The Indy Author Podcast

Building AI Trust to Improve Book Discoverability with Meg Casebolt - #352

Matty Dalrymple talks with Meg Casebolt about BUILDING AI TRUST TO IMPROVE BOOK DISCOVERABILITY, including how AI tools are changing book discovery, why keywords need sup

How Tech Is Changing Crime Fiction with Patrick O'Donnell - #351

Matty Dalrymple talks with Patrick O'Donnell about HOW TECH IS CHANGING CRIME FICTION, including the camera footage that cracked his first homicide case; why smaller poli

Beyond the Launch: Reviving Your Backlist with Jeff Elkins - #350

Matty Dalrymple talks with Jeff Elkins about BEYOND THE LAUNCH: REVIVING YOUR BACKLIST, including how to give a never- or lightly-marketed backlist titles a second life;

What Draft2Digital's New Fees Mean for Indie Authors with Kris Austin - #349

Matty Dalrymple talks with Kris Austin about WHAT DRAFT2DIGITAL'S NEW FEES MEAN FOR INDIE AUTHORS, including how the new $20 activation fee and $12 annual maintenance fee

Laying the Groundwork for Book Rights Deals with Jane Friedman - #348

Matty Dalrymple talks with Jane Friedman about LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR BOOK RIGHTS DEALS, including why publishers are increasingly licensing selected rights from succe

Using Magpie Mode to Gather and Connect Ideas with Jessie Kwak - #347

Matty Dalrymple talks with Jessie Kwak about USING MAGPIE MODE TO GATHER AND CONNECT IDEAS, including collecting creative sparks before you know exactly where they belong

Building an Authentic Author Brand with Mark Leslie Lefebvre - #346

Matty Dalrymple talks with Mark Leslie Lefebvre about BUILDING AN AUTHENTIC AUTHOR BRAND, including how your brand already exists whether or not you have consciously shap

Book Marketing on a Budget with Kevin Hall - #345

Matty Dalrymple talks with Kevin Hall about BOOK MARKETING ON A BUDGET, including how to pitch print publications, radio stations, and libraries with a brief, targeted em

Finding Your Author Archetype to Avoid Burnout with Frankie Blooding - #344

Matty Dalrymple talks with Frankie Blooding about FINDING YOUR AUTHOR ARCHETYPE TO AVOID BURNOUT, including the four archetypes and the distinct burnout patterns and red

Writing Better Characters with the Big Five Personality Traits with Kat Caldwell - #343

Matty Dalrymple talks with Kat Caldwell about WRITING BETTER CHARACTERS WITH THE BIG FIVE PERSONALITY, including what the five traits are and how they function as a spect

Hybrid Publishing: Green Flags, Red Flags, and What to Expect with Gordon McClellan - #342

Matty Dalrymple talks with Gordon McClellan about HYBRID PUBLISHING: GREEN FLAGS, RED FLAGS, AND WHAT TO EXPECT, including the key difference between a genuine hybrid pub

Conflict, Character, and Motivation with Austin S. Camacho - #341

Matty Dalrymple talks with Austin S. Camacho  about CONFLICT, CHARACTER, AND MOTIVATION, including why conflict is about opposing goals rather than violence, how to find

Interiority: The Secret Sauce of Good Fiction with Kristen Tate - #340

Matty Dalrymple talks with Kristen Tate about INTERIORITY: THE SECRET SAUCE OF GOOD FICTION, including how to calibrate the depth of interiority across multiple point-of-

Smart Marketing Over Hot Genres with Dale L. Roberts - #339

Matty Dalrymple talks with Dale L. Roberts about SMART MARKETING OVER HOT GENRES, including why consistent promotion matters more than genre selection, how going wide on

The Choreography of a Scene with Rene Gutteridge - #338

Matty Dalrymple talks with Rene Gutteridge about THE CHOREOGRAPHY OF A SCENE, including how to identify the purpose of every scene before you write it, where to enter a s

Story First, Marketing Second with Carlo J. Emanuele - #337

Matty Dalrymple talks with Carlo J. Emanuele about STORY FIRST, MARKETING SECOND, including why authors make the same mistake corporate executives do when they lead with

The Economics of Con Life with Todd Fahnestock - #336

Matty Dalrymple talks with Todd Fahnestock about THE ECONOMICS OF CON LIFE, including the real costs and revenue thresholds of selling books at cons, why five books is th

Substack for Fiction and Nonfiction Writers with Elle Griffin - #335

Matty Dalrymple talks with Elle Griffin about SUBSTACK FOR FICTION AND NONFICTION WRITERS, including why she chose Substack over social media, and how she built her audie

Your Humanity Is Your Brand with Jeniffer Thompson - #334

Matty Dalrymple talks with Jeniffer Thompson about YOUR HUMANITY IS YOUR BRAND, including how AI search actually rewards the content you've already created, the SEO funda

From Data to Discovery: ALLi's Indie Author Bookstore with Melissa Addey - #333

Matty Dalrymple talks with Melissa Addey about FROM DATA TO DISCOVERY: ALLi's INDIE AUTHOR BOOKSTORE, including what three years of income surveys reveal about indie vers