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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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ALAB 006: Starting Your Writing Career Later in Life & How to Cast a Spell of Enchantment for Your Readers with Debbie Herbert 25.10.2023 57:06

I love meeting women who start creating their dream later in life because it gives me hope for myself -- Debbie is one of these amazing women. Debbie has this gentle & incredibly informative style... and a Southern accent. In our conversation she shares how she became a traditionally published author and how she actually really enjoys the freedom of indie publishing. See the shownotes at autho...

ALAB 005: How to Build a Community, and Sell to Them, without Feeling Gross with Russell Nohelty 18.10.2023 1:27:36

Chatting with Russell was like eating beets –- you might not like them, but you can’t deny they're good for you! Fortunately, I love beets, and I LOVED chatting with Russell. He is a marketing genius with a heart of gold and a mouthful of snark. He generously shares how he went from screenwriter, to comic book writer, to novelist. He’s partway into his 18 books in 18 months intention, and shares h...

ALAB 004: From Comic Books, to Military, to Space Opera -- The Journey to Self-Published Author with Drew Avera 11.10.2023 53:52

Drew Avera has a quiet, dry humor... And EXCELLENT advice for indie authors. We talk about the hand of coincidence and “It just so happened… ” in growing your author career, plus how you can refill your inspiration well.

ALAB 003: Creating a Whimsical World of Inspiring Children’s Books with Sheri Fink 04.10.2023 1:06:53

Sheri shares (hehe) how she went from corporate life to starting a whimsical world of inspiring children’s books, plus how her first children’s book ended up as #1 on Amazon for 60 weeks!

ALAB 002: How to Make Over $1,300 in Preorder Sales on a Debut Novel with J.E. Schmidt 27.09.2023 58:10

Jess Schmidt shares the marketing steps she took to launch her debut novel with over $1,300 in preorder sales, including how she built her email list to over 12,000 subscribers BEFORE she published her book. (Warning: There's a parrot in the background.)

ALAB 001: Welcome, Introduction, What to Expect 20.09.2023 14:18

Welcome to the Author Like a Boss Podcast first episode! In this episode you'll get introduced to your host Ella Barnard and find out what this show is going to be about.