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Writing great books is critical to generating sales and building a following of readers. On the Dialogue Doctor Podcast, Jeff Elkins and other writers discuss how to write dialogue that will excite readers and help you sell more books.
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Elite Expert Insider Podcast

Jenn Foster & Melanie Johnson

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Elite Expert Insider podcast. Educate, inspire and motivate entrepreneurs, innovators and growth seekers. Hosts Melanie Johnson and Jenn Foster, owners of Elite Online Publishing, will bring you conversations from business, personal development to health and fitness. They will chat with special guests, industry leaders, authors, business and marketing experts and just darn interesting people. It’s the show that will up your game!
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Kobo Writing Life Podcast

Kobo Writing Life

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The Kobo Writing Life Podcast features exciting interviews with bestselling authors, tips on the craft and business of writing, and advice for a successfully self-publishing career. Millions of readers are waiting to discover your book - publish today at www.kobo.com/writinglife.
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Writer's Detective Bureau

Det. Adam Richardson

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The Writer's Detective Bureau is a podcast hosted by retired Police Detective Adam Richardson. Adam answers questions about criminal investigation and police work posed by crime-fiction authors and screenwriters writing crime-related stories. To submit a question, visit https://www.writersdetective.com/ask
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Your weekly romp through the baffling and ever changing business of being both an artist and entrepreneur in the world's most popular genre. With your hosts Eliza Peake and Adrienne Bell. The Misfit's Guide to Writing Indie Romance is a part of the Frolic Podcast Network. You can find more outstanding podcasts to subscribe to at frolic.media/podcasts!
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Welcome to Read It With Whiskey, the place to be if you are a sci-fi or fantasy reader! Our host, Laura Juntunen, interviews self-publish authors of these genres, and together, you will learn about the person behind the page: the author! Enjoy! *This podcast is no longer releasing new content. To learn more about the host, visit her website at www.LauraJayLive.com. Thank you!
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Get Published Podcast

Paul G. Brodie

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Welcome to the Get Published Podcast, where we help people get published with a proven system that works! Give us 15 minutes and we will give you a great podcast. Join 15-time bestselling author and book publisher, Paul Brodie as he discusses with his guest, every step of the author journey, to help you with the writing, publishing and marketing of your book.
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The Self Publishing Spotlight shines a light on authors at all stages of their indie journey. We ask them the same five questions on writing and publishing - five questions that will help you level up your own author career. Short and sweet, these Spotlights are the perfect way to snap up self-publishing stories on the go.
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Take control of your manuscript and follow John Hamrick as he explains the workings of a novel. He will help provide the necessary tools that you will need to write a successful book. Narrated by John Hamrick..and the occasional special guest (you never know who it will be).
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Helping indie authors successfully write, market, & self-publish their books and make a living with their writing. In this show, Ella interviews successful authors who share their best writing, marketing, and mindset secrets. You'll hear from them about topics such as making time to write, tools to succeed as an indie author, exactly what steps they took to achieve their self-publishing success.
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Expert Authority Effect™ Interviews is the Top 100 Entrepreneurship podcast where 2x #1 International Best Selling Author, Speaker & CEO Mario Fachini interviews industry-leading authors & experts and has them share their best publishing, marketing, and business strategies so you can learn how to implement them in your own business. Now's YOUR time, so prepare to shine!
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The Author Inside You

Leah and Matt Rafferty

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Over 80% of Americans want to write a book, yet less than one percent ever succeed. Why is that? People often believe the task is too daunting, or they put off getting started. Well, we are here to tell you that it can be done! We will show you how to write, publish, and promote your new book! Each episode is an interview with a newly published author who shares their tips and suggestions on how you can publish the book of your dreams. If this podcast is not what you are seeking, please shar ...
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On the Writership Podcast, professional book editor Leslie Watts critiques five pages of fiction from writers who are, or soon hope to be, traditionally or independently published. The submissions come from actual authors who understand they may need help seeing the flaws in their stories and are brave enough to share this experience so that you might improve your writing too.
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Everybody Hates Self-Publishing explores the good, the bad and the ugly of creating and producing your own work. Self-published authors will find advice on writing, book marketing and getting your book in bookstores. Aspiring writers will learn about being an indie publisher: Being an entrepreneur, creating your own DIY publishing house and thriving as an indie publisher means connecting with readers, booksellers and librarians and competing in a market that favors traditional publishing. Ho ...
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Host and international bestselling author Liz Nierzwicki brings forth expert tips in habits, nutrition science, exercise science, yoga, psychology, and entrepreneurship. Tune in weekly to hear tips, research, and fun interviews with industry's top health experts, fitness guru's, best-selling authors and other life coaching experts to give you the most practical ways to improve your life. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/figurefit/support
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The Gatecrashers Podcast

