International bestselling thriller author Avanti Centrae joins the podcast this week to talk about her upcoming novel, "Cleopatra's Vendetta." This new standalone (for now) novel follows up her VanOps series. "Cleopatra's Vendetta" release this month, so keep an eye out on your favorite ebook and paperback retailers! For more information about Avanti, visit https://www.avanticentrae.com/.

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Whether you're just getting started with book marketing or trying to rebuild or improve upon current marketing efforts, this episode will help you evaluate where to focus your time and money in order to effectively build an author platform and share your books with more readers.

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Conflict drive a story, whether character-oriented or plot-oriented. In this episode, learn how to create conflict that adds depth to the story and character arcs and how to avoid common pitfalls when developing conflict in a story.

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While I'm recovering from covid, rather than coughing through an episode, I'm going to share the first chapter from The Crazy Girl's Handbook. I'm working on turning my books into audiobooks and setting up through either Apple or Patreon bonus content for subscribers where they'll be able to listen to my audiobooks. I'll have more info on that soon. For now, enjoy an audio chapter of a fun, romantic story where I don't sound like a frog.

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Scott Bury makes a return to Author Life Podcast to talk about his own foray into podcasting. Scott's "Eastern Front Trilogy" inspired him to share more of the research and stories he collected while writing his books.

Switching mediums always comes with challenges, and Scott also shared some of his lessons learned and advice for others interested in venturing into podcasting.

Check out "Beyond Barbarossa" here: https://beyondbarbarossa.podbean.com/

Learn more about Scott Bury here: https://scottburyauthor.com/

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The anthology, "Island Fever," brings together a variety of authors all sharing their perspective of fever and its consequences on the delicate ecosystems, economy, and people of the islands of Hawaii.

I'm pleased to have most of the contributing authors on the podcast this week to talk about their experience working on the anthology and the inspirations behind the stories.

For a look at "Island Fever," visit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCN4272N/

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If you're hitting roadblocks in your story or struggling to bring it all to a satisgying conclusion, consider taking a deeper look at your story structure. This episode does a deep dive into different types of structures and the components which make up a well crafter story.

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