The Author's Preface

SKIP INTRO - (4:09)ADVICE SEGMENT - (1:18:06) Today's preface features humorous thriller and supernatural author, Dick Wybrow. Dick's novels include the Wolfwere Series and the Hell Inc. Series. If you'd like to learn more about Dick, check out his website at www.dickwybrow.com. SHOW NOTES: -Dick on IG @dickwybrow -Dick on FB @DickWybrow -Podium Audiobooks -Tim Campbell (Voice Actor) SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

What is art? What is product, and where do they—if at all—coalesce? Paired with self-publishing, “Hustle Culture” has created opportunities at scale for authors to make money on their own terms. But is there a price to be paid when prolific outpaces profound? -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: City Lights by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-yt Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0 Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

SKIP INTRO - (6:01)ADVICE SEGMENT - (1:40:39) Today's preface features author, theater producer & screenwriter, Jennifer Manocherian. Jennifer's creative works include novels and plays such as Alpha Bette and Cockroaches & Cologne. If you'd like to learn more about Jennifer's many accomplishments, check out her website at www.jennifermanocherian.net. SHOW NOTES: -Jennifer on IG: @jennifermanocherian  -Jennifer on FB: @jmanocherian  -Linkedin: @jennifer-manocherian-2421855 -The Knitting Sutra: Craft as a Spiritual Practice by Susan Gordon Lydon: https://bit.ly/4ayFMVA SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (3:30) ADVICE SEGMENT - (1:45:47) Today's preface features Romance author, Liz Leiby. Liz's publications include Love Again, and Deva Vu. If you want to learn more about Liz and her publications, check out lizleiby.com. SHOW NOTES: -Liz on Instagram -NaNoWriMo (website) -Save the cat Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody -Romancing the Beat: Story Structure for Romance Novels (How to Write Kissing Books by Gwen Hayes -How to Self-Publish Your Book *Jane Friedman -Writer’s Helping Writers (website) SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (6:21)ADVICE SEGMENT - (1:14:28) Today's preface features author & podcaster, Rich LaMonica. Rich's publications include Out of the Darkness and 13 Step Guide to Success. He also hosts The MisFitnation podcast. If you want to learn more about Rich, check out his website at www.themisfitnation.com. SHOW NOTES: -The MisFitnation on YouTube -The MisFitation on FB -The MisFitation on IG -Rich on FB -Rich on Linkedin -Rich on TikTok -Rich on X -Anonymous Hotline (USA) - dial #988 -woundedwarriorproject.org SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (5:42) SKIP WARHAMMER SEGMENT - (1:14:27) ADVICE SEGMENT - (1:41:38) Today's preface features Dystopian, Sci-fi, and Fantasy author, Steven Healt. Steven's publications include the Amboy Series. If you want to learn more about Steven and his publications, check out his Linktree or Instagram. Check out Teri Brown’s latest release, Daughters of Green Mountain Gap at all good book sellers now! SHOW NOTES: -Tom Edwards Design -The Amory Wars -Mini Minuteman (YouTube) -Zamil Akhtar (Dark Fantasy author) -The Dunkleosteus (shark with skeleton outside) -Warhammer 40k (White Scars) -Warhammer 40k (Thousand Sons) -Warhammer 40k (Mortarion) -Warhammer 40k (Nurgle) -r/grim dank -Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (APA) -Writing Advice from Matt Stone & Trey Parker @ NYU (YouTube) SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (3:14) ADVICE SEGMENT - (2:23:16) Today's preface features Science Fiction author, C.P. James. C.P.'s publications include the Reassembly series, The Cytocorp Saga, and more. If you want to learn more about C.P. and his publications, check out cpjames.com or his Facebook. SHOW NOTES: -Peter Straub -Readable -Web FX -Ask a book editor (Facebook) -The Veldt by Ray Bradbury -20 books to 50k group (Facebook) -Syd Field (The AVS) -Robert McKee -Wool by Hugh Howey SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (6:03) ADVICE SEGMENT - (1:05:51) Today's preface features Non-Fiction & Self-Help author, Andrew McConnell. Andrew's publications include Get Out of My Head: Creating Modern Clarity with Stoic Wisdom, numerous articles and blogs on motivation and philosphy, as well as a TED Talk on evicting bad influences renting space in your mind. If you want to learn more about Andrew and his publications, check out his website. SHOW NOTES: -Andrew on Linked -Andrew on Instagram -Andrew on Twitter -Marcus Aurelius - Meditations: Adapted for the Contemporary Reader (translated by James Harris) -Letters from a Stoic: Complete (Letters 1 - 124) Adapted for the Contemporary Reader by Lucius Seneca (translated by James Harris) -A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemmingway -The War of Art by Steven Pressfield -On Writing: A Memoir Of The Craft (A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King) -Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott -Ryan Holiday (Daily Stoic) -Tim Ferris books SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (5:05) ADVICE SEGMENT - (1:23:04) Today's preface features Historical & Epic Fantasy author, Shauna Lawless. Shauna's novels, The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (1) (Gael Song) & Words of Kings and Prophets utilize Irish mythology and folklore in a historically accurate and fantastical setting.  