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Wordslinger Podcast
by Kevin Tumlinson
Kevin Tumlinson, Bestselling and Award-Winning Thriller Author, talks to authors and entrepreneurs to get their behind-the-scenes story. Each week, you can tune in to a full hour of wisdom and insight from some of the most intriguing people on the planet. It's all about the story here.
Episodes
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More Thrills with Steve Berry // Ep 215
Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of 13 Cotton Malone adventures and four stand-alone thrillers. His books have been translated into 40 languages with more than 22,000,000 copies in 51 countries. They consistently appear in the top echelon of The New York...
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Better Negotiation with Peter Johnston // Ep 214
PETER D. JOHNSTON is a renowned negotiation expert and bestselling author of Negotiating with Giants, a nonfiction guide to the art and science of negotiation. His pioneering expertise in asymmetric negotiations is sought worldwide by companies and governments. A former journalist and banker, he…
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The Mysteries of the Ultra Rich with Author Casey Barrett - Ep 213
Casey Barrett is a crime novelist, Canadian Olympian, and the co-founder and co-CEO of Imagine Swimming, New York City's largest learn-to-swim school. He is the author of the Shamus-nominated Duck Darley series, set in present-day Manhattan, with the third, THE TOWER OF SONGS, to be released on...
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Author on the Road - Solo Slinger // Ep 212
Kevin talks about his upcoming adventure, as he and Kara hit the road in a tiny camper, living the #camperlife! How will Kevin keep up with the writing, the livestreaming, the podcasting, the marketing & PR work for Draft2Digital and Author.Email and Indie Author Blueprint and… PHEW! You’ll just...
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Debuting a Mystery with Mary Keliikoa // Ep 211
Kevin chats with author Mary Keliikoa about the debut of her new mystery novel, and how she’s building a platform before she even as a book released!
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Marketing Your Work with Evan Gow // EP210
Evan Gow is the indie developer of StoryOrigin, a marketing tool and community of authors working together to build mailing lists, increase sales, and find reviewers. TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE SHOW LINKS: Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: youtube.com/c/KevinTumlinson Wordslinger Podcast on YouTube:...
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Cultivating the Fertile Mind with J Daniel Sawyer // Ep 209
Longtime podcaster, full-cast audio pioneer and independent filmmaker, and author of 30 books, J. Daniel Sawyer hosts the daily writers podcast The Every Day Novelist dedicated to creativity, process, writerly discipline, and cultivating a fertile mental life. TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE SHOW LINKS:...
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Authors Marketing Books with Carlyn Robertson from BookBub // EP208
Carlyn Robertson is responsible for partner education on BookBub’s Partners Team. She’s an expert on BookBub’s promotional tools and ensures that authors, publishers, and book marketers know how to use those tools to accomplish their marketing goals. TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE SHOW LINKS: Subscribe to…
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Audio and AI for Authors with Joanna Penn // EP207
Joanna Penn is an award-nominated, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers under J.F.Penn and also writes non-fiction for authors. She’s also a podcaster and an award-winning creative entrepreneur. Her site, TheCreativePenn.com has been voted in the Top 100 sites for writers…
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Stoicism for Authors with Jonas Salzgeber // EP206
Jonas Salzgeber is the author of The Little Book of Stoicism and writes for a small army of remarkable people at NJlifehacks.com. On his quest to be the best he can be he stumbled upon Stoicism – and got hooked. His practical writing style helps people with the most important step: to put the...
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Figuring out your identity with Jared Angaza // EP205
Jared Angaza is an Identity Architect, author, podcaster, and philanthropist. Over the past 20 years, he's leveraged the studies of behavioral science, consciousness, philanthropy, creativity, and culture to develop remarkable brands, events, and campaigns. Today, he guides seekers on their...
