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Author Nation: State of the Nation — 65 episodes

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ProWritingAid’s Chris Banks on The Feedback Loop That Makes Better Writers

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Sudowrite's Michael Stewart on How AI Helps Authors Write Smarter, Not Harder

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How Spoken is Leveling the Playing Field for Indie Audiobooks

4

Inside Black Château: Desireé Duffy’s Blueprint for Lasting Author Visibility

5

How ElevenReader Is Changing the Game for Indie Audiobooks

6

Built for Authors: Crowdfunding Insights with Kickstarter's Oriana Leckert

7

Simon Patrick on Creating Passive Income with Your Voice

8

Abby Patrick on Publishing Young and Dreaming Big

9

The Community-Driven Approach to Book Marketing with Bonnie Paulson

10

Curious About Curios? The Direct Sales Platform Shaking Up Publishing

11

Beyond Books: Mastering the Reader Experience with David Viergutz

12

Reclaiming Creative Control with Sean Platt

13

From Rapid Release to Artisan Author with Kevin Tumlinson

14

The Business of Being an Author with Jonathan Brazee

15

The Western Empire & CrossWrite

16

AI Update: Q4 2024

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Lula White: From Trial Lawyer to Bestselling Romance Author

18

Troy Lambert on Plotting, Tropes, and Finding Your Audience

19

Crafting Cozy Capers with Diana Xarissa

20

Direct Sales and Special Editions: How Bookvault Empowers Indie Authors

21

Indie Author Magazine

22

Tara Ellis: Crafting Post-Apocalyptic Worlds and Beyond

23

K-lytics with Alex Newton: Data-Driven Publishing Insights

24

BookFunnel with Damon Courtney: Direct Sales and Beyond

25

Shannon Humphrey on Professional Conduct

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Kevin Tumlinson

27

Reedsy

28

Draft2Digital

29

Franklin Horton

30

AI Update: 2024 Q3

31

Dave Chesson

32

How to Keep it Fresh Over Multiple Books

33

AI Update July 2024

34

The Signing Store

35

Written Word Media

36

Old Dog, No Tricks

37

Author Helper Suite

38

Non-Fiction Revenue with Print on Demand

39

Booksprout

40

Joni Swift

41

Fan Engagement Strategies With Soundbooth Theater

42

Cleveland Authors With Eryka Parker

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Building Your Author Brand

44

Building Your Publishing Dream Team

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Starting up an Audience with Joe Pulizzi

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Building a Loyal Fan Base

47

Direct Sales For Authors with Pierre Alex Jeanty

48

What's New at Author Nation?

49

Introducing Soundbooth Theater: Our 2024 Audio Sponsor

50

Epic Announcement: Story Wars/Author Nation Partnership

51

Making Your Fans Feel Special with Phil Mershon

52

Making a Great First Impression with Your Personal Branding

53

Discover More About Your Customers with Geniuslink

54

AI Update Q2 2024

55

BookFunnel: Your Secret Weapon for Finding Your Audience

56

Walking the Royal Road with Dakota Krout and Nicoli Gonnella

57

Navigating the Changing Landscape of Book Marketing

58

Direct Sales and Print-on-Demand Knowledge for Authors

59

Travel Hacks for Authors

60

Author Nation Live 2024 Programming

61

New Markets and Innovation in Publishing

62

Your Best Life Through Writing

63

Does Your Network Help Sell More Books?

64

Defining Success for Authors

65

Self-Publishing: What’s up in 2024?