51 episodes

Welcome to Alchemy for Authors!
If you’re an author, aspiring author, writer or wordsmith, you’re in the right place.
Join Gothic and Ghost Fiction author Jo Buer as she explores best practices for supercharging writing lives and author careers. With an emphasis on manifestation and mindset, you’ll learn actionable steps to overcome writer’s block and imposter syndrome, get your butt in the chair and your stories written, while setting aside your ‘starving artist’ mentality, and so much more!
Listen as Jo shares her own successes and failures, and enjoy interviews from real authors who are on the journey of creating lives they love around their writing.
If you’ve ever dreamt of a prolific, wealthy, happy or healthy author career, then this podcast is for you.
Subscribe today and start your journey of supercharging and transforming your writing life with Alchemy for Authors.

Alchemy for Authors Jo Buer

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Welcome to Alchemy for Authors!
If you’re an author, aspiring author, writer or wordsmith, you’re in the right place.
Join Gothic and Ghost Fiction author Jo Buer as she explores best practices for supercharging writing lives and author careers. With an emphasis on manifestation and mindset, you’ll learn actionable steps to overcome writer’s block and imposter syndrome, get your butt in the chair and your stories written, while setting aside your ‘starving artist’ mentality, and so much more!
Listen as Jo shares her own successes and failures, and enjoy interviews from real authors who are on the journey of creating lives they love around their writing.
If you’ve ever dreamt of a prolific, wealthy, happy or healthy author career, then this podcast is for you.
Subscribe today and start your journey of supercharging and transforming your writing life with Alchemy for Authors.

    When Writers Don't Write

    When Writers Don't Write

    Welcome back to Alchemy for Authors!
    In this episode I share my personal experience of what happens when writer’s go too long without writing, why it is important for us to write, and what we can do when we find ourselves in a writing slump. If you’re passionate about writing and feel called to write but are struggling to get to the page, or you’re resisting the invitation to become a writer, then this episode is for you!
    For information on Julia Cameron and Morning Pages as mentioned in this episode, visit: https://juliacameronlive.com/
    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate and review.
    You can also support the show by buying me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jobuer. Your support helps me keep this podcast going.
    Follow me on Instagram: @alchemyforauthors and @jobuerauthor.
    Join my Alchemy for Authors newsletter and download your FREE copy of Manifestation for Authors here. 
    If you enjoy Gothic Suspense, you can join my reader’s newsletter and download a FREE copy of my short story collection, Between the Shadows, here. 
    Visit my website for the full transcript of this episode: https://jobuer.com/alchemy-for-authors/

    • 48 min
    Writing Mysteries with Amy S. Peele

    Writing Mysteries with Amy S. Peele

    Welcome back to Alchemy for Authors!
     In this episode I talk with best-selling Medical Mystery author and wellness advocate, Amy S. Peele. Amy shares the essential ingredients for writing a compelling mystery, why bad colleagues can make for great fictional murder victims, and how you can create a healthy writing practice for yourself. Amy also shares a hand yoga video you can use to break up long writing sessions.
    Whether you’re looking for mindset, craft, or wellness tips, Amy has you covered.
    Visit Amy’s website here: https://amyspeele.com/
    Connect with Amy on Facebook here. 
    Connect with Amy on Instagram here. 
    Find Amy’s books here: https://amyspeele.com/books/
    Watch Amy’s 2-minute Hand Yoga video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTvKo0Q7IQU&t=9s
    For more information on Julia Cameron and Morning Pages visit: https://juliacameronlive.com/
    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate and review. You can also support the show by buying me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jobuer. Your support helps me keep this podcast going.
    Follow me on Instagram: @alchemyforauthors and @jobuerauthor.
    Join my Alchemy for Authors newsletter and download your FREE copy of Manifestation for Authors here.
    If you enjoy Gothic Suspense, you can join my reader’s newsletter and download a FREE copy of my short story collection, Between the Shadows, here. 
    Visit my website for the full transcript of this episode: https://jobuer.com/alchemy-for-authors/

