Matty Dalrymple, The Indy Author, shares her learnings from her years hosting and producing The Indy Author Podcast. Tapping nautical metaphors to explore the stages of creating a podcast, this book will guide you through determining your destination, preparing for your voyage, and setting sail. Matty discusses the benefits podcasting offers to authors specifically, and the specific challenges authors might need to overcome to succeed in this medium.
Questions posed at the end of each chapter prompt insights to be captured in your own Captain's Log, enabling you to note progress, acknowledge mistakes, and celebrate successes on your voyage.
This is not merely a manual of technical requirements, although those are covered at a high level in the book and in more detail at The Indy Author website. This is a foundational resource you can pick up again and again, one that will serve as your guide as you steer your podcast through its voyage and, when a course correction is needed, will provide the strategies and tactics you need to adjust your bearing.
The Indy Authorโs Guide to Podcasting for Authors covers:
The Podcasting Voyage
ยทย ย ย ย ย Why Podcasting ... and Why for Authors?
Determining Your Destination
ยทย ย ย ย ย Determining Your Destination - Introduction
ยทย ย ย ย ย Establishing Connections with Guests
ยทย ย ย ย ย Building Community with Listeners
ยทย ย ย ย ย Creating Direct Income with Your Podcast
ยทย ย ย ย ย Creating Indirect Income with Your Podcast
Preparing for Your Voyage
ยทย ย ย ย ย Preparing for the Voyage - Introduction
ยทย ย ย ย ย Choosing Your Topic
ยทย ย ย ย ย Choosing Your Format
ยทย ย ย ย ย Choosing Your Mode, Medium, and Venue
ยทย ย ย ย ย Choosing Your Deliverables
ยทย ย ย ย ย Choosing Your Schedule
ยทย ย ย ย ย Choosing Your Episode Structure
ยทย ย ย ย ย Choosing Your Persona
ยทย ย ย ย ย Choosing Your Livery (a.k.a. Branding)
ยทย ย ย ย ย Choosing the Tech
Setting Sail
ยทย ย ย ย ย Setting Sail - Introduction
ยทย ย ย ย ย Lining up Guests
ยทย ย ย ย ย Preparing for the Episode
ยทย ย ย ย ย Creating the Environment
ยทย ย ย ย ย Refining Your Audio and Video Presence
ยทย ย ย ย ย Creating the Episode
ยทย ย ย ย ย Making the Most of Your Content
ยทย ย ย ย ย Making It Interactive
ยทย ย ย ย ย Reducing Friction (Improving Your Production Process)
ยทย ย ย ย ย Being a Podcast Guest
Embarking on the Voyage
ยทย ย ย ย ย Embarking of the Voyage - Last Thoughts
ยทย ย ย ย ย Resources
Matty Dalrympleย podcasts,ย writes, speaks, and consults on the writing craft and the publishing voyage asย The Indy Author. She is the host of THE INDY AUTHOR PODCAST and the author of THE INDY AUTHORโS GUIDE TO PODCASTING FOR AUTHORS. She is also the co-author, along with Mark Leslie Lefebvre, of TAKING THE SHORT TACK: CREATING INCOME AND CONNECTING WITH READERS USING SHORT FICTION. Matty is a member of the Alliance of Independent Authors.
Matty is also the author ofย the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers ROCK PAPER SCISSORS, SNAKES AND LADDERS, and THE IRON RING;ย the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels THE SENSE OF DEATH, THE SENSE OF RECKONING, and THE FALCON AND THE OWL; andย the Ann Kinnear Suspense Shorts, including CLOSE THESE EYES and WRITE IN WATER.ย Matty is a member ofย Mystery Writers of America,ย Sisters in Crime,ย and theย Brandywine Valley Writers Group.
Matty lives with her husband and their dogs in Chester County, Pennsylvania.