Connection Through Storytelling with Kathryn McClatchy

Authorpreneurs Unleashed

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We are grateful you are choosing to listen to Authorpreneurs Unleashed, and think you might want to know a little more about Kathryn and why she does what she does.

In this episode, Authorpreneurs Unleashed’s producer, JoLynn Elkins, takes over host duties and interviews Kathryn.

From her early days in Marketing to her experiences as a young stroke survivor to her passion for giving a voice to the voiceless, Kathryn takes us on a journey of triumph and joy that gives her the desire for reaching people through the power of stories.

About Our Guest:

Kathryn McClatchy is a​n eclectic reader and writer. She's a stroke survivor with decades of marketing and teaching experience. She serves on the Board of Directors for W.O.R.D., is the creator and facilitator of the Writers Guild of Texas’ Fall Flash Fiction Contest​, and an active member of the Granbury Writers Bloc​.

Kathryn is the owner of Unleashing the Next Chapter, a digital media marketing business that specializes in working with authors and writing organizations. Kathryn is a digital media strategist, specializing in social media and content marketing. She loves teaching authors the business of writing, through public speaking, workshops, and individual and group coaching. Unleashing the Next Chapter also hosts an international online writing community and the podcast, Authorpreneurs Unleashed.

Learn more about Kathryn and UtNC at www.UnleashingTheNextChapter.com and find all her social media links here.

Topics Discussed in the Episode

See the tab above “Chapter Markers” for a list of Timestamps.

Highlights include:

• Business First- Entrepreneurship with the Heart of an Author
• Why Writers? Every Story Matters
• Democracy of Online storytelling
• Social Media to Connect Authors’ stories to Audiences
• Influence of personal fandom- Victorian Crime novels
• Personal Brand- Unleashing the Next Chapter
• Cross-Creative Application
• Many stories, many forms, many opportunities to learn
• Fast Fave Three

Resources mentioned in this episode:

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• “1,000 True Fans” article, https://kk.org/thetechnium/1000-true-fans/
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
• Next Chapters Unleashed: A Beachy Anthology by the Unleashing the Next Chapter Writers Community
• Numi Organic Tea Chocolate

All the links for Authorpreneurs Unleashed and Unleashing the Next Chapter:

• Learn more about Unleashing the Next Chapter, Authorpreneurs Unleashed, and Kathryn at UnleashingTheNextChapter.com.
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• Subscribe to the Authorpreneurs Unleashed podcast HERE or through your favorite podcast player.

Capitoli

1. Connection Through Storytelling with Kathryn McClatchy (00:00:00)

2. Business First- Entrepreneurship with the Heart of an Author (00:01:05)

3. Approach with Clients (00:04:50)

4. Why Writers? Every Story Matters (00:06:18)

5. Democracy of Online storytelling (00:09:57)

6. Social Media to Connect Authors’ stories to Audiences (00:15:16)

7. Growing the Personal Brand (00:19:54)

8. Influence of personal fandom- Victorian Crime novels (00:23:30)

9. Newgate Authors for Justice (00:25:36)

10. Personal Brand- Unleashing the Next Chapter (00:31:35)

11. Cross- Creative Application (00:36:07)

12. Many stories, many forms, many opportunities to learn (00:36:37)

13. Fast Fav 3 (00:43:51)