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]]> Sat, 02 May 2026 22:51:43 -0600 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 704 I spent too much time learning and not enough time doing.

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No Should teen writers self-publish? 17 17 Should teen writers self-publish? full 518cc5a6-dc54-4a0a-9c77-40b8100bf59b https://lostislandpress.com/podcast/should-teen-writers-self-publish/ Today’s guest is Fiona Holland, winner of the 2025 Lost Island Writing Contest, who landed a two-book deal with her upcoming YA dystopian novel, Below.

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]]> Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:01:44 -0600 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 1044 Today’s guest is Fiona Holland, winner of the 2025 Lost Island Writing Contest, who landed a two-book deal with her upcoming YA dystopian novel, Below.

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No Should you keep writing when life is falling apart? 16 16 Should you keep writing when life is falling apart? full f57d4099-78a5-4885-8fcf-1e267709e685 https://lostislandpress.com/podcast/should-you-keep-writing-when-life-is-falling-apart Today’s guest is Kimberly Co, winner of the 2025 Lost Island Writing Contest, who landed a two-book deal with her upcoming YA mystery novel, The Shadow of Billie Jenkins.

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]]> Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:49:14 -0600 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 1232 Today’s guest is Kimberly Co, winner of the 2025 Lost Island Writing Contest, who landed a two-book deal with her upcoming YA mystery novel, The Shadow of Billie Jenkins.

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No What I learned from my 7th published book 15 15 What I learned from my 7th published book full a4217eb4-933b-4cdb-b323-1c6555a36221 https://lostislandpress.com/podcast/what-i-learned-from-my-7th-published-book 3 changes made, 3 lessons learned.

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]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:31:59 -0600 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 773 3 changes made, 3 lessons learned.

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No Writing the book is the easy part 14 14 Writing the book is the easy part full 15af2141-56b2-4943-b13f-1670a6a5ebb9 https://lostislandpress.com/podcast/writing-the-book-is-the-easy-part Let's learn how to market books together!

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]]> Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0600 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 1004 Let's learn how to market books together!

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No Why don't you love your art enough to share it? 13 13 Why don't you love your art enough to share it? full 263b5af4-ee06-4610-b543-df2dd5c196d1 https://lostislandpress.com/podcast/why-dont-you-love-your-art-enough-to-share-it Today’s guest is Matt Diamante, a viral SEO expert with 500K+ followers, author of Get Found, and founder of the digital marketing agency HeyTony.

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]]> Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0600 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 1618 Today’s guest is Matt Diamante, a viral SEO expert with 500K+ followers, author of Get Found, and founder of the digital marketing agency HeyTony.

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No I signed 2 new authors. Here's our plan for 2026. 12 12 I signed 2 new authors. Here's our plan for 2026. full e053fe69-6646-437a-981a-61998c01a0d7 https://lostislandpress.com/podcast/i-signed-2-new-authors-heres-our-plan-for-2026 Go follow our new authors on social media!

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]]> Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:00 -0600 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 1466 Go follow our new authors on social media!

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No Writers who hate marketing need to hear this 11 11 Writers who hate marketing need to hear this full a36e3161-8163-44a1-b667-8bba14f99b77 https://lostislandpress.com/podcast/writers-who-hate-marketing-need-to-hear-this Today's guest is Dave Chesson, the book marketing expert behind Kindlepreneur.

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]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0600 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 1896 Today's guest is Dave Chesson, the book marketing expert behind Kindlepreneur.

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No Dave Chesson I think I accidentally wrote a psychological thriller I think I accidentally wrote a psychological thriller bonus 3a783680-6e4a-4712-8ef1-a57ce71acc9f https://share.transistor.fm/s/a4bdf444 Preorder Avarium for an invite to my private launch party
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]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:52:44 -0700 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 824 I learned this lesson the hard way.

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No The problem with calling books "clean" 9 9 The problem with calling books "clean" full d2429691-3d1e-43d5-a3f1-f0852322f830 https://lostislandpress.com/podcast/the-problem-with-calling-books-clean Profanity and violence aren’t in the same category as smut.

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 743 Profanity and violence aren’t in the same category as smut.

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No Stop writing likable characters 8 8 Stop writing likable characters full 2c4d982d-6c46-4060-b32c-2c7a581c6194 https://lostislandpress.com/podcast/stop-writing-likable-characters If they never let me down, they'll never impress me.

