The Wordslinger Podcast
Episodes
WPC-094 - Industry Relationships with Rachel Sentes and Brian Wood
07 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Sentes is a professional writer and full-time publicist/CEO of gal-friday publicity, based in Vancouver, B.C. Her clients include actors, sport...
WPC-093 - RV Life on Their Terms with Joe and Kait Russo
30 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Joe and Kait Russo quit their jobs in 2015, sold their home, got rid of most of their possessions and struck out to live their dream – travel and wo...
WPC-092 - Writing Your Own Stunts with John L Monk
23 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
John L. Monk lives in Virginia, USA, with his wife, Dorothy. A writer with a degree in cultural anthropology, he boldly does the dishes, roots out evi...
WPC-091 - Scifi Legend Larry Niven
16 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Niven has written science fiction and fantasy for more than 52 years, and is the multiple Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author of the Ringworld ...
WPC-090 - Rural Fantasy with Tex Thompson
09 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! THIS EPISODE CELEBRATES TWO YEARS OF WORDSLINGER PODCAST HIJINX! Arianne "Tex" Thompson is home-grown Texas success story. After e...
WPC-089 - Exploring Bookfunnel with Damon Courtney
02 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Damon is a programmer first, and a writer second, though not always in that order, that’s just how things turned out. He started writing code when h...
WPC-088 - Dystopian Thrillers with DL Young
26 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
D.L. Young’s award-winning stories have appeared in many publications and anthologies. His current novel is Soledad, a dystopian thriller set in a n...
WPC-087 - Learning to Breathe with Kelly Kittel
19 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Kittel is an author formerly known as a fish biologist. She currently lives in Rhode Island with her husband and three of their five living chil...
WPC-086 - Whatever the Impulse with Tina Amiri
12 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Tina Amiri, author of Whatever The Impulse (Caliburn Press 2016), often provides freelance book-doctoring services for fiction writers and works for C...
WPC-085 - Astounding Audiobooks with Richard Rieman
29 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Rieman is the author of The Author’s Guide to AudioBook Creation. He’s also an audiobook self-publishing expert and a top Audible narrator...
WPC-084 - Soulful PR with Janet Murray
22 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Murray helps businesses and brands get press coverage in newspapers, magazines and on radio and TV. She has 15 years’ experience writing and e...
WPC-083 - Dorit Sasson - The Accidental Soldier
08 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dorit Sasson is the founder of Giving Voice to Your Courage. Through this mentorship practice, she supports guidance to heart-centered business owners...
WPC-082 - Unleashing your creative self with Patti Clark
24 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Patti Clark is an accomplished speaker and workshop leader dedicated to helping people through various life transitions on their journey to an extraor...
WPC-081 - The Writing Life with Mark Lefebvre
17 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Leslie Lefebvre is a writer (horror, non-fiction paranormal, thrillers), editor (speculative fiction anthologies) and bookseller (most recently D...
WPC-080 - The Fascinating Life of Arnold Logan
10 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Arnold Logan was born in North Toronto. He went from boarding school in England to working on Southern Ontario dairy farms, from fiberglass factories ...
WPC-079 - Write anything anywhere with Ulysses Co-Founder Max Seelemann
13 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Max Seelemann is one of the two founders of the software company The Soulmen, makers of the popular writing application Ulysses. In this episode, Max ...
WPC-078 - Hollywood Stunts & Beating Cancer with Mark Chavarria
06 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Being a Hollywood stunt man is dangerous work. Every day you face challenges that could lead to you or someone else being injured. So it takes a lot o...
WPC-077 - Writing to Market with Chris Fox
29 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Anyone who has ever wanted to write books for a living has faced the question of genre. Some people just know instinctively what they want to write, b...
WPC-076 - Taking off your pants with Libbie Hawker
22 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Libbie Hawker has made a career out of following her interests—from penning historic fiction to writing guides to help other authors do what she doe...
