Traditionally Self-Published with Mica Merrill Rice
Traditionally Self-Published is the podcast tailored for indie authors who want to learn how to self-publish using the strategies, tips, and tricks like traditionally published authors. Hosted by author Mica Merrill Rice, each episode features real talk with industry professionals (editors, cover artists, narrators, etc.) and actual indie authors who are flipping the script and publishing on their own terms. Whether you are plotting your first or publishing your fifth, here you will learn how to write smart, publish like a pro, and keep your readers turning those pages.
Podcasting since 2025 • 18 episodes
Traditionally Self-Published with Mica Merrill Rice
Latest Episodes
Part Two: How to Make Your Author Website Work for You: Blogs, Press Kits & Reader Discovery
You have your author website, but how can you make it work harder?Last episode, I talked with Elina Haverinen about why writers need websites. In this episode, I’m taking it a step further and focus on what you can actually do...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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17:48
Part One: Do Writers Really Need a Website? Branding, SEO & Sustainable Marketing with Elina Haverinen
Do writers really need a website anymore?With social platforms constantly changing, many authors wonder whether building a site is even worth it. In this episode, website designer and brand strategist Elina Haverinen joins me to t...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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26:54
Elevating Your Prose: The Craft Shift from Commercial to Literary Fiction
How do you elevate your prose without rewriting your entire story?In this craft-focused discussion, I’m joined by editors, AJ Volante and Margie Libling from The Wednesday Refinery to talk about sentence-level revision, lit...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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31:43
Writing a Killer Psychological Thriller with Nicole Annbury
In this episode, I’m joined by my good friend and thriller author Nicole Annbury to talk about what it really takes to write a psychological thriller that kills. (all puns intended!) We take a deep di...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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37:41
The Voice Behind the Bestsellers: A Conversation with Robb Moreira
In this episode of Traditionally Self-Published, we sit down with professional audiobook narrator Robb Moreira to talk about what it really takes to bring stories to life in audio—and what authors and aspiring narrators need to know befo...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:03:54