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The Wordslinger Podcast
From award-winning and bestselling author J. Kevin Tumlinson, this weekly podcast explores the stories that shape us into who we are, and shape the world into what it can become. There are interviews with authors and non-authors, deep dives into useful ideas, and solo-slinger episodes that are authentic and real, aimed at giving you the best, most honest advice about life as a writer, creator, and creative entrereneur. Every episode is a story. It's all about the story here.
Episodes
The Wordslinger PodcastSocial Media is BS with B.J. Mendelson
B.J. Mendelson is a world-renowned speaker and author of the cult-classic, "Social Media Is B******t" from St. Martin's Press. He is also a comic book writer…
The Wordslinger PodcastA passion for books with Kris Frieswick
KRIS FRIESWICK is a journalist, editor, humorist, teacher and author whose work has appeared in national magazines, newspapers and books for more than 20…
The Wordslinger PodcastForensics for Fiction with Geoff Symon
Geoff Symon is a 20-year Federal Forensic Investigator. His participation in high-profile cases includes the attacks on September 11, 2001, the War in Iraq…
The Wordslinger PodcastBoosting your book's Discoverability with Reedsy Founder Ricardo Fayet
Ricardo Fayet is one of the founders of Reedsy, an online marketplace connecting authors with the world's very best publishing talent (think editors, cover…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-173 - Family History as Inspiration with Jack Hersch
JACK J. HERSCH is an expert in the field of troubled and distressed companies. He is a strategic advisor to corporate management and investment institutions…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-172 - Music scores for you books with Nick Thacker
Nick Thacker is the author of best-selling action-adventure thrillers, including the Harvey Bennett Thrillers series. DID I MENTION? Cover your nakedness and…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-171 - Short fiction with Dylan Powell
William Dylan Powell is an award-winning author who writes crime stories, mystery fiction and books about Texas. He lives in Houston. Powell's work has been…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-170 - Drawing on Cultural Diversity with Christian Brown
Bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Feast of Fates, Christian A. Brown received a Kirkus star in 2014 for the first novel in his genre-changing Four…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-169 - Exploring your world with Joe Start
Joe Start writes goofy non-fiction. His first-person experiences as an American abroad, cultural observations and fun facts will have you laughing and…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-168 - Your Career as Writing Inspiration with George Mercer
For more than three decades George Mercer worked as a national park warden in Canada, including both east and west coasts, the North and the Rocky Mountains…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-167 - A Thriller Career with Jack Carr
Jack Carr, a former Navy SEAL, led a special operations teams on four continents as a Team Leader, Platoon Commander, Troop Commander and Task Unit Commander…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-166 - Pen names, Audiobooks, and co-working with M.G. Herron
M.G. Herron is the author of The Translocator Trilogy and other action-packed science fiction novels. When he’s not inventing new worlds or exploring the great…
The Wordslinger PodcastCollaborative Writing with Jennifer Miller and Jason Feifer, Ep. 165
Jennifer Miller is a journalist and the author of three books. Her debut novel, The Year of the Gadfly (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), was called “a dark comic…
The Wordslinger PodcastWriting from Experience with Eric C. Anderson, Ep. 164
Eric C. Anderson is a retired member of the U.S. intelligence community who served tours of duty in Hawaii, Iraq, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia and Washington…
The Wordslinger PodcastBlessings and Curses with Brandon Barr, Ep. 163
Brandon Barr is a USA Today Bestselling Author who hails from Southern California. He writes in the genres of science fiction and fantasy and often combines…
The Wordslinger PodcastWriting Away the Apathy with Marina L. Reed, Ep. 162
Toronto-born writer, researcher and artist Marina L. Reed has been penning stories since she was a small child, growing up in rural Ontario. Reed has worked as…
The Wordslinger PodcastSix-Figure Ghostwriting with Matthew Thrush, Ep. 161
Matthew Thrush is the cofounder of Six-Figure Ghostwriter and #1 best-selling author of over 50 books. He's a top-ranked ghostwriter and writing coach, who…
The Wordslinger PodcastNational Novel Writing Month - NaNoWriMo 18 with Grant Faulkner - Episode 160
Grant Faulkner is the Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month and the co-founder of 100 Word Story. He recently published a book of essays on…
The Wordslinger PodcastTake Charge of Your Author Career
Megan Haskell is the author of the Amazon bestselling dark fantasy adventure series, The Sanyare Chronicles, The first book in the series, Sanyare: The Last…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-158 - Christine Munroe, Director of Kobo Writing Life
