# new author (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover new author. Page: Feed: --- ## [How Do You Make an Amateur Sleuth Believable to the Police? We Debate It | Ep 364](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jerry-evanoff2/episodes/How-Do-You-Make-an-Amateur-Sleuth-Believable-to-the-Police--We-Debate-It--Ep-364-e3ne3n9) _2026-08-15 · Jerry Evanoff · New Author Podcast_ This one starts with a genuinely useful craft conversation: Rich is stuck on how to make his amateur-sleuth protagonist believable when she's embedded with the police, and Jerry walks through how he solved the exact same problem across his own series — building real tension and a slow-earned trust with law enforcement instead of just handing his character access. From there it's a packed episode.… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/e73fcf2c/podcast/play/124243113/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-15%2F429871257-44100-2-d71ef63cbe6b9.mp3) ## ["Write Your Action Scenes in Reverse": The Best Writing Advice Jerry's Ever Gotten | Ep 363](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jerry-evanoff2/episodes/Write-Your-Action-Scenes-in-Reverse-The-Best-Writing-Advice-Jerrys-Ever-Gotten--Ep-363-e3n37cu) _2026-08-07 · Jerry Evanoff · New Author Podcast_ Two weeks off means twice the stats and twice the news in this one. Jerry closes out the first draft of book three — 45,512 words, 29 chapters, finished just two days after his own deadline — right in the middle of switching jobs and getting his driveway redone. He also shares real numbers from his book two Kindle Daily Countdown, which quietly outperformed his book one promo and is still… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/e73fcf2c/podcast/play/123886430/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-7%2F429380385-44100-2-28b88893a7f64.mp3) ## [Kindle Daily Countdown Results: Page Reads, Facebook Ads, and What Actually Works | Ep 362](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jerry-evanoff2/episodes/Kindle-Daily-Countdown-Results-Page-Reads--Facebook-Ads--and-What-Actually-Works--Ep-362-e3mflr0) _2026-07-24 · Jerry Evanoff · New Author Podcast_ Episode 362 opens with Jerry literally making a fantasy football draft pick mid-recording (Houston Texans defense, sixteenth round, no regrets), a genuinely funny multi-minute detour about Rich's display name blending into his window blinds, and then gets into some real news: as of July 31st, Jerry's current job no longer exists which means his whole writing-at-lunch routine is about to change. On… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/e73fcf2c/podcast/play/123245856/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-24%2F428515960-44100-2-8c538f2dccd2f.mp3) ## [9,000 Words, a Power Outage, and a Trilogy Called "A Series of Fortunate Disasters" | Ep 361](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jerry-evanoff2/episodes/9-000-Words--a-Power-Outage--and-a-Trilogy-Called-A-Series-of-Fortunate-Disasters--Ep-361-e3m7nev) _2026-07-18 · Jerry Evanoff · New Author Podcast_ Episode 361 kicks off with Rich recording under the alias Captain Beefheart for reasons nobody fully explains, a Steven Wright joke about the Grateful Dead, and Jerry teasing some mysterious "big news" he can't talk about yet (subscribe if you want to find out when he finally spills it). From there it's a genuinely packed episode. Jerry had a monster writing week — book three jumped over 9,000… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/e73fcf2c/podcast/play/122985375/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-18%2F428162932-44100-2-976c8d6272a12.mp3) ## [Writing a Bunch of Words, Buying/Renewing Domains and Letting AI Hire Magnum P.I.](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jerry-evanoff2/episodes/Writing-a-Bunch-of-Words--BuyingRenewing-Domains-and-Letting-AI-Hire-Magnum-P-I-e3lrchb) _2026-07-09 · Jerry Evanoff · New Author Podcast_ This week, Jerry finally has the kind of update that makes a writer breathe like a human again: real progress. Book 3 is moving. He adds 13,970 words over the last two weeks, pushes the manuscript past 21,000 words, gets about a third of the way through the rewrite, and starts sounding like somebody who can actually see the road instead of just the potholes. Which is nice, because for a while… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/e73fcf2c/podcast/play/122580971/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-9%2F427618934-44100-2-8f442364825b.mp3) ## [Paul Simon, Plot Progress, and Rich’s Full-On Writing Doldrums | Ep 359](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jerry-evanoff2/episodes/Paul-Simon--Plot-Progress--and-Richs-Full-On-Writing-Doldrums--Ep-359-e3l9qu1) _2026-06-26 · Jerry Evanoff · New Author Podcast_ This week, Jerry actually has real