

The Rebel Author Podcast
The Rebel Author Podcast
A motivational show for all the creatives out there with an inner rebel. Listen for interviews, industry news, tips, tricks and tools to help you take your creative business to the next level.
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May 13, 2020 • 1h 3min
030 How to Combat Self-Doubt for Writers with Sarah Painter
Episode Show Notes
This week’s questions is: How do you battle imposter syndrome and self-doubt?
Book recommendation this week Marketing Rebellion by Mark Schaefer
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3fz72rB
Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/2WgTLMB
Don’t forget The Anatomy of Prose is on preorder, you can get it in ebook, paperback or hardback now. Click the link here.
Preorder the Workbook here.
Find out more about today's guest Sarah Painter on her:
worriedwriter.com
sarah-painter.com
Twitter @SarahRPainter
https://www.facebook.com/sarahpainterbooks/
https://www.instagram.com/sarahpainterbooks/
Listener Rebel of the Week is Alex Kourvo
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or tweet me @rebelauthorpod
Thank you to new patrons this week Yanni Jade and Angela Guido. If you’d like to support the show, and get access to all the bonus essays, posts and content, you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack
How to Build an Audio Booth article https://sachablack.co.uk/2019/10/28/how-to-build-a-diy-audio-booth/

May 6, 2020 • 41min
029 How to Sell More Books on Kobo with Joni Di Placido
Episode Show Notes
This week’s questions is:
What wide marketing tricks do you use?
The book recommendation this week is The Anatomy of Prose by ME! The textbook and workbook are available all bookstores now.
Click the link here.
Preorder the Workbook here.
Find out more about our guest on Kobo’s website:
www.kobo.com/writinglife
https://twitter.com/KoboWritingLife
https://www.instagram.com/kobo.writing.life/
Listener Rebel of the Week is Renee Gallant Junior
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or tweet me @rebelauthorpod
If you’d like to support the show, and get access to all the bonus essays, posts and content, you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

May 2, 2020 • 40min
028 10 Lessons from One Year of Writing Full-Time
No show notes this week, if you want to see the blog post with the photos mentioned, you can catch that here: https://wp.me/p885Ux-2oN

Apr 29, 2020 • 37min
027 How to Write Suspense with Christina Kaye
Show Notes: Rebel Author Podcast episode 27.
Today’s podcast is with Christina Kaye we’re talking about thrillers and how to write suspense in your novels.
We talk about:
The pillars of creating suspense and tension in your story
Sentence level tricks for creating suspense
Mistakes to avoid when creating suspense
Tips and tricks for the beginnings and endings of your chapters
Resources and recommendations for more
This week’s questions is:
What’s keeping you sane during lockdown?
Book recommendation this week is comes from Katie Forrest who recommended Untamed by Glennon Doyle.
Grab your copy on Kobo
And don't forget you can preorder your copy of The Anatomy of Prose in ebook, paperback and hardback here.
Listen or Watch NEXT LEVEL AUTHORS
Watch on YouTube
Listen on your Podcatcher
Join the Next Level Author Facebook Group
Listener Rebel of the Week is Meg Cowley
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or tweet me @rebelauthorpod
If you’d like to support the show, and get access to all the bonus essays, posts and content, you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack
This week’s episode is sponsored by Kobo.
Find out more about my guest Christina Kaye on her
Website
Facebook

Apr 22, 2020 • 53min
026 How to Bootstrap Your Marketing with Barry Hutchison
Episode Show Notes
This week’s questions is:
What is your best free or cheap marketing tip?
You can preorder The Anatomy of Prose ebook and paperback on all bookstores now.
Click the link here.
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LISTEN TO NEXT LEVEL AUTHORS PODCAST
Watch on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXnvkIvvQvHBbrO_RtUnlVA
Listen on your Podcatcher https://nextlevelauthors.podbean.com
Join the Next Level Author Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/nextlevelauthors/
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Book recommendation this week is Swearing is Good for You by Emma Byrne.
KOBO https://www.kobo.com/ebook/swearing-is-good-for-you-the-amazing-science-of-bad-language
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3eAiumk
Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/2XOehoY
Find out more about our guest Barry Hutchison on his website:
https://barryjhutchison.com
Get his books here:
http://mybook.to/spaceteam
http://mybook.to/lob
Listener Rebel of the Week is Tim Seabrook
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or tweet me @rebelauthorpod
If you’d like to support the show, and get access to all the bonus essays, posts and content, you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

Apr 15, 2020 • 52min
025 How to Network for Introverts and Authors with Daniel Parsons
Episode Show Notes
This week’s questions is:
How do you network?
You can preorder The Anatomy of Prose digitally on all bookstores now.
Click the link here.
Book recommendation this week is Networking for Authors by Daniel Parsons
Kobo
Amazon UK
Amazon USA
Find out more about our guest on his website:
DanielParsonsBooks.com
To Join the Rebel Author poison and prose write in on 15th April 9pm UK join the Rebel Author Facebook group here.
Listener Rebel of the Week is Michael Nassberg
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or tweet me @rebelauthorpod
If you’d like to support the show, and get access to all the bonus essays, posts and content, you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