Christine Munroe is the Director of Kobo Writing Life, Kobo's free self-publishing platform that helps authors reach millions of Kobo readers around the world…
The Wordslinger PodcastRVs as the Ultimate Writer's Retreat with Outdoorsy's Colin Gardiner, Episode 157
Colin Gardiner is a former economics/statistical researcher and the current Chief Product Officer of Outdoorsy, the largest and safest community-driven RV…
The Wordslinger PodcastEmpowering Female Protagonists with Mark O'Neill, Episode 156
Mark is a Scotsman now living in Würzburg, Germany. He is a former technology journalist, with past experience working for newspapers, magazines, and websites…
The Wordslinger PodcastCollaborative Writing with Justin Sloan - Episode 155
Author Justin Sloan wrote video games before becoming a full-time author, with credits on such games as Game of Thrones, Tales from the Borderlands, Walking…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-154 - Outlining your novel with Scott King
Scott is a turtle amongst ninjas. At an early age he potty trained himself and has been ahead of the curve ever since. A one time college professor, Scott now…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-153 - RV lifestyle with Mike and Jennifer Wendland
Mike is a veteran journalist who, with his wife, Jennifer, travels North America in a Type B motorhome, blogging about the people, places, joys and adventure…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-152 - Writing like a boss with Ben Hale
As an avid snowboarder from Utah, Ben grew up with a passion for learning. This thirst for knowledge led him to sports, music, and academic endeavours. He has…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-151 - Rewriting Past Mistakes with David Gaughran
David Gaughran is an Irish writer, living in Prague, who spends most of his time travelling the world, collecting stories. He runs the publishing blog Let's…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-150 - Thrillers as Satire with Rick Pullen
Rick Pullen is a novelist, award-winning investigative reporter and magazine editor. His 2016 thriller, Naked Ambition, about a reporter investigating a…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-149 - Fantasy Writing Career with Michelle Madow
Michelle Madow is a USA Today bestselling author of fast paced fantasy novels that will leave you turning the pages wanting more! She grew up in Maryland and…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-148 - Paranormal Inspiration with Heather Hildenbrand
Heather Hildenbrand was born and raised in a small town in northern Virginia where she was homeschooled through high school. (She's only slightly socially…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-147 - Freewriting with Adam Leeb
Adam Leeb is the Cofounder of Astrohaus, the makers of the Freewrite Distraction-Free writing tool. He is a product designer and mechanical engineer (MIT…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-146 - Wins of the Father with Beau L'Amour
Beau L'Amour was born in Los Angeles, California. His father was Louis L'Amour, a well known author of magazine and paperback fiction. His mother was Katherine…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-145 - Explosive Author Marketing with Jonny Andrews
With over 15 years in online marketing experience Jonny Andrews has been in digital publishing before Amazon released the Kindle. MENTIONS: Jonny last appeared…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-144 - Relaunching with Bryan Cohen
Bryan Cohen is a two-time USA Today bestselling author with over 40 books and 100,000 copies sold. He's also the head copywriter at Best Page Forward, a book…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-143 - From Indie to Traditional with Alisse Lee Goldenberg
Alisse Lee Goldenberg is an award winning author of Horror, Young Adult Paranormal Romance, and Young Adult Fantasy fiction. She is currently working on three…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-142 - Author anywhere with Michael La Ronn
Michael La Ronn is the author of over 30 science fiction & fantasy books including the Android X series, Modern Necromancy series, and the Galaxy Mavericks…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-141 - Thrillers and History Matters with Steve Berry
Steve Berry is the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of 13 Cotton Malone adventures and 4 stand-alone thrillers. His books have been…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-140 - Archaeological Thrillers or The Importance of Being Ernest Dempsey
USA Today Bestselling action/adventure author Ernest Dempsey writes page-turning archaeological thrillers. Ernest currently splits time in his hometown of…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-139 - Werecats in a No-Werewolf Zone with Mark Engels
Boyhood interests in trains and electronics fostered Mark's career as an electrical engineer, designing and commissioning signal and communications systems for…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-138 - Twitter for Authors with Jesper Schmidt
