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Eat The Frog
For writers who're juggling life, and writing, and more life, and trying to write, all while trying to life. Most writers aren't this-is-my-only-job-famous, so this is a podcast of two writers who're also that, all while trying to write while having a life (spouse, parent, etc...). Join published authors J.T. Maxwell and Amy Cip to see how they attempt to balance life, and writing, and everything in between. There will be cursing, laughing, and fun.
Episodes
- Eat The Frog
S2E4: Words
October 2026…Amy and J.T. are inspired by J.T.'s niece and talk about words. No, really: words. Why they choose them. (Admittedly, in typical Amy and J.T…
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S2E3: The Magical Frog
September 2026…this is, without a doubt, the most uniquest and deeperest episode yet. Amy and J.T. go Mariana Trench about, in a very random order: planners…
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S2E2: Bazutz Update
In August 2026, J.T. and Amy discuss a whole lotta stuff, in no particular order: J.T.'s big mouth, traveling in Europe, J.T.'s shaving schedule, sabbaticals…
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S2E1: Demands and Pressures
This month, Amy & J.T. talk about demands and pressures: on publishers, on us, on agents, and how they go both ways. We also discuss thought bubbles…
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E12: It's Been a Year, and Special Guest Nick Perry Gives Insight to the Best & Worst Advice, and Routines
Right off the top: apologies for the audio. We have NO IDEA what went sideways with Nick, but it did. We did the best we could with it, but it's like asking…
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E11: Overarching Negativity Therapy Session
May 2026: Amy and J.T. dip into some over-arching negativities to creating, like excuses, yeahbuts, perfectionism, and many others. Put your therapist hat back…
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E10: Branding, with Special Guest Chris Whitten
April 2026: In our tenth episode, J.T. and Amy get schooled about branding by our special guest, Chris Whitten. Chris has made a lifetime of understanding how…
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E9: Wins
March 2026: J.T. and Amy talk about their wins in way more ways than you might expect. Also, it was Kendall Jenner, and it was 2017...not Kylie in 2018. (I am…
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E8: Readers and Reviewers
February 2026: Amy and J.T. discuss the process, importance, and insanity that is readers and reviewers. (This'd be A LOT easier if we were world famous, and…
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E7: Creative Process Inadvertent Therapy Session
January 2026: Amy and J.T. talk about their creative process...sort of...because they start getting into the nitty-gritty of it, and end up discovering more…
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E6: Special Guest Nick Perry Wonders...Are There More Writers Than Readers?
December 2025: Amy and J.T. have their first guest! Author Nick Perry! We discuss reading, libraries, small press realities, and if there are indeed more…
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E5: Marketing
November 2025: Amy and J.T. talk about how things're going, marketing (complete with things like "BookBub" and "SEO"), and what they want to accomplish for the…
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E4: Scams and Tours and AI, oh my!
October 2025: J.T. and Amy talk about how things're going, how J.T. got scammed, Amy's Tour theorems, AI in everything, and what they want to accomplish for…
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E3: Betas
September 2025: J.T. and Amy talk about how things're going, the realities of beta readers and writers groups, and what they want to accomplish for the next…
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E2: Publishing
August 2025: J.T. and Amy discuss how things're going, the wild and insane world of publishing, and what they want to accomplish for the next episode. Send…
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E1: Eat the Frog
July 2025: our first episode! J.T. & Amy talk about who they are, what they're doing, and eating their respective frogs. Send J.T. an email at…