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Fully Booked: The Hidden Gems Author Podcast — 112 episodes

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Fully Booked EP236: Turn Casual Scrollers into Dedicated Readers

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Fully Booked EP235: Writing Authentic Military & Political Thrillers

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Fully Booked EP234: Making Genre Mashups Work

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Fully Booked EP233: Stop Marketing Like Everyone Else

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Fully Booked EP232: Why Memoirs Matter

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Fully Booked EP231: Finding Story in the Gaps of History

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Fully Booked EP230: When Real Life Is Too Wild for Fiction

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Fully Booked EP229: Turning True Crime Into Compelling Fiction

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Fully Booked EP228: When Fiction Becomes Dangerous

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Fully Booked EP227: Building Atmosphere Through Setting

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Fully Booked EP226: From Page To Stage

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Fully Booked EP225: Telling Hard Stories the Right Way

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Fully Booked EP224: The Art of Grammar

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Fully Booked EP223: The Long Game of a Working Writer

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Fully Booked EP222: One Book Two Markets

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Fully Booked EP221: True Crime Through the Lens of Time

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Fully Booked EP220: Building a Career in Children's Books

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Fully Booked EP219: Finding the Story Inside the Draft

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Fully Booked EP218: Why Power-based Social Hierarchies Hook YA Readers

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Fully Booked EP217: What Truly Makes Horror Work

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Fully Booked EP216: The Power and Purpose of a Second Edition

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Fully Booked EP215: Building a Career on Sustained Productivity

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Fully Booked EP214: The Mindset Behind a Debut Novel

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Fully Booked EP213: Writing Authentic Crime Fiction

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Fully Booked EP212: Rethinking the Traditional Publishing Path

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Fully Booked EP211: Claiming Control in the Age of AI

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Fully Booked EP210: How to Choose the Right Editors for Your Book

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Fully Booked EP209: Crafting Fantasy Worlds and the Characters Who Live in Them

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Fully Booked EP208: Modern Ideas for Marketing Your Book

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Fully Booked EP207: Self Publishing in 2025 and What Comes Next

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Fully Booked EP206: The Business Blueprint for Indie Authors

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Fully Booked EP205: With Non-Fiction Your Book Is Not the Product

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Fully Booked EP204: Using Symbolism to Shape Stories

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Fully Booked EP203: Turning Real-Life Fears Into Fiction

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Fully Booked EP202: What a Book Coach Can Do for You

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Fully Booked EP201: Using a Bestseller to Build Your Brand and Business

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Fully Booked EP200: What We’ve Learned After 200 Episodes

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Fully Booked EP199: Making the Impossible Plausible with Hard Sci-Fi

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Fully Booked EP198: The Art and Business of Short Stories

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Fully Booked EP197: Building an Audience Through Consistent and Honest Storytelling

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Fully Booked EP196: A Scientist's Journey Into Storytelling

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Fully Booked EP195: Writing Authentic Characters in a Divided World

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Fully Booked EP194: How a Bad Publicist Can Become an Expensive Lesson

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Fully Booked EP193: The Truth About Book Publicity

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Fully Booked EP192: The Return of Pocket-Sized Adventure Fiction

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Fully Booked EP191: Avoid These Common Self-Publishing Mistakes

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Fully Booked EP190: Building Better Antiheroes in Romance

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Fully Booked EP189: What Every Author Should Know About Substack

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Fully Booked EP188: Tips for Publishing Print Books with KDP

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Fully Booked EP187: You Only Print Twice: Revising a Second Edition

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Fully Booked EP186: How to Build a Writing Career that Lasts

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Fully Booked EP185: The Art and Agony of Screenwriting Success

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Fully Booked EP184: Creative Marketing for Indie Authors

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Fully Booked EP183: How Historical Context Elevates Storytelling in Any Genre

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Fully Booked EP182: Sci-Fi with a Smile: Crafting Positive Futures

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Fully Booked EP181: Creating Unforgettable Characters Readers Will Love

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Fully Booked EP180: The Creative Power of Fanfiction

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Fully Booked EP179: How Unbound Publishing Failed Its Authors

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Fully Booked EP178: Why Every Writer Needs a Community

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Fully Booked EP177: Turning Real Life into Vivid Fiction

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Fully Booked EP176: Write Like a TED Talk: Turning Ideas Into Influence

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Fully Booked EP175: Can You Have a Writing Career Without Amazon?

