The Fiction Lab Podcast

How to Convince the IRS Your Creative Pursuit is a Business

Author and financial expert Peggy Doviak joins us in the Lab to teach us how we can convince the IRS our creative pursuit is a business! And also, how you can convince yourself it's a business! Learn the story elements with The Fiction Lab. Connect with Peggy: https://www.peggydoviak.com [https://www.peggydoviak.com] Buy 52 Weeks to Fearless: https://bookshop.org/a/83665/9798218594329 [https://bookshop.org/a/83665/9798218594329] Join the Discord: https://bit.ly/fictionlabdiscord [https://bit.ly/fictionlabdiscord] Learn More: www.thefictionlab.com [http://www.thefictionlab.com] Music: Cool and Crisp featuring OMB by Ketsa, Free Music Archive, CC BY Get full access to The Fiction Lab at www.thefictionlab.com/subscribe [https://www.thefictionlab.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

How to Be Yourself When Marketing . . . Yourself

Author marketing expert Ashley Werner-Sithonnorath walks us through, well, how to be our dorky, introverted, writer selves when marketing online. Learn the story elements with The Fiction Lab. Connect with Ashley Werner-Sithonnorath: https://www.thatdigitalrush.com/ [https://www.thatdigitalrush.com/] Subscribe to her Substack & get author marketing tips: https://authormarketing.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips [https://authormarketing.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips] Buy Villain Era Goddess: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=CKCCZ9dmC9KiTz98PmboBMvzIpv42UmPq1FF0yuvOtT [https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=CKCCZ9dmC9KiTz98PmboBMvzIpv42UmPq1FF0yuvOtT] Join the Discord: https://bit.ly/fictionlabdiscord [https://bit.ly/fictionlabdiscord] Learn More: www.thefictionlab.com [http://www.thefictionlab.com] Watch the Jim Butcher interview: https://youtu.be/F1NWO00SUns?si=-npOE25qXAK7ildB [https://youtu.be/F1NWO00SUns?si=-npOE25qXAK7ildB] Music: Cool and Crisp featuring OMB by Ketsa, Free Music Archive, CC BY Get full access to The Fiction Lab at www.thefictionlab.com/subscribe [https://www.thefictionlab.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Before and After the Fight: Writing Combat

Author and veteran G.C. Byrne joins us in the Lab to talk about the often-overlooked parts of writing combat in fiction: preparation, decision-making, and aftermath. We dig into what should realistically happen before a fight breaks out and what absolutely can’t be ignored once the adrenaline wears off. Learn the story elements with The Fiction Lab. Connect with G.C. Byrne: https://www.instagram.com/gcbyrneauthor/ [https://www.instagram.com/gcbyrneauthor/] Join the Discord: https://bit.ly/fictionlabdiscord [https://bit.ly/fictionlabdiscord] Learn More: www.thefictionlab.com [http://www.thefictionlab.com] Music: Cool and Crisp featuring OMB by Ketsa, Free Music Archive, CC BY Get full access to The Fiction Lab at www.thefictionlab.com/subscribe [https://www.thefictionlab.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Why Readers Say "I Don't Know, Something Was Off"

Editor Kristy Gibbs joins us in the Lab to walk us through what’s causing your readers to say “I don’t know, something was off.” How can you fix it? Kristy tells us! Learn the story elements with The Fiction Lab. Connect with Kristy: https://deadtreesandink.net/ [https://deadtreesandink.net/] Join the Discord: https://bit.ly/fictionlabdiscord [https://bit.ly/fictionlabdiscord] Learn More: www.thefictionlab.com [http://www.thefictionlab.com] Music: Cool and Crisp featuring OMB by Ketsa, Free Music Archive, CC BY Get full access to The Fiction Lab at www.thefictionlab.com/subscribe [https://www.thefictionlab.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]

Writing Combat: The Basics

Author and veteran G.C. Byrne joins us in the Lab to talk about the often-overlooked parts of writing combat in fiction: preparation, decision-making, and aftermath. We dig into what should realistically happen before a fight breaks out and what absolutely can’t be ignored once the adrenaline wears off. Learn the story elements with The Fiction Lab. Connect with G.C. Byrne: https://www.instagram.com/gcbyrneauthor/ [https://www.instagram.com/gcbyrneauthor/] Join the Discord: https://bit.ly/fictionlabdiscord [https://bit.ly/fictionlabdiscord] Learn More: www.thefictionlab.com [http://www.thefictionlab.com] Music: Cool and Crisp featuring OMB by Ketsa, Free Music Archive, CC BY Get full access to The Fiction Lab at www.thefictionlab.com/subscribe [https://www.thefictionlab.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4]