Johnny B. Truant shares his journey from aspiring writer to artisan author. Through his story, he reveals how creative discovery, authentic connections, and his definition of success shape his life. You’ll take away his insights on compromise, true fans, and building a fulfilling creative career.

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“Evenings and weekends are for family now. Maybe I’ve seen too many movies about people missing opportunities with their kids until it’s too late.”

— Johnny B. Truant

Johnny B. Truant is one of indie publishing’s early authorities, having created and co-hosted the original Self-Publishing Podcast with Sean Platt and David Wright. He is also the author of the indie cornerstone guide Write. Publish. Repeat, and hosted the Smarter Artist Summit author conference in Austin, Texas from 2015-2018 with the same two partners.

On the fiction side, Johnny is the bestselling author of Fat Vampire, adapted by The SyFy Network as Reginald the Vampire. His other books include Pretty Killer, Gore Point, Invasion, The Beam, Dead City, Unicorn Western, and more than 100 other titles across many genres.

Originally from Ohio, Johnny and his family now live in Austin where he’s finally surrounded by creative types as weird as he is.

Resources or websites mentioned in this episode:
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Johnny’s website: JohnnyBTruant.com

Credits:
Producer: Michi Lantz
Editor: Michi Lantz
Audio Editor: Marvin del Rosario
Executive Producer: Danny Iny
Music Soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
Making our hosts sound great: Home Brew Audio

Music credits:
Track Title: The Sunniest Kids
Artist Name: Rhythm Scott
Writer Name: Scott Roush
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Sweet Loving Waltz
Artist Name: Sounds Like Sander
Writer Name: S.L.J. Kalmeijer
Publisher Name: A SOUNDSTRIPE PRODUCTION

Track Title: Elven Forest
Artist Name: Hartzmann
License code: MLYEF5IN9BJ4AE9F
Publisher Name: Uppbeat

Track Title: Brave New World
Artist Name: Simon Folwar
License code: UWKSFWJ6ZJZUXWIT
Publisher Name: Uppbeat

Track Title: Wild Daisy
Artist Name: AVBE
License code: YT3FYWBTSD4YH7D2
Publisher Name: Uppbeat

Special effects credits:
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