Indies That Sell Podcast

Indies Who Sell: The Craft Podcast

Podcast by Indies Who Sell: The Craft Podcast

Episodes

  1. 06/11/2017

    High Fantasy in a Modern Tongue: Michael J. Sullivan

    Hosts Sylvia Frost and Mary Novak interview Michael J. Sullivan, bestselling author of The Riyria Chronicles and Riyria Revelations series.

    58 min
  2. Marking Quality in Urban Fantasy: Felicia Beasley

    05/01/2017

    Marking Quality in Urban Fantasy: Felicia Beasley

    In an interview/consultation, developmental editor Mary Novak and author and cover designer Sylvia Frost interview author Felicia Beasley and critique the cover, blurb, and "Look Inside" of "Nephilim Falling" from her urban fantasy series "Trenton Investigations."

    58 min
  3. Putting the Horror and Comedy in Urban Fantasy: Rick Gualtieri

    04/03/2017

    Putting the Horror and Comedy in Urban Fantasy: Rick Gualtieri

    Episode 9: Co-host Mary Novak interviews Rick Gualtieri, author of the Tome of Bill urban fantasy series

    51 min
  4. Building on Epic Fantasy Success: Aaron Hodges

    03/19/2017

    Building on Epic Fantasy Success: Aaron Hodges

    In an interview/consultation, developmental editor Mary Novak and author and cover designer Sylvia Frost interview author Aaron Hodges and critique the cover, blurb, and "Look Inside" of "Stormwielder" from his epic fantasy trilogy "The Sword of Light."

    41 min
  5. How Accepting Rejection Led to NYT Success: Beth Revis

    03/04/2017

    How Accepting Rejection Led to NYT Success: Beth Revis

    Episode 7: Hosts Mary Novak and Sylvia Frost interview Beth Revis, NYT bestselliing author of the Across the Universe trilogy.

    33 min
  6. Positioning the 'Black James Bond' to Sell: Patrice Williams Marks

    02/13/2017

    Positioning the 'Black James Bond' to Sell: Patrice Williams Marks

    In a new segment, hosts Mary Novak and Sylvia Frost interview author Patrice Williams Marks and critique the cover, blurb, and "Look Inside" of her book "Montgomery Vale: Scorched"

    51 min

  7. 01/26/2017

    Selling a million legal thrillers: Scott Pratt tells the story

    Hosts Mary Novak and Sylvia Frost interview Scott Pratt, author of bestselling legal thrillers including the Joe Dillard series.

    1h 1m
  8. Turning Daydreams to Bestsellers: Rosalind James on Knowing Your Audience

    07/26/2016

    Turning Daydreams to Bestsellers: Rosalind James on Knowing Your Audience

    Hosts Mary Novak and Sylvia Frost interview Rosalind James, a top-selling indie romance author, and talk about her path to success and her approach to craft.

    56 min
  9. Episode 3: From Ghostwriter to Urban Fantasy Best-Seller with Jasmine Walt

    06/01/2016

    Episode 3: From Ghostwriter to Urban Fantasy Best-Seller with Jasmine Walt

    Hosts Mary Novak and Sylvia Frost interview Jasmine Walt, breakout urban fantasy author, and talk about her path to indie success.

    34 min
  10. Mini-Sode 1: Analyzing Rural Shifter Romance and T.S Joyce

    04/01/2016

    Mini-Sode 1: Analyzing Rural Shifter Romance and T.S Joyce

    While mini-sode might not be the right word for our thirty-minute peek under the hoods of T.S Joyce's shifter paranormal romances, it's the word I'm using. Join Mary and me, Sylvia Frost, as we discuss how T.S Joyce uses the following tools in her writer's arsenal to grow her fanbase: -Relatable Heroines Alienated by the Modern World -Moments of Setting-Specific "Joy" -Shifters As a Metaphor for Modern life vs. "Supernatural Superheroes" -Efficient Plotting and Prose

    35 min
  11. Episode 1 -- Annie Bellet on How Craft Made Her a Best-Selling Author

    03/29/2016

    Episode 1 -- Annie Bellet on How Craft Made Her a Best-Selling Author

    Annie Bellet is the Hugo-nominated author of the bestselling urban fantasy series, The Twenty-Sided Sorceress. In her interview with Start with Substance, Annie discusses many aspects of her work including: - how she hones her craft - developing a setting based on modern nerd culture - planting seeds of plot to blossom across many books

    1h 7m
  12. Episode 0 -- Sylvia Frost on How Developmental Editing Boosted Book Sales

    03/29/2016

    Episode 0 -- Sylvia Frost on How Developmental Editing Boosted Book Sales

    Co-hosts Sylvia Frost and Mary Novak introduce themselves and their professional relationship. Sylvia is the USA Today Bestselling author of books such as The BBW and the Beast and Cinder's Wolf. Mary is a freelance developmental editor who edits for many authors including Sylvia. In this episode, they describe their relationship as writer and editor and how it evolved into this podcast. Sylvia describes her writing process as an independent author and how she came to seek out a developmental editor. Mary explains how she took the first draft of Cinder's Wolf and suggested revisions that led it to be Sylvia's highest-reviewed work to date. They conclude by explaining their intentions for this podcast: to discuss top-rated books by bestselling independent authors, and look at how the best substantive qualities of these books may attract readers and influence sales.

    51 min
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Podcast by Indies Who Sell: The Craft Podcast

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  • Creator
    Indies Who Sell: The Craft Podcast
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2017
  • Episodes
    12
  • Rating
    Clean
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