WPC-075 - Exploding Your Author Platform with Jonny Andrews
15 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
KIRSTEN MCCAY-SMITH AUTHOR OF LIVING IN AN RV Downsizing is tough enough. Downsizing and then getting on the road full time, living with your spouse ...
WPC-074 - Unconventional Marketing with Melissa Burch
08 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
MELISSA BURCH AUTHOR OF MY JOURNEY THROUGH WAR AND PEACE Melissa Burch is the author of My Journey Through War and Peace: Explorations of a Young Fil...
WPC-073 - Living Well with Roland Denzel
25 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling good is the kind of thing we never quite think about. We get so busy building our careers, trying to be more productive, trying to balance wor...
WPC-072 - Writing for Comics with Nick Macari
18 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
SIMON WHISTLER PODCASTER, YOUTUBER & AUTHOR OF AUDIOBOOKS FOR INDIES There's a saying that goes "If you want to really learn something, teach it." Si...
WPC-071 - The Empire of Simon Whistler
11 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
SIMON WHISTLER PODCASTER, YOUTUBER & AUTHOR OF AUDIOBOOKS FOR INDIES There's a saying that goes "If you want to really learn something, teach it." Si...
WPC-070 - Sports fiction with J.D. Dudycha
04 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
J.D. DUDYCHA AUTHOR OF PAINT THE BLACK There's nothing that lends itself to metaphor more than sports, especially in America. We pepper our language ...
WPC-069 - Writing fantasy with Garrett Robinson
26 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
WPC-069 - Writing fantasy with Garrett Robinson Get full access to The Writer_ at kevintumlinson.substack.com/subscribe
WPC-068 - Happening to your career with Scott Barlow
19 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
SCOTT BARLOW FOUNDER OF HAPPEN TO YOUR CAREER Some people. They just can't let other folks toil in misery. And that's Scott Barlow, to a T. Scott see...
WPC-067 - Speculative Fiction with S. Evan Townsend
12 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
S. Evan Townsend writes in a universe that is an interesting blend of science fiction and noir detective stories—pulp fiction meets nuts and bolts s...
WPC-066 - Happy Writers with Joey Tuccio
05 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Stage32.com is the world’s largest social network and educational hub for film, television and theater creatives, with close to 500,000 film, TV and...
WPC-065 - Living in an RV with Kirsten McCay-Smith
29 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
KIRSTEN MCCAY-SMITH AUTHOR OF LIVING IN AN RV Downsizing is tough enough. Downsizing and then getting on the road full time, living with your spouse ...
WPC-064 - Write Better Faster with Monica Leonelle
22 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're a new author or you've been trying your hand at this for a while, sometimes you need a mentor and a helping hand. And it wouldn't hurt ...
WPC-063 - Book Review Targeting with Debbie Drum
15 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Authors today are increasingly taking on the additional role of being marketers—especially if book sales aren't quite what they need to be. Build bo...
WPC-062 - Stories for Your Younger Self with Julian Hosp
08 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Julian left his home in Austria at the age of 16 to move to the US. From there, he became a professional kitesurfer traveling the world for 10 years w...
WPC-061 - Brand Mapping with Jason Arcemont
01 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
New year, new chance to get your brand into better shape! As we ring in 2016, Jason Arcemont—Goal Crusher—has some tips on fine tuning your brand ...
WPC-060 - Building Tribes with Jeff Goins
25 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Making a living as an author is impossible. Or, it would be impossible, without one vital ingredient—readers. In the world of Jeff Goins, that trans...
WPC-059 - Going for No with Andrea Waltz
18 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Colonel Sanders started peddling his chicken recipe at the age of 65, and heard "no" 1009 times before he finally got someone to back him in starting ...
WPC-058 - Author Marketing with Alinka Rutkowska
11 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
ALINKA RUTKOWSKA AUTHOR OF HOW I SOLD 80,000 BOOKS: BOOK MARKETING FOR AUTHORS Alinka Rutkowska has a lot to say about how authors can bulk up their ...
