In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Maxwell Ivey, the author of the blog The Blind Blogger and the author of the books Leading You Out of the Darkness Into the Light: A Blind Man's Inspirational Guide to Success , The Blind Blogger’s NYC Adventures + How You Can Make YOUR Dreams Come True , The Blind Blogger’s First Speaking and Signing Adventures + How You Can Conquer Your Fears , and It’s Not the Cookie, It’s the Bag: An Easy-to-Follow Guide for Weight Loss Success . The Blind B...
Mar 18, 2022•21 min•Season 4Ep. 13
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Mark A. Herschberg, the author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You . You can view The Career Toolkit 's website here , buy the book on Amazon , follow Mark on Twitter , and follow The Career Toolkit 's Twitter page . Additionally, The Career Toolkit app is available for Apple iPhones through the App Store and Android phones through Google Play....
Mar 09, 2022•22 min•Season 4Ep. 12
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Karin Freeland, a life coach and the author of the memoir The Ins and Outs of My Vagina: A Penetrating Memoir . You can buy Karin's book on Amazon and Barnes & Noble , you can view Karin's website here , and you can follow Karin on Facebook and Twitter ....
Mar 04, 2022•15 min•Season 4Ep. 11
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Emily Hughes Johnson, who finished writing the book Bird of Paradise after her mother, Marilyn Anne Hughes, passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer. Emily's author website can be found here , and you can follow her on Twitter , Instagram , and Goodreads . Bird of Paradise is available on Kindle Unlimited; the Amazon page for Bird of Paradise can be found here ....
Feb 23, 2022•17 min•Season 4Ep. 10
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Sean Tyler Foley. Foley is the author of The Power to Speak Naked , a nonfiction book about public speaking. You can view Sean Tyler Foley's author website at https://www.seantylerfoley.com/ , and you can buy The Power to Speak Naked on Amazon . Foley's Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/SeanTylerFoleyYYC , and his Twitter page is at https://twitter.com/DropTheMicYYC ....
Feb 09, 2022•23 min•Season 4Ep. 9
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews author Andy Straka. Straka is the author of several books, including six books in the Frank Pavlicek series, as well as Split City: A Jesus Spares Mystery , The Blue Hallelujah , and Record of Wrongs . This interview focuses on Split City , which is a mystery with a tenpin bowling backdrop. Andy’s author website can be found at https://www.andystraka.com/ . A listing of Andy’s books can be found at https://www.andystraka.com/books . --- Intervie...
Dec 17, 2021•19 min•Season 4Ep. 8
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Stephen Murray, an author from Las Vegas, Nevada who has written five self-published works of fiction: The Chapel of Eternal Love , Return to the Chapel of Eternal Love , Murder Aboard the Queen Elizabeth II , Discreetly Yours , and Discovering the Christmas Spirit . --- Stephen’s author website can be found at https://authorstephenmurray.com/ . Links to Amazon pages for Stephen’s books: The Chapel of Eternal Love - https://www.amazon.com/Chapel...
Dec 15, 2021•17 min•Season 4Ep. 7
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews AudioFile magazine founder and editor Robin Whitten. Robin founded AudioFile in 1992 and is one of the most foremost experts on audiobooks and the audiobook industry. AudioFile ’s website can be found at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/ . AudioFile’s list of best audiobooks of 2021 can be found at https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/best-audiobooks-2021/ . The Audio Publishers Association website can be found at https://www.audiopub.org/ ....
Dec 01, 2021•16 min•Season 4Ep. 6
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Brandie June, the author of the young adult fantasy novel Gold Spun , a Rumpelstiltskin retelling. --- Brandie's author website can be found at https://www.brandiejune.com/ . Gold Spun can be purchased on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Gold-Spun-Brandie-June-ebook/dp/B08WKBJM1N/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= ....
Nov 12, 2021•12 min•Season 4Ep. 5
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews Allan J. "Alonzo" Wind. Alonzo is a retired USAID Senior Foreign Service Officer and the author of the memoir Andean Adventures . Andean Adventures is available on Kindle Unlimited at https://www.amazon.com/Andean-Adventures-Unexpected-Discovery-Countries-ebook/dp/B08GW1C85L/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= . The Spanish-language translation of Andean Adventures , Aventuras Andinas , is also available on Kindle Unlimited at h...
