The Don Watkins Show

Gena Gorlin is a licensed psychologist, podcaster, and publisher of the newsletter "Building the Builders." Subscribe to "Building the Builders": https://genagorlin.substack.com/ Subscribe to the "Founders Mindset Podcast": https://www.joinef.com/stories/podcast-series/the-founders-mindset/

Joanna Penn is a New York Times bestselling author with over 30 books, including How to Make a Living with Your Writing. She's also the host of The Creative Penn podcast. Joanna's website - https://www.thecreativepenn.com/ Sign up for my newsletter, Chapter 1,  where I break down the first chapter of mysteries and thrillers to figure out how they hook us—or why they fail to. https://firstchapter.substack.com/  Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​​    You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

My debut novel I AM JUSTICE is now available for purchase. https://www.amazon.com/Am-Justice-D-P-Watkins/dp/1645010759/ Shawn Coyne is a thirty year book-publishing veteran. He's acquired, edited, published or represented works from everyone from Michael Connelly and David Mamet to Don Winslow and Betty White. During his years as an editor at the Big Five publishing houses, as an independent publisher, as a literary agent both at a major Hollywood talent agency and as head of Genre Management Inc., and as a bestselling co-writer and ghostwriter, Coyne created a methodology called The Story Grid to teach the editing craft. Story Grid - https://storygrid.com/ Sign up for my newsletter, Chapter 1,  where I break down the first chapter of mysteries and thrillers to figure out how they hook us—or why they fail to. https://firstchapter.substack.com/ Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​​  You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

My debut novel I AM JUSTICE is now available for purchase.  https://www.amazon.com/Am-Justice-D-P-Watkins/dp/1645010759/  Sandra J. Shaw is a sculptor, art historian, and lecturer, who has studied art and its history for over thirty years. She is the author of "Windows on Humanity: A History of How Art Reflects Our Ideas About Our Lives & World."   Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Windows-Humanity-History-Reflects-Ideas/dp/B098WBJ77L/  Sandra's website: https://www.sandrajshaw.com/  For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​​​​  You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.   Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​​  You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

My debut novel I AM JUSTICE is now available for purchase. https://www.amazon.com/Am-Justice-D-P-Watkins/dp/1645010759/ Jack Fritz is a sports broadcaster and co-host of the Philadelphia Phillies podcast High Hopes.  Listen to High Hopes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-hopes-a-phillies-podcast/id1304311183 Follow Jack Fritz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackFritzWIP For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​​​​ You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them. Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​​ You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

My debut novel I AM JUSTICE is now available for purchase. https://www.amazon.com/Am-Justice-D-P-Watkins/dp/1645010759/  Luc Travers is the author of "Touching the Art" and an art guide.   On the Eve of her Wedding, by Antonio Mancini. https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/on-the-eve-of-her-wedding-antonio-mancini/3wEUJ4U2QKVAOA?hl=en  Kickstarter for Luc's book "Stories in Paint" https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/luctravers/stories-in-paint?ref=project_build For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​​​​          You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.              Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​​    You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

My debut novel I AM JUSTICE is now available for purchase.  In this episode, I talk the novel's editor, Randy Surles, about how we took a promising draft and turned it into the best thriller you'll read this year. We delve deep into the Story Grid methodology we used to write and edit the book, and share just a ton of great insights about what goes in to taking a book from bad to good and good to great. You can find more about Randy's work at randysurles.com. You can learn more about Story Grid at storygrid.com. 

Don Watkins talks to aspiring screenwriter Clytze about what it takes to launch a successful writing career.    For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​​​​          You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.              Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​​    You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

Don Watkins discusses his book in progress, "The Self-Made Manifesto."   For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​​​​          You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.              Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​​    You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

Jeffrey James Higgins is a former reporter, retired supervisory special agent with the DEA, and author of the thriller, "Furious."   Website - https://jeffreyjameshiggins.com/ For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​​​​          You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.              Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​​    You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

Aaron Smith is an Instructor at the Ayn Rand Institute's Objectivist Academic Center   The Objectivist Academic Center - https://courses.aynrand.org/objectivist-academic-center/  Aaron Smith on Twitter - https://twitter.com/PhilosophySmith  For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​​​​          You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.              Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​​    You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

Brooke Nelson was my high school journalism teacher, and my first major writing influence.  For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​​​​        You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.            Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​​  You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

Paul Taske is an attorney. You can follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Paul_Taske   For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​​​        You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.            Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​   You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

Matt Bateman is Vice President of Pedagogy at Higher Ground, which is "dedicated to mainstreaming and modernizing Montessori education." Higher Ground - https://www.tohigherground.com/ Matt Bateman on Twitter - @mbateman For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​​      You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.          Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​ You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

Keith Lockitch is Vice President of Education and a Senior Fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute. Keith's bio - https://ari.aynrand.org/experts/keith-lockitch/ The Objectivist Academic Center - https://courses.aynrand.org/objectivist-academic-center/ For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​    You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.        Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​​​​    You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

Bob Ewing is a communications coach and founder of the Ewing School.  The Ewing School - https://www.theewingschool.com/ For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​  You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.      Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​​​  You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

Diving deep into Leonard Peikoff's book, "Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand," one section at a time.          This episode covers "Esthetic Values as Objective" from Chapter 12.          For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​​​​        You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.           Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​​    You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

Diving deep into Leonard Peikoff's book, "Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand," one section at a time.        This episode covers "Romantic Literature as Illustrating the Role of Philosophy and Art" from Chapter 12.        Ayn Rand - Romantic Literature - https://youtu.be/kQmpbmjsF8A For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​​​      You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.         Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​  You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

Diving deep into Leonard Peikoff's book, "Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand," one section at a time.      This episode covers "Art as a Concretization of Metaphysics" from Chapter 12.      Highlights from The Romantic Manifesto with Onkar Ghate and Yaron Brook - https://youtu.be/yKXoB9Dg480 Harry Binswanger on Ayn Rand's philosophy of art - https://soundcloud.com/aynrandinstitute/inside-a-companion-to-ayn-rand-harry-binswanger For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​​    You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.       Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​ You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting

Diving deep into Leonard Peikoff's book, "Objectivism: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand," one section at a time.      This episode covers "Opposition to Capitalism as Dependent on Bad Epistemology" from Chapter 11.      For the latest news, sign up for my newsletter at http://donswriting.com/​​​​​​    You'll also get my free week-long Persuasion Bootcamp email course, where you'll learn the 6 Persuasion Skillsets and strategies for mastering them.       Support the show at https://www.donswriting.com/support​​​​​​      You can follow me on Twitter at https://twitter.com/donswriting