WPC-057 - Romancing the Reader with Ember Casey
04 Dec 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ember Casey is a USA Today bestselling author living in Atlanta, Georgia in a den of iniquity (or so she likes to tell people). When she’s not writi...
WPC-056 - Sexy Entrepreneurship with Heather Havenwood
13 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Heather Havenwood believes that everyone is an entrepreneur—even if they happen to be working for someone else. In this interview heather talks abou...
WPC-055 - Ninja Book Descriptions with Bryan Cohen
30 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan Cohen started his writing career as a copywriter (much like a certain Wordslinger, eh?), but quickly fell in love with crafting very Josh-Whedon...
WPC-054 - Writing your way back to good with Stephen Schwertley
23 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After suffering a stroke, Stephen Schwertley needed something that would help him rediscover how his brain worked, and redevelop a few lost skills and...
WPC-053 - Prosperity for Writers with Honoree Corder
16 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
WPC-053 - Prosperity for Writers with Honoree Corder Get full access to The Writer_ at kevintumlinson.substack.com/subscribe
WPC-052 - Feasting on Fiction with Christian A Brown
09 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
CHRISTIAN A. BROWN AUTHOR OF FEAST OF FATES Bestselling Author Christian A. Brown writes epic fantasy that has a unique edge, and it has people talki...
WPC-051 - Facebook Ads for Authors with Mark Dawson
02 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
MARK DAWSON BEST SELLING AUTHOR, CREATOR OF FACEBOOK ADS FOR AUTHORS Mark Dawson could stop. He makes plenty of money from his bestselling novels. He...
WPC-050 - Powerful Words with Clark Gaither
25 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We all stumble every now and then, and we all have our issues and challenges to overcome. Few people know that better than Clark Gaither. As a doctor,...
WPC-049 - Pop-Up Entrepreneur with Seth Livingston
18 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a pretty cool age—one in which entrepreneurs have more resources and more opportunities than at any other time in history. In fact, "micr...
WPC-048 - Above Extremely Average Indie Publishing with Brian D Meeks
11 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Brian D. Meeks has managed to build an author career writing about the kind of characters you might have seen in old noir detective films and televisi...
WPC-047 - Talking Martian with Andy Weir (the anniversary episode!)
04 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Weir was a programmer who just wanted to share a cool story on his blog. So he posted a new installment whenever it was written, took feedback fr...
WPC-046 - Selling Books in More Places with Dan Wood of Draft2Digital
28 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
DAN WOOD DIRECTOR OF AUTHOR RELATIONS AT DRAFT2DIGITAL Draft2Digital has helped over 16,000 authors distribute and manage their ebooks, worldwide. It...
WPC-045 - Writing for Comics and Novels with Jonathan Maberry
21 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
JONATHAN MABERRY NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, COMIC BOOK WRITER Jonathan was already a bestselling author when he got a shot at writing for com...
WPC-044 - Alphabet Success with Tim Fargo
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Rohn said, "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." Geoff Woods has taken that to heart, and made it the center of h...
WPC-043 - Creative Writing Career with Justin Sloan
07 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Sloan Author, Screenwriter, Video Game Writer In a world where even the most innocuous opinion can spark an Facebook debate that last days, Da...
WPC-042 - Agree Disagree or Qualify with Daniel J Cohen
31 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel J. Cohen Founder and Lead Writer at RedShift Writers and Agree, Disagree, Qualify redshiftwriters.com adqtalk.com facebook.com/groups/agreedis...
WPC-041 - The Art of Life Hacking with Noah Elias
17 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Eventually we all discover that life is about more than the career. There's a purpose for your life. It has meaning. That's what Noah Elias believes, ...
WPC-040 - Starting an RV Life with Kevin Tumlinson
26 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Tumlinson Wordslinger—Author, Blogger, Host of the Wordslinger Podcast kevintumlinson.com/books This week we're doing things a little differ...
WPC-039 - Asking For Everything With Dr Renee Matthews
19 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
So what makes a podcast go from good to great? What separates a so-so podcast from something akin to This American Life or Radiolab? Brett Gajda and N...
