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.
Episodes
Oct 1, 2025
Oct 1, 2025
43 min
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.
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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 creating kick-ass villains.
Sep 1, 2025
Sep 1, 2025
47 min
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.
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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 stories.
Aug 1, 2025
Aug 1, 2025
45 min
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.
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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 creating kick-ass villains.
Jul 1, 2025
Jul 1, 2025
56 min
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.
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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.
Jun 1, 2025
Jun 1, 2025
35 min
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.
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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.
May 1, 2025
May 1, 2025
55 min
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 “How Do You Write” or visit her website.
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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.
Apr 30, 2025
Apr 30, 2025
1hr 5 min
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.
Apr 23, 2025
Apr 23, 2025
48 min
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:
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. You can email your rebel story to rebelauthorpodcast@gmail.com
No new patrons this week, but a big thank you to my existing patrons. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack
Apr 16, 2025
Apr 16, 2025
56 min
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:
Subscribe to the What Fiction Craft Books Leave Out series
Rebel of the Week is: Carey
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
1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Lo Dodds. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack
Apr 9, 2025
Apr 9, 2025
47 min
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:
Rebel of the Week is: Mark
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
1 new patron this week, welcome and thank you to Nicole Hutton. A big thank you to my existing patrons as well. If you’d like to support the show, and get early access to all the episodes as well as bonus content you can from as little as $2 a month by visiting: www.patreon.com/sachablack