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Author Like a Boss Podcast

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Helping indie authors successfully write, market, & self-publish their books and make a living with their writing. In this show, Ella interviews successful authors who share their best writing, marketing, and mindset secrets. You'll hear from them about topics such as making time to write, tools to succeed as an indie author, exactly what steps they took to achieve their self-publishing success.

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Latest episode

Sep 24, 2025

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Episodes

ALAB 056: Your Craft as a Career with Zoe York 09.10.2024

***Don't miss the 1st Annual Giveaway 4 Authors with over $2,500 in prizes including a custom book cover, a full dev. edit, and a professional author website. To enter, go to http://authorlikeaboss.com/giveaway  *** Zoe York is the USA Today best-selling author of more than 50 books (some of them written as Ainsley Booth). She lives in London, Ontario, Canada where she is a full-time writer, a ful...

ALAB 056: Ella Unedited--What's happening right now 02.10.2024

Unique episode and completely unedited. No intro or anything.   Struggle with sharing myself and being vulnerable, and being a downer. I want you to always come to the podcast for inspiration. Not complaining. Just reality.   Sick with ovarian cysts. Bedridden for 3 days because I couldn't sit upright or stand. Went to ER this time because the pain wasn't going away. The cyst had ruptured.    Self...

ALAB 055: Overcoming Writer's Block with Wendy H. Jones 25.09.2024

Wendy H. Jones is an author who can literally cover you from the cradle to the grave and all points in-between.  Her first book came out four years ago and she now has twelve books out. She shares how she did it. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can get the shownotes at https://authorlikeaboss.com/episode55 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for infor...

ALAB 053: Building Rich Characters and Worlds with Elise Kova 18.09.2024

Elise Kova is one of my author-crush writers. She's incredibly thoughtful about her worlds, characters, and marketing. Getting to chat with her was the gift of a lifetime. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can get shownotes at https://authorlikeaboss.com/episode53 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of person...

ALAB 052: Celebrating One Year of Author Like a Boss 11.09.2024

It's been one year! 52 episodes, 14 Star Trek references, 23 inappropriate jokes ("That's what she said"), dozens of great interviews, and bunches of new friends!!!  This episode celebrates one year of Author Like a Boss by sharing your favorite episodes, my favorite episodes, PLUS A SPECIAL THANK YOU! To celebrate the one year anniversary, I’m giving all of you the chance to win an Auth...

ALAB 051: Insider Tricks & Real Truths on Indie Publishing with S.M. Blooding 04.09.2024

S.M. Blooding has been an indie author since the ebook “thing” started. She was publishing ebooks—in erotica because that was the only market available at the time. She has failed a lot over the years, but she has learned a great deal as well.  Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can view the shownotes at https://authorlikeaboss.com/episode51 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compa...

ALAB 050: Blasting Your Digital Marketing Into the Stars with Craig Robertson 28.08.2024

Craig Robertson has led a varied life. He was a physician, an immunologic researcher, a shoe salesman, and now he’s an author. He started writing so he could do some house cleaning in his head. It was filling up with stories, notions, and weird images. The best way to clean one's head, it turns out, is to become an author. His aspiration in writing is to entertain the reader, while making them thi...

ALAB 049: How to Build Worlds and Profits with Katherine Bogle 21.08.2024

Katherine Bogle is the bestselling author of the steampunk phenomenon, QUEEN OF THIEVES, as well as the international bestselling DOMINION RISING series. When she isn’t working on her next book, she can be found playing video games, binge watching Netflix, or designing book covers. After we stopped recording, she shared some more about her cover designs and she’s incredibly talented… you get to se...

ALAB 048: How to Beat Out your Book with Jessica Brody 14.08.2024

Jessica Brody started out in Hollywood, and has translated her screenwriting prowess into her novels. Her success has brought her many opportunities, including every author's dream—potential movie adaptations! Now, she helps other authors march to the 'beat' of their own story by writing instructional novels and making courses, while also continuing to write her own novels. Here are just a few of...

ALAB 047: Creating Believable Characters and Consistent Profits with Maryann Jordan 07.08.2024

Maryann Jordan has always been an avid reader. She jokes that she “cut her romance teeth” on the old historical romance books. In 2013, she finally gave in to the characters in her head pleading for their story to be told. Now she is a USA Today Bestselling and Award-Winning Author. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can get the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episosde47 Hosted...

ALAB 046: Tools to Succeed as an Indie Author with Corey Alderin & Stacy Sowers 31.07.2024

This week Corey Alderin and Stacy Sowers share some amazing tools they have created to make your author marketing so much easier. Here are just some of the things that we touched on: You can see the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode46 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

ALAB 045: Exploring Motivation and Alternate Marketing Pathways with Ron Schrader 24.07.2024

Ron Schrader began his journey as an author and publisher in 2013 when he helped an uncle self-publish. Since that time, Ron's work life has been split between writing, publishing, and various business pursuits. To-date he's been involved with the publishing of over 20 books, a handful of which have gone on to become best-sellers in their respective categories. In late 2018 he started an author ma...

