The Wordslinger Podcast

SHOW NOTESThe FINAL EPISODE (of 2024). This week I chat with Jesse Lakes, founder of Genius Link—a tool that helps you send readers and customers to all the right places, from a single, very useful URL.Also in this episode, I talk about some of my own upcoming plans for 2025, including ways I intend to monetize this show and more of my work, and my “strategy is better than planning” approach. Some nice pearls of wisdom here, so don’t miss the “Note at the End.”Watch this episode on YouTube:Show links:* Genius Link: https://geniuslink.comMore for you from J. Kevin Tumlinson* Writers! Tune in to the Writers, Ink Podcast for great interviews and writing wisdom: https://writersinkpodcast.com* The Wordslinger Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wordslingerpodcast* Visit WordslingerPodcast.comGot a topic or question for the show? Want to AKA (Ask Kevin ANYTHING?) Send it to me at kevintumlinson.com/contactFollow me online:* Buy my books at kevintumlinson.com/books* Read me on Substack: kevintumlinson.substack.com* See me: youtube.com/kevintumlinson* X me out: x.com/kevintumlinson (@kevintumlinson)* Face me: facebook.com/kevintumlinson* Link me: linkedin.com/in/kevintumlinsonThanks for reading The Writer_! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to The Writer_ at kevintumlinson.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOW NOTESHo-ho-ho, Slingers! It’s a Very Christmasy Wordslinger Podcast, and I can’t think of a better or more inspiring guest than Marco Gamboa. Here to talk about his book, “Within Normal Limits,” and the life-altering diagnosis that inspired him to write it. In this interview we chat about multiple sclerosis, writing as a legacy, and the most important topic of all… living in Texas.Find me on Substack at https://kevintumlinson.substack.com Watch this episode on YouTube:Show links:- Read “Within Normal Limits” - https://amzn.to/3ZLTZLf - Find Marco Gamboa online - https://wnlmarco.com More for you from J. Kevin Tumlinson- Writers! Tune in to the Writers, Ink Podcast for great interviews and writing wisdom: https://writersinkpodcast.com- The Wordslinger Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wordslingerpodcast - Visit WordslingerPodcast.com Got a topic or question for the show? Want to AKA (Ask Kevin ANYTHING?) Send it to me at kevintumlinson.com/contact Follow me online:- Buy my books at kevintumlinson.com/books- Read me on Substack: kevintumlinson.substack.com - See me: youtube.com/kevintumlinson - X me out: x.com/kevintumlinson (@kevintumlinson)- Face me: facebook.com/kevintumlinson - Link me: linkedin.com/in/kevintumlinson Thanks for reading The Writer_! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to The Writer_ at kevintumlinson.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOW NOTESSome people are just my people. And that’s definitely true for this week’s guest. Julie Fingersh is a writer, journalist, and most recently, the author of “Stay: A Story of Family, Love & Other Traumas.” In this episode we talk about the one thing we all have in common, which is families that drive us nuts. We also talk about writing essays, managing careers, dealing with empty nests, and more. Tune in, don’t miss it, say hello in the comments.Watch this episode on YouTube:Show links:- Julie’s website: https://www.juliefingersh.com- Find the book: https://amzn.to/3BdMNzu More for you from J. Kevin Tumlinson- Writers! Tune in to the Writers, Ink Podcast for great interviews and writing wisdom: https://writersinkpodcast.com- The Wordslinger Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wordslingerpodcast - Visit WordslingerPodcast.com Got a topic or question for the show? Want to AKA (Ask Kevin ANYTHING?) Send it to me at kevintumlinson.com/contact Follow me online:- Buy my books at kevintumlinson.com/books- Read me on Substack: kevintumlinson.substack.com - See me: youtube.com/kevintumlinson - X me out: x.com/kevintumlinson (@kevintumlinson)- Face me: facebook.com/kevintumlinson - Link me: linkedin.com/in/kevintumlinson Thanks for reading The Writer_! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to The Writer_ at kevintumlinson.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOW NOTESThis episode, I had the chance to chat with a new friend, and someone who has a strong YouTube channel of his own. Dave Cullen—YouTuber, film critic, and now novelist—swings by to talk about his new book, and his new foray into writing fiction. From the woes of cover to design to the highs of holding your book in print, we run through it all. With Texas and Irish accents, to boot.Watch this episode on YouTube:Show links:* Buy “Deus V Machina” - https://amzn.to/3VqIPue* The Dave Cullen Show - https://www.youtube.com/@TheDaveCullenShowMore for you from J. Kevin Tumlinson* Writers! Tune in to the Writers, Ink Podcast for great interviews and writing wisdom: https://writersinkpodcast.com* The Wordslinger Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wordslingerpodcast* Visit WordslingerPodcast.comGot a topic or question for the show? Want to AKA (Ask Kevin ANYTHING?) Send it to me at kevintumlinson.com/contactFollow me online:* Buy my books at kevintumlinson.com/books* Read me on Substack: kevintumlinson.substack.com* See me: youtube.com/kevintumlinson* X me out: x.com/kevintumlinson (@kevintumlinson)* Face me: facebook.com/kevintumlinson* Link me: linkedin.com/in/kevintumlinsonThanks for reading The Writer_! