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Authors in Chains

by Raymond Bayly

A podcast for fans and authors alike, hosted by best-selling authors Raymond Bayly, Glacia Cronk, and Robert Davies≥

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Episodes

  1. Locations in Fiction

    Raymond Bayly, Glacia Cronk and Robert Davis discuss using real locations in writing.

  2. Taboo Topics

    Raymond Bayly, Glacia Cronk and Robert Davies discuss writing racy and taboo topics.

  3. Affected Success

    Raymond Bayly, Glacia Cronk, and Robert Davies redo one of there early episodes. Affected Success is very similar to dress for the job you want, not what you have. The hosts discuss the slippery slope that is present when effecting your own success.

  4. Selling your Book

    Raymond Bayly, Glacia Cronk and Robert Davies talk about selling your book and some of the successful tools that are available to help.

  5. Do Overs

    Raymond Bayly Glacia Cronk and Robert Davies talk about the episodes from last season that they want to do over and why, its a great episode with insight for the pace of the season.

  6. 50th Episode - The Hosts picks

    Raymond Bayly, Glacia Cronk and Robert Davies choose there favorite episodes from the last year and talk about them.

  7. Podcast Season Recap

    This is the season opener for the three hosts as we prepare for another season of Authors in Chains.

  8. Managing a Series

    The crew talks about writing a series and how changes in your life and outlook can affect your writing.

  9. Interview Jason Meuschke

    Interview Jason Meuschke

  10. Giving and Receiving advice from colleagues.

    The gang discusses sharing your stories with peers and what feedback expectations you might consider. Oh and there are hats and guitars

  11. Forbidden Fruit: You Can’t Write About That

    The gang talks about writing taboo subjects.

  12. Finding Inspiration

    The crew talks about finding inspiration and the will to write.

  13. Coping with our creative demons

    Raymond Bayly, Glacia Cronk, and Robert Davies discuss the challenges of writing and keeping a schedule and a timeline amidst things that make it hard to write creatively

  14. AIC Live in ATL - Affected Success

    Live from Atlanta, Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, and Glacia Cronk talk about affected success and how it can impact your brand.

  15. Interview with Keith DeCandido

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, and Glacia Cronk talk to the talented and prolific Keith DeCandido.

  16. Prologue, Epilogue, and More

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, and Glacia Cronk talk about prologue, epilogue, and...well...pretty much anything writing.

  17. Series vs. Stand-Alone

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, and Glacia Cronk talk about writing a series versus a stand-alone novel and how to tell the difference when you are writing the first book.

  18. Social Media

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, and Glacia Cronk talk about leveraging social media to further your brand.

  19. Interview with Ian McMurphy

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, and Glacia Cronk talk to Ian McMurphy about his radio-drama-style serial, Under the Shroud.

  20. Genre Straddling

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, and Glacia Cronk talk about mixing it up with genres.

  21. Interview with Rhys David

    Check out this interview with the talented voice artist of The Shadow War Chronicles and more. Listen in while Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, and Glacia Cronk talk to Rhys David.

  22. Talking about Reviews, Reviews, Reviews

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, and Glacia Cronk talk about reviews, how to get them, and how to deal with some of the bad ones.

  23. Genre Sexism

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, and Glacia Cronk talk about sexism in genre and some of the pitfalls.

  24. Writer's Block - The Great Myth

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, and Glacia Cronk talk about the myth of writer's block.

  25. Politics and Religion

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, and Glacia Cronk talk about politics and religion in storytelling.

  26. Locations in Fiction

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, and Glacia Cronk talk about how locations, cities, and scenes can affect your story.

  27. Episode 12: Realism in Storytelling

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, and Glacia Cronk talk about realism in storytelling and how to construct your stories to be both realistic and entertaining.

  28. Writing with Emotion

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, Ray Burton, and J. R. Rioux talk about injecting emotion into your writing.

  29. POV and Dialogue

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, Ray Burton, and J. R. Rioux talk about points of view and writing effective dialogue.

  30. Interview with Glacia Cronk

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, Ray Burton, and J. R. Rioux talk with best-selling author Glacia Cronk on the Clockmaker Series and creating characters.

  31. Time Management

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, Ray Burton, and J. R. Rioux discuss how to manage your time with a hectic life and writing.

  32. Making a Good Story Great

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, Ray Burton and J. R. Rioux talk about showing instead of telling and active vs. passive when telling a story.

  33. Mental Health and Taboo Topics

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, Ray Burton, and J. R. Rioux talk about mental health and other taboo subjects such as rape and how authors handle it.

  34. The Path to Sales

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, Ray Burton, and J.R. Rioux discuss how to make money on your book after you publish it.

  35. Effective World Building

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, Ray Burton, and J.R. Rioux discuss how to create worlds including political, socio-economic, and other factors.

  36. Writing Methodologies

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, Ray Burton, and J.R. Rioux discuss writing styles and techniques.

  37. Publishing: Indie or Traditional

    Raymond Bayly, Robert Davies, Ray Burton and J. R. Rioux discussing how to publish your manuscript and what are some of the positives and negatives of each process. A must listen if you are a new author looking to make that next step.

  38. Twitter for Authors

    Best-Selling authors Raymond Bayly, Glacia Cronk and Robert Davies discuss how to leverage Twitter and other social media platforms to reach out and connect with your fanbase, both to promote your brand and sell more books.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A podcast for fans and authors alike, hosted by best-selling authors Raymond Bayly, Glacia Cronk, and Robert Davies≥

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Raymond Bayly

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A podcast for fans and authors alike, hosted by best-selling authors Raymond Bayly, Glacia Cronk, and Robert Davies≥

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