ALAB 044: Success and Strategies at Shows and Beyond with Russell Nohelty 17.07.2024

Russell Nohelty is a USA Today Bestselling Author and motivational speaker. He has raised over $100,000 on Kickstarter, built a mailing list of over 25,000 people, and tabled at more than 100 events since 2016. Now, he teaches other creatives how to lead a complete and successful life and build their fanbases through his teaching academy: The Complete Creative. Here are just a few of the things we...

ALAB 043: Relationships in Marketing (and with God) with Adell Ryan 10.07.2024

Adell Ryan is a sci-fi reverse harem author with a trunk full of her own personal stories to tell. Taking inspiration from her favorite novels during hard times, she realized her love for writing and broke loose with her supportive husband in tow. In this podcast, she details how her own struggles pushed her first toward reading, and then toward writing, and how she learned to make peace with the...

ALAB 042: Writing (& Succeeding) with Mental Illness with Melissa Storm 03.07.2024

Melissa Storm believes in angels and in true love and she writes about both in her USA Today bestselling Christian Romances. She’s and entrepreneur, mom, reality TV addict, domestic zoo keeper, founder of LitRing and a jillion other businesses, former gastric bypass patient, quirky person, your new best friend... Here are just a few of the things we touched on: See the shownotes at authorlikeaboss...

ALAB 041: How to Finish Everything You Work On with Ben Reeder 26.06.2024

Ben Reeder has the successful author mindset down pat because even with some ups and downs on his journey, but he's still dedicated to his writing... and to his readers. In this episode he shares how he keeps going. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can get the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode41 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informatio...

ALAB 040: Become a Six-Figure Author Using FB Ads with Bobby Kim (Part 2) 19.06.2024

Bobby Kim became a 6-figure indie author before he turned 21 by writing good books and using FB ads. Welcome to Part 2 of his interview where he shares how other authors can achieve the same success as part of the Indie Author Academy. I had so much fun chatting with Bobby that I couldn't stop. Last week you heard his fascinating author journey and beginning tips on FB ads. This week we'll continu...

ALAB 039: Become a Six-Figure Author Using FB Ads with Bobby Kim (Part 1) 12.06.2024

Bobby Kim became a 6-figure indie author before he turned 21 by writing good books and using FB ads. Now he helps other authors achieve the same success with the Indie Author Academy. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: See the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode39 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of person...

ALAB 038: Making Time to Write with Ella Barnard 05.06.2024

If you're stressing about getting your words down in the next couple weeks, then you'll want to listen to these Five Tools for Making Time to Write. Make the most of these final days so you can win NaNoWriMo!    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

ALAB 037: Marketing to Your Newsletter Subscribers with Kara Lockharte 29.05.2024

Kara Lockharte stumbled into success with the willingness to say "Yes," and keep learning and improving. In this episode, she shares what has worked for her. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can find the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode37 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data...

ALAB 036: Tools to Win NaNoWriMo with Ella Barnard 22.05.2024

For NaNoWriMo... We’re not just going to throw you in the deep end and watch you flail around trying to write as fast as you can. Successful indie authors have an author toolbox full of goodies that help them write faster and more efficiently. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

ALAB 035: Building Your Author Website with Stacy Sowers 15.05.2024

Stacy Sowers is an indie author with twenty years experience in web development. She's an expert in the tech around building your author business and she generously shares her knowledge. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: Get our Build Your Author Website book here - https://authorlikeaboss.com/website Get the shownotes at https://authorlikeaboss.com/episode35 Hosted by Simplecast, a...

ALAB 034: Using Pinterest to Connect with Readers with Coralee June 08.05.2024

Coralee June connects with her readers in uncommon, yet effective ways, and she shares exactly how you can do it too. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: You can see the shownotes at authorlikeaboss.com/episode34 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

ALAB 033: Your Fans as Partners in Your Writing Process with C. Steven Manley 01.05.2024

Chuck is a southern gentleman and a storyteller. In his interview he shares how he matches his passion for writing with the expectations of his fans and turns it into a profession. Here are just a few of the things we touched on: Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

ALAB 032: Indie Authors Share Their Stories: Moderated by Ella Barnard 24.04.2024

t was part of the Arts & Culture series held at The Vault Theater in downtown Hillsboro and was hosted by BagnBaggage productions. The authors on the panel were Catherine Fredricks, Marie Robinson, Tonya Macalino and B. C. Palmer In this episode you'll get to hear about their experiences as indie authors. It was super fun for me. I hope you enjoy it as well. Here are just a few of the things w...

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