{"podcast":{"title":"The Indy Author Podcast","slug":"the-indy-author-podcast-1109171","podcast_index_feed_id":1109171,"rss_url":"https://theindyauthor.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://theindyauthor.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/2/c/0/12c01403d3a11a6616c3140a3186d450/TIAP_Image_Libsyn-20260225-6n7obk28hq.png","author":"Matty Dalrymple, The Indy Author","episode_count":346,"summary":"The Indy Author Podcast is for writers who are serious about both the craft of writing and the business of publishing — whether you're working toward your first book or building on an established career. Every week, host Matty Dalrymple talks with authors, editors, marketers, and publishing professionals about what's actually working right now. Topics span the full range of the writing life: developing compelling characters and tighter plots, navigating indie and traditional publishing paths, running effective book marketing campaigns, building an author platform, working with AI tools, writing short fiction and memoir, managing the business side of an author career, and much more. With hundreds of episodes in the catalog featuring guests from across the publishing world — from debut authors to bestsellers, indie publishers to Big Five veterans — there's something here for writers at every stage of their journey. Named one of the 10 Best Podcasts for Authors by Dale L. Roberts, and recognized five years running by Writer's Digest as one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers. 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Anderson & Johanna Parkhurst - #328","slug":"learn-to-write-it-learn-to-publish-it-western-colorado-university-master-s-programs-in-publishing-and-genre-fiction-with-kevin-j-anderson-johanna-parkhurst-328","published_at":"2026-03-24T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-indy-author-podcast-1109171/learn-to-write-it-learn-to-publish-it-western-colorado-university-master-s-programs-in-publishing-and-genre-fiction-with-kevin-j-anderson-johanna-parkhurst-328","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-indy-author-podcast-1109171","url":"https://theindyauthor.libsyn.com/learn-to-write-it-learn-to-publish-it-western-colorado-university-masters-programs-in-publishing-and-genre-fiction-with-kevin-j-anderson-johanna-parkhurst-328","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/theindyauthor/TIAP_328_Anderson_Parkhurst_Episode_LIBSYN.mp3?dest-id=386964","summary":"Matty Dalrymple talks with Kevin J. Anderson and Johanna Parkhurst about LEARN TO WRITE IT, LEARN TO PUBLISH IT, about Western Colorado University's master's programs in publishing and genre fiction, which treat commercial fiction as worthy of serious study and teach students every step from manuscript to market. They discuss the hands-on anthology project that drew nearly a thousand submissions, why understanding both indie and traditional publishing gives writers more career options, and what makes these programs unlike anything else in academia. Interview video at https://www.youtube.com/@TheIndyAuthorPodcast/podcasts Show notes, including extensive summary and transcript, at https://www.theindyauthor.com/episodes-all If you find the information in this video useful, please consider supporting The Indy Author! https://www.patreon.com/theindyauthor https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mattydalrymple Kevin J. Anderson has published more than 190 books, 58 of which have been national or international bestsellers, with over 24 million copies in print in 34 languages. He has written numerous novels in the Star Wars, X-Files, and Dune universes and too many original works novels and series to mention. All this in addition to editing anthologies, writing comics and games, and composing the lyrics to three rock albums. Anderson and his wife Rebecca MESS-ta are the publishers of WordFire Press, and he is the director of the graduate program in Publishing at Western Colorado University. Johanna Parkhurst, who also writes as J.E. Birk, is the author of award-winning and bestselling fiction and romance and primarily writes stories featuring LGBTQ+ characters. She has been published traditionally, by small presses, and also via her imprint Maple Mountains Press. Johanna is a Colorado Bo…","meta_description":"Matty Dalrymple talks with Kevin J. 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