Write Series That Sell: How to Build a Sustainable Author Business with Michelle Miles
Write series that sell? Michelle Miles shows how to build a sustainable author business without chasing trends.
10 Years Indie: How to Build a Writing Career Without Publishers with Cody Sisco
Discover how indie author Cody Sisco sustains a 10-year sci-fi career using Kickstarter, grassroots author collectives, and smart AI productivity systems.
Let’s talk forensics, murder, and writing a thriller!
Pathologist Deven Greene shares how she avoids bogging down the plot or overspending on research when writing a thriller.
Don’t get scammed. How to protect your book.
Learn how to self-publish the right way with Michele DeFilippo of 1106 Designs. Discover the truth about free ISBNs, copyright registration, and real editing costs.
50 Scam Emails a Day: An Author’s AI Survival Guide
Learn how indie authors can outmarket AI slop, protect against email scams, and preserve human voice in self-publishing with guest Aaron Ryan.
Jaws to Game of Thrones: Writing Books to Sell as Screenplays
Learn how to evaluate your novel’s cinematic potential and master the craft differences between books and screenplays with writer Richard Moon.
Your Book Won’t Sell Itself: The Reader Magnet Strategy Behind 30,000 Downloads
Learn how to build an engaged email list, choose the right reader magnet, and grow a sustainable fiction career with strategist Olivia Zugay.
Are you writing alone? — You Need the Right Writing Community
Learn how Dianna Gunn built Weeknight Writers, launched First Draft Fall, and created an engaged, anti-AI writing community for authors.
If You Won’t Learn Business, Don’t Self-Publish — My Warning to Writers
Learn how to make money writing as an indie author with PK Stuart’s self-publishing tips on book budgets, formatting tools, and smart AI marketing.
Post Every Other Day, Sell More Books: The 18-Year-Old’s TikTok System for Authors
Post Every Other Day, Sell More Books: The 18-Year-Old's TikTok System for Authors...
I Tell Patients to Write Their Trauma 3 Times — Here’s How Writers Can Steal It
Learn how to write a book with authentic emotion and humor as psychologist Fernando Alessandri breaks down character craft and writing advice.
I Built a Multi- Income Stream Writing Business and Sold Over 1 Million Books
If you are a self-published author looking for actionable ways on how to make money writing, this conversation with award-winning author and publisher Lana McAra delivers a realistic blueprint for long-term sustainability.
What topics does The Writing Biz Podcast cover?
The show covers the business of being an author. Recent episodes tackle self-publishing on a budget, reader magnets and email lists, TikTok for authors, avoiding publishing scams, writing series that sell, adapting novels into screenplays, and building a 10-year indie career without a traditional publisher.
Do I need to listen to the episodes in order?
No. Every episode stands on its own, so you can start anywhere. Pick the one that matches your biggest problem right now, whether that's marketing a book, protecting your rights, finding a writing community, or turning your writing into more than one income stream.
Who are the guests on The Writing Biz?
Guests are working authors and publishing professionals who share what's actually worked for them. They include indie novelists, a forensic pathologist turned thriller writer, a screenwriter and film producer, a book design company founder, a clinical psychologist, and a publisher who has sold over a million books.
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