Jesper Schmidt is a fantasy author, living in Denmark, but has a Finnish sauna to thank for getting into writing. CONNECT ONLINE: Website(s)…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-137 - Taking Risks with Joe and Kait Russo
Joe & Kait Russo are full-time travelers, living in a travel van with their husky, Leo, as they travel the country to see what adventures they can find. Their…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-136 - Writers on a train with J Thorn
J. Thorn is a Top 100 Most Popular Author in Horror, Science Fiction, Action & Adventure and Fantasy (Amazon Author Rank). He has published over one million…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-135 - Building author trust with Tim Knox
Tim Knox is a bestselling author of over a dozen books in the fiction and nonfiction genres, the ghostwriter of over 100 books, editor, author coach, and…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-134 - A fit writing career with Dale Roberts
Dale L. Roberts is an accomplished self-published author, former personal trainer and YouTube content creator. While he loves to read and write, Dale’s…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-133 - You can't edit a blank page with Chuck Manley
C.Steven Manley has been and done quite a few things in his life. Now, he writes books and tries in vain to keep up with his children. CONNECT ONLINE: Website…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-132 - Going Full Time with Nick Thacker
NICK THACKER AUTHOR OF MARK FOR BLOOD Nick is an action-adventure thriller novelist, who writes the types of books he likes to read. That means you won’t find…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-131 - Getting Military Right with Andrew Watts
Andrew Watts graduated from the US Naval Academy in 2003 and served as a naval officer and helicopter pilot until 2013. During that time, he flew…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-130 - Wordslinger Abroad with Kevin Tumlinson
Kevin Tumlinson is a bestselling and award-winning thriller author, Host of the Wordslinger Podcast, and Director of Marketing for Draft2Digital. He is known…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-129 - Ignoring the Arbiter of Good with Russell Blake
Russell Blake is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with more than 50 action/adventure and thriller novels, including two co-authored works with…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-128 - The Multifaceted Life of Mary Robinette Kowal
Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of historical fantasy novels: Ghost Talkers, and The Glamourist Histories series. She is also a three time Hugo Award…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-127 - Doing Fiction a Little Bit Different with George Mahaffey
George S. Mahaffey Jr. is a lawyer, screenwriter, and author. His script Heatseekers was bought by Paramount Pictures with Michael Bay producing and Timur…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-126 - Puzzling Marketing with Josh Haynam
Josh Haynam is the co-founder of Interact Quiz Builder, a tool used by more than 30,000 businesses including The American Red Cross, Tony Robbins, and Forbes…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-125 - Dirty Deeds with Armand Rosamilia
Armand Rosamilia is a full-time Horror and crime thriller author, podcaster, podcast network owner, and M&M lover. He's offering free hugs (virtual ... he…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-124 - Five-Star Thrillers with Phil Williams
PHIL WILLIAMS AUTHOR OF NO CONSCIENCE Phil M. Williams is the author of five novels, two nonfiction books, and one children's picture book. His books span many…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-123 - Creative Performance with Joe Williams
Joe Williams is passionate about helping executives, coaches, and entrepreneurs become world-class communicators! He is the Founder of the Creative Performance…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-122 - Juggling the Author Life with Jim Heskett
Jim Heskett was born in the wilds of Oklahoma, raised by a pack of wolves with a station wagon and a membership card to the local public swimming pool. Just…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-121 - Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Data with Brian Meeks
Brian D. Meeks is a full-time author who resides in Iowa when he’s not traveling. He writes across mystery, thriller, YA, science fiction, and humor/satire…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-120 - The Very Necessary Life of Kristine Kathryn Rusch
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling writer, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, blogs on the publishing industry every Thursday at her website…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-119 - Indie Author Audiobooks with Kelly Lytle
Kelly heads Findaway Voices, a new audiobook creation and distribution service from Findaway. Kelly’s team works closely with independent authors and small to…
The Wordslinger PodcastWPC-118 - Getting Author Friendly with Carla King
Carla King is the creator of the Self-Publishing Boot Camp educational series of books and workshops and a publishing coach with Author Friendly. A tech writer…