Amanda Luedeke and Charis Crowe

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STORM THE GATES OF PUBLISHING with VP and literary agent Amanda Luedeke and novelist Charis Crowe. Teaming up to talk about both sides of publishing (self-publishing and traditional), Amanda and Charis share their combined twenty years of experience in the industry from both sides of the desk. They offer a glimpse behind the "gates" as they share the realities, opportunities, and difficulties of the publishing world. Amanda Luedeke is literary agent and Vice President at MacGregor and Luedek ...
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The Girls Are Writing is an unfiltered journey into the world of writing and self-publishing through the lens of a Black indie author. Host Tasha Monét shares real-time updates on her long overdue debut novel (& the others that will follow it) and her journey of building an indie publishing company. Each week, dive into honest conversations about the writing process, self-publishing insights, and practical tips for crafting dope stories. Whether you're a procrastinator, perfectionist, or jus ...
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Mark Dawson is a best selling self-published author on multiple platforms including Amazon and Kobo. He is the author of the John Milton thriller series and its spin-off Beatrix Rose. In addition, he’s written several ‘Soho Noir' novels. Mark’s breakthrough came when he developed a marketing strategy for promoting and selling his books. His swift success enabled him to quit his 9 to 5 job and he has generated gross revenues of more than a million dollars in less than five years. Mark has bec ...
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The Writing Podcast

