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08 | The Independent Investment

An illuminating tête-à-tête on the hills and valleys of authorial autonomy and alternative routes to success

Welcome back to Talk Fiction, the podcast dedicated to entertainment media’s most overlooked underdogs: Fiction writers.

Today, I’m joined by fellow novelist and solo-preneur, Samuél Lopez-Barrantes, creator of

, and author of The Requisitions, the flagship novel of his newly established publishing imprint, Kingdom Anywhere. Samuél has spent the last year forging a “non-trad” path to success for himself and his novel, as well as lighting the way for those writers ready to invest themselves in an independent publishing experience. One that aligns with their values, their timeline, and their professional aspirations.

Not to say that any of that is going to be easy. Investment—in and of the self—is the word of the day.

So much good stuff in this one, friends. I hope you’ll take the time to listen … and be inspired.

I also hope you will …

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And if you like listening to the two of us talk, you might enjoy this exchange from September 2023, hosted from Samuél’s side of the cafe table, and later YouTube-ified by yours truly.

We write letters, too.

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Music: Birds of the Meadow by Josh Ritter

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Stock Fiction creator Meg Oolders chats with some of her favorite writers for your entertainment. This is what happens when creatives get together to talk about their greatest passion. And whatever the hell else they need to talk about.
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