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to The Writer_ at kevintumlinson.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOW NOTESSubscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/wordslingerpodcastThis week you get to eavesdrop on me meeting Pete Paschal for the very first time, in a chat about AI and marketing that I think will be eye-opening for just about everybody. And in my Note at the End, I talk about some things that come straight from the heart—covered in blood and everything. Oh, also, there’s Kevin Smith here. Find out what Kevin Smith smells like. Then ask me how I know.And finally, happy Thanksgiving 2024 to all the US folks (and ok, everyone else, too… I’m grateful for you, puddin’).Watch this episode on YouTube:Show links:* Books and Coaching: https://learn.mediacopilot.ai/* Media Copilot - https://mediacopilot.ai/Writers! Tune in to the Writers, Ink Podcast for great interviews and writing wisdom: https://writersinkpodcast.comThe Wordslinger Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wordslingerpodcastMY NEW NOVEL, “THE FORGOTTEN RUNE,” AVAILABLE NOW!Download your copy at https://bit.ly/forgottenruneazWatch “Who is Dan Kotler?” on YouTube: Find more from me, and find ways to support what I’m making here when you go to Wordslingerpodcast.comGot a topic or question for the show? Want to AKA (Ask Kevin ANYTHING?) Send it to me at kevintumlinson.com/contactFollow me online:* Buy my books at kevintumlinson.com/books* Read me on Substack: kevintumlinson.substack.com* See me: youtube.com/kevintumlinson* X me out: x.com/kevintumlinson (@kevintumlinson)* Face me: facebook.com/kevintumlinson* Link me: linkedin.com/in/kevintumlinsonThanks for reading The Writer_! This post is public so feel free to share it. Get full access to The Writer_ at kevintumlinson.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOW NOTESSubscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/wordslingerpodcastMy most popular and longest-running thriller novel series has been my Dan Kotler Archaeological Thrillers, which deal with threats emerging from ancient history to muck up the works in the modern world. So this new release from George K. Mehok, “Going Dark,” is my kind of novel. In this episode, we talk about the book and the real-world history and technology it explores.Watch this episode on YouTube:Show links:* Order “Going Dark” on Amazon (affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3CekEbo* George K. Mehok - Author Website: https://www.georgemehok.com* Author Nation: https://www.authornation.live* Author Natione RAVE - come get me to sign your books, and see Kevin Smith, Live! - https://www.authornation.live/RAVE* Dave Cullen’s video promoting my books - Writers! Tune in to the Writers, Ink Podcast for great interviews and writing wisdom: https://writersinkpodcast.comThe Wordslinger Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wordslingerpodcastMY NEW NOVEL, “THE FORGOTTEN RUNE,” AVAILABLE NOW!Download your copy at https://bit.ly/forgottenruneazWatch “Who is Dan Kotler?” on YouTube: Find more from me, and find ways to support what I’m making here when you go to Wordslingerpodcast.comGot a topic or question for the show? Want to AKA (Ask Kevin ANYTHING?) Send it to me at kevintumlinson.com/contactFollow me online:* Buy my books at kevintumlinson.com/books* Read me on Substack: kevintumlinson.substack.com* See me: youtube.com/kevintumlinson* X me out: x.com/kevintumlinson (@kevintumlinson)* Face me: facebook.com/kevintumlinson* Link me: linkedin.com/in/kevintumlinson Get full access to The Writer_ at kevintumlinson.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOW NOTESSubscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/wordslingerpodcastI’ve read and studied a lot of both Greek philosophy and guides for writers. And in the Venn diagram of those two things, they overlap in a big way with Aristotle’s “Poetica.” So when Douglas Vigliotti approached me to talk about his book, “Aristotle for Authors,” I couldn’t wait to have the conversation. I think you’ll find this one hugely interesting and helpful, too.Watch this episode on YouTube:Show links:* Aristotle for Authors - AristotleforNovelists.com* Douglas Vigliotti - DouglasVigliotti.com* Books for Men Podcast - BooksforMen.orgWriters! Tune in to the Writers, Ink Podcast for great interviews and writing wisdom: https://writersinkpodcast.comThe Wordslinger Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wordslingerpodcastMY NEW NOVEL, “THE FORGOTTEN RUNE,” AVAILABLE NOW!Download your copy at https://bit.ly/forgottenruneazWatch “Who is Dan Kotler?” on YouTube: Find more from me, and find ways to support what I’m making here when you go to Wordslingerpodcast.comGot a topic or question for the show? Want to AKA (Ask Kevin ANYTHING?) Send it to me at kevintumlinson.com/contactFollow me online:* Buy my books at kevintumlinson.com/books* Read me on Substack: kevintumlinson.substack.com* See me: youtube.com/kevintumlinson* X me out: x.com/kevintumlinson (@kevintumlinson)* Face me: facebook.com/kevintumlinson• ⁃ Link me: linkedin.com/in/kevintumlinson Get full access to The Writer_ at kevintumlinson.