If you want to learn more about Shauna and her publications, check out her website or Twitter. SHOW NOTES: -PAGE CHEWING EPISODE 52 || Shauna Lawless -Hilary Mantel (author) -Critique Circle -Abby Himenez (author) -Irish Mythological Cycle -Lebor Gabála Érenn: The Book of the Taking of Ireland; Volume 1 by Robert Alexander Stewart Macalister -The Great Famine (Ireland) -The Irish War of Independence -The Troubles (the Northern Ireland Conflict) -The Wind that Shakes the Barley (film) -Irish Language -Irish Orthography (alphabet) -Queen - Princes of the Universe (Highlander soundtrack) SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (4:50) Today's preface features Epic Fantasy author, Joshua Scott Edwards. Josh's debut novel, An Ocean of Others (Dance of the Sibling Suns Book 1) is the first installment in his Dungeons & Dragons-inspired series. If you want to learn more about Joshua and his publications, check out his website or Twitter. SHOW NOTES: grāvelōrd on Spotify Writing Excuses podcast Intentionally Blank podcast The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson What Are Bipolar Disorders? (American Psychiatric Association) Psychedelic Stories podcast Hugh Howey blog An Interview With Evan Winter - Rage Of Dragons Author w/ Daniel Greene SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (4:18) Today's preface features Epic Fantasy author & booktuber, P.L. Stuart. P.L.'s latest novel, Lord and King is the third installment in the Drowned Kingdom Saga. He is also the co-host of PAGE CHEWING on YouTube. If you want to learn more about P.L.'s publications, check out his website or YouTube channel. SHOW NOTES: -P.L. on Facebook -P.L. on Instagram -P.L. on Goodreads -Drowned Kingdom Booktube channel -Before We Go Blog -Against All Gods: The Age of Bronze by Miles Cameron -Writing Fighting (Christian Cameron) -Epic Fantasy author, Ryan Cahill -Dark Fantasy author, Zamil Akhtar -Brandon Sanderson classes (YouTube) SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (4:49) Today's preface stars author, podcaster, and business coach Laurie Wright. Laurie's publications include numerous children's books such as I Can Handle it!,  her Mindful Mantra Collections for kids, as well as excellent Teacher Resouces.  If you want to learn more about Laurie's publications and business strategies, check out her website or podcast. SHOW NOTES:-Laurie on Twitter -Laurie on Pinterest -Laurie on Facebook -Laurie on Instagram -Laurie on LinkedIn -Celebrity Reading of I Can Handle It! -Video book (I Can Handle It!) -Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing w/Laurie Wright -Marketing Study Lab w/Laurie Wright -Self Publishing Show w/Laurie Wright -Release the WILD in our Children | Laurie Wright | TEDx Canmore -Mastering Amazon Ads: An Author's Guide -The Creative Penn (Joanna Penn's website) -Author Unleashed: Advanced Publishing and Marketing Strategies for Indie Authors (Self-publishing Guide Book 1) -Marc Dawson (website) -Self-Publishing Made Simple with April Cox -Feel the Fear . . . and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers -Backblaze External Data Storage SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (4:06) Today's episode is pt.2 of author & educator Jacopo Della Quercia's preface. Jacopo is the author of numerous titles such as License to Quill: A Novel of Shakespeare & Marlowe, The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy: A Novel, and MacTrump: A Shakespearean Tragicomedy of the Trump Administration, Part I. If you're interested in learning more about Jacopo's publications, check out his website or Twitter. SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (5:43) Today's preface comes courtesy of Jacopo Della Quercia, educator & author of numerous works including License to Quill: A Novel of Shakespeare & Marlowe. In pt.1 of the show, and utilizing the Star Wars franchise as a case study, Jacopo examines Joseph Campbell's Monomyth aka "The Hero's Journey." If you're interested in learning more about Jacopo's publications, check out his website or Twitter. SHOW NOTES:-The Hero with a Thousand Faces (The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell) -Writehive (online writer’s conference, June 9-11, 2023) -Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder -Marge vs. the Monorail (Simpsons Wiki) -Macbeth (The Folger Shakespeare) -The Gunpowder Plot -Guy Fawkes -Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex -Christopher Marlowe -William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doescher -1941: Fighting the Shadow War: A Divided America in a World at War by Marc Wortman -Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics) Rev Ed by John Milton -Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology by Adrienne Mayor -The X-Wing Series: Star Wars Legends 10-Book Bundle by Michael A. Stackpole & Aaron Allston -Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology by Timothy Zahn -V for Vendetta (graphic novel) by Alan Moore -Prince of Persia®: The Sands of Time (Steam) -Assassin's Creed® Unity (Steam) -Obi-Wan has PTSD (YouTube) -Maul vs Obi-Wan Kenobi (Star Wars: Rebels) -Mark Hamill in Conversation with Frank Oz -Mr. Plinkett's Attack of the Clones Review (part 1 of 3 ) Redletter Media)) SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (11:28) Today's preface comes courtesy of Dark Fantasy author Zamil Akhtar. Some of Zamil's publications include his break-out hit, Gunmetal Gods, Book 1 of the Gunmetal Gods Saga. And be sure to check out the latest installment in the Saga, Elder Epoch. If you're interested in learning more about Zamil's publications, check out his website, and sign up for his newsletter to receive a free copy of his novella, Death Rider.  