Indie Book Magic - A Geek Reader/writer Podcast
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Synopsis
Indie Book Magic is a podcast that connects geek readers and writers in an open, light-hearted, and occasionally random environment. In todays publishing industry, all authors (traditional or self-published) need to think like indies, and we celebrate it! Launched by indie and small press authors and creatives Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke, Indie Book Magic offers practical advice, booksplosions, author interviews, and Q&A, all designed to add magic, joy, and dragons to your geek life.
Episodes
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Ep. 25 - Time Management Tips, How to Reach More Readers, And Where to Find the Marketing Fairy
17/06/2018 Duration: 29minHosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke tackle your questions in this marketing-oriented Q&A, from ways to get your book noticed to how to stay energized in the marketing game. Plus, where's that marketing fairy?
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Ep. 24 - Booksplosion, Book Marketing Edition: Authors Who Make Marketing Work for Them
08/06/2018 Duration: 38minHosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke showcase books/authors that make use of smart marketing tactics and explain when you should adapt those tactics for your own book marketing work. Also, learn the essential rule of mastering book marketing, no matter what your genre. Plus: how to make your book your business card.
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Ep. 23 - Book Marketing: 5 Ways to Use Your Story to Attract Readers
02/06/2018 Duration: 54minJoin hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke in this exploration of how to use your story itself in book marketing! Learn when to use (and when to break) genre tropes, how themes can help you find your author networking tribe, and why your book blurb should include "spoilers" - aka, key words and plot points that will catch reader attention. This episode is valiantly brought to you by Steve the Snail!
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Ep. 22 - Dragons, Forgetting Characters, and Endless Stories: An Interview with Author Lea Doue
27/05/2018 Duration: 18minJoin hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke as they interview fantasy author Lea Doue! Learn about her family-filled series featuring the 12 Dancing Princesses (and inspired by many other fairy tales), how she got started on such an ambitious endeavor (12+ books!), and what a butterwing is (hint: it might be a dragon).
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Ep. 21 - Cats vs. Dragons, Self-pub vs. Small Press, and Should Dogs Fly? A Variety Q&A
20/05/2018 Duration: 22minHosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke tackle a random batch of reader questions in their usual tangent-laden way! Learn when to submit to a small press (and when not to), who wins the cat vs. dragon battle, and the fascinating possibility of dog-dragons (for good or for ill).
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Ep. 20 - An Exciting Array of Fantastic Books Featuring Family (for good or not-so-good)
11/05/2018 Duration: 27minJoin hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke on this fun-filled voyage through amazing books featuring family! We're talking opposing siblings, marvelous moms, and other fantastic family members who assist (or greatly hinder) the protagonists. Plus, snakes jumping off cliffs.
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Ep. 19 - Orphans, Evil Twins, and Family Trees - How to Include Families in Stories
07/05/2018 Duration: 35minJoin hosts H.L. Burke and Janeen Ippolito in a family-focused writing craft episode! Learn why orphans are so popular in fiction, when you should (and shouldn't) use an evil twin, and what's up with those crazy aunts (or uncles, or grandparents) always stashing special objects in the attic. Plus, where are cousins in stories?
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Ep. 18 - Hamsters, Black Holes, and Space Comedy: An Interview With Author Paul Regnier
26/04/2018 Duration: 16minHosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke interview author Paul Regnier about humor in fiction, the inspiration for his Space Drifters space opera/comedy series, and what exactly "freems" and "velrys" are. Plus, the Random Question has an interpretative dance option!
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Ep. 17 - Humor, Part 2: When It DOESN'T Work, How to MAKE It Work, and Funny Character Types
21/04/2018 Duration: 50minYour friendly hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke answer more of your questions about writing humor in this fun-filled and tangent-filled episode of Indie Book Magic! Includes reasons you should use humor in dark moments, four examples of when humor doesn't work, why licking windows is either funny or creepy, and many, many Psych references.
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Ep. 16 - Booksplosion! A Slew of Spec Fic Books for Chuckles, Laughs, and Guffaws
14/04/2018 Duration: 31minHosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke treat you to some of their very favorite funny recommendations in speculative fiction! From snarky fairy tales to funny pairings to quirky situations, we've got a spread of humorific stories on this booksplosion episode. Plus, why humor makes book friendships even better!
