The Pulp Writer Show

In this week's episode, we take a look at Meta's new Threads social media platform, and investigate why dragons in the CLOAK MAGE series never seem to eat people. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction, Writing Updates, and Reader Question Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 160 of the Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is July the 14th, 2023. And today we're going to look at Threads v...

In this week's episode, we look at the use of the passive voice in fiction, and discuss whether or not it is bad. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 159 of the Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is July the 7th, 2023, and today we're going to look at the passive voice in fiction writing and whether or not it is always a bad th...

In this week's episode, I look back at how my ads performed in June 2023, and discuss & review recent movies that I have seen. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction, Writing Updates, and Reader Question Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 158 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is June the 30th, 2023, and today we're going to look back at ad results for June 2023 and see how my...

In this week's episode, The Pulp Writer Show returns and answers a lot of reader questions about Frostborn, The Ghosts, and writing in general! A preview of the audiobook of DRAGONSKULL: BLADE OF THE ELVES (as narrated by Brad Wills) is included at the end of the episode. TRANSCRIPT: 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 157 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name...

In this week's episode, we take a look at plot complications and how you can add them to your novel. We also discuss the SUPER MARIO BROTHERS movie. The Pulp Writer Show will be on hiatus until the second half of June 2023. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Projects Updates Hello everyone. Welcome to Episode 156 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is April the 28...

This week's episode marks my 12th anniversary of self-publishing. I look back on 2 million ebook sales during that time, and reflect on lessons learned. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 155 of the Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is April the 21st, 2023, and today we're going to reflect on 12 years I've spent self-publishi...

In this week's episode, as promised I take a look at the beta of Adobe Firefly, and share my thoughts on it. I also discuss phishing scams and answer a common reader question about the GHOST NIGHT series. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello everyone. Welcome to Episode 154 of the Pulp Writer show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is April the 14th, 2023, and today we're go...

In this week's episode, I take another look at generative AI tools and consider what they might mean for writers. I also take a look at March's ad results and discuss the very excellent board game HEROQUEST. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Reader Updates Hello everyone. Welcome to Episode 153 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is April the 6th, 2023, and today we're g...

In this week's episode, we look at the hit piece WIRED magazine published about popular fantasy author Brandon Sanderson, and four lessons this offers for indie authors. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello everyone. Welcome to Episode 152 of the Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is March the 31st, 2023, and today we're going to talk about four lessons for...

In this week's episode, I take a look back at DRAGONSKULL: SWORD OF THE SQUIRE. I also answer reader questions and talk more about Magic The Gathering. At the end of the show, we share a sample of the upcoming audiobook of DRAGONSKULL: SWORD OF THE SQUIRE, as excellently narrated by Brad Wills. You can get 25% of the audiobook of DRAGONSKULL: SWORD OF THE SQUIRE at my Payhip store with this coupon...

In this week's episode, we celebrate reaching the 150th episode of the Pulp Writer Show! I look back at the ten most popular episodes of the show. We also answer reader questions and discuss reasons for conceding in Magic The Gathering: Arena. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00: Introduction and Writing Updates Hello everyone. Welcome to Episode 150 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is...

In this week's episode, I respond to reader questions & comments about the principles of storytelling. Once again it is time for Coupon of the Week! SEVENFOLD SWORD: OMNIBUS ONE is going to have a Bookbub deal this month, so it seemed a good time to have SEVENFOLD SWORD: NECROMANCER be the coupon of the week! You can get 50% off the ebook with this coupon: MARNECRO The coupon code is valid until M...

In this week's episode, we take a look at Microsoft's new Bing Chat AI, and discuss whether it is a good idea or not. I also talk about Magic The Gathering: Arena, and describe how my Facebook and Amazon ads performed into February 2023. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 148 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is March...