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOW NOTESSubscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/wordslingerpodcastI love memoirs. It’s an art to craft something that pulls from your personal, real-world experience in a way that’s fun, engaging, and entertaining to a reader. Doing it right takes skill. And that’s where Wendy Dale comes in. Wendy joins me for a conversation about doing memoir right, in this episode of the Wordslinger Podcast.Watch this episode on YouTube:Show links:* Memoir Writing for Geniuses - Geniusmemoirwriting.com* Sign up for a FREE class on writing memoir - FreeMemoirClass.comFind me on Substack at Writers! Tune in to the Writers, Ink Podcast for great interviews and writing wisdom: https://writersinkpodcast.comThe Wordslinger Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wordslingerpodcastMY NEW NOVEL, “THE FORGOTTEN RUNE,” AVAILABLE NOW!Download your copy at https://bit.ly/forgottenruneazWatch “Who is Dan Kotler?” on YouTube: Find more from me, and find ways to support what I’m making here when you go to Wordslingerpodcast.comGot a topic or question for the show? Want to AKA (Ask Kevin ANYTHING?) Send it to me at kevintumlinson.com/contactFollow me online: Get full access to The Writer_ at kevintumlinson.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOW NOTESSubscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/wordslingerpodcastJames Blatch and Cara Clare are the creators and co-hosts of Indie Writers Club, a podcast for indie authors. And the two are more than qualified for the gig. In this episode of the Wordslinger Podcast, I chat with the two of them about podcasting, writing, spicey romance, and even a little AI just for fun.Watch this episode on YouTube:Show links:* Indie Writers Club Podcast: https://indiewritersclub.com* James Blatch: https://jamesblatch.com* Cara Clare: https://shadeandswoon.comFind me on Substack at Writers! Tune in to the Writers, Ink Podcast for great interviews and writing wisdom: https://writersinkpodcast.comThe Wordslinger Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wordslingerpodcastMY NEW NOVEL, “THE FORGOTTEN RUNE,” AVAILABLE NOW!Download your copy at https://bit.ly/forgottenruneazWatch “Who is Dan Kotler?” on YouTube: Find more from me, and find ways to support what I’m making here when you go to Wordslingerpodcast.comGot a topic or question for the show? Want to AKA (Ask Kevin ANYTHING?) Send it to me at kevintumlinson.com/contactFollow me online:* Buy my books at kevintumlinson.com/books* Read me on Substack: kevintumlinson.substack.com* See me: youtube.com/kevintumlinson* X me out: x.com/kevintumlinson (@kevintumlinson)* Face me: facebook.com/kevintumlinson* Link me: linkedin.com/in/kevintumlinson Get full access to The Writer_ at kevintumlinson.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHOW NOTESSubscribe on YouTube: https://youtube.com/wordslingerpodcastThings are changing, for sure. Changing back, actually. Just visit Target or Walmart, and it’s like 1994 in there. Vinyl records and CDs, Polaroid and disposable film cameras… it’s like slipping backward in time. But I think it has more to do with a trend toward wanting more tangle experiences. We all want to own things again, and virtual just isn’t cutting it. So how does this loop back to being a creative and making a living? I’m not giving you the answer for free, go tune in to the episode. Sheesh.Show links:* Here’s that Perky Beans Coffee ad spot:Find me on Substack at Writers! Tune in the Writers, Ink Podcast for great interviews and writing wisdom: https://writersinkpodcast.comThe Wordslinger Podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/wordslingerpodcastMY NEW NOVEL, “THE FORGOTTEN RUNE,” AVAILABLE NOW!Download your copy at https://bit.ly/forgottenruneazWatch “Who is Dan Kotler?” on YouTube: Find more from me, and find ways to support what I’m making here, when you go to Wordslingerpodcast.comGot a topic or question for the show? Want to AKA (Ask Kevin ANYTHING?) Send it to me at kevintumlinson.com/contactFollow me online:* Buy my books at kevintumlinson.com/books* Read me on Substack: kevintumlinson.substack.com* See me: youtube.com/kevintumlinson* X me out: x.com/kevintumlinson (@kevintumlinson)* Face me: facebook.com/kevintumlinson* Link me: linkedin.com/in/kevintumlinson Get full access to The Writer_ at kevintumlinson.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices