect this pale blue dot becomes obvious.” – WIKIPEDIA Indiana Beagle has been trying to tell me this for years. When I say something is unbelievable, he says, “Unbelievable? You want to hear unbelievable? Seven billion of us are crammed on a tiny speck of dust circling an 11,000 degree fireball as it shoots through a limitless vacuum at 52 times the speed of a rifle bullet and no one ever thinks about it. THAT, my good wizard, is unbelievable.” Indy opened last week's rabbit hole with a short passage from Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five in which Billy Pilgrim is talking to the Tralfamadorians: “‘…As you know, I am from a planet that has been engaged in senseless slaughter since the beginning of time. I myself have seen the bodies of schoolgirls who were boiled alive in a water tower by my own countrymen, who were proud of fighting pure evil at the time…. Earthlings must be the terrors of the Universe! If other planets aren't now in danger from Earth, they soon will be. So tell me the secret so I can take it back to Earth and save us all: How can a planet live in peace?' Billy felt that he had spoken soaringly. He was baffled when he saw the Tralfamadorians close their little hands on their eyes. He knew from past experience what this meant: He was being stupid.” I asked Indy how long it took him to find that passage after the psychopaths killed those innocent people in Paris. He said, “I posted that quote in the rabbit hole five days before the attacks.” “But why?” Indy said, “David Farland, another science fiction writer, once wrote, ‘Men who believe themselves to be good, who do not search their own souls, often commit the worst atrocities. A man who sees himself as evil will restrain himself. It is only when we do evil in the belief that we do good that we pursue it wholeheartedly.'” “Indy, I'm not sure what you're trying to say.” He looked down and tried to change the subject. I wouldn't let him. Finally, he looked back up at me and said, “The problem with ISIS is that they believe they are doing good. We must send each of them into space so they can get a new perspective.” “But Indy!” I said, “Your plan isn't workable. There aren't enough rockets and there isn't enough money and even if there was, how would we convince them to take the ride?” His only answer was to put his paws over his eyes like a Tralfamadorian. Roy H. Williams

At long last, the second half of David Farland's "Ship of Fools."  What has become of Erstwhyle, Baron Blunder, and Amilee. Will Prince Crydon have them to rend to pieces and stomp underfoot, or will they find some way to counter his evil magic?Afterward, Rish and Big about...oh, they talk about writing again? You gotta be kidding me.Special thanks to Renee Chambliss, Graeme Dunlop and Ben Gifford for lending their voices to the story.

David Farland brings us the tale of a group of jesters; Erstwhyle, Baron Blunder, and Amilee; making a long journey to the dark and forbidding Castle Crydon to compete in a contest of fools that could fetch them a purse of 1,000 guldars. Could they possibly win? And if they win, might they still lose?Afterward, Rish and Big surprisingly talk very little, but after all it's only the end of part one, they'll surely gabble on for hours after part two, so if you like that sort of thing, fear not.Special thanks to Renee Chambliss, Graeme Dunlop and Ben Gifford for lending their voices to the story.

Charlie N. Holmberg, who was recently signed by Amazon's 47 North imprint, joined us in front of a live audience it Sasquan (the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention) to talk about breaking in to the industry. Brandon and Dan broke in a decade ago, and Howard never actually bothered breaking in. This episode is brought to you by David Farland's writing workshops at mystorydoctor.com, whose URL completely escaped Howard during the episode. Here are two coupon codes: August50 gets $50 off any course regularly priced $399 August100 gets $100 off any course regularly priced $749  

