Eat The Frog

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Eat The Frog

For writers who're juggling life, and writing, and more life, and trying to write, all while trying to life. Most writers aren't this-is-my-only-job-famous, so this is a podcast of two writers who're also that, all while trying to write while having a life (spouse, parent, etc...). Join published authors J.T. Maxwell and Amy Cip to see how they attempt to balance life, and writing, and everything in between. There will be cursing, laughing, and fun.

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    E10: Branding, with Special Guest Chris Whitten

    April 2026: In our tenth episode, J.T. and Amy get schooled about branding by our special guest, Chris Whitten. Chris has made a lifetime of understanding how branding works -- especially as an entrepreneur -- and he shares a few of his insights with us. We discuss Branding 101, Personal versus Professional, Red Threads, Self-Limiting Beliefs, Energy versus Time, The Celery Test, values, Simon Sinek, Infinite Games versus Finite Games, The Procrastination Monster, and MySpace, among other topics. It's a glorious doozie!Show notes this month...Baseball was mentioned specifically in the Anti-Trust Laws.Lady Gaga's real first name is Stefani.https://mookiesmiracle.com/https://premeerrealestate.com/https://howcanihelpmovement.com/Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.Produced by J.T. Maxwell, ,Amy Cip and Chris WhittenExecutive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris WhittenSomehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. MaxwellLogo Design by Christine TesseoTheme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)Recorded in the How Can I Help? Studios at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RICopyright 2026. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...

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    E9: Wins

    March 2026: J.T. and Amy talk about their wins in way more ways than you might expect.Also, it was Kendall Jenner, and it was 2017...not Kylie in 2018. (I am not up on my Jenners.)Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy CipExecutive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris WhittenSomehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. MaxwellLogo Design by Christine TesseoTheme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)Recorded in the How Can I Help? Studios at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RICopyright 2026. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...

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    E8: Readers and Reviewers

    February 2026: Amy and J.T. discuss the process, importance, and insanity that is readers and reviewers. (This'd be A LOT easier if we were world famous, and not the cacophony of cluster-fucks that it is.)Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy CipExecutive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris WhittenSomehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. MaxwellLogo Design by Christine TesseoTheme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)Recorded in the How Can I Help? Studios at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RICopyright 2026. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...

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    E7: Creative Process Inadvertent Therapy Session

    January 2026: Amy and J.T. talk about their creative process...sort of...because they start getting into the nitty-gritty of it, and end up discovering more about themselves than they were ready for.Rocketbook YouTube: https://youtu.be/0SiR_7u9Rps?si=GVnVzmB8bDOhijiqRocketbook Link: https://getrocketbook.com/Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy CipExecutive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris WhittenSomehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. MaxwellLogo Design by Christine TesseoTheme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)Recorded at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RICopyright 2026. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...

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    E6: Special Guest Nick Perry Wonders...Are There More Writers Than Readers?

    December 2025: Amy and J.T. have their first guest! Author Nick Perry! We discuss reading, libraries, small press realities, and if there are indeed more writers than readers.Nick's real Instagram is: nickperrynovelist DON'T BE DUMB! FOLLOW HIM IN AN UNSTALKERY-WAY!There's also an abrupt ending to this episode that we cannot explain...so, we're sorry about that. It's weird.Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy CipExecutive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris WhittenSomehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. MaxwellLogo Design by Christine TesseoTheme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)Recorded at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RICopyright 2025. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...

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    E5: Marketing

    November 2025: Amy and J.T. talk about how things're going, marketing (complete with things like "BookBub" and "SEO"), and what they want to accomplish for the next episode.Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy CipExecutive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris WhittenSomehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. MaxwellLogo Design by Christine TesseoTheme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)Recorded at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RICopyright 2025. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...

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    E4: Scams and Tours and AI, oh my!

    October 2025: J.T. and Amy talk about how things're going, how J.T. got scammed, Amy's Tour theorems, AI in everything, and what they want to accomplish for the next episode.Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode.Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy CipExecutive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris WhittenSomehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. MaxwellLogo Design by Christine TesseoTheme song by Slack (slackmusic.com)Recorded at Premeer Real Estate in Smithfield, RICopyright 2025. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...pesky lawyers...

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    E3: Betas

    September 2025: J.T. and Amy talk about how things're going, the realities of beta readers and writers groups, and what they want to accomplish for the next episode.Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, or ideas for the next episode.Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy CipExecutive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris WhittenSomehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. MaxwellLogo Design by Christine TesseoRecorded at Premeer Real Estate, Smithfield, RICopyright 2025. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...

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    E2: Publishing

    August 2025: J.T. and Amy discuss how things're going, the wild and insane world of publishing, and what they want to accomplish for the next episode.Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, or ideas for the next episode.Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy CipExecutive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris WhittenSomehow Edited and Engineered by J.T. MaxwellLogo Design by Christine TesseoRecorded at Premeer Real Estate, Smithfield, RICopyright 2025. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...

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    E1: Eat the Frog

    July 2025: our first episode! J.T. & Amy talk about who they are, what they're doing, and eating their respective frogs. Send J.T. an email at [email protected] if you have questions, comments, or ideas for the next episode.Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy CipExecutive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris WhittenSomehow Edited by J.T. MaxwellLogo Design by Christine TesseoRecorded at Premeer Real Estate, Smithfield, RICopyright 2025. All rights reserved. Any other use of this podcast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the podcast without our written consent is strictly prohibited...or, something like that...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

For writers who're juggling life, and writing, and more life, and trying to write, all while trying to life. Most writers aren't this-is-my-only-job-famous, so this is a podcast of two writers who're also that, all while trying to write while having a life (spouse, parent, etc...). Join published authors J.T. Maxwell and Amy Cip to see how they attempt to balance life, and writing, and everything in between. There will be cursing, laughing, and fun.

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