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Getting Back Up with Heath Armstrong // EP204
Heath Armstrong is a creative writer and the co-founder of Rage Create. He is the creator of "The Sweet Ass Journal to Develop your Happiness Muscle in 100 Days," "Sweet-Ass Affirmations: The World's First R-Rated Motivational Card Deck," and the host of the "Never Stop Peaking" podcast.…
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No Such Thing as Talent, Ep. 203
No such thing as talent? Kevin doesn’t think so! In this episode he talks about the idea of talent, aptitude, and inclination as it applies to what you can do and achieve in your life. Tune in to see if you agree. PLUS stick around to the end for a special holiday message from Kevin! And…
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Book Coaching with Jennie Nash, Ep 202
Jennie Nash, CEO and founder of Author Accelerator, talks about her program for training book coaches to help writers write books worth reading. Kevin and Jennie discuss coaching, as well as Jennie’s new book, Read Books All Day and Get Paid For It: The Business of Book Coaching. TRANSCRIPT...
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Amazon Ads with Bryan Cohen, Ep. 201
It’s a Wordslinger three-peat with author, speaker, and podcast host, Bryan Cohen! Kevin and Bryan chat about Amazon ads and more in this don’t-miss episode! START AN ACORNS ACCOUNT AND GET FREE MONEY!VISIT KEVINTUMLINSON.COM/ACORNS LINKS: Author Income: How to Make a Living from Your Writing -...
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Tips for NaNoWriMo and Beyond, Ep. 200
Kevin shares some tips and advice for not only winning NaNoWriMo but carrying that success forward into a winning writing career! START AN ACORNS ACCOUNT AND GET FREE MONEY! VISIT KEVINTUMLINSON.COM/ACORNS LINKS: Author Income: How to Make a Living from Your Writing -...
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Your Facebook Ads Suck, with Mal Cooper, Ep. 199
Kevin chats with Mal Cooper, author of Help! My Facebook Ads Suck. TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE START AN ACORNS ACCOUNT AND GET FREE MONEY! VISIT KEVINTUMLINSON.COM/ACORNS FIND OUR GUEST ONLINE: Website:: www.aeon14.com Amazon Author page:: https://www.amazon.com/M.-D.-Cooper/e/B008I6L0Q6 Books2Read…
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Writing Wisdom from Herb Freed, Ep. 198
Kevin chats with Herb Freed—author, director, producer—about his life and career, as well as his new book, Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants. TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE START AN ACORNS ACCOUNT AND GET FREE MONEY! VISIT KEVINTUMLINSON.COM/ACORNS FIND OUR GUEST ONLINE: Website:: https://www.herbfreed.com/...
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Wordslinger at Six Years! Ep. 197
Six years of Wordslinger Podcast! Kevin reflects on the things that he’s learned from more than half a decade of doing the show, and shares the perspective and inspiration he’s taken from interviews and audience interactions. TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE START AN ACORNS ACCOUNT AND GET FREE MONEY! VISIT...
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Changing Your Writing Routines, Ep. 196
Can changing your routines improve your writing? In this episode, Kevin dives into this idea, and shares his personal experience with how his career and his life have improved over the years as he’s embraced new workflows, new processes, and new resources. TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE START AN ACORNS...
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The Continued Success of Jack Carr, Ep. 195
Thriller writer Jack Carr drops back in to update Kevin on how his career is going and what he’s learned about treating his writing career as a business. This episode is filled with useful insights into the traditional world of publishing, with tips that can help any other—traditional or…
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The FIO Principle for Writers, Ep. 194
FIO—Figure It Out. That’s one of Kevin’s core principles in both life and career, and it guides everything he does, from packing for a trip to marketing his books. In this episode Kevin talks about how he puts FIO to work, and how you can too. Learn how to use this simple (but oddly challenging)...
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The Art of the Ask, Ep 193
Surely you can’t just ask for what you want? Kevin begs to differ. If you’ve been struggling to find a way to market your books on a shoestring or no-string budget, you’ll want to tune in to this episode for some first-step author marketing advice. TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE BELOW THIS WEEK'S NEWS:...
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Iterative Publishing and Perfect is the Enemy of Good, Ep 192
Kevin talks about his “iterative publishing” approach and how to leverage it to produce more books, faster, and make them as close to perfect as they can be, over time. TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE BELOW THIS WEEK'S NEWS: Introducing Scribd Snapshots: A New Way to Discover The Best Nonfiction Books —...
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Traditional to Indie with Joe Konrath, Ep 191
Joe Konrath writes novels in the thriller, mystery, and horror genres. He’s written under the name J.A. Konrath and Jack Kilborn. READ THE TRANSCRIPT BELOW! THIS WEEK'S NEWS: Introducing Scribd Snapshots: A New Way to Discover The Best Nonfiction Books — Scribd Blog -...