Kobo Writing Life Director Mark Lefebvre interviews Alex P. Berg, author of the “Daggers and Steel” sci-fi mystery series. In the interview Mark and Alex talk about: Meeting at the Superstars Writing Seminars in Colorado Springs, CO. What Alex calls “The Superstars Effect” How, when Alex had finished his novel and started querying agents and publishers, he ended up getting nowhere fast. That was when his wife gave him a proverbial kick in the pants, telling him that if he was serious about this writing thing, he better figure out a way to get it done. The effect of seeing how hard the pro writers presenting at the Superstars Writing Seminars worked to achieve their success combined with their passion for it and how that inspire Alex to keep at it. Starting out as a fan of science fiction and fantasy, then watching Brandon Sanderson's online workshops, and following David Farland's online and daily email writing tips as a way to get started The commitment to finding and making the time to write while balancing a full time job and a family. How giving up other activities that weren't progressing Alex down the writing path he had wanted helped in this regard. The realization that anyone who says the cover doesn't matter is a whole lot of B.S. and how Alex found experts to assist with the professional touches in his books.  Alex used  South African based cover designer: Damonza, and for an editor, he relied on a personal recommendation from an author friend at Superstars Writing Seminars. The business plan approach that Alex took in which he worked at putting some money aside in order to afford some of the professional services for his books; with a highlight that he knew this would be a long term plan rather than just looking for some sort of short-term payback for his work.  (IE, the income stream is going to last for a long time) If you're looking at trying to earn your $2000 back, for example, right away, you're likely to be disappointed. How, even though the success for his first few books came a lot sooner than he had planned or expected, his long term goals and plans haven't been altered or changed. The fact that it is absolutely true what they say about your second book. The importance of accurate and specific metadata in helping the right readers discover your books The music Alex listens to while he is writing, including something called “melodic death metal” which is not a lot like regular death metal. The band Alestorm and their brand of “True Scottish Pirate Metal” which Alex is listening to while working on a forthcoming project. One thing Alex wished he had learned a bit earlier and it was that there are great options out there for writers and that self-publishing can be a very viable option.   After the interview, Mark discusses the concept of productivity that Alex spoke about and reads a short piece from Kevin J. Anderson's book Million Dollar Productivity and provides a coupon code allowing authors to get the book for $0.99 (rather than the $8.99 USD / $9.99 CDN price it is listed for).  Use coupon code MILLION99 during checkout.  (Please note that the coupon is only good until the end of May 2015)

David Farland joins, along with a live audience at Westercon 67, for a discussion on writing instruction.

The wan gray of polluted skies will weigh on your soul, and you will recall bluer days, and wish for your childhood, when the grass seemed taller and would rub your inner thighs as you rambled through the fields. Narrated by Stephan Rudnicki.

David Farland and Tracy Hickman discuss electronic publishing with Dan and Howard.

Our producer Jordan Sanderson joins us for this week's installment, in which we likely make all kinds of enemies among the authorial community by exposing the many things they're doing wrong with their websites. The fact that you, fair listener, are here reading content on our website shows that you have fine taste in these things, and trust us to lead you right. And we will! We'll do you proper on blogging, domain names, hosting, connecting with fans and editors, and taking care regarding your rants. Writing Prompt: Write a story about the worst website ever. Liner Notes: It should be pointed out that John Ringo's website has come a long way since Howard last looked at it. Good work, John!  We also mentioned websites from George R.R. Martin, David Farland, John Scalzi, and of course Brandon Sanderson. Brandon also mentioned holaservers.com. Congratulations, Earl!

Dave Wolverton joins us for a third and final episode, and the Writing Excuses team pumps him for information before letting him escape. We find out why he uses two names (David Farland and Dave Wolverton), how to name characters, and why writers don't jump between genres much. Dave discusses the state of the genre-fiction publishing business, and prognosticates a bit on its future.  As a special treat, Dave explains how he broke into the industry, so be the first to listen to that bit and get a leg up on everybody else with this proven (and slightly bloody) strategy. Writing Prompt: Juan and Gregorio Watanabe are in medieval England--and they belong there.  Explain why.

This week (and for the following two weeks) the Writing Excuses crew is joined by author Dave Wolverton, who also writes under the name David Farland. This week's topic? ROMANCE. What can four adult males possibly have to say about the subject? The answer: We tell you absolutely everything we know in just sixteen minutes and fifty-one seconds. And there was time left over in there to stick in an advertisement. This week's Writing Excuses is brought to you by Rokit Fuel. That ad Howard recorded was powered in part by two bags of the stuff. They sent us samples, and we plowed through them like a tornado through a trailer park.