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Ep. 15 - Humor, Part 1: Why You Need It, How to Write It, and Easy Ways to Use it in Stories
07/04/2018 Duration: 32minHosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke crack the code on humor writing in this Psych-tastic episode! Includes the cathartic effects of humor, how contrasting characters are an easy cheat, and the words that make or break a funny moment. Listen for some hilarity-making hijinks and helpful hints!
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Ep. 14 - Coffee, Star Trek, and Story Length: An Either/Or Variety Q & A
02/04/2018 Duration: 23minJoin hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke as they answer listener either/or questions like: unicorn or pegasus (Alicorns), ice or hot coffee (COFFEE!), and other geeky and writerly inquiries. PLUS learn our theme for April!
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Ep. 13 - Mermaids, Leprechauns, and Hedgehogs: An Interview with Author Carrie Anne Noble
25/03/2018 Duration: 18minHosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke chat with author guest Carrie Anne Noble in this special interview feature! Tune in for the very unfortunate way that fate manifests in Carrie's book The Gold-Son, get some advice on using destiny and choice in your stories, and learn what bats have to do with everything! Plus, one unconventional way to get a publishing break. You won't want to miss this golden episode!
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Ep. 12 - Updates & Releases: Latest News from the Busy Hosts of Indie Book Magic
17/03/2018 Duration: 27minLearn about the crazy amounts of bookish work and activities your friendly hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke have on their plates pretty much all the time! Includes sneak peeks of exciting book and anthology releases, updates on Heidi's cat-life (and Matt-life), behind-the-scenes on Janeen's room of swords, and why series can be one of the scariest things to write.
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Ep. 11 - Tempting Fate: How to Tackle Luck and Destiny in Your Stories
11/03/2018 Duration: 42minJaneen Ippolito and H.L. Burke tackle common tropes in destiny, luck, fate, and their usages in storytelling in this epic writing craft episode. Learn when prophecies do (and don't) work, how deus ex machina can be your friend, and the one aspect of plotting that almost always allows for random happenstances.
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Ep. 10 - Luck, Magic, Superstitions, and Bird Poop - A Worldbuilding Variety Splash
03/03/2018 Duration: 28minJoin your friendly hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke in this winsome, fortune-filled variety episode focused on luck and superstition! Highlights include Norwegian butter cats, a volcano omen from New Zealand, and what bird poop and good luck have in common.
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Ep. 9 - Fairy Tales, Snark, and the Afterverse: An Interview With Kyle Robert Shultz
24/02/2018 Duration: 21minJaneen Ippolito and H.L. Burke feature snarky fairy tale author Kyle Robert Shultz on this special interview episode of Indie Book Magic! Learn what inspires Kyle's Afterverse, why he writes romantic subplots in his stories, what makes a shippable couple, AND his answer to the all-important Random Question (yes, it involves cat-dragons).
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Ep. 8 - That Mushy Stuff: Love, Sex, and Marriage
18/02/2018 Duration: 44minHosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke tackle the inclusion of love, sex, and marriage in fiction in this special (and yes, PG-rated) episode of Indie Book Magic! Includes discussing what to do when your heat comfort level doesn't match genre expectations, how to handle problematic characters, and why marriage might not be necessary in speculative fiction.
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Ep. 7 - Booksplosion - Non-Romantic Pairings in Stories
09/02/2018 Duration: 29minJoin Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke as they explore all manner of non-romantic pairings, from mentor-student to best bros (and gals) to treasured pets! Learn about the secret plotting of cats to be THE go-to animal for intelligent pet friends, the layers of the friendship pairing (love/hate, besties, fate bond, all still apply), and the sad fate of mentor characters in books (hint: it tends to traumatize the MC).
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Ep. 6 - How to Break (And Use) Romantic Tropes (With Extra Snark)
03/02/2018 Duration: 27minJaneen Ippolito and H. L. Burke tackle how to handle romantic tropes in honor of February, the month of love. Features a surprise porg interruption, much snark, what's wrong (and what can go right) with insta-love, why true love's kiss is sweet (or potentially gross), and how romantic subplots can work in stories and add to the main plot.