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Content Marketing for Authors, Ep 190
Can content marketing help authors with discoverability? Yes. Yes it can. That’s what Kevin believes, at least, and in this Solo Slinger episode he talks about some of the ways an author can leverage content beyond their books to bring more readers to their books. READ THE TRANSCRIPT BELOW THIS...
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True Crime Inspirations with Jode Millman, Ep 189
Jodé is the author of the best-selling SEATS: NEW YORK Theatre guidebooks, and her debut thriller novel, “The Midnight Call,” will released by Immortal Works Publishing on June 18, 2019. The unpublished manuscript of “The Midnight Call” was short-listed for the 2014 Clue Award and received the...
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The Very Personable Mailing List, Ep. 188
Kevin talks about building your platform with a focus on your mailing list, and creating super fans by being personable and engaging with your readers. GET THE TRANSCRIPT HERE THIS WEEK'S NEWS: Readerlink is Working on Higher Bid For B&N | The Digital Reader...
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Cops and Writers with Patrick O'Donnell, Ep 187
Patrick O'Donnell is a self-published author and full-time police sergeant in one of the largest police departments in the United States. He has over 24 years of experience and has worked a variety of assignments ranging from undercover work, robbery details, vice squads, violent crime task…
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Bootstrapping your author career, Ep 186
Kevin talks about how to get started in an author career when you have no money and very few resources. Learn how to get the basics—cover, ebook layout, print layout, and distribution—for free. And learn how to tackle some of the business aspects, such as tracking sales and royalties, building a...
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Hyper Creativity with GP James, Ep 185
GP James is a writer and music creator living in Los Angeles. He has written four screenplays, two novels, and several volumes of poetry. His novels have been edited by Richard Marek, publisher and editor of Silence of the Lambs, The Bourne Identity, and countless other bestsellers. James has…
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What is the minimum you need for a writing career? Ep 184
What does it take to write a book? The bare minimum comes down to "the tool that lets you write." In this episode, Kevin talks about some of his experiences with writing using only the resources he had on hand, including a few found items. NEW! Read the full transcript below! DID I MENTION? Cover...
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Getting a movie deal for your book with Michael Bunker, Ep 183
Michael Bunker is a USA Today bestselling author of fiction and non-fiction books. He was born in Lubbock, Texas and his family moved around a bit until finally returning to live in his beloved Texas when he was 14 where he went to high school in Odessa and then college at Texas Tech University....
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How to repurpose your content
How can you get more out of your content? Kevin walks you through one of his processes in today's Wordslinger words of wisdom. DID I MENTION?Cover your nakedness and your shame with a Written World Tee, now with 100% more Kevin words! http://bit.ly/writtenworld-tees New to Wordslinger Press, pick...
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A boundless writing career with Michael Evans
Michael Evans is the author of the Control Freakz series, a Young Adult Post-Apocalyptic Thriller series set in a near-future United States. He is currently attending high school in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, but he is originally from Long Island, New York. Some of his hobbies include hiking,...
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Wordslinger 180
This week we pull a 180 as Kevin Tumlinson switches up the format a little. No guest, not interview, just pure Wordslinger Wisdom as Kevin splits the typical episode into two parts—Interview and Wordslinger Afterword. DID I MENTION? Cover your nakedness and your shame with a Written World Tee…
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Reaching more readers with Ryan Zee
A book-lover turned entrepreneur, Ryan Zee in 2016 created BookSweeps.com, which is now one of the largest book giveaway & lead generation sites for fiction authors, with an email list of nearly 100,000 readers. Over 3,500 authors have used BookSweeps' promotional services, including some of the...
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Ask for what you want with bestselling thriller author James Rollins
James Rollins is the author of the bestselling Sigma Force series Sandstorm, Map of Bones, Black Order, The Judas Strain, The Last Oracle, The Doomsday Key, The Devil Colony, Bloodline, The Eye of God, The 6th Extinction, The Seventh Plague, and The Demon Crown; six individual adventure…
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Social Media is BS with B.J. Mendelson
B.J. Mendelson is a world-renowned speaker and author of the cult-classic, "Social Media Is Bullshit" from St. Martin's Press. He is also a comic book writer and author of the new book, "Privacy: And How We Get It Back" from Curious Reads. DID I MENTION? Cover your nakedness and your shame with a...