Adam Poe & Lindsay Buroker

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The Writing Podcast was founded in late 2014 in the wake of The Self Publishing Roundtable’s final host stepping down from the show. Adam and Lindsay (the newest hosts of SPRT at the time) decided it would be best to branch off into a new show rather than continue with one in which all original hosts and owners were no longer involved. So what are the similarities and differences between this podcast and the old? I am glad you asked, convenient narrator. Like Adam and Lindsay’s prior show, t ...
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Welcome to the Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast! Alongside your regularly scheduled Kobo Writing Life podcast episode releases, we will also be featuring some highlights from our backlist. In this episode from September 2021, we spoke to Katee Robert, who is a best-selling author of books inspired by myth, fairytales, and folklore, all about how her ins…
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Welcome to the Elite Expert Insider podcast! In today's episode, host Jenn Foster sits down with Dr. Jeff Gross, a spine fellowship-trained neurosurgeon who specializes in longevity and biohacking. Dr. Gross, with his impressive credentials, is dedicated to helping people improve their health, reduce disease, and increase their lifespan. Join us as…
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In this episode, we are joined by Tom Bromley, author, ghost writer, and writing teacher who is currently the Head of Learning at Reedsy, where he teaches the How to Write a Novel course, a writing course for authors at all stages of their career looking for insights and guidance on writing their first (or second, or third…) novel. We spoke to Tom …
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Welcome to another episode of the Elite Expert Insider Podcast, where we pull back the curtain on the secrets of industry leaders and innovators. Today, we're thrilled to have Chloe Williamson joining us, a marketing maestro who specializes in getting you booked on the right podcasts to skyrocket your brand. She's an expert in health and wellness, …
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In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm sits down with author Jenny Wilson to talk about Jenny's work in progress. They dive into Jenny's protagonist, discuss how to humanize her, look at her character growth arc, and discuss character voice modulation. For more on the craft of writing, check out https://dialoguedoctor.com/…
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Welcome to the Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast! Alongside your regularly scheduled Kobo Writing Life podcast episode releases, we will also be featuring some highlights from our backlist. For National Poetry Month here in North America, we're re-releasing this episode from April 2020 with poet, spoken word artist, and creative writing facilitator Jasmi…
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In this episode of Elite Expert Insider, we sit down with Alison Weihe, an inspiring South African entrepreneur and founder who has spent over 25 years honing her expertise in identity intelligence. Alison shares her transformative journey from being a shy political activist in the anti-apartheid movement to an award-winning entrepreneur and eloque…
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In this episode, Jeff is joined by Tom Holbrook for another TIME WITH TOM. In this episode, they discuss Tom's transition out of bookstore ownership, what they've been reading and what they are learning from it, what issues their clients are facing, and what they are working on. To find Tom and work with him, go to: https://holbrookauthorservices.c…
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In this episode, we are joined by Wendy, Cheryl, and Trudi from the Self-Publishing Authors Podcast! Having been in the self-publishing industry since 2013, these authors know all about the indie author journey and then some. Between Wendy, Cheryl, Trudi, and Shar, they have published over 140 books and sold millions of copies of their titles. It w…
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Discover how mindset influences your path to success and how you can consciously guide your life towards the goals you aspire to achieve. Whether you're just starting out or seeking to take your career to new heights, this episode is packed with wisdom, encouragement, and practical advice to navigate the ever-evolving journey of entrepreneurship an…
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In this episode, Jeff sits down with Author Don Elliot to talk about his epic fantasy series. They look at Don's opening scene and talk about how adding perspective increases the emotional impact of the scene. They also discuss how to plot a long series by starting with character growth. To find Don't work, check out https://donelliott.us/ For more…
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Welcome to the Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast! Alongside your regularly scheduled Kobo Writing Life podcast episode releases, we will also be featuring some highlights from our backlist. For the fifth episode of this series, we're happy to share this interview featuring the 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize winner in the Romance category, Julie Evelyn J…
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In this episode of Elite Expert Insider, host Jenn Foster dives into the dynamic world of real estate investing with Mark Podolsky, an expert in raw land transactions. Mark, author of "Dirt Rich," shares his inspiring journey from leaving the corporate grind of investment banking to achieving financial independence through land investing. He reveal…
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In this episode, we spoke to Robert L. Slater, author and creator of the Deserted Lands series and extended Deserted Lands Universe, a sci-fi and dystopian coming-of-age series of books that follow Lizzie, the sixteen-year-old survivor of a devastating pandemic, as she navigates this dangerous new world. Robert is also the author of several short s…
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In this episode of Elite Expert Insider, we welcome Lynn Abaté-Johnson, a three-time bestselling author and expert in community building for brands and entrepreneurs. Discover how Lynn’s unique approach focuses on creating genuine human connections and building true communities that result in thriving businesses. Learn More: https://www.lynnabatejo…
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In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach JP Rindfleisch IX sits down with four authors for an "office hour." Office hours are times when members from the community come to ask a coach any questions they are struggling with. In this office hour, JP covers: --what are the most important rules to follow? --how do you edit a scene that is too long down t…
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Welcome to the Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast! Alongside your regularly scheduled Kobo Writing Life podcast episode releases, we will also be featuring some highlights from our backlist. For the fifth episode of this series, we're happy to share this interview featuring Canadian thriller author Samantha M. Bailey from 2022. Watch Out for Her is a cont…
