Authors J.T. Maxwell and Amy Cip

Eat The Frog

Education EN ↓ 12 episodes

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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Authors J.T. Maxwell and Amy Cip

Episodes

E12: It's Been a Year, and Special Guest Nick Perry Gives Insight to the Best & Worst Advice, and Routines 26.06.2026 46:54

Right off the top: apologies for the audio. We have NO IDEA what went sideways with Nick, but it did. We did the best we could with it, but it's like asking the Titanic captain for a few life preservers... Regardless, we talk about Spider-Man, AI, Horatio Alger (who J.T. couldn't name in the moment, but that's who he was thinking of), treating your authorship as a business, and a whole...

E11: Overarching Negativity Therapy Session 27.05.2026 54:38

May 2026: Amy and J.T. dip into some over-arching negativities to creating, like excuses, yeahbuts, perfectionism, and many others. Put your therapist hat back on for this one. Show notes include J.T. being in Amarillo on Thursday, August 20, with perhaps other dates and stuffs to follow nearby. You can find Mikey (A.K.A. Dr. Michael McCutcheon) at https://www.forensiceducation.net/ and here’s a l...

E10: Branding, with Special Guest Chris Whitten 28.04.2026 1:24:23

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 Sin...

E9: Wins 27.03.2026 1:11:07

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 authorjtmaxwell@gmail.com if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode. Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy Cip Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, a...

E8: Readers and Reviewers 17.02.2026 49:11

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 authorjtmaxwell@gmail.com if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode. Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy Cip Executive Producers...

E7: Creative Process Inadvertent Therapy Session 26.01.2026 54:49

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=GVnVzmB8bDOhijiq Rocketbook Link: https://getrocketbook.com/ Send J.T. an email at authorjtmaxwell@gmail.com if you have questions, comments, though...

E6: Special Guest Nick Perry Wonders...Are There More Writers Than Readers? 30.12.2025 1:02:16

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...

E5: Marketing 26.11.2025 1:06:18

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 authorjtmaxwell@gmail.com if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode. Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy Cip Executive Producers are J.T. Max...

E4: Scams and Tours and AI, oh my! 23.10.2025 56:25

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 authorjtmaxwell@gmail.com if you have questions, comments, thoughts, insults, or ideas for the next episode. Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy Cip Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip,...

E3: Betas 25.09.2025 52:07

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 authorjtmaxwell@gmail.com if you have questions, comments, or ideas for the next episode. Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy Cip Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris Whitten Somehow Edited...

E2: Publishing 19.08.2025 53:50

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 authorjtmaxwell@gmail.com if you have questions, comments, or ideas for the next episode. Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy Cip Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris Whitten Somehow Edited and Engineered by...

E1: Eat the Frog 29.07.2025 48:40

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 authorjtmaxwell@gmail.com if you have questions, comments, or ideas for the next episode. Produced by J.T. Maxwell & Amy Cip Executive Producers are J.T. Maxwell, Amy Cip, and Chris Whitten Somehow Edited by J.T. Maxwell Logo Design by Christine...