National Get Caught Reading Month promotion: An Enemy Like Me by Teri M. Brown ($0.99 May 19 -21) Teri’s website SHOW NOTES:-Zamil on Facebook -Zamil on Twitter -Zamil on Instagram -r/nosleep (Reddit) -Throne of the Crescent Moon (Crescent Moon Kingdoms by Saladin Ahmed -The Arabian Nights by Andrew Lang -Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire by Caroline Finkel -Brandon Sanderson lectures (Youtube) -MIBLART | Book cover design services -Gris (video game (Steam) -Darkest Dungeon (video game on Steam) -Bleed by Meshuggah (Youtube) -The Hagia Sophia -How Angels Really Look Like, According to the Bible (Medium article) SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (10:43) Today's guest is author & poet, Robert Stark. Robert's memoir, Warflower: A True Story of Family, Service, and Life in Alaska is available now. You can follow him and his family's off-the-grid lifestyle in Happy Valley, Alaska via Secret Garden Alaska. SHOW NOTES: -Robert on Facebook -Robert on Instagram -Psychedelic Stories podcast, ep. #45 feat. Robert Stark (Spotify) -Cleared Hot podcast (Spotify) -Alaska Federation of Natives -Tidal Wave Books (Anchorage, Alaska) -49 Writers (Alaskan Writing Community) -Wounded Warrior Project -Haibun -Deathbed haikus -Author Julie Otsuka -The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien -House to House: An Epic Memoir of War by Sgt. David Bellavia -I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou -Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun -All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel by Erich Maria Remarque -Video Night in Kathmandu: And Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East by Pico Iyer -The Big Both Ways by by John Straley -The Forever War by Joe Haldeman -Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You by Ray Bradbury SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (12:53) Today's guest is Epic Fantasy author, Ryan Cahill. Ryan's publications include The Bound and The Broken series. Check out Ryan's website and mailing list now for a free novella, The Fall, as well as updates on his latest novel. SHOW NOTES: -Ryan on Twitter -Ryan on Instagram -Ryan on Facebook -Author Lindsay Buroker -The Pomodoro Method / Tomato Timer -The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off homepage -Brandon Sanderson Lecture (YouTube) -Writing Excuses podcast -Marc Dawson’s Self Publishing Formula podcast -Robert Ryan (Amazon Ads Unleashed (book)) -Author Philip Quintrell -Publishing Rodeo Podcast SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (6:59) Today's guest is author & podcaster, Teri M. Brown. A Historical Fiction author, Teri's publications include Sunflowers Beneath the Snow as well as An Enemy Like Me. Check out The Writer's Lounge podcast to hear Teri and her co-host Tom Riddell speak with fellow authors. If you want to learn more about Teri and her publications, you can check out her website. SHOW NOTES: -Teri on Facebook -Teri on Twitter -Teri on Instagram -Teri on Linked In -Teri on Goodreads -Teri on Pinterest -Teri on TikTok -Teri on YouTube -Amazon Author: Teri M. Brown SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (6:13) Today's guest is author, Evelyn Puerto. An Epic Fantasy and memoir writer, some of Evelyn's publications include  Flight of the Spark (book #1 in The Outlawed Myth Fantasy Series) and the memoir, Beyond the Rapids: One Family's Triumph over Religious Persecution in Communist Ukraine. If you want to learn more about Evelyn, you can check out her website, or subscribe to her newsletter. SHOW NOTES: Evelyn on Twitter Evelyn on Facebook Evelyn on Instagram Evelyn on YouTube -The Write Practice -Mark Dawson’s Self Publishing Formula -Nick Stephenson -Derek Doekper -Joanna Penn -David Gaughran  -Kindlepreneur (now Publisher Rocket) -Story Grid -KM Weiland -Preditors and Editors (Facebook) -Writer Beware (SFWA) SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SKIP INTRO - (9:02) Today's guest is author & podcaster, Stacy Hawks. A Historical Mystery, True Crime, and Mystery writer, Stacy's publications include Dividing Ridge: the Unsolved Murder of Elva Brannock, Devils Ridge, and more. She also hosts The Writing Wall podcast which highlights indie & traditionally published authors. If you're interested in learning more about Stacy, you can go to her Linktree. SHOW NOTES: -The Writing Wall podcast on Instagram -Dividing Ridge Books website -Dividing Ridge Books on Facebook -Dividing Ridge: the Unsolved Murder of Elva Brannock (The Ridge Series) SAM: -Sam on Linktree -Sam on Patreon -Sam on Twitter -Sam on Instagram -Sam on YouTube MUSIC: Sorrow by Sappheiros | https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/