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This series is all about showcasing Libsyn podcasters. Its sole purpose is to introduce these awesome podcasts to the world as well as share their podcasting insight to empower the community!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n May 2015<\/p>\n The short answer is because I didn\u2019t want to become a blogger.<\/p>\n I was reading an article in \u201cPoets and Writers\u201d magazine and one nugget of advice was \u201cput something out there every week.\u201d<\/p>\n I loved the idea that in the 21st century anyone can be a content creator, and I\u2019ve always loved podcasts as a listener, so I got inspired to start my own show.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a short fiction show, so we broadcast short short stories<\/a>. Most are under 1,000 words and many are shorter than that.<\/p>\n Our shortest story to date was 6 words long. I air some of my own fiction but most of it is the work of other writers, writers from all over the world.<\/p>\n I love giving them this platform to share their work.<\/p>\n Simple and cheap.<\/p>\n I treated myself to a Blue Snowball mic and a $15 pop filter, as far as gear that is really it.<\/p>\n I use a desktop computer my husband built for me, record and edit in Audacity.<\/p>\n I use a free WordPress site for my website. Everything I\u2019ve done has been with trial and error and the occasional Google search.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve worked hard to be part of the author community on Twitter.<\/p>\n I made myself send the link to every Facebook friend I had, which was most definitely outside my comfort zone.<\/p>\n I had business cards made but so far the in-person marketing opportunities have been limited.<\/p>\n I post calls for submissions for authors to send their work, which has helped, and I make it easy for contributors to share the episode they are featured in.<\/p>\n How supportive people would be.<\/p>\n I still feel like an imposter a lot of times, like oh I\u2019m not \u201creally\u201d a good literary market, I\u2019m too small to ask a \u201creal\u201d company to sponsor the show, etc.<\/p>\n The nice thing about this medium is if you\u2019re willing to put the work in, you don\u2019t have to be rich or famous or known to be part of the world of podcasting. You just have to do it.<\/p>\n Do you really love flash fiction? Do you want to know more about flash fiction? Then you really need to subscribe<\/a> to the No Extra Words Podcast today!<\/em><\/p>\n If you don\u2019t want to take such a big step, Like subscribing, you can get in touch with Kris via twitter<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nQ & A with Kris from the No Extra Words Podcast<\/h2>\n
\nWhen did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n
Why did you start podcasting?<\/h3>\n
What\u2019s your show about?<\/h3>\n
What\u2019s your podcasting set-up? Hardware, software, CMS, etc.<\/h3>\n
How have you promoted your podcast?<\/h3>\n
What do you know now that you wish you knew when you started?<\/h3>\n
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