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Brandon Barr Talks Age of Magic, Fantasy and Scifi, and Overcoming Obstacles May 22, 2017

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Author Brandon Barr joins us to chat about his upcoming series in the Age of Magic universe, about his Song of the Worlds trilogy (a bit of magic and fantasy), and writing while dealing with cancer.

It's an inspiring episode, so check it out!

Brandon's Amazon page.

BIO:

Brandon Barr is an American author living in Southern California. He writes in the genres of science fiction and fantasy and often combines the two, preferring stories where the science is soft, the fantastic is vivid, and the flesh and soul characters are front and center.

The Song of the Worlds saga is his breakout, genre-blending science-fantasy drama set in a vast fantasy universe where elements of science fiction are dominated by gods and monsters, visions and gifts. For updates on new releases, promos, freebies and giveaways, subscribe to his mailing list and connect with him at www.brandonbarr.com

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Rhett Bruno on Writing Scifi and Traditional Publishing May 15, 2017

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Rhett Bruno shares his experience writing Scifi and traditional publishing, as well as his thoughts on trying out self publishing.

He also talks about his experience setting up Scifi Bridge, and shares his advice on agents and editors.
Sign up for his newsletter! http://rhettbruno.com/newsletter

Check out his new release, The Collector.

BIO:

Rhett Bruno has been writing since before he can remember, scribbling down what he thought were epic stories when he was young to show to his friends and family. He currently works at an Architecture firm, but that hasn’t stopped him from recording the tales bouncing around inside of his head.

Rhett is the amazon-bestselling author of "The Circuit Trilogy", "Titanborn", and "From Ice to Ashes." Please subscribe to his newsletter for exclusive access to updates about his work and the opportunity to receive limited content and ARCs. For a limited time you'll also receive a FREE digital copy of Book one in The Circuit Trilogy, "The Circuit: Executor Rising."

Rysa Walker on Writing Time Travel, doing Audiobooks, and Hosting a Series on Kindle Worlds Apr 04, 2017

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The amazing Rysa Walker shares her experience writing time travel books, creating amazing audiobooks, and hosting a series with Kindle Worlds.

Also, check out how she landed with Amazon, gets the best audiobook narrators out there, and more!

Find Rysa Walker's books on Amazon.

Rysa's bio:

RYSA WALKER is the author of the bestselling CHRONOS Files series. Timebound, the first book in the series, was the Young Adult and Grand Prize winner in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards. The CHRONOS Files has sold nearly half a million copies since 2013 and has been translated into ten languages.

Rysa currently resides in North Carolina with her husband, two youngest sons, and a hyperactive golden retriever. When not working on the second book in The Delphi Trilogy, she watches shows where travelers boldly go to galaxies far away, or reads about magical creatures and superheroes from alternate timelines. She has neither the time nor the patience for reality TV.

For news and updates, subscribe to the newsletter at rysa.com/contact.

Justin Goes Full-time! Mar 28, 2017

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Get ready, Justin is going full-time author! Pretty exciting, right?

Scott Lynch on the Best Fantasy Books Ever - His Mar 20, 2017

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Justin and special guest cohost PT Hylton sat down with Scott Lynch to talk about his amazing fantasy books, writing epic fantasy, how to work on your craft and improve your prose, why playing video games is important, and more!

Scott Lynch the Author

You might know Scott from his books:

The Lies of Locke Lamora (June 27, 2006)

Red Seas Under Red Skies (June 20, 2007)

The Republic of Thieves (October 8, 2013)

The Thorn of Emberlain (forthcoming)

The Ministry of Necessity (forthcoming)

The Mage and the Master Spy (forthcoming)

Inherit the Night (forthcoming)

Scott Lynch was born in 1978 in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he still lives now. In addition to being a freelance writer for various role playing game companies, he has done all the usual jobs writers put in their bios: dishwasher, waiter, web designer, marketing writer, office manager and short-order cook.

Writing Children's Books that Matter, with Esther Goldenberg Mar 13, 2017

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This week we spoke with Esther Goldenberg about writing children's books that help children really want to read.

Esther Goldenberg is the author of Hypatia Academy and the My Nutty Family series. She lives in Maryland with her family. For more information including back stories from her books and author visits, visit www.EstherGoldenberg.com and www.ThreeGemsPublishing.com.

Find her on Amazon.

Writing as a Hybrid Author and Getting an Agent, with Olivia Rivers Mar 09, 2017

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We sit down with Olivia Rivers, an awesome author who we met at the San Francisco Writers Conference on a panel Justin was modeling (Self Publishing vs Traditional in Kidlit).

BIO:

Olivia Rivers is a hybrid author of Young Adult fiction. Her love of technology led her to enter the indie-publishing world, and she is also traditionally published through Skyhorse Publishing. Olivia is represented by Laurie McLean of Fuse Literary, and her published works include TONE DEAF, IN THE HOPE OF MEMORIES, and THIS IS WHAT GOODBYE LOOKS LIKE.

LINKS:

My Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Olivia-Rivers-YA-Author-173412972815727
And Twitter: twitter.com/riversolivia
And Newsletter Sign Up: www.oliviariversbooks.com/newsletter

Ryan Dalton on YA Time Travel and Small Press Publishing Feb 21, 2017

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Join Ryan Dalton as he shares his advice on writing YA time travel, how it works going with a small press and how he's succeeded in doing so, and tells us about his upcoming new release.

Get the new book: The Black Tempest

Ryan's Bio:

Ryan Dalton is author of the young adult Time Shift Trilogy. His debut novel The Year of Lightning was released January 2016, and sequel The Black Tempest will release in April 2017. Ryan splits his time between writing books during the day, fighting crime at night, and hanging out in his awesome underground lair. Please do not tell anyone he's Batman. It's a secret.

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Year-Lightning-Time-Shift-Trilogy/dp/1631630504/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=S3NER80GMR2N3PBHMVKM

Changing Hands (indie bookstore that carries signed copies): http://www.changinghands.com/book/9781631630507

Amazon Keywords and Categories with Dave Chesson, the Kindlepreneur Feb 14, 2017

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Dave Chesson of the Kindlepreneur and KDP Rocket shared with us his advice for how to become a writer and, once you do, how to find the right keywords and categories on Amazon. And more!

https://kindlepreneur.com/who-is-dave-chesson/

A Kindlepreneur is a self publishing entrepreneur that is ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work marketing their creation. Ready to take action and promote their works, they are writers, marketers, designers, and strategists all combined in one. Want to learn more about how you can become a Kindlepreneur? Need help in taking the next big step in becoming a true Kindlepreneur? Then check us out!

Richard Dansky Talks Writing Video Games and Table Top Games Feb 07, 2017

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Richard Dansky is a novelist, video game writer, and table top game writer. He speaks at various writers conferences, and runs the East Coast Game Conference.

Richard has written on numerous video games, and is the developer of the 20th anniversary edition of the acclaimed tabletop RPG Wraith: The Oblivion. He has published six novels and one short story collection. A former executive of the IGDA Game Writing SIG, he serves on the advisory board on the Game Narrative Summit at GDC. He lives in North Carolina with his wife and their mathematically improbable collections of books and single malt scotches.

Find his novels on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Richard-Dansky/e/B001JRRLDC

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