283 Episodes

  1. The one where two bookseller veterans explain what it takes for authors to get on their shelves.

    Published: 12/25/2023
  2. The one where NYT bestsellers Robin & Michael J. Sullivan cover the pros and cons of indie, trad, and hybrid publishing.

    Published: 12/18/2023
  3. The one where Tyler Wagner explains how Authors Unite can take your publishing career to the next level.

    Published: 12/11/2023
  4. The one where bestseller Caz Frear explains why she submitted a novel for awards before she actually wrote it.

    Published: 12/4/2023
  5. The one where bestseller Wendy Whitman explains our fascination with true crime and how to incorporate it into your fiction.

    Published: 11/27/2023
  6. The one where NYT Bestseller James Ellroy details his process. How does it differ from yours?

    Published: 11/20/2023
  7. The one where NYT bestsellers Beth and Boyd Morrison explain why every book should have dragons.

    Published: 11/13/2023
  8. The one where Sally Gardner explains why you need to take your main characters out to dinner.

    Published: 11/6/2023
  9. The one where Mariana Zapata explains how she received over a quarter BILLION views on TikTok.

    Published: 10/30/2023
  10. The one where Andrew Child explains what goes into writing the 28th Jack Reacher book with his brother, Lee Child.

    Published: 10/23/2023
  11. The one where Richard Chizmar explains the art of telling a fiction tale as “true crime."

    Published: 10/16/2023
  12. The one where Ashley Winstead explains story arcs and why Twilight was important.

    Published: 10/9/2023
  13. The one where Daniel Sweren-Becker takes a stab at explaining our complicated relationship with true crime.

    Published: 10/2/2023
  14. The one where M.P. Woodward reveals how his tech work with Amazon Prime Video inspired him to write again.

    Published: 9/25/2023
  15. The one where Khashayar J. Khabushani explains why you're not a real writer until you've cried over a typewriter (while passing through TSA).

    Published: 9/18/2023
  16. The one where Ryan Steck explains why he writes the epilogue first.

    Published: 9/11/2023
  17. The one where Nicholas Fillmore explains how he turned his time with an international smuggling ring into a solid memoir.

    Published: 9/4/2023
  18. The one where Stephen King's former assistant, Marsha DeFilippo, proves it's never too late to write that first book.

    Published: 8/28/2023
  19. The one where Sara DiVello explains how to properly promote on social media.

    Published: 8/21/2023
  20. The one where Josh Malerman explains why every story needs a good beat.

    Published: 8/14/2023

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What does it take to succeed as a writer? Join host J.D. Barker and a panel of industry experts as they pull back the curtain and offer rare insights from the household names found on bookshelves worldwide.