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]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 1006 If they never let me down, they'll never impress me.

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No These authors are making $6,119/month 7 7 These authors are making $6,119/month full e3a87deb-e349-4fb5-9431-c27818cf5154 https://lostislandpress.com/these-authors-are-making-6119-month Today's guest is Dave Chesson, the book marketing expert behind Kindlepreneur.

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]]> Today's guest is Dave Chesson, the book marketing expert behind Kindlepreneur.

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]]> Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 2610 Today's guest is Dave Chesson, the book marketing expert behind Kindlepreneur.

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No Dave Chesson Why most manuscripts get rejected 6 6 Why most manuscripts get rejected full d9939afd-bd40-4c66-b0e2-da21f26c5030 https://lostislandpress.com/podcast/why-most-manuscripts-get-rejected Avoid these 5 mistakes to give your book a better shot.

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]]> Avoid these 5 mistakes to give your book a better shot.

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]]> Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 757 Avoid these 5 mistakes to give your book a better shot.

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No How the Hero's Journey works 5 5 How the Hero's Journey works full 3c743ea0-a533-4c0e-a05c-95d1b00a5622 https://lostislandpress.com/podcast/how-the-heros-journey-works Today's guest is Matthew P. Winkler, writer of the viral TED-Ed video “What Makes a Hero?”

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]]> Today's guest is Matthew P. Winkler, writer of the viral TED-Ed video “What Makes a Hero?”

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]]> Sat, 31 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 973 Today's guest is Matthew P. Winkler, writer of the viral TED-Ed video “What Makes a Hero?”

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No Matthew P. Winkler Writing a book description that sells 4 4 Writing a book description that sells full ee1f7827-d5f6-4407-abb8-b795522c4f3b https://share.transistor.fm/s/72e7fcfd Let's take 3 book descriptions from Lost Island Press and workshop them into stronger copy.

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📖 Lone Player by Julia Rosemary Turk
📖 Leaving Wishville by Mel Torrefranca

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]]> Let's take 3 book descriptions from Lost Island Press and workshop them into stronger copy.

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📖 Lone Player by Julia Rosemary Turk
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]]> Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 1222 Let's take 3 book descriptions from Lost Island Press and workshop them into stronger copy.

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No Modern book publishing is broken 3 3 Modern book publishing is broken full a58f783c-ae85-4ef9-8efb-963282499f5d https://lostislandpress.com/podcast/modern-book-publishing-is-broken No matter what path you choose, it's going to suck. (And that's okay!)

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]]> No matter what path you choose, it's going to suck. (And that's okay!)

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]]> Sat, 17 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 1085 No matter what path you choose, it's going to suck. (And that's okay!)

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No I started a publishing company with no clue what I was doing 2 2 I started a publishing company with no clue what I was doing full 67a379be-ebe7-4316-be2f-9236cbd5e12f https://lostislandpress.com/podcast/i-started-a-publishing-company-with-no-clue-what-i-was-doing When I was seventeen, I started a publishing company with hardly any experience. This episode covers why I did it, and some early lessons I learned.

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]]> When I was seventeen, I started a publishing company with hardly any experience. This episode covers why I did it, and some early lessons I learned.

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]]> Sat, 10 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0700 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 1028 When I was seventeen, I started a publishing company with hardly any experience. This episode covers why I did it, and some early lessons I learned.

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No Why I’m starting a podcast in 2026 1 1 Why I’m starting a podcast in 2026 full 14b3cf4d-f304-4afd-b530-b11923618718 https://lostislandpress.com/podcast/why-im-starting-a-podcast-in-2026 Turns out, my YouTube videos with less than 1K views sold more books than my videos with 1M+ views. Here's what I'm doing next.

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]]> Turns out, my YouTube videos with less than 1K views sold more books than my videos with 1M+ views. Here's what I'm doing next.

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]]> Sat, 03 Jan 2026 02:17:53 -0700 Mel Torrefranca Mel Torrefranca 806 Turns out, my YouTube videos with less than 1K views sold more books than my videos with 1M+ views. Here's what I'm doing next.

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]]> writing, writing advice, storytelling, publishing, book publishing, self-publishing, independent publishing, publishing industry, book marketing, authors No