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A motivational podcast for all the creatives out there with an inner rebel. Listen for interviews, industry news, tips, tricks and tools to help you take your creative business to the next level.

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A motivational podcast for all the creatives out there with an inner rebel. Listen for interviews, industry news, tips, tricks and tools to help you take your creative business to the next level.

    235 Creativity, Business, and Publishing with Aurora Winter

    235 Creativity, Business, and Publishing with Aurora Winter

    Episode Show Notes
    In this episode we cover: 
    How to pivot successfully
    Fiction vs. nonfiction author business structure
    Creating multiple streams of income
    The neuroscience behind memorable messages
    Lessons learned from TV writing and producing
    Find out more about Aurora:
    Kickstarter for Magic, Mystery and the Multiverse
    Linktree
    Magic, Mystery and the Multiverse
    Rebel of the Week is: Ruth
    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
    No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my 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 
     

    • 1 hr
    234 How to Write LitRPG with Michael Chatfield

    234 How to Write LitRPG with Michael Chatfield

    Episode Show Notes
    In this episode we cover: 
    What is LitRPG and how it differs from fantasy
    Major craft pillars of LitRPG
    Elements of worldbuilding to focus on
    Creating game mechanics, rules, and in-game quests
    Common business models for LitRPG authors
    Links I mentioned:
    Storygarden Summit March 19 - 22
    Find out more about Michael:
    Order The Four Horsemen from Michael's store
    Order The Four Horsemen from Amazon
    Ream
    Rebel of the Week is: Madeline 
    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
    1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Melissa. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. 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.
     

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    233 Unblock Your Creativity with the Enneagram with Claire Taylor

    233 Unblock Your Creativity with the Enneagram with Claire Taylor

    Episode Show Notes
    In this episode we cover: 
    What is the enneagram and how to use it as writers
    Motivation and why it doesn’t always look right
    How to pursue what you want
    What rest and resilience look like for different enneagram types
    Manifesting as a way of getting control
    Links I mentioned:
    Storygarden Summit March 19 - 22
    Find out more about Claire:
    Kickstarter: Sustain Your Author Career
    FFS Media
    Rebel of the Week is: Milissa
    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 
    Thank you and welcome to new patron Marie Hodgkinson, and thank you to current patron Melissa Soulliere for upping their pledge. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. 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 
     

    • 1 hr 9 min
    232 Audiobook Publishing in 2024 with Kate Runde

    232 Audiobook Publishing in 2024 with Kate Runde

    Episode Show Notes
    In this episode we cover: 
    Why audio is important
    Trends for audiobook publishing in 2024
    How Podium works with indie authors
    Tips for marketing audiobooks
    Choosing a narrator
    Links I mentioned:
    House of Crimson Hearts is out now!
    Find out more about Kate:
    Podium Audio
    Rebel of the Week is: Donn (link to potty-mouthed parrots story)
    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
    2 new patrons this week, welcome and thank you to Milissa L Story and Ruth Noble. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. 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 Fictionary

    Find out more about Fictionary Software + Fictionary Live! here.
    As a rebel listener you can get 25% off StoryTeller, StoryTeller Premium and certification with code REBEL25.

    • 1 hr 3 min
    The Black Herron: Episode 18

    The Black Herron: Episode 18

    Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number eighteen between Rachael Herron and I. This is The Black Herron Episode eighteen. Don't forget, Patrons get early access to these episode an entire month early and then we air them on the podcast feeds the following month. If you’d like to hear them early you can join me on Patreon from as little as $2 right here.
     
    To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “How Do You Write” or visit her website.
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    If you haven’t read The Anatomy of a Best Seller, what are you waiting for? Grab my latest craft book and start deconstructing so you can write your own best seller today.

    • 38 min
    231 Kickstarter for Authors with Anthea Sharp

    231 Kickstarter for Authors with Anthea Sharp

    Episode Show Notes
    In this episode we cover: 
    What is Kickstarter?
    Incorporating Kickstarter into your business model
    Common mistakes with Kickstarter
    Driving traffic to your Kickstarter page
    Rewards, add ons, and stretch goals
    The timeline - set up, marketing, fulfillment
    Links I mentioned:
    Kickstarter: Special Edition NSFW Lesbian Vampire Romance Hardcover – House of Crimson Hearts
    Order House of Crimson Hearts
    Order House of Crimson Hearts direct from me
    Find out more about Anthea:
    Kickstarter for Authors (special price with this link)
    Rebel of the Week is: Chris
    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
    No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my 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

    • 1 hr 5 min

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