Wordslinger Podcast J. Kevin Tumlinson

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Joanna Penn, aka the Hose of the Creative Pen Podcast, aka author J.F. Penn… I could spend all day listing all the ways she’s influenced the indie publishing world. But her latest moves are opening eyes to a new way of thinking, and a whole new approach to writing and publishing. In this episode, Jo joins me to talk about what she’s doing with Kickstarter and direct sales, and also about what it has meant to serve the writing community. It’s a good one, so tune in and share.
Show links:
- Website: https://jfpenn.com
- Kickstarter for “The Spear of Destiny”: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thecreativepenn/spear-of-destiny-an-action-adventure-thriller-novel
- Creative Penn Podcast: https://www.thecreativepenn.com/the-creative-penn-podcast-for-authors/
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It’s kind of weird how you can often find people who are living a life or working a career path that is eerily parallel to your own. That’s the case with me and my friend, Grant Faulkner. We both came to publishing around the same time and in roughly similar ways. We both ended up working for organizations that serve the writing community. And we both left those roles at roughly the same time, to pursue other facets of our dreams.
In this episode, I talk to Grant about his journey, but I also talk to you about yours. Because it’s ok to step back and take a look at your dream, and realize, “This isn’t what I want anymore.”
Show links:
* Website:
http://grantfaulkner.com
* America’s Next Great Author:
https://americasnextgreatauthor.com
* Grant Faulkner on Substack:
MY NEW NOVEL, “THE FORGOTTEN RUNE,” AVAILABLE NOW!
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I feel like the whole question of whether we live in a simulation is settled. We can see the pixels. And when we look closer at everything we ever thought of as being “the smallest thing that can exist,” we eventually look past it and see that the universe…. well, it stops making any sense. All the rules of order we think are fundamental to existence stop working altogether, at the quantum level.
My good friend, author Ernest Dempsey, agrees with me on this. And in this interview we talk about simulation theory and more. Jump in. Tell me what you think.
Show links:
- Website: https://ernestdempsey.net
- Find Ernie on YouTube: youtube.com/@ernestdempsey
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MY NEW NOVEL, “THE FORGOTTEN RUNE,” RELEASES MAY 15!
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I often tell people that poetry has never been my thing. But I’m learning that I’ve always been wrong about that. Because not only do I find myself reading more poetry, it turns out I’ve been writing my own poetry for years without quite realizing it.
That’s not the case with my guest, Vance Monet. He’s a poet and he knows it. And he’s experimenting with something he calls “inversions metaphor,” crafting poems that bring a new perspective to everyday experiences. We talk about that and the San Francisco Forty-Niners (as poetic inspiration) in this episode of Wordslinger.
Show links:
- Website: https://vancemonet.my.canva.site/
- Vance Monet on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/Eskendale
MY NEW NOVEL, “THE FORGOTTEN RUNE,” RELEASES MAY 15!
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Watch “Who is Dan Kotler?” on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QMecGA2bptQ?si=u3iJ8Lq-qwL6rEi4
The Wordslinger Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wordslingerpodcast
Find more from me, and find ways to support what I’m making here, when you go to Wordslingerpodcast.com
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Cameron Sutter is a kind soul. If you ever get a chance to sit and chat with him at a conference or anywhere else, I promise he’s going to surprise you. He’s an author of fiction, but in his quest to make writing just a little easier for himself he ended up creating software that can make writing easier for you, too. Plottr is a versatile and amazing application that even I, a lifelong and dedicated pantser, have found a use for. We talk about Plottr, otters, and more in this interview.
Show links:
* Try out Plottr to outline your next book (and get Otter Merch!): Plottr.com
* Plottr on Facebook: facebook.com/plottrapp
* Tune in to Plottr on YouTube: youtube.com/plottr
* Watch “Who is Dan Kotler?” on YouTube:
MY NEW NOVEL, “THE FORGOTTEN RUNE,” RELEASES MAY 15!
Reserve your copy now at https://bit.ly/forgottenruneaz
The Wordslinger Podcast Playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvSjreJNEhuQX5DnVehfdIoC0SfC4wEKu
Find more from me, and find ways to support what I’m making here, when you go to Wordslingerpodcast.com
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Johnny B. Truant has been in the DNA of self publishing almost from the start. He’s an author, a podcaster, a reluctant influencers. Great guy, too. And his series, “Fat Vampire,” has been adapted by the SyFy Channel as “Reginald the Vampire.” Success by almost any definition!
But is it success by Johnny’s definition?
We talk about that, and about the movement and evolution happening in the publishing industry, and what it means to be an “iconoclast author” (or an “artisan author,” if you’re me).
This is a great conversation, and I think everyone (even non-authors) will get a lot out of it. Food for the soul.
Show links:
* Johnny’s Website: https://johnnybtruant.com
* Johnny’s Substack: https://substack.com/@johnnybtruant
* “We’re Entering the Age of the Iconoclast Writer” - Author Stack Post -
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The Wordslinger Podcast Playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvSjreJNEhuQX5DnVehfdIoC0SfC4wEKu
Find more from me, and find ways to support what I’m making here, when you go to Wordslingerpodcast.com
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