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Plan For Success In Your Indie Author Business And TikTok Marketing With Adam...

How can you plan for success as an indie author even early in your writing career? How can you create multiple streams of income and multiple marketing channels, while still writing your books? Adam...

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A Desperate Quest. A Holy Relic. A Race Against Time. Spear of Destiny by...

My next thriller, Spear of Destiny, is out now on Kickstarter, launching with a limited special signed First Edition with an exclusive cover. In this video, I introduce you to Morgan Sierra and the...

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What Is Kickstarter And Why Am I Launching My Latest Thriller Spear of...

In this video, I explain what Kickstarter is and why I'm publishing Spear of Destiny there first. Hello everyone. I'm thriller author J.F. Penn, and today I'm talking about what is Kickstarter and why...

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The Seasons Of Writing With Jacqueline Suskin

How can you adopt the seasons of nature in your writing? How can you allow periods of rest as well as abundance? Jacqueline Suskin explores these ideas and more in this interview. In the intro,...

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7 Tips For Writing Action Adventure Thrillers With J.F. Penn

What are the tropes of action adventure thrillers? How can you please readers and sell more books? J.F. Penn shares her own tips and also features excerpts from interviews with other thriller writers....

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Writing Modern Thrillers Based On Ancient Relics and Historical Places. J.F....

In May 2024, I was interviewed for the Ancient Heroes Podcast about my inspiration for writing modern thrillers based on ancient relics, historical places and artifacts, as well as tips for writing a...

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Click Testing Ideas And Selling Direct With Steve Pieper

What are the pros and cons of selling direct and building an ecommerce business for your books? How can you use click testing on Meta to help refine your creative and book marketing ideas? Steve...

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Writing Through Fear With Caroline Donahue

What are some of the common fears that writers face? How can we work through them in order to create more freely? Caroline Donahue gives her tips in this interview. In the intro, How to avoid indie...

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Collaborative Writing With AI With Rachelle Ayala

How can we use AI tools to enhance and improve our creative process? How can we double down on being human by writing what we are passionate about, while still using generative AI to help fulfil our...

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Writing Hard Truths And Tips For Writing Non-Fiction With Efren Delgado

How do we write authentic humanity into our books, whether that's our own experience or a fictional character's? How can we embrace the challenges of life and the author journey and make the most of...

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Overcome Your Challenges And Write Your Book. A Disabled Writer Shares His...

It's hard for anyone to write a book and get it out into the world, but it's even harder if you have health challenges. Daniel D. Bate is severely dyslexic, completely blind, and physically disabled...

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Turn Words Into Wealth With Aurora Winter

Can you have a business with a soul through writing? How does the business of fiction differ from non-fiction? What are some tips for pitching a book for film & TV? All this and more with Aurora...

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Preparing Your Manuscript For Pitching Agents With Renee Fountain

How can you make sure your manuscript is ready for submission to an agent — or for publication if you go indie? What are the benefits and challenges of traditional publishing? Will they really do all...

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Intuitive Discovery Writing And Serial Fiction With KimBoo York

How can you lean into intuition and curiosity to embrace discovery writing? How might serial fiction fit into your business model? KimBoo York gives her tips and more in this interview. In the intro,...

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Writing Emotion With Roz Morris

Why is writing emotion so important in our books, whatever the genre? How can we create an emotional connection between our readers and our characters? Roz Morris gives her tips in this episode. In...

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Pivoting Genres And Writing Historical Fiction With Anna Sayburn Lane

When is it time to leave an unsuccessful series behind and pivot into something new? What is the process of writing to market? Anna Sayburn Lane explores these topics and more. In the intro, help with...

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Heart. Soul. Pen. Find Your Voice on the Page With Robin Finn

How can you write freely and release any blocks that are holding you back? How can you focus on the strengths in your writing and avoid critical voice? Robin Finn gives plenty of writing tips in this...

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Publishing With Thad McIlroy

How are publishers using AI and what are the potential use cases in the future? Why is this an exciting time in publishing for those who use the new tools to expand their creative possibilities? Thad...

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A Touch of the Madness: Creativity In Writing And Filmmaking With Larry Kasanoff

How can you balance creativity with business when it comes to writing — and filmmaking? How can you access that ‘touch of madness' in everything you create? How can authors pitch their books for film?...

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Author Mindset Tips And Publishing In Germany With AD Wilk

How can you move past your limiting beliefs to find success as an author? How can you successfully self-publish in Germany? Andrea Wilk shares her thoughts in this episode. In the intro, how to cope...

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