Podcast Episodes

Making Art From Life. Mental Health For Writers With Toby Neal

What are some of the common mental health issues that writers face? How can we use writing to help us process our problems, and turn our life into art through our books? Author and mental health ther…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Intentionality, Beauty, and Authorship. Co-Writing With AI With Stephen Marche

AI tools can generate words, but the human intention behind it, as well as the skill of the author, drives the machine. Stephen Marche talks about the creative process behind Death of an Author, 95% …

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Generative AI And The Indie Author Community With Michael Anderle And Dan Wood

What are the implications of generative AI for the indie author community? How can we make choices for our own creative business while respecting the decisions of others? Dan Wood (Draft2Digital) and…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

The AI-Assisted Artisan Author With Joanna Penn

What is the AI-Assisted Artisan Author? How can we use AI tools in our creative and business processes while still keeping our humanity at the core of our books?

As generative AI development continue…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Excellent Advice For Living With Kevin Kelly

How can we build a creative life based on following our curiosity? What are some important attitudes to hold that will help us with a sustainable life and career? Kevin Kelly shares some Excellent Ad…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Book Marketing: How To Get Publicity For Your Book With Halima Khatun

How can publicity form part of your book marketing strategy? How can you research the best media and craft a pitch or a press release that might get you and your book some attention? Why is publicity…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

The Challenges Of Small Press Publishing With Jon Barton

What are the most important aspects of becoming a successful publisher? Jon Barton talks about his lessons learned and how to avoid the pitfalls.

In the intro, Amazon AWS Bedrock for generative AI; …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

How To Use ProWritingAid To Improve Your Writing With Chris Banks

You cannot see many of the problems with your own writing, as you are so close to the manuscript. ProWritingAid can help you self-edit your work before you take it on to a human editor, so they can f…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Writing Nature Memoir With Merryn Glover

How can we bring a place alive in our writing? How can we tackle the challenges of writing different types of books at different times in our writing career? Merryn Glover talks about her experience …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Legal Aspects Of Generative AI And Copyright With Kathryn Goldman

As generative AI tools continue to expand the possibilities for creators, what does this mean for aspects of copyright? Intellectual property lawyer, Kathryn Goldman, talks about the possible ramific…

Published on 2 years, 9 months ago