Nov 06, 2021•26 min•Season 4Ep. 4
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews D. Neil Elliott, the author of A Higher Road: Cleanse Your Consciousness to Transcend the Ego and Ascend Spiritually . D. Neil Elliott's author website can be found at https://www.dneilelliott.com/ .
Oct 29, 2021•34 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In this podcast episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp talks about the controversy surrounding the 2021 Premio Planeta de Novela award, which was issued to La bestia (The Beast) by Carmen Mola, who is actually three male authors using a female pen name. Additionally, Aaron makes a major announcement about interviews returning to The Heartland Author Podcast in future episodes.
Oct 25, 2021•5 min•Season 4Ep. 2
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp discusses how global supply chain issues could negatively affect the book printing industry as the 2021 holiday season approaches. Royalty-free music obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com/ .
Sep 22, 2021•4 min•Season 4Ep. 1
In this joint YouTube video and podcast episode production, host Aaron Apollo Camp previews his upcoming book, a political nonfiction book which will be titled Fourteen Points . Fourteen Points will define fascism by fourteen characteristics and serve as a criticism of fascist political ideology. The YouTube video version of this episode can be found here .
Aug 24, 2021•2 min•Season 3Ep. 5
In this joint YouTube video and podcast episode production, host Aaron Apollo Camp provides an update regarding his health, the status of this podcast and his YouTube channel, his new author website, and an upcoming writing project! The YouTube video version of this episode can be viewed here .
Jun 26, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp provides an update on what he has been doing since the previous episode, including announcing that he has been vaccinated against COVID-19, and provides his opinion about so-called "cancel culture" and the decision by Dr. Seuss Enterprises to cease publication of six of Dr. Seuss's books.
Apr 30, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp outlines his opinion on the usage of ghostwriters and whether or not he will use ghostwriters for yet-to-be-published works that he is currently writing.
Mar 02, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 2
In the third season premiere of The Heartland Author Podcast, host Aaron Apollo Camp discusses the decision by self-publishing book distributor Draft2Digital to cease distribution to the ebook retailer 24Symbols.
Jan 25, 2021•3 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp provides an end-of-year progress update on his writing works in progress, sets goals for the upcoming new calendar year, and reviews his new Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 laptop.
Dec 31, 2020•9 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp gives his thoughts on the pending merger of two of the Big Five traditional book publishers, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, and the effects the merger would have on traditional book publishing if the merger were to be approved by regulators.
Dec 16, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In the second season premiere of The Heartland Author Podcast , host Aaron Apollo Camp provides advice for fiction authors who are or are considering creating constructed languages, or conlangs, for their works and describes the difference between an a priori conlang and an a posteriori conlang.
Dec 04, 2020•7 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this short episode, I talk about the first anniversary of self-publishing Lady in the Fast Lane and the writing slump I've been in since self-publishing Lady in the Fast Lane . You can purchase Lady in the Fast Lane from one of the retailers listed in the Books2Read page at https://books2read.com/u/b558NA .
Oct 07, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In the Best of #AuthorTube playlist on my YouTube channel, one of the videos I recently included is not like the others. I explain why a NASCAR-related video is featured in my Best of #AuthorTube playlist on YouTube in this podcast episode, and I also explain why alignment charts can help fiction authors with character development. You can find my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3e7dPQYgsIn40UXygYsV8Q . You can find my Best of #AuthorTube playlist at https://www.youtube.com/...
Oct 02, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 4
In this episode, I give my thoughts about the erotica poetry and art collection Afterglow by November Rhodes, which is available in ebook format on Amazon. While I have a strongly favorable opinion of Afterglow, I explain in this episode why I'm not going to write erotica works of my own, and why I prefer to write works in other genres, complete with a JFK reference!
Sep 28, 2020•5 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This episode is a two-segment episode. In the first segment, host Aaron Apollo Camp interviews indie author Marc Cavella. Cavella is the author of Tabernacle and The Ballad of Ricky Risotto . In the second segment, Aaron provides a preview of his upcoming YouTube Video about the fifteen-beat plot structure for fiction books.
Sep 07, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 2
In this episode, host Aaron Apollo Camp introduces The Heartland Author Podcast, a podcast about books, writing, and the writing craft. This pilot episode serves to introduce the host and the podcast to listeners.
Aug 19, 2020•3 min•Season 1Ep. 1
