New Author Podcast

Jerry and Rich are back with another jam-packed week of writing talk, fantasy football updates, and a little DIY author branding gone mildly sideways. Jerry kicks things off with his latest fantasy football saga —three leagues, high stakes, and one borrowed draft strategy that’s paying off big. Then it’s on to the writing life: he’s now written or plotted eleven books and novellas across the Sam N...

Jerry rushes home for a rare role-reversal Monday and reports a big week: he blew past the halfway mark on Book 2’s edit (now at 24/41 chapters , ~82.3k words), fixed a gnarly continuity slip in Ch. 23, and pushed his custom Story Bible + Plotting app into a usable groove—complete with highlight-to-add entries. He also tests Spotify as a podcast app, dreams up QR-code golf balls for book promos, a...

Jerry and Rich dig into craft and momentum this week. Jerry radically rewrites Chapter 1—cutting 1,356 words to “start in the action” at the will-reading—and shares how he’ll weave those cut beats back in through interviews with conflicting POVs. He also fixes a key scene using spatial sequence synesthesia (SSS) the right way and talks golf, APBA football, and why “body at the end of Ch. 2” now la...

In this episode, Jerry’s in a mood—but also on a roll. Book 2 drops 2,208 words to 83,310 , he splits a long chapter (now 41 total ), and powers through to Chapter 14 (~33%) . Rich maps his Novel November thriller with the Snowflake Method (logline locked, 45 scene summaries drafted). They swap notes on tools (Emotion Thesaurus, Grammarly, ProWritingAid, Scrivener, Atticus), a wild cross-country g...

Jerry and Rich are back! Jerry kicks off a new month with a quick series status: drafts for Books 2–9 are in the can, novellas are mapped, and he’s deep in revisions on Book 1.5 while restarting edits on Book 2. He talks trimming chapters, reading aloud, and tightening prose with the Emotion Thesaurus, Grammarly, and ProWritingAid—plus why he temporarily paused 1.5 to hit a firm editor deadline on...

Jerry and Rich catch up on a busy writing week and the everyday chaos that comes with it. Jerry logs a huge word count, finishes the draft of his 1.5 short story, trims an overlong opening chapter, and even starts scheduling YouTube Shorts to grow the podcast’s audience. He also celebrates paying off his car and begins setting up a Stream Deck as a writing command center—while still juggling golf...

Looking for mystery writing tips , indie author advice , or the inside scoop on turning a draft into a true whodunit ? This week Jerry takes Book 1.5 , his free short story, and rebuilds it from an Indiana-Jones-style chase into an Agatha Christie–like murder mystery that fits his Sam Norris series. Rich shares life behind the scenes at the library—where he literally rescues books before they hit...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or just love a good behind-the-scenes chat, tune in for a mix of camaraderie, real-world struggles, and the joy o...

In this episode, Jerry returns from Vegas, critiques a classic and writes a whole bunch of words. Rich does the opposite. Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or just love a good behind-the-scenes chat, tune in for a mix of camaraderie, real-world struggles, and the joy o...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or just love a good behind-the-scenes chat, tune in for a mix of camaraderie, real-world struggles, and the joy o...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or just love a good behind-the-scenes chat, tune in for a mix of camaraderie, real-world struggles, and the joy o...

In this episode, Jerry and Rich talk about where they are in their writing, but spend some time talking about books and book clubs and books they're reading and books they're not reading Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey...

In this episode, Jerry and Rich talk about how they are working through what they both think is the hardest part of writing mysteries, that final "gotcha" clue that the MC uses to prove who did it. Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole u...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or just love a good behind-the-scenes chat, tune in for a mix of camaraderie, real-world struggles, and the joy o...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or just love a good behind-the-scenes chat, tune in for a mix of camaraderie, real-world struggles, and the joy o...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or just love a good behind-the-scenes chat, tune in for a mix of camaraderie, real-world struggles, and the joy o...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or just love a good behind-the-scenes chat, tune in for a mix of camaraderie, real-world struggles, and the joy o...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. In this episode, we talk about AI (We talk about it in every episode!) Agatha Christie The books we're reading in our book club New Writing Environments And more... Wh...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or just love a good behind-the-scenes chat, tune in for a mix of camaraderie, real-world struggles, and the joy of th...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or just love a good behind-the-scenes chat, tune in for a mix of camaraderie, real-world struggles, and the joy o...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or just love a good behind-the-scenes chat, tune in for a mix of camaraderie, real-world struggles, and the joy o...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or just love a good behind-the-scenes chat, tune in for a mix of camaraderie, real-world struggles, and the joy o...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. This week, Jerry crushes his goal and Rich crushes Jerry! Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or just love a good behind-the-scenes chat, tune in for...

Join Jerry Evanoff and Rich Kacy, two authors in their unique journey through the ever-evolving world of writing and publishing and living their day-to-day lives while trying to do the whole unique journey thing mentioned above. This week, Jerry crushes his goal and Rich crushes Jerry! Whether you're an aspiring author, a seasoned writer, or just love a good behind-the-scenes chat, tune in for...