The Rebel Author Podcast

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number forty-five between Rachael Herron and I. To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “ How Do You Write ” or visit  her website . * If you haven’t read  The Anatomy of a Best Seller , what are you waiting for? Grab my latest craft book and start deconstructing so you can write your own best seller today.

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number forty-four between Rachael Herron and I.  To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “ How Do You Write ” or visit her website . * If you like dark humor, learning through examples and want to create perfect prose, then you’ll love my guide to crafting sensational sentences. Read The Anatomy of Prose  today and start creating kick-as...

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number forty-three between Rachael Herron and I. To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “ How Do You Write ” or visit  her website . * If you like dark humour, learning through examples and want to create the best villains you can, then you’ll love Sacha Black’s guide to crafting superbad villains. Read  13 Steps to Evil  today and star...

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number forty-two between Rachael Herron and I. To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “ How Do You Write ” or visit  her website . * If you haven’t read  The Anatomy of a Best Seller , what are you waiting for? Grab my latest craft book and start deconstructing so you can write your own best seller today.

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number forty-one between Rachael Herron and I.  To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “ How Do You Write ” or visit her website . * If you like dark humor, learning through examples and want to create perfect prose, then you’ll love my guide to crafting sensational sentences. Read The Anatomy of Prose  today and start creating kick-ass...

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number forty between Rachael Herron and I. To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “ How Do You Write ” or visit  her website . * If you like dark humour, learning through examples and want to create the best villains you can, then you’ll love Sacha Black’s guide to crafting superbad villains. Read  13 Steps to Evil today and start creat...

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number thirty-nine between Rachael Herron and I. To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “ How Do You Write ” or visit  her website . * If you haven’t read  The Anatomy of a Best Seller , what are you waiting for? Grab my latest craft book and start deconstructing so you can write your own best seller today.

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number thirty-eight between Rachael Herron and I.  To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “ How Do You Write ” or visit her website . * If you like dark humor, learning through examples and want to create perfect prose, then you’ll love my guide to crafting sensational sentences. Read The Anatomy of Prose  today and start creating kick-...

The History  I started my shopify store around the 10th December 2023 after a viral video on TikTok on December 8th. So I integrated with Bookvault and stayed with POD shipping until February 2025. Since February 2025, I’ve been distributing and fulfilling all orders from my website in my own warehouse. These are the lessons I’ve learned from the last ten months of running my own website sales and...

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number thirty-seven between Rachael Herron and I. To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “ How Do You Write ” or visit  her website . * If you like dark humour, learning through examples and want to create the best villains you can, then you’ll love Sacha Black’s guide to crafting superbad villains. Read  13 Steps to Evil  today and sta...

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number thirty-six between Rachael Herron and I.  To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “ How Do You Write ” or visit her website . * If you like dark humor, learning through examples and want to create perfect prose, then you’ll love my guide to crafting sensational sentences. Read The Anatomy of Prose  today and start creating kick-as...

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number thirty-five between Rachael Herron and I. To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “ How Do You Write ” or visit  her website . * If you like dark humour, learning through examples and want to create the best villains you can, then you’ll love Sacha Black’s guide to crafting superbad villains. Read  13 Steps to Evil  today and star...

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number thirty-four between Rachael Herron and I. To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “ How Do You Write ” or visit  her website . * If you haven’t read  The Anatomy of a Best Seller , what are you waiting for? Grab my latest craft book and start deconstructing so you can write your own best seller today.

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number thirty-three between Rachael Herron and I. To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “ How Do You Write ” or visit  her website . * If you haven’t read  The Anatomy of a Best Seller , what are you waiting for? Grab my latest craft book and start deconstructing so you can write your own best seller today.

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number thirty-two between Rachael Herron and I. Don’t forget, Patrons get early access to these Black Herron episodes an entire month early and then we air them on the podcast feeds the following month. If you’d like to hear them early you can join me on Patreon from as little as $2 right here . To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “...

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover: Income update Asset update Lesson 1: Understanding What I’m Good At Lesson 2: Understanding my Energy Flow Lesson 3: Growth Means Change Lesson 4: No Matter What, This is Always Better Read the full blog with graphics on my website .

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  Differences between serials and novels Planning your story when writing serials Knowing when to end each episode Is there money in writing serials? Marketing serialized fiction Find out more about KimBoo: houseofyork.info Rebel of the Week is: Karla If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. Y...

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  Common roadblocks writers hit in their manuscripts How to get unstuck Navigating craft advice without getting overwhelmed Keeping readers engaged throughout a romance Tips for improving conflict and tension Find out more about Lori: LoriPuma.com Subscribe to the What Fiction Craft Books Leave Out series Scribophile Rebel of the Week is: Carey If you’d...

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  The concept of the hungry author mindset and how to develop it Building an author platform beyond social media How to use a book map Patterns of authors who have sustainable, long-term careers Biggest mistakes nonfiction writers make Find out more about Ariel: Instagram @hungryauthors hungryauthors.com Rebel of the Week is: Mark If you’d like to be a R...

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  The research process for historical fantasy Balancing historical accuracy and fantasy elements Crafting period-appropriate dialogue Writing series versus standalones Marketing historical fantasy books Find out more about Nicole: nicole-glover.com Instagram @authornicoleglover Bluesky @nicoleglover.bsky.social Substack Rebel of the Week is: Julie If you...

Hello Rebels and welcome to fireside chat number thirty-one between Rachael Herron and I. Don’t forget, Patrons get early access to these Black Herron episodes an entire month early and then we air them on the podcast feeds the following month. If you’d like to hear them early you can join me on Patreon from as little as $2 right here . To find out more about Rachael, you can listen to her show “...

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  What Aristotle can teach us about writing novels Writing vs. story The six components of a story How to make story more believable Using logic to better create a villain Links I mentioned:  Girl Games: NSFW Special Edition Kickstarter Find out more about Douglas: Instagram @douglasvigliotti   AristotleforNovelists.com Rebel of the Week is: Zachary Kai...

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  The logistics of selling on TikTok Shop What products sell the most Creating content to drive people to your TikTok Shop Selling on TikTok Shop vs. direct through your author website How TikTok Shop can affect your algorithm Links I mentioned: Girl Games: NSFW Special Edition Kickstarter Find out more about Emily: Instagram and TikTok : @authoremilybla...

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  Digging into identity when crafting characters Recognising our own unconscious biases  What intersectionality is – and its importance in writing Considerations when writing dialogue and accents Receiving feedback from sensitivity readers Links I mentioned: Girl Games: NSFW Special Edition Kickstarter Find out more about Alex: @Alex_Temblador (IG, Threa...

Episode Show Notes In this episode we cover:  Mindset shifts to balance writing with family life How to find your creative identity again The benefits of pursuing your creative goals Finding time to write when busy Tips for reconnecting with your creativity Links I mentioned: Girl Games: NSFW Special Edition Kickstarter Find out more about Josee: Instagram @joseesmithbookcoach Rebel of the Week is...