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A passion for books with Kris Frieswick
KRIS FRIESWICK is a journalist, editor, humorist, teacher and author whose work has appeared in national magazines, newspapers and books for more than 20 years. She is an avid cyclist, cook and traveler who divides her time between Cape Cod, Massachusetts and St. Croix, USVI. DID I MENTION? Cover...
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Forensics for Fiction with Geoff Symon
Geoff Symon is a 20-year Federal Forensic Investigator. His participation in high-profile cases includes the attacks on September 11, 2001, the War in Iraq, the Space Shuttle Columbia explosion, among countless other cases. He has direct, first-hand experience investigating cases including…
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Boosting your book's Discoverability with Reedsy Founder Ricardo Fayet
Ricardo Fayet is one of the founders of Reedsy, an online marketplace connecting authors with the world's very best publishing talent (think editors, cover designers, book marketers, etc.). A digital marketing enthusiast, he also helps authors find their audience and is now busy growing Reedsy...
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WPC-173 - Family History as Inspiration with Jack Hersch
JACK J. HERSCH is an expert in the field of troubled and distressed companies. He is a strategic advisor to corporate management and investment institutions, has served as a corporate board member, and has guest lectured at the business schools of M.I.T., U.S.C., and U.C. Berkeley, among others....
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WPC-172 - Music scores for you books with Nick Thacker
Nick Thacker is the author of best-selling action-adventure thrillers, including the Harvey Bennett Thrillers series. DID I MENTION? Cover your nakedness and your shame with a Written World Tee, now with 100% more Kevin words! http://bit.ly/writtenworld-tees New to Wordslinger Press, pick up...
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WPC-171 - Short fiction with Dylan Powell
William Dylan Powell is an award-winning author who writes crime stories, mystery fiction and books about Texas. He lives in Houston. Powell's work has been featured in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, the Best American Mysteries 2018 and a host of fine truck...
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WPC-170 - Drawing on Cultural Diversity with Christian Brown
Bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Feast of Fates, Christian A. Brown received a Kirkus star in 2014 for the first novel in his genre-changing Four Feasts Till Darkness series. He has appeared on Newstalk 1010, AM640, Daytime Rogers, and Get Bold Today with LeGrande Green. He actively...
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WPC-169 - Exploring your world with Joe Start
Joe Start writes goofy non-fiction. His first-person experiences as an American abroad, cultural observations and fun facts will have you laughing and learning. DID I MENTION? Cover your nakedness and your shame with a Written World Tee, now with 100% more Kevin words!...
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WPC-168 - Your Career as Writing Inspiration with George Mercer
For more than three decades George Mercer worked as a national park warden in Canada, including both east and west coasts, the North and the Rocky Mountains. For eight of those years, George worked as a Park Warden and Monitoring Ecologist in Gulf Islands National Park Reserve, British Columbia....
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WPC-167 - A Thriller Career with Jack Carr
Jack Carr, a former Navy SEAL, led a special operations teams on four continents as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander and Task Unit Commander. So when he delivered a thriller about a fictional former SEAL, famed editor Emily Bestler had to sit up and take notice. DID I MENTION?...
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WPC-166 - Pen names, Audiobooks, and co-working with M.G. Herron
M.G. Herron is the author of The Translocator Trilogy and other action-packed science fiction novels. When he’s not inventing new worlds or exploring the great outdoors, Matt works as a marketing strategist and freelance copywriter in Austin, TX. DID I MENTION? Cover your nakedness and your shame...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Kevin Tumlinson, Bestselling and Award-Winning Thriller Author, talks to authors and entrepreneurs to get their behind-the-scenes story. Each week, you can tune in to a full hour of wisdom and insight from some of the most intriguing people on the planet. It's all about the story here.
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Kevin Tumlinson, Bestselling and Award-Winning Thriller Author, talks to authors and entrepreneurs to get their behind-the-scenes story. Each week, you can tune in to a full hour of wisdom and insight from some of the most intriguing people on the planet. It's all about the story here.
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