This week, I’m talking about my depression, absence, and all the brain garbage that goes with it. Episode Script: My name is Matt Brotherton. I’m an indie author struggling to get started in his career. Each episode, I talk about … 84 – Wher

83 – Defying the Echo Chamber

Sep 10th, 2016 11m 14s

Episode Script: If you are like me, you probably listen to a number of podcasts about indie publishing. There are a ton of them. Dozens of them are great. Some of them are considered absolutely essential listening for all indie … 83 – Defying

82 – Is Everyone Laughing at Me?

Sep 3rd, 2016 8m 23s

Episode 82 – Is Everyone Laughing at Me? Episode Script: As writers, we spend time mastering the techniques necessary to reroute our reader’s mental plumbing so the pipes dump their emo-juices exactly where we want. The greatest writers are tru

81 – Year Two in Review

Aug 27th, 2016 7m 34s

This week, I’m taking an introspective look back on my writing career and reminding myself not to only count the failures, but remember the success. The Hard Numbers: Total Downloads: 5956 (table below does not include August 2016) Total Dolla

80 – Brainstorm!

Aug 13th, 2016 11m 44s

Links in this episode: John L Monk’s Hell’s Children My Bradbury Challenge Story List I definitely have crutches as a writer. For example, my first instinct when I’m coming up on my short story deadline is to … 80 – Brainstorm! Read More

79 – Identifying My Own Weaknesses

Aug 6th, 2016 8m 15s

78 – 15,000 Words

Jul 30th, 2016 8m 31s

I am bad as schedules. Timelines. Deadlines. “Getting things done” I’m just not very good at any of it. I get filled with bursts of hyper-powered mojo and crank out ridiculous amounts of work in a very short period of … 78 – 15,000 Words Read

77 – What Type of Writer am I?

Jul 23rd, 2016 15m 38s

Hacked By Shade

Jul 16th, 2016 8m 34s

Hacked By Shade Hacked By Shade GreetZ : Prosox & Sxtz Hacked By Shade <3

75 – 3 Author Skills I Use In My Day Job

Jul 9th, 2016 9m 16s

74 – Create Your Own Personal Writing Rules

Jul 2nd, 2016 10m 22s

73 – Honesty, Integrity, and Openess

Jun 25th, 2016 9m 37s

72 – If it’s broke, fix it

Jun 18th, 2016 9m 28s

Sorry about this week’s sound quality. I broke my microphone stand while moving furniture in my office. I guess I need to fix that, too.

71 – $&@#$%! Censors, Man

Jun 11th, 2016 13m 55s

70 – Blank Page Syndrome

Jun 4th, 2016 8m 34s

Let’s talk about how to battle the mythic dragon known as the empty sheet.

69 – Regrouping

May 28th, 2016 9m 31s

68 – Lessons from the Day Job

May 21st, 2016 11m 21s

67 – A Rare Moment of Optimism

May 14th, 2016 14m 44s

66 – Markets, Work, Handwriting, and Other Mindless Distractions

May 7th, 2016 13m 12s

65 – Back to Basics

Apr 30th, 2016 10m 20s

64 – The Maze

Apr 23rd, 2016 12m 58s

Episode – 6 Minutes of Thought

Apr 16th, 2016 6m 26s

63 – The Bradbury Challenge

Apr 9th, 2016 10m 44s

Read 1,000 Essays or Short Stories in 1,000 Days. Write 52 Short Stories in 52 Weeks. Am I up for the challenge?

Apr 2nd, 2016 10m 41s

Not the greatest month, but not the worst, either. I’ve been re-evaluating goals and trudging along. Words for March – 36,983, bringing my yearly total to 83,073, so not quite the 91,000 I was hoping to be at. That’s okay. … 62 Read More »

61 – Two Books I Found Useful This Week

Mar 26th, 2016 14m 11s

This week’s writing advice books: The 30-Day Author by Kevin Tumlinson The Plot Machine by Dale Kutzera The 30-Day Author This is a great book for building a daily writing habbit. If you’re anything like me, the old advice … 61 – Two Books I