Author Like A Boss: Helping Indie Authors Successfully Write, Market, & Self-publish Their Books

S.M. Blooding has been an indie author since the ebook “thing” started. She was publishing ebooks—in erotica because that was the only market available at the time. She has failed a lot over the years, but she has learned a great deal as well.  Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can view the shownotes at https://authorlikeaboss.com/episode51

Katherine Bogle is the bestselling author of the steampunk phenomenon, QUEEN OF THIEVES, as well as the international bestselling DOMINION RISING series. When she isn’t working on her next book, she can be found playing video games, binge watching Netflix, or designing book covers. After we stopped recording, she shared some more about her cover designs and she’s incredibly talented… you get to see those worlds made visual.  Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can get the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode49

Craig Robertson has led a varied life. He was a physician, an immunologic researcher, a shoe salesman, and now he’s an author. He started writing so he could do some house cleaning in his head. It was filling up with stories, notions, and weird images. The best way to clean one's head, it turns out, is to become an author. His aspiration in writing is to entertain the reader, while making them think, consider, and reflect. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can get the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode50

Jessica Brody started out in Hollywood, and has translated her screenwriting prowess into her novels. Her success has brought her many opportunities, including every author's dream—potential movie adaptations! Now, she helps other authors march to the 'beat' of their own story by writing instructional novels and making courses, while also continuing to write her own novels. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can get the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode48

Maryann Jordan has always been an avid reader. She jokes that she “cut her romance teeth” on the old historical romance books. In 2013, she finally gave in to the characters in her head pleading for their story to be told. Now she is a USA Today Bestselling and Award-Winning Author. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can get the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episosde47

This week Corey Alderin and Stacy Sowers share some amazing tools they have created to make your author marketing so much easier. Here are just some of the things that we touched on: You can see the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode46

Ron Schrader began his journey as an author and publisher in 2013 when he helped an uncle self-publish. Since that time, Ron's work life has been split between writing, publishing, and various business pursuits. To-date he's been involved with the publishing of over 20 books, a handful of which have gone on to become best-sellers in their respective categories. In late 2018 he started an author marketing services called App for Authors, with the goal of helping authors create and use mobile apps for book promotion. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can see the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode45

Russell Nohelty is a USA Today Bestselling Author and motivational speaker. He has raised over $100,000 on Kickstarter, built a mailing list of over 25,000 people, and tabled at more than 100 events since 2016. Now, he teaches other creatives how to lead a complete and successful life and build their fanbases through his teaching academy: The Complete Creative. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: See the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode44

Adell Ryan is a sci-fi reverse harem author with a trunk full of her own personal stories to tell. Taking inspiration from her favorite novels during hard times, she realized her love for writing and broke loose with her supportive husband in tow. In this podcast, she details how her own struggles pushed her first toward reading, and then toward writing, and how she learned to make peace with the judgement that found its way to her. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: See the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode43

Melissa Storm believes in angels and in true love and she writes about both in her USA Today bestselling Christian Romances. She’s and entrepreneur, mom, reality TV addict, domestic zoo keeper, founder of LitRing and a jillion other businesses, former gastric bypass patient, quirky person, your new best friend... Here are just a few of the things we touched on: See the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode42  

Ben Reeder has the successful author mindset down pat because even with some ups and downs on his journey, but he's still dedicated to his writing... and to his readers. In this episode he shares how he keeps going. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can get the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode41

Bobby Kim became a 6-figure indie author before he turned 21 by writing good books and using FB ads. Welcome to Part 2 of his interview where he shares how other authors can achieve the same success as part of the Indie Author Academy. I had so much fun chatting with Bobby that I couldn't stop. Last week you heard his fascinating author journey and beginning tips on FB ads. This week we'll continue the deep-dive into FB ads and how they can help you build your indie author business. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: See the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode40

Bobby Kim became a 6-figure indie author before he turned 21 by writing good books and using FB ads. Now he helps other authors achieve the same success with the Indie Author Academy. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: See the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode39

If you're stressing about getting your words down in the next couple weeks, then you'll want to listen to these Five Tools for Making Time to Write. Make the most of these final days so you can win NaNoWriMo! 

Kara Lockharte stumbled into success with the willingness to say "Yes," and keep learning and improving. In this episode, she shares what has worked for her. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can find the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode37

For NaNoWriMo... We’re not just going to throw you in the deep end and watch you flail around trying to write as fast as you can. Successful indie authors have an author toolbox full of goodies that help them write faster and more efficiently.

Stacy Sowers is an indie author with twenty years experience in web development. She's an expert in the tech around building your author business and she generously shares her knowledge. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: Get our Build Your Author Website book here - https://authorlikeaboss.com/website Get the shownotes at https://authorlikeaboss.com/episode35

Coralee June connects with her readers in uncommon, yet effective ways, and she shares exactly how you can do it too. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can see the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode34

Chuck is a southern gentleman and a storyteller. In his interview he shares how he matches his passion for writing with the expectations of his fans and turns it into a profession. Here are just a few of the things we touched on:

t was part of the Arts & Culture series held at The Vault Theater in downtown Hillsboro and was hosted by BagnBaggage productions. The authors on the panel were Catherine Fredricks, Marie Robinson, Tonya Macalino and B. C. Palmer In this episode you'll get to hear about their experiences as indie authors. It was super fun for me. I hope you enjoy it as well. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: For the shownotes, go to authorlikeaboss.com/episode32