The Indy Author
Matty DalrympleExploring the writing craft, the publishing voyage, and how we can navigate our way to the readers who will love our books.
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Writing Iconic Characters with Enneagram with Claire Taylor
The Indy Author Podcast Episode 355
In the September 29 episode of The Indy Author Podcast, I talk with Claire Taylor about how core fears and desires shape memorable characters, how to deepen an existing series, and how to build protagoni...
Social Media Strategy for Authors with Dan Blank
The Indy Author Podcast Episode 354
In the episode of The Indy Author Podcast that airs on September 22, I talk with Dan Blank about why fragmented platforms need not mean the end of social media, how human stories stand out amid AI-genera...
Writing the Stories Only Life Can Teach You with Bruce Robert Coffin
The Indy Author Podcast Episode 353
In the episode of The Indy Author Podcast that airs on September 15, I talk with Bruce Robert Coffin about how Bruce’s police career supplied the lived experience behind his fiction, what writers can lea...
Building AI Trust to Improve Book Discoverability with Meg Casebolt
The Indy Author Podcast Episode 352
In the episode of The Indy Author Podcast that airs on September 8, I talk with Meg Casebolt about how AI tools are changing book discovery, why keywords need support from consistent online signals, the...
How Tech Is Changing Crime Fiction with Patrick O'Donnell
The Indy Author Podcast Episode 351
In this episode of The Indy Author Podcast, I talk with Patrick O’Donnell about the camera footage that cracked his first homicide case; why smaller police departments sometimes have better equipment tha...
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Matty Dalrymple is the author of the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels and the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers (www.mattydalrymple.com/). She also writes, speaks, podcasts, and consults about indie publishing as The Indy Author (www.theindyauthor.com/).
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