In this session, Heidi A Hill L. Jagi Lamplighter & Michael Finney discussed successes & failings in 2025 as well as plans for 2026. It’s a brand new year for writers to become authors, plus build their catalog and audience Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… More links downthread

Author Robert Dean returns to the program with updates on the last two years of his writing career and to discuss his newest release, "Red Eye" from Anxiety Press. Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

In this session, Heidi A Hill L. Jagi Lamplighter & Michael Finney give updates on projects, discuss the art of querying submissions, & announce the “Relics” anthology of short stories we are curating with Based Book Sale! Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

In this session, Heidi A Hill L. Jagi Lamplighter & Michael Finney discuss what makes for a successful continuation to a story in the form of both sequels and prequels, and how they fail... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… Additional platforms links below

Author John Van Stry joins the podcast to discuss how he pivoted his career from engineering to writing as well as to talk about his new release “Lock & Load” (Valley of Fire Book 3) from Raconteur Press, LLC Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… Additional links below

In this session, Chris Hackett& Michael Finney begin a new series of discussions about pursuing the craft of filmmaking from the indie perspective by outlining the basics of production, format, and distribution

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In this session, Heidi A Hill L. Jagi Lamplighter & Michael Finney discuss project updates, marketing and promotional tactics for books, as well as crowdfunding like Kickstarter campaigns. Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

In this session, Hans G. Schantz discusses the Based Book Sale, reviewing last year’s performance as well as what is to come in 2026 We also give airtime to the Relics anthology project Lastly, he gives us an update on Fields & Energy Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

In this session, Heidi A Hill L. Jagi Lamplighter Michael Finney break down short stories - the benefits, structure, craft and obstacles. Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

In this session, Heidi A Hill L. Jagi Lamplighter & Michael Finney cover the basic strategies of editing your writing such as developmental, line, and copy edits as well as working with professional editors and even tools like Grammarly or ProWritingAid Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

In this session, author John Wright joins the program to discuss his writing career, philosophy on writing, and his most recent release in the Starquest saga. Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

In this session, Chris Hackett & Michael Finney address inspiration, recognizing the call to filmmaking, as well as some basics of entering the industry and establishing an audience. Additional platform links downthread Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

In this session, we give progress updates on all of our projects, discuss project development, as well as promotions and marketing for your releases. Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

In this session, Ken Lizzi joins the program to talk about his writing career, influences on his work, and his newest release, "Twilight Galaxy: Dekason", which is being released with Raconteur Press, LLC Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

In this session, author Patrick Silken joins the program to discuss developing the Richard Uprising series, how indie books fit in the publishing industry right now, and his newest release, "Safe Spaces" Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

In this news session, Jonna Hayden Sam Robb & Spearman Burke discuss with me the controversy around "Shy Girl", the use of AI for developing books, cover art, and even audiobooks. + Raconteur Press, LLC releases for April Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

April is a slow month for documentary viewership and book readership but we can get those numbers up! Film: amazon.com/gp/video/detai…

In this session, we discuss how to put to work articles, blogs, and essays, as well as the intersection of those formats with short stories at the crossroads of storytelling. Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Newest serialized entry for Promotional Materials is now up on Substack - includes the book chapter and video! Read: mdf365.substack.com/p/how-to-creat…

In this session, Chris Hackett & Michael Finney continue the workshop series by digging into the idea of frontloading the filmmaking process by considering preproduction efforts and addressing the script. Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the… Additional platform links downthread