SPS 176: Poetry, Creativity, Memes, & Art- Channeling These Talents Into A Great Book with James McCrae

Self Publishing School: How To Write A Book That Grows Your Impact, Income, And Business

Chandler Bolt, Founder of selfpublishing.com

Courses, How To Publish A Book, Self Publishing, Business, Books, Arts, How To Write A Book, Education, Book Marketing, Traditional Publishing, Book Publishing

4.8 • 651 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Join me for a creative and inspiring interview with acclaimed poet and author, Clint Smith, as we explore the art of writing a poetry book. In this episode, we discuss the following topics: The power of storytelling in poetry and how to make your poems more impactfulStrategies for finding inspiration and ideas for your poetry bookThe process of self-publishing a poetry book and how to ensure its successTips for formatting your poetry book and selecting the right cover designHow to build a fol...

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Self Publishing School podcast. This is the podcast to listen to if you're an
0:07.7	aspiring writer or an author who wants to be more successful. On this show, you'll learn how to
0:13.1	write and launch a book successfully, all from the top authors and people just like you
0:17.8	who are doing it at the highest level. I'm your host, Chandler Bolt, the founder of self-publishing school, the author of the book
0:24.7	called Published and the CEO of Selfpublishing.com.
0:29.0	For free training on how to publish a book that sells 10,000 copies, go to selfpublishing.com
0:34.5	forward slash free training.
0:39.1	Hey, Chandler Bolt here and joining me today is James McCrae.
0:43.4	James is an author, poet, and a meme artist based in Austin, Texas.
0:49.8	Same as me.
0:51.4	And he's in his writing and art, he applies the principles of mindfulness and
0:56.5	Eastern philosophy to modern life with humor and candor. His debut book is called stuff your ego
1:04.9	says, but not stuff. It's S-H-I-T, your ego says, explores a relationship between ego and intuition and offers practical
1:13.6	insights for making friends with your own mind. It sold thousands of copies around the world and has been
1:19.1	translated into six languages. He's got another book since then out at the end of 2021,
1:24.8	How to Laugh and Ironic Amusement During Your during your existential crisis. This is going to be a
1:30.6	fun one. We're going to talk about poetry. We'll talk about memes. We'll talk about combining those two
1:37.1	in books, traditional publishing, self-publishing. There's a lot of different things to unpack here.
1:41.6	James, great to have you. Yeah. Thanks for having me, Chandler. I'm excited to talk to you today. I love, I love books. I love
1:49.2	readings. So I love a podcast that is focused on those areas. Well, you're in the right place, man.
1:56.0	It sounds like your background is in poetry and like poetry and memes and or at least from what I could gather
2:04.1	from that what made you decide to to write a book like what was what was kind of the spark for that
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