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
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Episode Show Notes
This week’s questions is:
What’s the best sex scene you ever read? Or watched?
Book recommendation this week is Collaboration for Authors by Daniel Willcocks
https://books2read.com/u/bQK9R0
Don’t forget The Anatomy of Prose is on preorder, you can get it in ebook, paperback or hardback now.
Click the link here.
Order the Workbook here.
Listener Rebel of the Week is Burninstories
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 rebel patron this week Steve Moore. 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
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Hello Rebels, welcome back to The Rebel Author Podcast episode 34. I’m talking to Dakota Krout today all about how to build an engaged reader fanbase.
Episode Show Notes
First up, before we get into the show notes, let me say a huge thank you once again for all the support during the launch of The Anatomy of Prose, I'm deeply grateful and I can't thank you all enough.
This week's question:
What tactic or method have you seen an author use to successfully build a fan base?
Rebel of the week this week is Kelly Malacko
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
Welcome new patron, Carey Hardiskey.
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 episode was sponsored by Kobo Writing Life
Visit Kobo Writing Life here, read the Kobo Writing Life blog here, and listen to their podcast here.
Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
This week’s questions is:
What is your favorite literary device?
Book recommendation this week The Anatomy of Prose: 12 Steps to Sensational Sentences
Grab your copy here.
Preorder the Workbook here.
Join the Launch Party tonight, 29th May 9pm BST, 1pm PST, 4pm EST, 6am Sydney
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Listener Rebel of the Week is Russell Phillips
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 Katlyn Duncan, Samurai Girl and Daniel Willcocks. 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
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Episode Show Notes
We apologize for the interruption to the schedule. Today's episode is a Rebel Author takeover. Daniel Willcocks from the Great Writers Share podcast hosts today's show so that yours truly can be interviewed.
Learn how we improve our craft and business. We also dish out a bunch of book, course and resource recommendations too.
Preorder your copy of The Anatomy of Prose now: https://books2read.com/anatomyofprose
Great Writers Share podcast: https://pod.link/1473869415
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
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Episode Show Notes
Today’s podcast is with Derek Murphy. We’re talking about how to create a reader funnel, what one is, how to create it and why it's key to developing a fan base.
This week’s questions is:
What kind of content do you put in your reader funnel?
Book recommendation this week is my book 10 Steps to Hero: How to Craft a Kickass Protagonist.
Grab a copy on Kobo here:
Find out more about our guest on his website: creativindie.com
Win a signed ARC of The Anatomy of Prose Competition 1, on Instagram here.
Competition 2 is through Rafflecopter, you can enter here:
Don’t forget The Anatomy of Prose is on preorder now, you can get it in ebook paperback and hardback here.
LAUNCH PARTY
I’ll be hosting a LIVE Q&A to celebrate the launch of The Anatomy of Prose: 12 Steps to Sensational Sentences. The Live will be on the 29th May at 9pm BST, 1pm PST, 4pm EST, 6am AEST. If you’d like to ask me anything about writing, marketing, publishing or… unicorns then drop your questions in the blog, the Rebel Author Facebook group, or tweet me @rebelauthorpod
This week's rebel is Adrian Farr.
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 patron, Paul A. 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 EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY KOBO WRITING LIFE
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
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:
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/
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
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:
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
Saturday May 02, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
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
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
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.
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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
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
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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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:
Get his books here:
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