The Career Author Podcast

Mar 26 2023 152 ep. 46 mins 139
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Becoming a full-time writer can be overwhelming. Join J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon as they help you improve your craft and find your audience, so you too can become…a career author. This is The Career Author Podcast.

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We're Back in Black!

Mar 26 2023 59 mins  
Zach and J. are back with a new podcast called "Men in Black Shirts" with T.W. Piperbrook!

The Final Episode: LIVE!

Oct 28 2020 57 mins  
The Final Episode: LIVE!This is it. The final episode. We hope you’ll join us at the Writers, Ink podcast!The Career Author Podcast is a podcast where co-authors J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon share their struggles and successes as full-time authors, advice for improving your writing craft, and honest discussions of what it takes to build a successful career as an author.Thanks to al

Knowing When to Walk Away

Oct 21 2020 59 mins  
Knowing When to Walk AwayAs The Career Author podcast winds down, we’re reminded of how difficult it can be to avoid sunk cost fallacy and remove things that have been a big part of our lives for so long. Whether it's a relationship, business deal, friendship, or podcast, walking away is never easy but sometimes necessary and inevitable.In this candid conversation, J. and Zach di

ADVANTAGE with Joe Solari

Oct 14 2020 39 mins  
ADVANTAGE with Joe SolariWe’re all looking for an advantage as it gets more challenging to find and retain readers. In a rare interview episode, the guys invite Joe Solari on the show to discuss how you can harness a cumulative advantage in the winner takes all publishing market.From Amazon.com:The top 2.5% of high performing authors……earn 64% of the book profits.How do they

The Golden Age of Independent Publishing

Oct 07 2020 50 mins  
The Golden Age of Independent PublishingHas there ever been a better time to be an independent author or publisher? The guys don’t think so. Whether it's the tools available to publish books or the ease of finding readers, there’s never been so many literate people on the planet.J. and Zach discuss the reasons why, despite J.’s pessimistic outlook on AI, this is the golden ag

Publishing on a Budget

Sep 30 2020 58 mins  
Publishing on a BudgetThere’s no way around it. Publishing a book that is presentable enough to ask money for is going to cost some cash of your own. But do you have to break the bank in order to publish a good book?In this conversation, J. and Zach discuss ways you can publish your book on a budget. What are the expenses you can avoid, and which are essential to helping your boo

Relief from Your Writing Rut

Sep 23 2020 46 mins  
Relief from Your Writing RutDo you feel a dip in your enthusiasm for that WIP? Are you procrastinating by working on another project instead? Sometimes it's hard to diagnose the problem, to tell if you’re burnt out or in a writing rut. Spoiler alert: They’re not the same thing.In this conversation, J. and Zach talk about the difference between burn-out and a writing rut by exam

Technology and Publishing

Sep 16 2020 57 mins  
Technology and PublishingIt’s crazy to think there was a time not too long ago where the only way to read a book was by picking up a physical object and reading real, paper pages. Or when audiobooks were called ‘books on tape’ because you had to pop one cassette at a time into a tape deck in order to hear your favorite book read to you by a narrator.Times have changed fast. N

The Dialogue Doctor: Jeff Elkins

Sep 09 2020 65 mins  
The Dialogue Doctor: Jeff ElkinsDo you suffer from mono-mouth? Are you experiencing side effects such as decreased reader engagement, poor sales, and a lack of energy? If so, it might be time for a house call from the Dialogue Doctor, Jeff Elkins.In a rare interview on The Career Author Podcast, J. talks to Jeff about his most recent manuscript, how Jeff helped J. regain the joy of

Genre Hopping

Sep 02 2020 53 mins  
Genre HoppingMost people don’t enjoy watching only one kind of movie, eating one type of food, or wearing the same clothes every day. Okay, maybe Zach likes that last one, but either way, it’s not uncommon for writers to want to explore writing in different genres. But should you?On this ‘landmark’ episode, the guys discuss the pros and cons of genre hopping. Does it make s