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Welcome to Elite Expert Insider, where we offer game-changing strategies for entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, and small business owners! In this episode, host Jenn Foster sits down with Pia Silva, an accomplished author, podcast host, and branding expert, to reveal powerful business growth tactics. 🔹 Discover how Pia transformed her agency from debt to…
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In this episode, Jeff and Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm take questions from the community. They discuss how to manage beta readers, how to find the right developmental editor, what do you need to disclose to an editor about AI, large groups of people talking, and plotting long series. For more on the craft of writing, check out DialogueDoctor.co…
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In this episode, we are joined by Clare Leslie Hall, author of Broken Country, Clare’s debut novel in the US and Canada. Broken Country is described as “A sweeping love story with the pace and twists of a thriller” and is a novel “of simmering passion, impossible choices, and explosive consequences that toggles between the past and present to explo…
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In today's episode, we explore the fascinating world of nutrition essentials with a special focus on healthy oils and essential nutrients. Our esteemed guest, Udo Erasmus, is a pioneer in the field, known for founding Udo's Choice oil and authoring the influential book "Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill," which has sold over 250,000 copies. With a ric…
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In this episode, Dialogue Doctor Coach Laura Humm sits down with author Scott Veatch to talk about his work in process. They dig deep into one of Scott's scenes to talk about maintaining the emotional impact of the scene, using emotion to communicate dialogue, maintaining consistency in inner thought, and more. For more on the craft of writing, che…
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Welcome to the Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast! Alongside your regularly scheduled Kobo Writing Life podcast episode releases, we will also be featuring some highlights from our backlist. For the fourth episode of this series, we're happy to share this episode featuring Robert Harris from November 2016. Originally hosted at Kobo's former headquarters i…
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In this episode of Elite Expert Insider, host Jenn Foster welcomes Zach Colman, the founder of Gym Mark, to discuss the powerful connection between personal and brand values. Zach shares his fascinating journey into the world of branding, from his creative beginnings in college to his career experiences with the Phoenix Suns and Pearson Education. …
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In this episode, 8 members of the dialogue doctor community sent in pitches of their work. Jeff sits down with Lindsey Hughes to discuss the goods and bads of each pitch. Whether you are pitching your book to an agent, your screenplay, or your book to amazon, the lessons in this episode will be helpful. To find Lindsey and her work, check out https…
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In this episode, we are joined by Sierra Simone, author of dozens of romance novels, such as the beloved Thornchapel, New Camelot, and Lyonesse series. In her own words, Sierra “loves writing the dirtiest things that she can think of, King Arthur, sparkling water, ancient mystery cults, coffee, leggings, and fog.” Sierra’s enthusiasm for erotic rom…
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Melanie Johnson co-owner of Elite Online Publishing, interviews Victoria Hajjar, the founder of Ugly Ventures, helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses from six to seven figures and beyond. Victoria shares her unique journey, starting from her early career in Shanghai, China, to becoming a marketing expert in the U.S. She emphasizes the importa…
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Welcome to the Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast! Alongside your regularly scheduled Kobo Writing Life podcast episode releases, we will also be featuring some highlights from our backlist. For the third episode of this series, we're excited to highlight this episode featuring Renee Harleston from March 2022. Our guest this week is Renee Harleston, found…
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In this episode of Elite Expert Insider, Marco shares his insights on achieving mental stability, the importance of staying connected to the outside world, and how singing played a pivotal role in his emotional well-being. We explore his unique "song methodology," which helps individuals connect with their true selves and find their purpose. Learn …
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In this episode, Jeff sits down with author WV Rarick to look at WV's work in progress. They discuss when you should reveal how your character looks, using dialogue tags to change emotional context of an exchange, when to add prose to clarify emotions, and making sure your character growth arcs are clean and easy for the reader to follow. For more …
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In this episode, we spoke to best-selling author of fantasy, fantasy romance, sweet romance novels, and women’s fiction novels, Bridget E. Baker (who also writes under B.E. Baker)! Bridget is passionate about writing romance and about self-publishing, and she loves to support other indie authors by offering advice and transparency about the industr…
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Welcome to another inspiring episode of the Elite Expert Insider podcast! Today, your host Melanie Johnson sits down with Matt Rigsby, an author and the owner of Medicine River Academy, to embark on a journey of transformation, nature, and adventure. Matt takes us through his remarkable life shift from a network engineer to a passionate river guide…
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In this episode, the Godfather of the Dialogue Doctor Podcast, J Thorn returns to talk about a new AI tool he has created. Using multiple AI Engines J talks about how he analyzes manuscripts. In the process of discussing his new tool, J and Jeff speculate on the state of the market and on the future of book-selling and AI. To find J's tool, check o…
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Welcome to the Kobo ReWriting Life Podcast! Alongside your regularly scheduled Kobo Writing Life podcast episode releases, we will also be featuring some highlights from our backlist. For the second episode of this series, we're bringing back an episode featuring Sagan Morrow from April 2021. Productivity strategist and author Sagan Morrow joins us…
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Welcome to another episode of the Podcast! Today, we're diving deep into the world of leadership with our special guest, Tony Martinetti. Tony is a seasoned leadership advisor with a unique background that spans high-tech, biotech, finance, and strategy. But what's truly fascinating is his dual identity as both an analytical strategist and a creati…
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