WPC-038 - Finding Mentors with Geoff Woods
05 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Rohn said, "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with." Geoff Woods has taken that to heart, and made it the center of h...
WPC-037 - Reading Body Language with Alicia Cuello
29 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a world where we are inundated with information, but some of the most important communication we receive actually goes unspoken and unwritt...
WPC-036 - Caffeinated Entrepreneurship with Brendan Hufford
15 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan Hufford Entrepreneur, Podcaster, Host of the Entrepreneurs and Coffee Podcast brendanhufford.com entrepreneursandcoffee.com There are a lot o...
WPC-035 - Finding Work You Love with Grant Baldwin
08 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Grant Baldwin Speaker & Coach grantbaldwin.com Some of us want to be entrepreneurs, striking out into the wilderness with our own business, making ou...
WPC-034 - Audibook Empires with David H Lawrence XVII
01 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
David H Lawrence XVII Actor, VO Artist & Teacher He may be best known for his role as the puppet master on NBC's "Heroes," but David H Lawrence XVII ...
WPC-033 - Hitching Up with Paul C Brunson
24 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Paul C Brunson Television host, author, and professional matchmaker He's been called the real world "Hitch," but his game goes way beyond anything Wi...
WPC-32 - Conceptual Podcasting with the Art Guys
17 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Galbreth and Jack Massing aren’t artists. At least, they don’t quite seem themselves that way. They call themselves artists, and the work ...
WPC-31 - Transformation with Catlin Adams
10 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Catlin Adams is an Actress, an Emmy Winning Director and Producer, and an Acting Teacher and Coach. We also have it on good authority that she discove...
WPC-30 - Beyond Strategy with Ingrid Pyka
03 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ingrid Pyka is what you might call an “eclectic entrepreneur.” National Consultant, Speaker, Author, and a former Veterinarian—she’s covered p...
WPC-29 - Podcasts on Fire with Brett Gajda and Nick Jaworski from the Where There’s Smoke Podcast
27 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
So what makes a podcast go from good to great? What separates a so-so podcast from something akin to This American Life or Radiolab? Brett Gajda and N...
WPC-28 - Building and Marketing Courses with Scrivener Coach Joseph Michael Nicoletti
20 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
If you’re an author or internet marketer, or if you’ve spent any time investigating and learning about the authority and expert industry, there’...
WPC-027 - Life and Love Survival with Francesca Hogi
13 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder where the contestants of “Survivor” go when they’re voted off? Francesca Hogi went straight to building a career around helping peop...
WPC-26 - Marketing Your Authority Business with Tara Jacobsen
06 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one thing to hang a shingle and declare yourself “open for business,” one you decide to build a career around your expertise. Marketing tha...
WPC-25 - Building a Publishing Empire with Johnny B Truant
27 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever dreamt of being a full-time author, you’ve probably heard of Johnny B Truant. Along with Sean Platt and David Wright, Johnny hosts ...
WPC-024 - Star Trek Continues with Vic Mignogna
20 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Vic Mignogna is a voice and screen actor with a lot of passion and energy. He grew up watching “Star Trek” on television, and always wanted to hav...
WPC-023 - Being a full-time speaker with Karen McCullough
13 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Karen McCullough started in retail, but when her clothing store shut down she wanted a change. She connected with a coach, got some ideas together, an...
WPC-022 - User Experience Design with Martin Ridgway
06 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This week we chat with a British chap of impeccable quality. Kevin’s good friend (and possibly hetero-lifemate) Martin Ridgway drops in to talk abou...
WPC-021 - Weightless with Gregg McBride
30 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We all have our body issues. Gregg McBride just had more than most. At 400 pounds, he was unhappy and feeling hopeless. He went through the diet hamst...
WPC-020 - Never Leave the Playground with Stephen Jepson
23 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Jepson is a dynamo! At 74 years old, he’s just about the most energetic man on the planet, and he’s developed a means of defying age and k...
