The Author Wheel Podcast

Jun 17 2024 111 ep. 39 mins 17
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Every episode we talk about common writing roadblocks. We interview publishing industry experts about how they overcame the hard things in their careers, and we give you our best tips to keep your stories rolling.

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Secrets to Author Success with Alessandra Torre of InkersCon

Jun 17 2024 52 mins  
SURPRISE!We said we were taking a break for the summer—and we are—but we couldn't skip this opportunity to have the fabulous Alessandra Torre on the show to talk about her journey into writing, publishing, and running one of the best writer conferences in the country.Alessandra (AR) Torre is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of more than 30

Mastering Author Branding and Marketing with Melanie Herschorn

Jun 03 2024 48 mins  
Do you have an intentional author brand?If not, today's guest is bound to help. In fact, in this interview, she did an on-the-spot workshop with Megan, helping her rethink her own social media content strategy! If you want practical tips and real-world examples, you have to listen in on this one. Melanie Herschorn wants to help you step into your spotlight as an authority. As a boo

Quick Tips to Craft Irresistible Book Openings

May 30 2024 9 mins  
Ever wonder why some books grab you from the first line, while others fail to spark your interest? This week's quick tips are all about the opening hook. Tip #1: Some people never read past the first paragraph, let alone the first page. Make it count! Tip #2: Know the difference between in medias res and place en scene. Choose your start carefully. We will be taking a break for the

Crafting the Short Story with Award-Winning Author Art Taylor

May 27 2024 49 mins  
Walking the knife's edge between depth and brevity...Today's guest is a master of the short story and professor at George Mason University. He's built a career in the trenches of the literary magazine world, where every word counts.Our conversation digs deep into the art of the scene, with a ton of practical advice to keep readers turning pages no matter the length of your book.Art

Quick Tips to Stay in Character

May 23 2024 10 mins  
Don't be a bunny. Avoid head hopping. We're tackling one of Megan's biggest pet peeves this week; head hopping, or changing character point of view without a visual transition in between.It happens when authors switch from the internal monologue or emotions of one character into another character, within the same scene, without a scene break or chapter break to identify the new poi

Intuitive Storytelling with Tiffany Yates Martin

May 20 2024 56 mins  
The journey of a writer is a blend of art and commerce, heart and head."Intuitive Editing is the process of taking the hard craft skills and melding it with creating the story that you're trying to create, not the one that some writing guru or dogma has suggested would be the right structure for you."This week we're thrilled to have editor Tiffany Yates Martin on the show. She is s

Quick Tips to Avoid the Dreaded Info Dump

May 16 2024 12 mins  
In this week's quick tips, we're taking a deep dive into the info dump.What's that, you ask?An info dump happens with the author writes everything they know about a character, setting, or their worldbuilding into a single stretch of prose. It's really common, especially for newer writers who feel like they need to explain everything for the reader.TL:DR - You don't.But how can you

Writing Your Own Publishing Destiny with David Morris

May 13 2024 52 mins  
Books get claimed by the world...In this week's episode, we're taking a deep dive into audience building, author platform, and finding your tribe with publisher and agent, David Morris. David Morris is the publisher of Lake Drive Books and a literary agent at Hyponymous Consulting, two innovative ventures working together to specialize in authors and books that help people heal, gr

Quick Tips to Help You Master Dialogue in Writing

May 09 2024 11 mins  
Ever struggled to write dialogue that sounds natural and captures the essence of your characters? This week's quick tips will help you overcome that challenge.Tip #1: Listen to people talk in real life. Hang out in different locations with people from different walks of life. They don't speak the same!Tip #2: Don't overdo dialect. While you want your characters to be unique, you do

The New Era of Indie Authorship with Joe Solari

May 06 2024 67 mins  
We're entering a new era for the indie author...In the last few years we've once more seen seismic shifts in the self-publishing industry. No one understands that better than author consultant Joe Solari, who recently took the reins of what was once the 20Books to 50k conference. Rebranding under the Author Nation banner, Joe has been on the front lines, helping authors marry their