    • 53 min
    Bonus Episode: Millionaire Author Manifestation with Carissa Andrews

    Bonus Episode: Millionaire Author Manifestation with Carissa Andrews

    Welcome to this bonus episode of Alchemy for Authors!
    In this week’s episode I talk with best-selling author, CEO of Author Revolution, and Millionaire Author Coach, Carissa Andrews, about her upcoming FREE Abundant Author Activation Masterclass and her Millionaire Author Manifestation Course.
    If you’re ready to transform your relationship with money, upgrade your mindset and manifest your dream author career, then listen to Carissa explain how she can help you do this.
    Join Carissa on Monday 20th February CDT for her FREE 90-minute Abundant Author Activation Masterclass. She will be sharing 5 principles to reset your money mentality and lock-in the frequency of abundance. She’ll also be joined by Board Certified Hypnotherapist, Tammy Tyree, who will lead a group hypnotherapy session to intentionally activate the abundant author in you.
    And if you really want to make 2023 your most abundant author year yet, join Carissa’s Millionaire Author Manifestation Course – a 12-week, hands-on manifestation course for authors. Throughout the course you’ll get trainings on rewiring your brain for abundance, harnessing the Law of Attraction to supercharge your author career, and learn how to create your Millionaire Author Persona. You’ll get exclusive access to the Millionaire Author Squad community, group hypnotherapy sessions lead by Tammy, meditations, and enjoy weekly LIVE Zoom group coaching calls. 
    What’s more – I’ll be doing it alongside you!
    Sign up for Carissa’s Abundant Author Activation Masterclass here: https://academy.authorrevolution.org/a/2147528470/woteKkRf
    Sign up for Carissa’s Millionaire Author Manifestation Course here:  https://academy.authorrevolution.org/a/2147529641/woteKkRf
    * Please Note: I am an affiliate for Carissa’s Millionaire Author Manifestation Course. As a student of this course in its Beta form, I stand by how transformative it can be for those who do the work. As an affiliate I get a small kickback at no extra charge to you.
    Visit Carissa’s website here: https://millionaireauthorcoach.com/
    Connect with Carissa on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorRevolution/
    Connect with Carissa on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/millionaireauthorcoach/
    Listen to Episode 16 of Alchemy for Authors – Millionaire Author Mindset with Carissa Andrews here.
    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate and review. You can also support the show by buying me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jobuer. Your support helps me keep this podcast going.
    Follow me on Instagram: @alchemyforauthors and @jobuerauthor.
    Join my Alchemy for Authors newsletter and download your FREE copy of Manifestation for Authors here. 
    If you enjoy Gothic Suspense, you can join my reader’s newsletter and download a FREE copy of my short story collection, Between the Shadows, here. 
    Visit my website for the full transcript of this episode: https://jobuer.com/alchemy-for-authors/

    • 34 min
    Plotting with Plottr with Troy Lambert

    Plotting with Plottr with Troy Lambert

    Welcome back to Alchemy for Authors!
    In this week’s episode I talk with mystery author and Plottr education lead, Troy Lambert, about plotting and using the innovative plotting software Plottr to increase your productivity and write books that will keep your readers coming back for more!
    Some of the topics discussed in this episode include:
    ·       How Plottr can be used to increase your productivity and revolutionise the quality of your stories.
    ·       How to use Plottr as a Discovery Writer or Pantser without killing your creativity.
    ·       How plotting can make writing more enjoyable.
    ·        How watching movies can help with plotting.
    ·       How to write Potato Chip Chapters.
    If you’re ready to become a prolific author with more readers begging for your stories, or you just want to fine-tune your own plotting process, then this is the episode for you! 
    Visit Troy’s website here: https://troylambertwrites.com/
    Connect with Troy on Instagram here. 
    Connect with Troy on Facebook here. 
    Use my affiliate link to purchase or trial Plottr here or visit https://plottr.com/
    * Please Note: There is no extra charge to you when clicking my affiliate link it simply gives me a small kickback to show support.
    Listen to Episode 21 of Alchemy for Authors – Harnessing The Power Of Your Future Self here. 
    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate and review. You can also support the show by buying me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jobuer. Your support helps me keep this podcast going.
    Follow me on Instagram: @alchemyforauthors and @jobuerauthor.
    Join my Alchemy for Authors newsletter and download your FREE copy of Manifestation for Authors here. 
    If you enjoy Gothic Suspense, you can join my reader’s newsletter and download a FREE copy of my short story collection, Between the Shadows, here. 
    Visit my website for the full transcript of this episode: https://jobuer.com/alchemy-for-authors/