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Fully Booked EP174: Can You Really Write A Book a Week for a Year?

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Fully Booked EP173: The Power of Ambiguity in Science Fiction

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Fully Booked EP172: Maximizing the Power of Every Book Review

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Fully Booked EP171: Bleeding onto the Page: The Emotional Journey of a First Novel

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Fully Booked EP170: Crafting Hooks and Cliffhangers That Keep Pages Turning

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Fully Booked EP169: How and Why to Add Humor to Your Writing

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Fully Booked EP168: Turning True Events into Compelling Storylines

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Fully Booked EP167: How Atticus is Simplifying Writing, Editing, and Formatting

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Fully Booked EP166: Unlocking the Power of Personal Branding

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Fully Booked EP165: Crafting Connection Through Life’s Ups and Downs

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Fully Booked EP164: Project Managing Your Book from Idea to Bestseller

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Fully Booked EP163: The Power of Firsthand Research in Writing

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Fully Booked EP162: Write Your Way to Professional Credibility

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Fully Booked EP161: Heroes, Villains, and the Gray Areas In-Between

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Fully Booked EP160: How AI Tools Can Empower Authors, Not Replace Them

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Fully Booked EP159: Asking "What if...?" to Develop Creative Concepts for your Novel

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Fully Booked EP158: How and Why You Should Submit Your Books for an Award

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Fully Booked EP157: Writing, Publishing and Marketing a Non-Traditional Book

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Fully Booked EP156: Using Networking and Publicity to Grow Your Author Brand

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Fully Booked EP155: Selling Paperbacks, Hardcovers, and Audiobooks as an Indie Author

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Fully Booked EP154: Grow Your Success with the Self-Pub Growth Hub

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Fully Booked EP153: Niche Non-Fiction: Writing for the Few to Reach the Many

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Fully Booked EP152: Connecting with Your Audience Across Platforms

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Fully Booked EP151: Using AI-Driven Data to Unlock Publishing Potential

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Fully Booked EP150: The Power of Mentorship: Transforming Book Sales with Ads

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Fully Booked EP149: The Do's and Don'ts of Creating Audiobooks

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Fully Booked EP148: How Can Authors Pitch Themselves and their Books?

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Fully Booked EP147: How Authors Can Score Recommendations and Endorsements?

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Fully Booked EP146: Why Should Authors Approach Self-Publishing as a Business?

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Fully Booked EP145: Has Self-Publishing Gone Mainstream?

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Fully Booked EP144: Can an Author Website Maximize your Marketing?

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Fully Booked EP143: Crafting Compelling True Crime Stories

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Fully Booked EP142: What Are The Essential Elements of a Spooky Story?

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Fully Booked EP141: A Publishing Powerhouse Roundtable about AI writing and more...

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Fully Booked EP140: How To REALLY Get Inside Your Character’s Head

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Fully Booked EP139: The Reality of Selling Your Books Directly

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Fully Booked EP138: Kink Meets Crowdfunding: Navigating Publishing as a Controversial Author

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Fully Booked EP137: What is a Zero Draft and Why Do You Need One?

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Fully Booked EP136: From Blank Page to Pilot: Taking The Initiative to Sell Your Stories

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Fully Booked EP135: Five Things You Need to be a Successful Author

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Fully Booked EP134: What Can The Monomyth Teach Us About Structuring Our Stories?

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Fully Booked EP133: The Versatile Author: Crafting Stories for Every Platform

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Fully Booked EP132: When Publishing Meets Activism

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Fully Booked EP131: Is Publisher Rocket 2.0 a Game-Changer for Amazon Ads?

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Fully Booked EP130: Don't Overthink Your Self-Publishing Journey

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Fully Booked EP129: Building Believable Fantasy Worlds

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Fully Booked EP128: How to Add Authenticity to your Romance Stories

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Fully Booked EP127: Can Poetry Still Make an Impact in 2024?

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Fully Booked EP126: Weaving a Story within the Fabric of a Memoir

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Fully Booked EP125: Unveiling the Secrets of Discovery Writing