Indie Book Magic - A Geek Reader/writer Podcast

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke dive into a booksplosion celebrating pets and animal sidekicks! Includes mechanical cats, snek floofs, and sapient toadstools(technically fungi but still cute). Plus, the grand reveal of Bruce the Cat's Facebook page.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke tackle writing and creativity on the road! Includes getting inspiration from sensory details in your environment and using nearby locations for your drafting. Plus, how to find writing nooks in unlikely places.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke tackle author events in our first summer-tastic author episode! Learn about the best in-person author events for you and which ones to avoid. Plus, why potential readers may want you to ignore them.

Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke as they talk favorite story tropes and ideas to refresh familiar fairy tales. Plus, why magical objects are always cool, and the importance of sidekicks as heroes.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke invite fairy tale author and fan Kimberly A. Rogers on the show for our fairy tale booksplosion! Includes genderswapped retellings, delightful dialects, and excellent allegories. Plus, Cinderella meets Doctor Who in the 1920s.

Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke in an exploration of writing myth and fairy tale retellings! Learn how to stand out in the retelling genre and ways to tap into universal themes. Plus, why Disney isn't the answer--and could get you into trouble.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke welcome author W.R. Gingell on the show. Learn what inspires her fairy tales, how her urban fantasy series got started, and her favorite books to write. Plus, a celebration of k-drama tropes!

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke share the latest in their writing and publishing lives! From big moves to new releases to books that might be cut in two. Plus, books on their writing backburners--and why.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke invite author and reader Aaron DeMott on the show to talk Easter eggs in our favorite books! Everything from Star Wars references to fiery recurring themes to every kind of shifter. Plus, tangents galore!

Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke as they explore awesome Easter eggs in your storytelling! Learn clever ways to use outside humor, the marketing benefits of in-jokes, and when an outside reference can break the mood. Plus, an ultimate meta way to cross-reference your stories!

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke welcome author Ronie Kendig on the show to chat about military and warfare in fiction! Learn what inspired her to start writing, how fiction led to a dog adoption, and the one essential to writing great military elements in fiction. Plus, a superpowered random question!

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke share their favorite fight scene and warfare reads! Everything from murderous water to martial arts to portal-hopping demon-fighters. Plus, why rubber chickens are a valid weapon.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke invite fight scene editor Carla Hoch on the show to share her expertise! Includes key elements of all fight scenes, strategies to get over fight scene intimidation, and the "miniskirt guideline" to fight scenes. Plus, Carla faces the Random Question and much cat judgement.

Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke as they tackle fight scenes and warfare in fiction! Includes important tips for writing fight scenes and how to use action for solid characterization. Plus, why plausibility can be more important than realism.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke welcome author, creative techie, and all-around story ninja A.C. Williams to discuss happy and sad endings! Learn the fan fallout of sad endings, why happy endings can sell intense stories, and what Amy recommends for your best endings. Plus, we convince her to try a life of crime.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke tackle how to make your happy endings hit the spot! Learn how to wrap up a romantic thread, how to show true costs without being a downer, and how to leave things open (but still satisfying). Plus, why losing limbs is common for some character arcs.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H. L. Burke welcome author and bookstagrammer Kara Swanson as all three share their favorite reads with happy and sad endings. Learn which sad endings hit the sweet spot, what makes a happy ending satisfying, and why sometimes it pays to go against tropes. Plus, books that make us go "augh!"

Join hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke in the month of "Happily-Ever-After--or Not" as they delve into what makes a good death. Includes death in wartime settings, how death can motivate characters, and how to show grieving in stories. Plus, a few great reasons why you should never, ever kill off a character.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke welcome Angela Castillo, author of the Busy Moms guides, including the Busy Moms Guide to Novel Marketing. Learn the one key thing you need to figure out before marketing and how a Bookbub ad helped Angela connect with her co-author Jamie Foley! Plus, her newest projects.

Hosts Janeen Ippolito and H.L. Burke discuss first impressions in your book marketing and networking. Everything from nailing the right outfits for conventions and conferences to getting a great author photo to making your social media shine! Plus, why giving away dragons can be a great promo.