Apr 8, 2020 • 1h 5min
024 How to Get an Amazing Book Cover with Andrew and Bec Brown
Episode Show Notes
This week’s questions is:
Should you judge a book by its cover?
You can preorder The Anatomy of Prose digitally on all bookstores now.
Click the link here.
Find out more about Design for Writers:
Website: www.designforwriters.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/designforwriters
Twitter: www.twitter.com/design4writers
LAST CHANCE to read a review copy or be part of the street team for the launch of The Anatomy of Prose. I have a short form which can be found here: https://bit.ly/AoPTeam
Book recommendation this week is Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty
KOBO https://www.kobo.com/ebook/smoke-gets-in-your-eyes-1
Amazon UK https://amzn.to/3bS0Xnd
Amazon USA https://amzn.to/3dPlMSc
Listener Rebel of the Week is Aime Sund
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or tweet me @rebelauthorpod
If you’d like to support the show, and get access to all the bonus essays, posts and content, you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

Apr 1, 2020 • 54min
023 How to Write for Audio with Jules Horne
Episode Show Notes
This week’s question is:
What is the best book you’ve read this year?
Book recommendation this week is our lovely guest Jules Horne’s Writing for Audiobooks: Audio-First for Flow and Impact
Kobo
Amazon UK
Amazon USA
Find out more about Jules on her:
Fiction website: https://www.juleshorne.com/
Nonfiction website:https://www.method-writing.com/
If you’d like to help with the launch and be on the street team or read a review copy, you can. I have a short form which can be found here: https://bit.ly/AoPTeam
I was on the Alliance of Independent Author’s Inspiration indie authors podcast on Sunday. Listen here
Listener Rebel of the Week is: Kathleen March
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or tweet me @rebelauthorpod
One new Patron today, welcome Julia Fortune. Thank you so much for joining me and thank you to all my patrons, who help to ensure that this podcast continues.
If you’d like to support the show, and get access to all the bonus essays, posts and content, you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack

Mar 27, 2020 • 22min
022 Five Takeaways from Mark Dawson's SPS Live Conference
Episode Show Notes
10 Business models article: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/ten-business-models-for-indie-authors/
Rebel Author Podcast episode 11 on finance, money and debt with Zach Bohannon https://sachablack.co.uk/2020/01/15/011-authors-and-money-how-to-quit-your-job-and-write-full-time-with-zach-bohannon/
Mark's SPS LIVE digital ticket https://selfpublishingformula.com/digital
Book Recommendations:
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-total-money-makeover-classic-edition
Amazon UK https://amzn.to/36Qc5PC
Amazon USA https://amzn.to/2td8yfC
The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-barefoot-investor
Amazon UK https://amzn.to/2Rbipuu
Amazon USA https://amzn.to/2Tqhzgd
The Millionaire Next Door by William D. Danko and Thomas J Stanley
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-millionaire-next-door-6
Amazon UK https://amzn.to/36KMZBD
Amazon USA https://amzn.to/2Nnjxdk
Playing with Fire by Scott Rieckens
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/ebook/playing-with-fire-financial-independence-retire-early
Amazon UK https://amzn.to/380d4N7
Amazon USA https://amzn.to/2sm4w4f
Choose FI by Chris Mamula, Brad Barret and Jonathan Mendonsa
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/ebook/choose-fi
Amazon UK https://amzn.to/2TkYAmY
Amazon USA https://amzn.to/3a7KHOT

Mar 24, 2020 • 1h 11min
021 How to Get Your Book into Libraries with Mark Lefebvre
Episode Show Notes
This Episode is Sponsored by Kobo Writing Life
This Week’s Question is:
Where do you get your books? Do you buy them online, which store? Do you go to physical indie stores? Big chain stores, libraries? Somewhere else?
The book recommendation this week is An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries and Bookstores by Mark Lefebvre.
Get the book on Kobo
Enter Mark's giveaway here.
Join The Anatomy of Prose Street Team
If you’d like to help with the launch of The Anatomy of Prose you can join the street team or read a review copy by completing this short form
Listener Rebel of the Week is HB Lyne
If you’d like to be a Rebel of the week please do send in your story, it can be any kind of rebellion. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com or tweet me @rebelauthorpod
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One new Patron today, welcome Beth Ball. Thank you so much for joining me and thank you to all my patrons, who help to ensure that this podcast continues.
If you’d like to support the show, and get access to all the bonus essays, posts and content, you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack
Find out more about Mark on:
His website www.markleslie.ca
Twitter
Instagram
His Podcast
Grab your copy of An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries and Bookstores


