WriterCon

Bestselling author William Bernhardt podcasts live from the 2020 WriterCon Cruise. Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, presents writing tips, and interviews Rick Ludwig, author of the Maui Mysteries, most recently Pele's Fire. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News a) The American Dirt controversy intensifies. b) Independent online bookstore Bookshop launches. c) Amazon s...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews Randy Varnell, video game designer and writer at Gearbox. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News a) Sales reports for traditional publishing in 2019 show double-digit declines b) Mike Shatzhin reports that traditional pub new titles sell low numbers c) Oprah Book Club choice...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews Jennifer Lynn Barnes, the author of nineteen successful young adult novels. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News a) Writer Beware offers warnings about scams targeting aspiring writers. b) New report offers insight on Amazon's market share. c) Findaway Voices report sugges...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews USA Today-bestselling romance author Lauren Smith. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News a) 2019 sales are down in brick-and-mortar bookstores. b) Bertelsmann buys out Pearson to control Random House. c) Random House president makes forecasts for 2020. d) BookBub offers fre...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, then interviews Barry Friedman, comic and author of Four Days and a Year Later. Chapters 1) Introduction. Trial By Blood, the third book in William Bernhardt's Daniel Pike legal thriller series, will be released on December 17, 2019. 2) News a) Could the Big Five become the Big Four? Simon & Schuster may be sol...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews Victoria Saravia, co-founder of BeauteBook, an online firm offering book covers and other graphic design services for writers. Chapter 1: Introduction William Bernhardt's new novel, Trial by Blood, can now be ordered! Chapter 2: News a) Headcanon creates a platform for books...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the worlds of books and publishing, then interviews Kathleen Sweeney, Customer Service Manager for Book Brush. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News a) Independent bookstores are creating an online bookstore called Bookshop b) Successful fantasy author Melissa Marr moves into independent publishing. c) Romance publisher Harlequi...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews Tara Cremin, Author Experience Manager for Kobo Writing Life. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News a) A new report from Bowker shows the number of self-published books has skyrocketed, as has the Christian book market. b) Audible Originals is now accepting pitches from any...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews Dan Millman, author of the breakthrough inspirational blockbuster The Way of the Peaceful Warrior. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News a) Plagiarism claim involving Jojo Moyes b) Could Smart Compose predictive text finish your book? c) Research shows 73% of all adults rea...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews Lara Bernhardt, author of Shadow of the Taj. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News a) Kobo adds audiobook distribution b) Draft2Digital adds audiobooks to Universal Book Links c) BookFunnel adds audiobook service to its landing pages Chapter 3: Writing Tips Get control of y...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews Michael Beverley of AMS AdWerks about how to manage a successful Amazon book advertising campaign. Chapter 1: News about the WriterCon Cruise in February 2020. Chapter 2: News a) Kickstarter: Should you crowdsource your next book? b) Hoopla data indicates that more people are...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt records live from WriterCon 2019! Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News 1) Audible is sued over its new plan to add captions to audiobooks. 2) Hugh Howey is interviewed by The Knowledge Project. 3) A new Chinese AI reads audiobooks--in the author's voice. 4) A new app has a frightening approach to eliminating writer procrastination. Chapter 3: Bernhardt inter...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, then interviews Erin Hennicke, movie/tv book scout for Franklin & Siegal, about how to make your stories more appealing to Hollywood. Chapter1: Introduction Chapter 2: News a) Barnes & Noble reports a large spike in sales of romance novels. b) Harper Collins launches the Harper Horizons imprint to focus on posi...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, then interviews several writers at Litfest, a library literary festival in Oklahoma City. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News Bernhardt provides more details on the multi-book contract signed by Dean Koontz with Amazon Publishing, the success of Amazon's ads program, and the breakout hit When the Crawdads S...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news of interest to writers, then interviews several of the attendees at his current writing retreat about the benefits of retreats to authors and aspiring authors. NOTE: This is a special live recording from the Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and thus subject to the imperfections attendant to any live presentat...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the trends, topics, and news from the world of books, then interviews John Wooley, author of horror novels and much more. In this episode, Bernhardt combines the news and writing features to discuss how the content of books is changing in the digital era--for instance, romance novels that break barriers or read like romcoms, and literary novels that i...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt (Court of Killers) discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, then interviews David Gaughran, author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, including Let's Get Digital. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News a) Bernhardt reports on a recent discussion by literary agents and editors of current trends in adult fiction. b) A report...

This episode was recorded live at the Red Sneaker Writing Retreat in Eureka Springs. Because it was recorded live and in one take, the sound quality is not quite up to our usual standards, and host William Bernhardt fears he tripped on his tongue a bit more than usual. We assume you will join us in feeling this makes the whole podcast experience more authentic. In this episode, bestselling author...

Bestselling author and host William Bernhardt interviews Rene Gutteridge, author of Christian novels, screenplays, novelizations, comedy, and much more. Gutteridge also (with Bernhardt) co-hosts WriterCon, one of the best writers conference in the nation. They discuss how to survive in the world of writing and how Gutteridge has managed to write in many genres successfully. William Bernhardt: www....

Bestselling writer William Bernhardt (The Last Chance Lawyer) discusses the latest news from the world of books, then interviews Jeffrey Yamaguchi, marketing director for Blackstone Audio. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News a) Several authors have had trouble with people on social media accusing them of racism, body shaming, or Islamophobia; b) The wholesaler Baker & Taylor discontinues distr...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews editor Marcia Markland about the paths to writing and publishing success. Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: News The Canadian bookstore chain Indigo opens its first store in the United States. Nora Roberts files a lawsuit against an alleged plagiarist in Brazil. Audiobooks s...

Bestselling writer William Bernhardt discusses the latest news from the world of books, offers writing tips, and interviews Jane Friedman about her new book, The Business of Being a Writer. News: 1) Tor introduces a new horror imprint. 2) Scribd offers new short-form works to its subscribers. 3) WattPad makes a deal with Sony to develop its stories into film. Writing Tips 1) This may be the best t...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt discusses the latest news of interest to writers, offers writing tips to make your work more appealing to movie/tv scouts, and interviews Danielle Norman, a romance writer who explains how she used dictation to increase her productivity and find her voice. News: 1) Barnes & Noble opens a new "bookstore of the future." 2) Amazon release a less expensive Kindle,...

Bestselling writer William Bernhardt (The Last Chance Lawyer) discusses the latest news from the world of books, then interviews Victoria Gerken of Podium Publishing, a pioneering audiobook specialty house. The Last Chance Lawyer, William's Bernhardt's new novel, the first in a series of legal thrillers featuring attorney Daniel Pike, is now on sale in ebook, paperback, large print, and audiobook...

Bestselling author William Bernhardt (The Last Chance Lawyer) discusses the latest news that writers need to know, offers writing tips, and interviews David Gaughran, author of BookBub Ads Expert and the blog Let's Get Digital. News: 1) Barnes & Noble earnings are flat, Amazon closes pop-up stores, Draft2Digital adds Google Play, PublishDrive adds Amazon Ads, Reedsy adds the Discovery program, and...