The Digital Reader: Prep yourself or a guest to appear on a podcast

Posted on 10/11/2019 at 02:53 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Authors are frequently told to consider podcasting, either by hosting a show or appearing on someone else’s, as a marketing...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Podcast, The Digital Reader

A primer on turning posts into podcasts

Posted on 10/04/2019 at 01:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

If you’re ready to take the plunge from blog posts to podcasts, Joseph Kunz has a beginner’s guide ready to...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Podcast, Social media and websites, Technology

Ann Patchett discusses life as a writer and indie bookseller

Posted on 10/01/2019 at 12:23 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Ann Patchett’s latest novel, The Dutch House, has been warmly received by critics and readers alike. So it’s not surprising...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Book club, Podcast, Women in literature

What authors can learn from the 2019 Podcast Movement conference

Posted on 08/28/2019 at 10:24 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn may be an author more than a podcaster, but she can’t and won’t deny how big podcasting has...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Marketing, Podcast

Joanna Penn: AI will change your job; it won't take it, though

Posted on 08/21/2019 at 03:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Joanna Penn is the interviewee on her latest podcast, with Orna Ross serving as the guest host. The topic: how...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Joanna Penn, Podcast, Technology

Tech advice for hosting your podcast

Posted on 08/04/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’ve shared guides to starting a podcast before, but we think Jay Artale’s post might provide the deepest dive into...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Podcast, Technology

About that long-lost Sylvia Plath short story ...

Posted on 07/26/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One of our favorite podcasts, Stuff You Missed in History Class, featured a few stories we’ve shared with our readers...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Podcast, Short story

"Just be yourself" is true in marketing as well as adolescence

Posted on 07/23/2019 at 11:11 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Does the thought of marketing and advertising intimidate you as a layperson? Well, there are certainly strategies to learn and...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Podcast

Books that we can look forward to for the rest of 2019

Posted on 07/03/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

So many sites have shared their best-so-far lists for 2019 that maybe you’re ready to look forward. If that’s the...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Book lists, Literary Hub, Podcast

How to land a guest appearance on a podcast -- and prepare

Posted on 06/27/2019 at 11:25 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

It’s incredibly common for indie authors to observe that writing is easy — marketing is the tough (or even exhausting)...

Categories: Behind the scenes

Tagged As: Marketing, Podcast