{"id":208752,"date":"2025-02-07T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/?p=208752"},"modified":"2025-02-07T00:48:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T06:48:23","slug":"how-to-succeed-as-an-author-speaker-ep212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.draft2digital.com\/blog\/how-to-succeed-as-an-author-speaker-ep212\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Succeed as an Author Speaker \/\/ EP212"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Matty Dalrymple has written books on the business of short fiction, podcasting for authors, and how to succeed as an author speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/4ac6a404-a520-48fb-aca2-9ea495b31d4f\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"How to Succeed as an Author Speaker\" allow=\"autoplay\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Succeed as an Author Speaker\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kzl_fyJZxxc?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"episode-notes\">Episode Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Matty Dalrymple is a prolific author, a member of various thriller writer groups, and finds time to podcast, speak, and consult on the craft of writing. She has written books on the business of short fiction, podcasting for authors, and how to succeed as an author speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\/\/Draft2Digital is where you start your Indie Author Career\/\/&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking for your path to self-publishing success? Draft2Digital is the leading ebook publisher and distributor worldwide. We\u2019ll convert your manuscript, distribute it online, and support you the whole way\u2014and we won\u2019t charge you a dime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We take a small percentage of the royalties for each sale you make through us, so we only make money when you make money. 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