WPC-019 - Kobolds Ate My Interview with John Kovalic
16 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
|| Support this show on Patreon! Visit patreon.com/kevintumlinson || John Kovalic is a cartoonist and the the creative mind behind the Dork Tower com...
WPC-018 - Lost Siblings Found with Marc Isaacs
09 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
When Marc Isaacs got a private message through his acting profile page on Facebook, he had no idea just how strange and bizarre his life was going to ...
WPC-017 - Supernatural Thrills and Spills with Joanna Penn
02 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a growing indie author movement afoot, and it isn’t just limited to the US. Worldwide, authors are putting their stories on the page and m...
WPC-016 - High Performance Building with Todd Collins & Mark Attard
26 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Todd Collings and Mark Attard of AE Building Systems are part of a movement toward more efficient, “green” construction for homes and businesses. ...
WPC-015 - Found in Translation with Yannick Nelson
19 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Yannick Nelson is the “head honcho” at Azoogma—an agency that (among other things) does translation and localization for clients. It’s a fasci...
WPC-014 - Writing, Marketing, and Publishing with Nick Thacker
12 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Self publishing has quickly become a career for thousands of authors in the US, but to be successful at it takes a level of business and marketing sav...
WPC-013 - Sean Platt and the Necessary Evils of Self Publishing
05 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone wants to know “the secret” behind self publishing success, but when it comes down to it it’s just one simple rule: Do the work. Writing...
WPC-012 - Indie Author Jamie Maltman
21 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to write new and original fantasy—set in a world that’s maybe a little like our own history, but just different enough to seem s...
WPC-011 - American Manufacturing Revolution with Kevin Faul
14 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The American Manufacturing Revolution is the kind of thing that warms a Wordsligner’s heart. It harkens back to the days when guys like Benjamin Fra...
WPC-010 - Fearless Fantasy with Michael La Ronn
07 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
There’s fearless and then there’s fiercely fearless! Michael La Ronn is the indie author who brings us fearless fantasy—featuring everything fro...
WPC-009 - Digital Marketing with Jay Winkler
31 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
So what’s the story with digital marketing? That’s exactly what we’re talking about this week with Jay Winkler, Principal and Creative Director ...
WPC-008 - Luau Like a Local with JoAnn Takasaki
24 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Aloha! This week, Kevin chats with JoAnn Takaski, author of “Luau Like a Local” and CEO of GlobalWrites. Family and food are connected in some of ...
WPC-007 - Story Telling and Content Marketing with Rachel Parker
17 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Story plays a huge role in the development and growth of a business. And no one knows that batter that Rachel Parker—CEO & Founder of Resonance Cont...
WPC-006 - Story Through Tragedy with Tammy McDonald
10 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Every life has its tragedies and pain. That’s all part of the story. But you don’t have to let that pain define who you are. It’s part of the st...
WPC-005 - Free Range Story with Marianne Cantwell
03 Oct 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This great interview with Marianne Cantwell, author of “Be a Free Range Human,” might have been called “Wordslinger Redux!” After two intervi...
WPC-004 - The Power of Surprise Marketing with Andy Nulman
26 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kevin chats with Andy Nulman, author of “POW! Right Between the Eyes: Profiting from the power of surprise.” Andy talks about his book, ...
WPC-003 - Anime Parody Dubs with Bob Beaver
20 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin talks to Bob Beaver of CDS Productions about his work in creating anime parody dubs. What’s legal and what isn’t? Who’s the audience? Why ...
WPC-002 - Storytelling using YouTube with Paul Campbell
15 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
This week Kevin talks with video blogger Paul Campbell, from the Real United States Vlog, about storytelling with YouTube. Learn about Paul and his bl...
WPC-001 - Hello World!
05 Sep 2014
Contributed by Lukas
First episode! This week, Kevin Tumlinson introduces the Wordslinger Podcast, tells you the point of it all, and gives you some tips on storytelling a...