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Activate Your Author Career

With the activated authors podcast

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Previous Guests Include

Previous Guests Include

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Episode

Interviews

Top talent, emerging writers, and thought leaders from all sections of the publishing industry.

Writing Tips

Real-world, transparent, brutally honest insights into the life of working writers.

Industry News

To the date news, tips, and tricks to help you get your book from page to print.

Mindset

Hone your author mind, overcome imposter syndrome, and excel as a writer.

Business

Build, coordinate, and manage a modern, thriving author business.

Marketing

Peek inside the business of working writers, discovering marketing strategies that work for your books.

Latest
Episode

What's It All About?

Interviews

Top talent, emerging writers, and thought leaders from all sections of the publishing industry.

Writing Tips

Real-world, transparent, brutally honest insights into the life of working writers.

Industry News

To the date news, tips, and tricks to help you get your book from page to print.

Mindset

Hone your author mind, overcome imposter syndrome, and excel as a writer.

Business

Build, coordinate, and manage a modern, thriving author business.

Marketing

Peek inside the business of working writers, discovering marketing strategies that work for your books.

Meet Your Hosts

Daniel Willcocks

Bestselling Author, Award-winning Podcaster, Author Coach

Daniel Willcocks is an international bestselling author and award-winning podcaster of dark fiction. He is an author coach, founder and CEO of Activated Authors; one quarter of digital story studio, Hawk & Cleaver; co-founder of iTunes-busting fiction podcast, ‘The Other Stories‘;’ CEO of horror imprint, Devil’s Rock Publishing; and the host of the ‘Activated Authors‘ podcast.

Samantha Frost

Video-editor, poet, writer, painter, actor and creator

A.K.A. “Mastress of None,” Sam is a video-editor, poet, writer, painter, actor and creator. Based in the south of England (but not born there, that’s an important distinction) Sam is passionate about helping creatives while battling the will of a medium sized human and the “affectionate” sneezes of a smaller sized pug.