    • 1 hr 6 min
    The Big Game Special: Marketing Books & NFL Espionage with Kevin Bryant

    The Big Game Special: Marketing Books & NFL Espionage with Kevin Bryant

    Welcome back to Alchemy for Authors!
    Whether you’re a sports fan or want to learn more about marketing non-fiction, I have a great show for you today. In this episode I talk with Kevin Bryant, author of Spies on the Sidelines: The High-Stakes World of NFL Espionage.
    Some of the topics discussed in this episode include:
    Why Kevin structures his marketing plan around getting on podcasts and radio stations. How he got on 35+ podcasts and 20+ radio shows including ESPN and CBS. Why you should consider academic sales and how it can boost your profits. The pros and cons of being traditionally published versus self-published. For NFL fans he also shares:
    Why the Big Game inspires increased spying as well as increased paranoia. Which NFL team hired eighteen Navy Seals to protect against spying. The ridiculous extent that some teams go to to learn about their opponents, including donning costumes and disguises. What Telephone Climbing Schools have to do with American Football. If you’re ready to supercharge your marketing and enjoy stories about the high-stakes world of NFL espionage, then this is the episode for you!
    Connect with Kevin on Instagram here. 
    Connect with Kevin on Facebook here.
    Visit Kevin’s website and find links to purchase his book here: https://www.spiesonthesidelines.com/
    Listen to Episode 22 of Alchemy for Authors - Whatever it Takes: Traditionally Publishing Non-Fiction with Kevin Bryant here.
    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate and review. You can also support the show by buying me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jobuer. Your support helps me keep this podcast going.
    Follow me on Instagram: @alchemyforauthors and @jobuerauthor.
    Join my Alchemy for Authors newsletter and download your FREE copy of Manifestation for Authors here. 
    If you enjoy Gothic Suspense, you can join my reader’s newsletter and download a FREE copy of my short story collection, Between the Shadows, here. 
    Visit my website for the full transcript of this episode: https://jobuer.com/alchemy-for-authors/

    • 1 hr
    Taking a Chance with Kelly Kaur

    Taking a Chance with Kelly Kaur

    Welcome back to Alchemy for Authors!
    In this episode, I share a brief personal update and then talk with prolific author, Kelly Kaur.
    Some of the topics discussed in this episode include:
    How Kelly got a poem and book sent to the moon. How she went from twenty years of dreaming about writing a book to writing one in 100 days. How Kelly dances with rejection and keeps writing. How she overcame her resistance to calling herself a writer. Why Kelly’s writing practice doesn’t follow rules. Why writing to connect is more exciting than money. If you’re ready to take more chances with your writing, then this is the episode for you!
    Connect with Kelly on Instagram here.
    Connect with Kelly on Facebook here.
    Visit Kelly’s website and learn more about her stories and poems here: https://www.kellykaur.com/
    If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate and review. You can also support the show by buying me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jobuer. Your support helps me keep this podcast going.
    Follow me on Instagram: @alchemyforauthors and @jobuerauthor.
    Join my Alchemy for Authors newsletter and download your FREE copy of Manifestation for Authors here.
    If you enjoy Gothic Suspense, you can join my reader’s newsletter and download a FREE copy of my short story collection, Between the Shadows, here. 
    Visit my website for the full transcript of this episode: https://jobuer.com/alchemy-for-authors/

    • 58 min

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