Ranked #1
Making a Living from Your Writing
Making a Living from Your Writing
Making a living from your writing can be one of the most challenging aspects of being a career author. Whether you’re a ... Read more
14 Nov 2019
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50mins
Ranked #2
How to Efficiently Work From Home
How to Efficiently Work From Home
How to Efficiently Work From HomeWith many people forced to stay indoors as we fight through the COVID-19 pandemic, many... Read more
26 Mar 2020
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46mins
Ranked #3
Digital Minimalism: A Year Later
Digital Minimalism: A Year Later
Digital Minimalism: A Year LaterLast year, Zach and J. recorded an episode discussing Digital Minimalism inspired by the... Read more
19 Mar 2020
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44mins
Ranked #4
The State of Independent Publishing in 2020
The State of Independent Publishing in 2020
The State of Independent Publishing in 2020It’s time to discuss the state of independent publishing in 2020. In their th... Read more
2 Jan 2020
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33mins
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Ranked #5
Launching an Author Career in 2020
Launching an Author Career in 2020
Launching an Author Career in 2020The publishing industry went through a wave of unprecedented changes in the last decad... Read more
9 Jan 2020
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57mins
Ranked #6
Our Biggest Mistakes and How We Learned From Them
Our Biggest Mistakes and How We Learned From Them
On this week’s episode, Zach and J. discuss some of their biggest mistakes they’ve made since they began publishing, and... Read more
5 Apr 2018
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56mins
Ranked #7
Practical Steps to Becoming a Career Author
Practical Steps to Becoming a Career Author
Are you ready to take your writing from a side gig to your full-time work? If so, are you asking yourself the right ques... Read more
27 Dec 2018
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33mins
Ranked #8
Things to Know When Self-Publishing a Book
Things to Know When Self-Publishing a Book
Things to know when self-publishing a book can be overwhelming. Zach and J. share some surprising and important pieces o... Read more
10 Oct 2019
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55mins
Ranked #9
Do You Need an Author Website?
Do You Need an Author Website?
On the second episode of The Career Author Podcast, Zach and J. discuss the responsibility of publisher with checking fa... Read more
11 Jan 2018
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31mins
Ranked #10
The Editor’s Six Core Questions
The Editor’s Six Core Questions
Zach and J. go deep on craft today and talk about The Editor’s Six Core Questions. They believe if you ask these six que... Read more
6 Sep 2018
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45mins
Ranked #11
Making Big Decisions
Making Big Decisions
Zach stole the format from J.’s other podcast this week and asked him the question: how do you make big decisions about ... Read more
19 Jul 2018
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44mins
Ranked #12
The Pixar Rules of Storytelling
The Pixar Rules of Storytelling
There’s always something to learn by studying the masters which is what the guys do today as they dive deep into Pixar’s... Read more
21 Mar 2019
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46mins
Ranked #13
How to Choose a Title For Your Novel
How to Choose a Title For Your Novel
Choosing a title for your novel can be incredibly difficult. Although we want our book titles to be unique and clever, t... Read more
19 Sep 2019
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40mins
Ranked #14
Our Favorite Tools
Our Favorite Tools
On this week’s episode, Zach and J. flip the script on their Choose Your News segment, putting J. in the driver’s seat a... Read more
19 Apr 2018
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52mins
Ranked #15
Finding an Audience with Anthologies and Box Sets
Finding an Audience with Anthologies and Box Sets
It’s getting hard to find an audience these days so leveraging multi-author box sets and anthologies might be one soluti... Read more
1 Aug 2019
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50mins
Ranked #16
Knowing How and When to Sell Direct
Knowing How and When to Sell Direct
While we’d all love to sell books directly to our readers, there are still some hurdles to overcome with direct sales. Z... Read more
11 Apr 2019
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49mins
Ranked #17
From Book to Film With Bird Box Author Josh Malerman
From Book to Film With Bird Box Author Josh Malerman
On this special episode of The Carer Author Podcast, J. and Zach sit down with Josh Malerman, bestselling author of the ... Read more
20 Dec 2018
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44mins
Ranked #18
Receiving Feedback and Criticism
Receiving Feedback and Criticism
Receiving Feedback and CriticismAuthors thrive on sharing their creations with the world. But by putting your work out t... Read more
30 Jan 2020
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49mins
Ranked #19
Things Authors Say That You Don’t Have to Believe
Things Authors Say That You Don’t Have to Believe
There isn’t one process that works for everyone. There isn’t a formula. Zach and J. tackle some of the most commonly hea... Read more
30 May 2019
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46mins
Ranked #20
Collaborative Story Building, Rock Apocalypse, and Content Marketing
Collaborative Story Building, Rock Apocalypse, and Content Marketing
J. and Zach have been working on a lot of stuff behind the scenes. On this episode, they make some announcements on some... Read more
29 Nov 2018
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58mins
