{"podcast":{"title":"Novel Marketing","slug":"novel-marketing-569504","podcast_index_feed_id":569504,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2253681.rss","website_url":"https://www.authormedia.com/","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/t517no6u8005rzmh9h7dqd6pbib2?.jpg","author":"Thomas Umstattd Jr.","episode_count":497,"summary":"The longest-running book marketing podcast in the world. This is the show for writers who want to build their platform, sell more books, and change the world with writing worth talking about. Whether you self publish or are with a traditional house, this podcast will make book promotion fun and easy. Thomas Umstattd Jr. interviews publishers, indie authors, and bestselling traditional authors about how to get published and sell more books.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/novel-marketing-569504"},"episode":{"title":"The Cultural Zeitgeist Shift That's Making Indie Authors Rich","slug":"the-cultural-zeitgeist-shift-that-s-making-indie-authors-rich","published_at":"2026-04-08T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/novel-marketing-569504/the-cultural-zeitgeist-shift-that-s-making-indie-authors-rich","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/novel-marketing-569504","url":"https://www.authormedia.com/the-cultural-zeitgeist-shift-thats-making-indie-authors-rich/","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2253681/episodes/18972073-the-cultural-zeitgeist-shift-that-s-making-indie-authors-rich.mp3","summary":"There’s a culture shift underway that most authors aren’t seeing. Even traditional publishers can’t figure out why their titles are resonating. If your book isn’t selling, it could be a cover or craft problem, but it might be a zeitgeist problem. In this week’s episode, you’ll hear from fantasy and LitRPG author Seth Ring. We discuss the biggest cultural shift in storytelling in two decades and what it means for your books. You’ll discover What’s become of the morally conflicted anti-h...","meta_description":"There’s a culture shift underway that most authors aren’t seeing. Even traditional publishers can’t figure out why their titles are resonating. If your bo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3729,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/novel-marketing-569504/episodes/the-cultural-zeitgeist-shift-that-s-making-indie-authors-rich/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/novel-marketing-569504/the-cultural-zeitgeist-shift-that-s-making-indie-authors-rich.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}