Episodios

  • Zeitgeist Discussion About King Arthur, Conan the Barbarian, and Solomon Kane with Ryan Gutierrez

    Zeitgeist Discussion About King Arthur, Conan the Barbarian, and Solomon Kane with Ryan Gutierrez
    May 2 2025
    Join author Ryan Gutierrez as he sits down with Thomas Umstattd Jr., for an insightful conversation about storytelling, publishing trends, and literary traditions. In this episode, we explore: Key takeaway: “Having the courage to say ‘I’m not for everyone, but I am for this group of people’ and making something they absolutely love—if you have […]
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    1 h y 56 m
  • An Indie Creator’s Guide to Marketing Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    An Indie Creator’s Guide to Marketing Sci-Fi and Fantasy
    Dec 11 2024
    The Arbiter of Worlds YouTube Channel had me on yesterday to talk about marketing for their new podcast ACKS to Grind. The host, Alexander Macris and I talk for over an hour about marketing Sci-Fi, Fantasy books and boardgames. We explored the similarities between marketing novels and creative projects like board games. We talked about […]
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    1 h y 17 m
  • Which Book Promotion Strategies Work in 2024

    Which Book Promotion Strategies Work in 2024
    Jun 4 2024
    In this episode of Writing of Social Sandy, Mary K. and I talk about what kind of marketing actually works for authors. About Writing off Social Sandy and Mary believe that creativity flourishes when writers are free to choose their own path. They spent years feeling trapped by social media, believing it was the only […]
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  • The Rise and Fall of Social Media for Writers

    The Rise and Fall of Social Media for Writers
    May 28 2024
    In this episode of Writing of Social Sandy, Mary K. and I talk about the history of social media an authors. When and why did it work? And more importantly when in why did it stop working? About Writing off Social Sandy and Mary believe that creativity flourishes when writers are free to choose their […]
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  • 4 Ways to Make Money as an Author

    4 Ways to Make Money as an Author
    May 1 2024
    The Profitable Writer Podcast is dedicated to helping authors make more money. In this episode, Kent Sanders and I discuss:
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    1 h y 2 m
  • Should Stories Minimize Morality to Advance Personal Liberation?

    Should Stories Minimize Morality to Advance Personal Liberation?
    Jan 17 2024
    Last week, the blog version of an episode of Christian Publishing Show went viral, or at least it sparked a lot of discussion. Mostly here and here. In that episode, I talked about how Morality is key to making a book sell across both culture and time. Muddled morality is why newer superhero movies are […]
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    1 h y 17 m
  • Search Engine Optimization for Author Websites

    Search Engine Optimization for Author Websites
    Nov 8 2023
    Mark Dawson & James Blatch recently had me on the Self Publishing Show to discuss author websites, marketing data, Christian publishing, advertising, AI, and more. You can find the episode here. There is also a video version you can find here:
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    48 m
  • Should More Christians Write Novels?

    Should More Christians Write Novels?
    Oct 5 2023
    In this episode of Cary and Cooper Have Words, we talk about the process of writing a novel, how to do it, and what pitfalls to look out for.
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    50 m
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