writing progress to report, which is nice, because lately Book 3 has felt like one long hostage situation involving outlines, rewrites, and editor notes. He adds 5,643 new words to Networking Murder , pushes his yearly total to 15,240, gets the green light from Super Editor Cee, and starts moving through the early chapters for real. So yes, the rewrite is still a… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/e73fcf2c/podcast/play/122005889/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-26%2F426848210-44100-2-192a7bed7fa5a.mp3) ## [World Cup Reels, Writer Doubt, and a Whole Lot of Plotting | Ep 358](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jerry-evanoff2/episodes/World-Cup-Reels--Writer-Doubt--and-a-Whole-Lot-of-Plotting--Ep-358-e3l05f7) _2026-06-19 · Jerry Evanoff · New Author Podcast_ This week, Jerry and Rich start out where all serious writing podcasts should: with World Cup fans losing their minds in America, Buc-ee’s getting the kind of free advertising money can’t buy, and the growing realization that half the internet is now just Europeans discovering that the United States is not, in fact, one long action-movie chase scene. So yes, before we get to books, there is a lot… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/e73fcf2c/podcast/play/121688999/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-19%2F426424466-44100-2-3115c6e235312.mp3) ## [There's Still Room for You: How New Authors Can Break In When the Shelves Are Already Full](https://www.aiandauthorship.com/p/theres-still-room-for-you-how-new) _2026-06-16 · Steph (S. J.) Pajonas · Steph Pajonas Writes About AI and Authorship_ The new author's path forward. ## [Summer Library Chaos, Full Rewrites, and Author Panic | Ep 357](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jerry-evanoff2/episodes/Summer-Library-Chaos--Full-Rewrites--and-Author-Panic--Ep-357-e3kc0gd) _2026-06-04 · Jerry Evanoff · New Author Podcast_ This week, Jerry and Rich both show up looking like they’ve been dragged behind their own projects for a few miles. Rich is getting swarmed at the library now that school’s out and kids are pouring in for summer programs and free lunches, while Jerry is staring down the reality that Book 3 is no longer a revision job. It’s a full rebuild. So yes, this one has that fun “everything is under control… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/e73fcf2c/podcast/play/121028557/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-5%2F425540911-44100-2-119267e5ce61d.mp3) ## [Findable or Forgotten: Why Your Author Website Is the Most Important Marketing Tool You Own](https://www.aiandauthorship.com/p/findable-or-forgotten-why-your-author) _2026-06-02 · Steph (S. J.) Pajonas · Steph Pajonas Writes About AI and Authorship_ If AI can't find you, new readers can't either. ## [Watch chovy live code (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/aFHrSnSVjTp8) _2026-06-02 · **Sponsored**_ Join Mosh Coding streams with collaborative screen sharing and remote control, open source. ## [Available At Last: The Midnight Vault II](https://themidnightvault.substack.com/p/available-now) _2026-06-01 · Bryan Pirolli · The Midnight Vault_ Release day is here for the anthology ## [Promo Stats, AI Agents, and a Microphone That Needed Viagra | Ep 356](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jerry-evanoff2/episodes/Promo-Stats--AI-Agents--and-a-Microphone-That-Needed-Viagra--Ep-356-e3k1tkg) _2026-05-29 · Jerry Evanoff · New Author Podcast_ This week, Jerry and Rich show up for what Jerry calls “real podcasting,” which means no editing, a sagging microphone, and two writers trying to sound calm while both of them are standing in the middle of some very specific chaos. Jerry opens with the results of his recent promo run for Book 1: 98 total orders for the month, including 92 discounted copies of Book 1, 6 copies of Book 2, 1,037 page… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/e73fcf2c/podcast/play/120697936/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-29%2F425098510-44100-2-c66a8ff79de76.mp3) ## [Kindle Countdown Chaos and the Michigan Hawk Migration | Ep 355](https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jerry-evanoff2/episodes/Kindle-Countdown-Chaos-and-the-Michigan-Hawk-Migration--Ep-355-e3jnnmg) _2026-05-22 · Jerry Evanoff · New Author Podcast_ This week, Jerry is knee-deep in promo-stack numbers, Facebook ad stats, Amazon rankings, and the slow, humbling reality that book marketing rarely arrives like a fireworks show. Book 1 is in a Kindle Countdown deal, the promo sites are rolling, the emails are out, and the results are... fine. Not awful, not magical, and very much the kind of real-world author experience nobody puts on a… [Listen](https://anchor.fm/s/e73fcf2c/podcast/play/120364176/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-22%2F424655562-44100-2-ed69919f5bd3.mp3) ## [Just