The one where Stephen King's former assistant, Marsha DeFilippo, proves it's never too late to write that first book.

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, JP Rindfleisch, Kevin Tumlinson, and Patrick O'Donnell as they discuss the week's publishing topics, including PW's look at BookTok's current publishing influence. Then stick around as Christine chats with professional assistant-turned-indie author, Marsha DeFilippo!

After nearly 33 years as the King of Horror's personal assistant, Marsha decided it was time to write her own books! Entering self-publishing in 2020, DeFilippo is now five books deep, with the second entry in her Cozy Quilt Club mystery series, Finding The Treasure, available for preorder on Kindle now!

Check It Out!

Marsha's Books on Amazon! — https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B09D888621/allbooks

Amazon AI-Generated Review Summaries (via The Verge) — https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/14/23831391/amazon-review-summaries-generative-ai

Publishers Weekly's Look At BookTok — https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/93014-booktok-helped-book-sales-soar-how-long-will-that-last.html

Show Links:

Writers, Ink on YouTube! - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jdbarker_author/podcasts⁠⁠⁠

J.D. Barker - ⁠⁠⁠https://jdbarker.com/⁠⁠⁠

Christine Daigle - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.christinedaiglebooks.com/⁠⁠⁠

JP Rindfleisch IX - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.jprindfleischix.com/⁠⁠⁠

Kevin Tumlinson - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.kevintumlinson.com/⁠⁠⁠

Patrick O'Donnell - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.copsandwriters.com/⁠⁠⁠

Marshall DeFilippo - https://marshadefilippo.com/

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