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Explore the expanding universe of indie books. Discover your next read or learn the ins and outs of indie publishing with Emma G. Rose and Shelley Shearer. Emma G. Rose is the owner of Imper...
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Book Review: Alice the Cat by Tim Cummings
Emma gushes about the new middle-grade book from Tim Cummings. Alice the Cat is an urban fantasy story in the tradition of Neil Gaiman, Tim...
From Webcomic to Hardcover Collection with Jimmy Craig
You’ve probably seen them in your social media feed, hilarious comics revealing the inner thoughts of cats, dogs, and other animals by comic...
How to Organize a Writer’s Life When You’re a Hot Mess with Genalea Barker
Genalea Barker is the first to admit that she’s a hot mess, but that hasn’t stopped her from signing contracts with two indie presses for th...
The Thrilling Case of the Coverless Book with Alex Kenna
Alex Kenna studied both art and law before deciding to write her first novel. So, it should surprise no one that her first novel, What Meets...
Disability Representation in Fantasy Stories with L.J. Stanton
L.J. Stanton is the author of The Dying Sun and co-host of the Scribe’s Journey Podcast. She’s also working to shift how people with disabil...
Sneezing Out a Story and Perfecting Illustrations With Help From Children’s Author Sheryl Bass
Where do authors get their ideas? For children’s picture book author Sheryl Bass, it started with a sneeze. Her book Baby Dragon's Big Sneez...
How to Build A Street Team and Thoughts on Bibliotherapy with Kacey Rayburn
Psychologist Kacey Rayburn comes from Appalachia and a family she describes as “granny witches and gravediggers.” She tells us how she mixed...
Book Marketing Through Relationship Building with Michelle Shores
It might surprise you that even though Michelle Shores has a background in sales and marketing, she published her book The Gathering Room: A...
Rewarding Rejection to Sell 88 Short Stories to Magazines with Marie Vibbert
It started with a challenge from Marie Vibbert’s twin sister. “I’ll give you a gift for every 100 rejections you get.” Today Marie has place...
Google Ads for Indie Authors with Nicholas Poe
Working in marketing for a big-5 publisher, Nicholas Poe learned a thing or two about Google Ads and other book marketing strategies. He’s c...
What If I Just… An Unusual Path to Comic Book Publishing and Other Strange Adventures with L.A. Cunningham
L.A. Cunningham never meant to be an author. Not really. It all just happened. A blog let to a class which led to a Twitter connection which...
Why You Should Live in 1968 With Hugo Award Finalist and Sci-Fi Author Gideon Marcus
Most sci-fi authors live in the future, but Gideon Marcus spends most of his time in the past. For Gideon, the year is 1968 the Vietnam war...
Can You Teach Me to Publish A Picture Book with Harleigh Clark
10-year-old Harleigh Clark has a couple of big messages to share. First, kids should write books. She thinks its silly that even books for l...
A One Word Story and Other Amazing Feats of Fiction with Briane Pagel
Write a novel in a month. Sure. A page a day? Why not. But you've never seen a writing challenge quite like the one Briane Pagel set for him...
How to Pitch a Podcast If You Want To Be A Guest
Emma and Shelley share everything you need to know to successfully pitch a podcast. With advice based on the hundreds of pitches they've see...
Using Fiction to Embrace Identity As a Middle Eastern Girl in America with Anisa Ashabi
High school is tough, especially when you're growing up as the only Middle Eastern girl in an all-white community. Anisa Ashabi funneled all...
Representation Matters, LGBTQ Characters in Mystery with Audrey Hanagan
Growing up in a small midwestern town, Audrey Hanagan found her escape between the covers of Nancy Drew novels. She loved the adventure, the...
Following The Call Of Your Creative Heart with Dallas Woodburn
Dallas Woodburn believes that creativity doesn't stay in one genre. Every author should follow the call of their creative heart to write the...
Keep Your Medieval Potatoes (or Testing Types of Publishing) with Karen Heenan
Author of Tudor fiction, Karen Heenan, tried out pretty much every type of publishing before landing on self-publishing for her most recent...