The Episodic w/ Michael Finney

Author J. Kenton Pierce came on the program to discuss the evolution of his writing career and his newest release, Stormjammer, coming out on Raconteur Press. Connect with the hosting author and filmmaker

In this session, we discuss the process of starting production on a film project, including obstacles, craft, style, and the wider world you will operate in as a filmmaker.

Author Shami Stovall joins the program to talk about her writing career and talks about her newest releases, "A Superhero Called Doberman" and "The Last Rift Dragon".

In this session, we discuss author websites, including SEO, digital marketing, and how to begin to put these things together. Connect with the hosting author and filmmaker .

Graham Bradley returns to the program to discuss how he developed a sizable catalog of releases while navigating a path in the industry that involves agents and publishers. We also talk about his newest release, Heartlanders from 40 North Press. Connect with the hosting author and filmmaker at  https://michael-finney.com

In this session, Jonna and Sam from Raconteur Press join the program to go over recent developments in the industry, such as books for boys and men, changes to ACX/Audible/Amazon's audiobook royalties in retail versus pool, and the design update to the book distribution platform, Pubshare. Connect with the hosting author and filmmaker at https://michael-finney.com

In this session, we provide project updates, including the Relics anthology, and broadly discuss creativity. More Details

In this session, author Wally Waltner joins the program to discuss his creative career, as well as the anthology collection he curated and Fugue of Fire coming out on Raconteur Press.

In this session, we give project updates and discuss Spring work plans as the year kicks into gear.

In this session, we discuss how filmmaking encompasses a range of creative skills and also requires a collection of mentors for different aspects of the process.

In this session, author Sam Robb joins the program to discuss Pittsburgh, his career in writing as well as working with Raconteur Press, and the new release, A Sense of Murder, which is coming out on Selene Press.

In this session, Jason Dean of the Chicago Steampunk Exposition joins the program to talk about curating the event and the culture that goes along with the community in advance of this year's event.

In this episode, author and filmmaker, David Badurina joins the program to discuss his writing career, AI filmmaking, and the anthology collection he curated "Crashed Landings" that is coming out on Raconteur Press.

In this session, the team from Raconteur Press returns along with Alex from Cirsova to discuss changes at Draft2Digital, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon's support for old Kindle devices.

In this session, we give project updates and discuss the release process as it relates to incorporating kickstarter and other crowdfunding campaigns into your marketing efforts.

In this session, writer Rick Cutler joins the program to talk about how his writing career has developed from crafting short stories to issuing his first novel, "Colt Ostergaard: A Man with a Gun", coming out from Raconteur Press.

We continue the workshop series by digging into the idea of frontloading the filmmaking process by considering preproduction efforts and addressing the script.

In this session, we discuss how to put to work articles, blogs, and essays, as well as the intersection of those formats with short stories at the crossroads of storytelling.

In this session, we discuss the controversy around "Shy Girl", the use of AI for developing books, cover art, and even audiobooks. We also give a rundown of Raconteur Press releases for the month of April.

In this session, author Patrick Silken joins the program to discuss developing the Richard Uprising series, how indie books fit in the publishing industry right now, and his newest release, "Safe Spaces".

In this session, Ken Lizzi joins the program to talk about his writing career, influences on his work, and his newest release, Twilight Galaxy: Dekason, which is being released with Raconteur Press.

In this session, we give progress updates on all of our projects, discuss project development, as well as promotions and marketing for your releases.

In this session, we address inspiration, recognizing the call to filmmaking, as well as some basics of entering the industry and establishing an audience.

In this session, author John C. Wright joins the program to discuss his writing career, philosophy on writing, and his most recent release in the Starquest saga. Connect with the hosting author and filmmaker at ⁠https://michael-finney.com

In this session, we cover the basic strategies of editing your writing such as developmental, line, and copy edits as well as working with professional editors and even tools like Grammarly or ProWritingAid.