In this week's catch-up episode, I take a break from shoveling snow to calculate just how many short stories I've actually published. I also talk about SEVENFOLD SWORD ONLINE: CREATION, my new LitRPG novel. This week's coupon is for GHOST IN THE SURGE (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy), the climactic book of the first THE GHOSTS series.  You can get fifty percent off the audiobook with t...

In this week's episode, we take a final look at the OGL and Creative Commons situation with Dungeons & Dragons, and consider what it means for indie authors Coupon of the Week! The audiobook of GHOST IN THE MASK (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy) is now available on my Payhip store! You can get it for 50% off with this coupon code : FEBMASK The coupon code is valid until February 27th, 2...

In this week's episode, we take a look at third person narration versus first person narration, and consider the pros and cons of each when writing fiction. Once again it's time for Coupon of the Week! The audiobook of GHOST IN THE ASHES (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy) is now available on my Payhip store! You can get it for 50% off with this coupon code: JANASHES The coupon code is va...

In this week's episode, I ran out of time to prepare notes for a show, so instead I'm going to answer many reader questions and talk about topics of interest to indie authors. I ran out of time to prepare a Coupon of the Week for this week, but if all goes well it should return next week. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 144 of The Pulp Write...

In this week's episode, we take a look at the controversy over the Open Gaming License for Dungeons & Dragons, and examine the business lessons that offers (along with a business lesson from Taylor Swift) for indie authors. I just finalized the audiobook of GHOST IN THE FORGE (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy) on Payhip store, and you can get the audiobook for 50% off with this coupon co...

In this week's episode, I explain my process for creating a cover for my fantasy novels. We also answer reader questions. Coupon of the week returns! This week the coupon is for the ebook version of CLOAK GAMES: SHADOW JUMP. You can get it for 25% off at my Payhip store with this coupon code: JANCLOAK The coupon code is valid through January 31st, 2023. Get CLOAK GAMES: SHADOW JUMP here! https://p...

The Pulp Writer Show returns for 2023 In this week's episode, we take a look at six business lessons for authors inspired by Jon Peterson's book GAME WIZARDS, which describes the legal struggles around Dungeons & Dragons in the 1980s. We also take a look at Brandon Sanderson's decision to keep his Kickstarter novels off Audible.

In this week's episode, I look back to see how many of my writing goals in 2022 I reached, and I set some new writing goals for 2023. I also look back at my favorite books and games of 2022. TRANSCRIPT Audio file Episode140.mp3 Transcript   00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 140 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is December 23rd,...

In this week's episode, I talk with Troy Lambert of Plottr ( http://plottr.com ), who discusses ways that writers can use Plottr to outline their books and prepared story bibles for longer series. You can see Troy's "Thursdays With Troy" videos about Plottr on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@Plottr This week the coupon is for the audiobook of GHOST IN THE STORM. As you might know, GHOST IN...

In this week's episode, we discuss 5 tips to solve the Sequel Escalation problem. We also talk about the validity of AI-generated artwork. This week the coupon is for one of my favorite books, SILENT ORDER: ECLIPSE HAND! I wrote ECLIPSE HAND entirely on Ubuntu Linux to prove that it could be done, so five years and five thousand copies sold later I still get a sense of satisfaction looking back at...

In this week's episode, I answer a new writer's business questions. We also discuss when smartphones first became useful. The release of the final audiobook in the GHOST EXILE series, GHOST IN THE WINDS, is imminent! To celebrate this occasion, this week's coupon gives you 75% off the audiobook of GHOST IN THE COWL (the first one in the series) at my Payhip store: DECGHOSTS The coupon is valid thr...

In this week's episode, I take a look at seven things I am thankful for in the indie author world. I also talk a bit about ELDER SCROLLS BLADES, a mobile game I've been playing recently. Since if all goes well SILENT ORDER: WRECK HAND will be coming out soon, this week's coupon is for the ebook of SILENT ORDER: OMNIBUS. Start Jack March's adventures with this 75% off coupon at my Payhip store: NOV...