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Activated Authors is an online author community centered around principles of healthy productivity, community, and shared knowledge. Founded by international bestselling author, award-winning podcaster, and author coach, Daniel Willcocks, the group aims to help authors and creatives of all levels achieve their creative goals and thrive as part of a healthy, positive community.
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Monday Sep 19, 2022
J. Thorn ON: CHANGE And Moving Forward
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
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J. Thorn has published two million words and has sold more than 185,000 books worldwide. He is an official member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Horror Writers Association, and the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers.
J. hosts the Writers, Ink podcast with J.D. Barker and Zach Bohannon, and has interviewed some of today’s most successful authors including Matthew McConaughey, James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Seth Godin, Joyce Carol Oates, Hugh Howey, Andy Weir, Jodi Picoult, Nicholas Sparks, Lee Child, Stephen Pressfield, Chuck Palahniuk, and many more.
Thorn earned a B.A. in American History from the University of Pittsburgh and a M.A. from Duquesne University. He is a husband, father, full-time writer, part-time professor at John Carroll University, founder of The Author Life Community, podcaster, FM radio DJ, musician, and owner of the Three Story Method Editing Agency.
In this episode we go deep into:
- What’s stayed the same since 2020? [12:37]
- What J is working on [14:35]
- Working in/on ‘The Three Story Method’ [17:14]
- The journey of ‘The Author Life’ community [23:14]
- The Writers Ink [26:10]
- Approaching J D Barker [30:10]
- How interviewing has helped [33:38]
- Planning & Change [38:31]
- Advice to a 2017 J 41:54]
- Marketing & Strategy [46:22]
- Author events [49:35]
- What’s in the pipeline? [53:02]
- Why J Writes [55:50]
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Show theme: Karl Hughes
Show editing: Sam Frost
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