MNINS: Season 2, Episode 4 – Satan Wants to Kick Your Butt

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4 of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we talk about the spiritual war of souls and why Satan hates us so much.  Then we tie it to the Gabby Wells Thrillers novel series. Mobile Users Listen […]

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MNINS: Season 2, Episode 3 – Your Muse Can’t Be Lazy

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 3 of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we talk about how to answer the call of your muse… and, hint, it takes a crap tone of hard work. Mobile Users Listen Here or Subscribe on ITunes […]

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MNINS: Season 2, Episode 2 – Challenges with Writing a Novel Series

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Welcome to Season 2, Episode 2 of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we talk about some of the challenges faced when writing the Gabby Wells novel series and discuss the best way to avoid pitfalls, using film and television examples.  More […]

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MNINS: Season 01, Episode 10 – There Are No Original Stories and That’s Okay

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Welcome to the tenth episode of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we discuss how there really aren’t original plots and that’s okay.  It’s not about originality, but execution. Mobile Users Listen Here or Subscribe on ITunes In this episode: Kneel & […]

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MNINS: Season 01, Episode 9 – Heroes

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Welcome to the ninth episode of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we talk about the different versions of heroes in stories and why they are so popular in today’s world. Mobile Users Listen Here or Subscribe on ITunes In this episode: Late […]

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Creating an Enticing Book Trailer

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Books aren’t like movies.  It’s end form is not a series of moving images, it’s a number of pages with words.  Unlike movies, you can’t pick the coolest scenes, edit them together and make a trailer.  You have to be more creative. When movie trailers first came out, they were also called teasers.  And that’s […]

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MNINS: Season 01, Episode 8 – Kneel & Prey Special

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Welcome to the eighth episode of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. Mobile Users Listen Here or Subscribe on ITunes This episode we’re going to talk about the release Kneel & Prey, the first Gabby Wells Thriller.  It’s taken almost a decade to get […]

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MNINS: Season 01, Episode 7 – Villains

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Welcome to the seventh episode of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we talk about villains and how necessary they are to a successful story. Mobile Users Listen Here or Subscribe on ITunes My Name Is Not Steve is a bi-weekly-ish podcast […]

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MNINS: Season 01, Episode 6 – The Problem with Prequels

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Welcome to the sixth episode of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we talk about the challenges of making a successful prequel. Mobile Users Listen Here or Subscribe on ITunes My Name Is Not Steve is a bi-weekly-ish podcast where we talk […]

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I’m on the Sell More Books Show Podcast!

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I was fortunate to be asked to be on the very popular podcast, the Sell More Books Show!  The show discusses tips and news items related to independent publishing and has a large and growing listener base. The Sell More Books Show, hosted by Bryan Cohen and Jim Kukral, is one of my favorite podcasts, […]

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MNINS: Season 01, Episode 5 – Authenticity

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Welcome to the fifth episode of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we talk about the what makes or takes away from story authenticity. Mobile Users Listen Here or Subscribe on ITunes My Name Is Not Steve is a bi-weekly-ish podcast where […]

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Amazon – A Land of Opportunity?

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Amazon is like what America used to be. While listening to a recent debate about whether or not Amazon is good for readers, some heavy hitters on both sides of the argument discussed the pros and cons about the behemoth that is Amazon.  The arguments often strayed from the primary focus and, instead, postulated about […]

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Does Self-Publishing Diminish Quality Literature?

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There are many people who believe the glut of independently published works will diminish the quality of literature in the marketplace.  They argue that the traditional publishers are the ones who bring true literature to the world. Who cares? I don’t say that flippantly.  I say that practically. One could argue that television has never […]

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MNINS: Season 01, Episode 4 – Hopeful or Hopeless

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Welcome to the fourth episode of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we talk about the aspects of a story that determine if it is one with hope or one without. Mobile Users Listen Here or Subscribe on ITunes My Name Is […]

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MNINS: Season 01, Episode 3 – Origins

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Welcome to the third episode of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve. This time we talk about the origins of creative inspiration. Mobile Users Listen Here or Subscribe on ITunes My Name Is Not Steve is a bi-weekly-ish podcast where we talk about our […]

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MNINS: Season 01, Episode 2 – What If…

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Welcome to the second episode of My Name Is Not Steve – The Podcast by Storytellers about Storytelling with People Not Named Steve.  This time we talk about the storytelling power of What If… Mobile Users Listen Here or Subscribe on ITunes My Name Is Not Steve is a bi-weekly-ish podcast where we talk about […]

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Kindness and Covers

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I love the independent publishing community.  They are some of the most generous people I have ever met. I was looking for a book cover designer that could capture what I wanted shown and was competitive from a cost perspective.  After scouring through Amazon, staring at book covers in various search criteria, I came across […]

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