In today’s episode of our award-winning podcast, we discuss our emotional and financial investments in our independent writing and publishing careers (high level), and the results of our energy (low to non-existent). It’s hard to spend thousands of hours to write, edit, and publish a book, only to drop it into the vast nothingness called “sales.”Continue reading ““That is Life.””
Category Archives: MondayBlogs
Book Signings
For episode 232 of our award-winning podcast to “help writers write,” we talk about book signings. If you’re like me, writing and publishing a book is the easy part when compared to marketing. But sales promotion is essential to create that connection between you and your audience. That means you have to make an effortContinue reading “Book Signings”
Justin Eger
We welcome Justin Eger to the “CC & JT Amateur Hour” who shares his journey from journalism to fiction writing, discussing the challenges of self-promotion and the inspiration behind his latest book, “The Witness.” He reflects on the impact of the pandemic on his writing, the thematic elements in his work, and the joys andContinue reading “Justin Eger”
Just Keep Swimming
For episode 230 (not 229) of our award-winning podcast to help writers write, we’re giving ourselves a pep talk. We are rapidly approaching another book release, and as CC says, we’re on a rollercoaster of emotions. We try to answer the Big Question: why do we keep doing this to ourselves? Bottom Line: If you’reContinue reading “Just Keep Swimming”
June 2025
For episode 229 of our award-winning podcast, we had a great June with so much fun. Starting off, CC finally got to do our title and cover reveal of #Passionrestored, years in the making. She received love for the cover, and the book is getting preorders on Amazon. We’ll get it up on the otherContinue reading “June 2025”
Kendall Brown
For our Sunday podcast, we had the privilege and honor to interview Kendall Brown, a northern Nevada writer who, in her words, “is a proud Marine Corps wife, a passionate small business owner, an experienced dog trainer, and the engaging author of two award-winning books: ’10 Secrets of a Lazy Dog Trainer’ and ‘Let’s GetContinue reading “Kendall Brown”
Schedule
For Episode 225 of our award-winning podcast for writers, we set ourselves up for disappointment. We often say that “writing is a solo project done on the public stage,” meaning we’re alone in our endeavors, but that’s not true. We rely on beta readers, editors, and cover designers to produce the best book possible. WeContinue reading “Schedule”
Indy Writers and Three-Star Reviews
For Episode 224 of our award-winning podcast for writers, we debate whether independent writers deserve more than three-star reviews. An apology up front: CC and I have a plague. Not the plague, but we’re not feeling great. We are getting better. CC found this statement on the internet: “Most indy authors don’t deserve more thanContinue reading “Indy Writers and Three-Star Reviews”
Editing Editing Editing
For Episode 223 of our award-winning podcast for writers, we’re a little all over the place. It was a week. Reminder: Serving Salvation Book Two will be released on May 14. Book One got very nice reviews, and the B1 ebook is available for 99 cents on the major platforms. Check out our Books page.Continue reading “Editing Editing Editing”
License to Steal
Know a writer or someone who wants to be a writer? Then forward this post to them and invite them to listen to our writers podcast. Thank you! For Episode 221 of our award-winning podcast, we take on Meta and discuss their “fair use” of seven million literary works to train their artificial intelligence system.Continue reading “License to Steal”