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!

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Connect with Peggy: https://www.peggydoviak.com

Buy 52 Weeks to Fearless: https://bookshop.org/a/83665/9798218594329

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Music: Cool and Crisp featuring OMB by Ketsa, Free Music Archive, CC BY

Author marketing expert Ashley Werner-Sithonnorath walks us through, well, how to be our dorky, introverted, writer selves when marketing online.

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Connect with Ashley Werner-Sithonnorath: https://www.thatdigitalrush.com/

Subscribe to her Substack & get author marketing tips: https://authormarketing.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips

Buy Villain Era Goddess: https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=CKCCZ9dmC9KiTz98PmboBMvzIpv42UmPq1FF0yuvOtT

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Watch the Jim Butcher interview: https://youtu.be/F1NWO00SUns?si=-npOE25qXAK7ildB

Music: Cool and Crisp featuring OMB by Ketsa, Free Music Archive, CC BY

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.

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Connect with G.C. Byrne: https://www.instagram.com/gcbyrneauthor/

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Learn More: www.thefictionlab.com

Music: Cool and Crisp featuring OMB by Ketsa, Free Music Archive, CC BY