SSP058 Teaching an Old Dave New Tricks

State of the Industry: Patterns and Lessons: It’s a wrap! Season 1: State of the Industry is done. After interviewing some truly stellar guests with their fingers on the pulse of what’s going on in all different […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

48 min listen

State of the Industry with Craig Martell: “There’s never been a better time to be an indie author,” Craig Martell says on this episode of the Story Studio Podcast. Craig Martell runs the 20 Books to 50K […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

62 min listen

State of the Industry with Erin Wright on Apple: Erin Wright is a contemporary western romance author who also runs the fantastic online/Facebook Group called Wide For The Win. Erin was initially invited onto the podcast in place of […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

63 min listen

State of the Industry with Mark Lefebvre from Draft2Digital: When the guys first met Mark Leslie Lefevbre, they got to know him as Mark Kobo, because he was working for Kobo back then. Now Mark works for Draft2Digital, through […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

62 min listen

State of The Industry with Andre Chaperon and Shawn Twing: Andre Chaperon and Shawn Twing are writing and business partners. Together they run a website called Tiny Little Businesses (which you can find at https://tinylittlebusinesses.com). Sean first found Andre through […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

75 min listen

State of the Industry with Damon Courtney from Bookfunnel: Once upon a time, there was a fiction writer who wanted to send a free copy of his book to his mom. But he didn’t want her to have to […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

62 min listen

State of The Industry with Will Dages from Findaway Voices: It’s no secret that the audiobook segment of the publishing industry has been growing in recent years. In the last 9 months of stay-at-home orders and quarantines, people have been […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

62 min listen

State of The Industry with Jane Friedman: Sean has known Jane Friedman since before the beginning, way back when Yesterday’s Gone was just the seed of an idea and he approached her to talk about a series […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

57 min listen

State of The Industry with Dave Chesson from Kindlepreneur: In today’s episode, the guys talk to Dave Chesson, founder of Kindlepreneur.com, a website devoted to teaching advanced book marketing. His tactics and insights help both Fiction and Nonfiction authors […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

60 min listen

State of The Industry with Alex Newton from K-Lytics: As powerful people are so fond of saying, “Knowledge is Power” and in the world of ebook publishing, Alex Newton’s K-Lytics is a powerful thing. Knowing the real numbers about […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

20 min listen

State of the Industry with Becca Syme: Knowing what to quit doing can be just as important as knowing what to do. Sean and Johnny first encountered Becca Syme through her book, Dear Writer, You need to […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

75 min listen

State of the Industry with Mark Dawson and James Blatch: In today’s episode, the guys sit down with their old friends Mark Dawson and James Blatch to check in on what they’ve been doing and what they see coming in […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

59 min listen

State of the Industry with Michael Anderle: State of the Industry with Michael Anderle The Guys first met Michael Anderle right at the start of his journey in Self-Publishing. He had the (dubious) pleasure of riding in […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

74 min listen

State of The Industry with Joanna Penn: Joanna Penn is a North Star in the Self-Publishing Industry. She is someone who was already there when the guys first got started, and most people think of them as […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

56 min listen

Welcome To The State of The Industry: Welcome to The Story Studio Podcast Season 1: The State of the Industry. Yes, after 131 episodes of The Story Studio Podcast, the show is finally transitioning from Season 0 […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

50 min listen

SSP131 Big Changes Coming: In today’s episode, the guys, along with Bonnie and Niamh, talk about the big changes coming to the Story Studio Podcast in the coming weeks. This episode is the last […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

46 min listen

SSP130 How To Write Anything with Sean: Out of everyone in the story studio, Sean is probably the most versatile author who can dexterously turn his hand from one genre and form to another quickly and with […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

56 min listen

SSP129 Pantsing Complex Plots with Johnny: Johnny B Truant writes complex stories. Stories with plots that tend to branch out and get more complex by the chapter and book throughout a series. If you’ve read Invasion, […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

48 min listen

SSP128 Raising Tension with Dave: If you’ve ever read a David Wright story, you’ve experienced narrative tension. But how does Dave do it so well? And how does he crank it up a notch higher […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

33 min listen

SSP127 Creating Culture with Vered: Worldbuilding is about building both the hardware and software that supports a story. Culture is the software. How we interact with the hardware, how we view it and use it, […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

52 min listen

SSP126 Commercialism and Trends with Niamh: When the critics can’t stop talking about something, and people can’t stop talking about it too, you hit that sweet spot we all look for in terms of finding ways […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

66 min listen

SSP125 Evolving Writing Process with Ninie: Ninie Hammon wrote in the newspaper world for 25 years before she started writing novels. When she started writing novels, 12-13 years ago, she never thought about the process. She […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

58 min listen

SSP124 Making a Living as an Artist with Eileen: In today’s episode of The Story Studio Podcast, the guys talk with Eileen Rose who is a member of the Sterling and Stone Story Studio. Before Eileen joined the Story […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

54 min listen

SSP123 Idea Parkour with Joel: Different people come up with ideas and brainstorm in different ways. In the Sterling & Stone Story Studio, all of the authors bring stories to the table to brainstorm at […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

56 min listen

SSP122 The Guys Watch: Doctor Sleep: On today’s episode, the guys talk about watching the movie Doctor Sleep and the Shining franchise. They have a lot to say about movie adaptations from books, about one book […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

60 min listen

SSP121 The Guys Discuss: Darlings We’ve Murdered: We’ve all heard from writing classes and craft books that we need to murder our darlings. In today’s episode, the guys discuss the darlings they’ve murdered both for themselves and […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

52 min listen

SSP 120 The Guys Discuss: What We’ve Learned So Far in 2020: We are living in a Black Mirror episode. Dave always was living in a Black Mirror episode, but 2020 is the year the rest of the world joined him there. […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

43 min listen

SSP119 The Guys Discuss: How To Watch and Read Like A Writer: In today’s episode, Johnny and Dave switch roles. Dave is excitedly working on his new project in the Yesterday’s Gone universe, and Johnny wishes an asteroid would hit the earth […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

50 min listen

SSP118 The Guys Discuss: Collaboration with J. Thorn: In today’s episode, Dave reveals his plans for any physical fights he may or may not have in the future and how he will make sure that whoever he battles […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

55 min listen

SSP117 Making a Living Writing with Rachael Herron: Being a writer requires doing the seriously hard work of writing. But making a living writing requires more. In today’s episode, Rachael Herron talks about all the different income streams […] by The Story Studio Podcast - Writing, Storytelling, and Marketing Advice for Writers & Business

54 min listen

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