Ask Chat: How to Use AI in Every Part of Your Author Life](https://www.aiandauthorship.com/p/just-ask-chat-how-to-use-ai-in-every) _2026-05-19 · Steph (S. J.) Pajonas · Steph Pajonas Writes About AI and Authorship_ Your AI is a thinking partner for almost anything you can describe to it — including the parts of your author life that have nothing to do with writing. ## [The Midnight Vault II | Cover & Author reveal](https://themidnightvault.substack.com/p/the-midnight-vault-ii-cover-and-author) _2026-05-06 · J. Curtis · The Midnight Vault_ Watch now | A recording from The Midnight Vault crew [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/195928438/227f59180692c3a284cd23ad638b50e2.mp3) ## [Cover Reveal and Story List: The Midnight Vault II](https://themidnightvault.substack.com/p/cover-reveal-and-story-list-the-midnight) _2026-05-06 · Bryan Pirolli · The Midnight Vault_ Your eyes aren't deceiving you...it's here! ## [Out of the Box Is Where I Live: How to Push Your AI Past Average](https://www.aiandauthorship.com/p/out-of-the-box-is-where-i-live-how) _2026-05-05 · Steph (S. J.) Pajonas · Steph Pajonas Writes About AI and Authorship_ AI was designed to give you the average. Your job is to push it past it. ## [TMV II : Editors' Choice Award](https://themidnightvault.substack.com/p/tmv-ii-editors-choice-award) _2026-04-29 · J. Curtis · The Midnight Vault_ The "big award" goes to... ## [Announcing: TMV II Chamber Awards](https://themidnightvault.substack.com/p/announcing-tmv-ii-chamber-awards) _2026-04-22 · Bryan Pirolli · The Midnight Vault_ And the category is... ## [The Perfect Prompt Doesn't Exist: Why Your Judgment Matters More Than Your Words](https://www.aiandauthorship.com/p/the-perfect-prompt-doesnt-exist-why) _2026-04-21 · Steph (S. J.) Pajonas · Steph Pajonas Writes About AI and Authorship_ There's no magic formula. There's just you — your taste, your decisions, and your willingness to stay in the loop. ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/uEYjjBMHjBJB) _2026-04-21 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Your AI Is Only as Good as Your Taste: Why 'Slop' Is a Process Problem, Not a Tool Problem](https://www.aiandauthorship.com/p/your-ai-is-only-as-good-as-your-taste) _2026-04-07 · Steph (S. J.) Pajonas · Steph Pajonas Writes About AI and Authorship_ The word has lost all meaning — so let's give it some back. ## [The Interview Is the Secret: How I Use AI to Write Articles That Actually Sound Like Me](https://www.aiandauthorship.com/p/the-interview-is-the-secret-how-i) _2026-03-24 · Steph (S. J.) Pajonas · Steph Pajonas Writes About AI and Authorship_ The process behind these posts — and why my mom still can't tell. ## [Your Workflow Is Yours: Why Personalizing Your AI Process Matters More Than Following Someone Else's](https://www.aiandauthorship.com/p/your-workflow-is-yours-why-personalizing) _2026-03-10 · Steph (S. J.) Pajonas · Steph Pajonas Writes About AI and Authorship_ There's no one right way to write with AI — and the sooner you stop looking for it, the sooner you'll find what actually works for you. ## [New Author Profile: M.P. Fitzgerald](https://themidnightvault.substack.com/p/new-author-profile-mp-fitzgerald) _2026-03-07 · Shane Bzdok · The Midnight Vault_ Meet new voices emerging from The Midnight Vault ## [More Human, Not Less: How AI Helps Authors Actually Show Up](https://www.aiandauthorship.com/p/more-human-not-less-how-ai-helps) _2026-02-24 · Steph (S. J.) Pajonas · Steph Pajonas Writes About AI and Authorship_ When life tried to pull me away from my readers, AI brought me back ## [The Conversation Loop: Why Your Best AI Writing Comes from Iteration](https://www.aiandauthorship.com/p/the-conversation-loop-why-your-best) _2026-02-10 · Steph (S. J.) Pajonas · Steph Pajonas Writes About AI and Authorship_ A practical tip for steering AI output until it sounds like you ## [New Author Profile: Haly, the Moonlight Bard](https://themidnightvault.substack.com/p/new-author-profile-haly-the-moonlight) _2026-01-20 · J. Curtis · The Midnight Vault_ Meet new voices emerging from The Midnight Vault ## [New Contributor Q&A: Alex S. Garcia](https://themidnightvault.substack.com/p/new-contributor-q-and-a-alex-s-garcia) _2026-01-06 · Bryan Pirolli · The Midnight Vault_ Meet new voices emerging from The Midnight Vault ## [TMVII | By The Numbers](https://themidnightvault.substack.com/p/tmvii-by-the-numbers) _2025-12-02 · J. Curtis · The Midnight Vault_ Behind the scenes and in the weeds ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/19nCqXFFf44W) _2025-12-02 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [TMVII | A Midnight Gift Guide](https://themidnightvault.substack.com/p/tmvii-a-midnight-gift-guide) _2025-12-01 · J. Curtis · The Midnight Vault_ Buy a book, support independent authors