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Writer on the Side

Writer on the Side

Hosted by Hassan Osman

Episodes

100

Latest episode

Nov 2025

Language

EN

About the show

Most employees want to write a book but don't have the time to write or don't know where to start. This podcast will show you how to get your nonfiction book published while working a full-time job. You'll also get simple tips about launching and marketing your book.

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60 recent
November 26, 2025Episode 17555 min

175 Effective Meetings & Book Sales with Chris Fenning

Communication expert Chris Fenning shares how he wrote and launched Effective Meetings—from wide vs. exclusive publishing to pricing, reviews, audio, and beyond.

October 22, 2025Episode 17435 min

174 How Claudine Chi Wrote a 365-Day Strategic Journal That Builds Self-Belief

High-performance mindset coach Claudine Chi joins host Hassan Osman to share how she transformed years of coaching Olympic-level athletes into a 365-day journal that builds self-belief — in just five minutes a day.

October 8, 2025Episode 17325 min

173 Seven Lessons from Publishing Book #24 (An Amazon Bestseller)

I share seven actionable lessons from publishing my 24th book, "AI Change Management Made Simple," which became an Amazon bestseller in five categories. Learn about repurposing content with AI, getting early reviews, creating audiobooks in under 5 minutes, and turning readers into email subscribers with high-value bonuses.

September 24, 2025Episode 17228 min

172 How 19-Year-Old Jay Yang Published His First Amazon Bestseller

How Jay Yang, a 19-year-old author shares how "permissionless action," cold emails, and a focused writing routine helped him self-publish You Can Just Do Things and grow his audience.

September 12, 2025Episode 17147 min

171 Writing a Book as a Business Card on Steroids (Publishing Performance Podcast)

How to write a short, niche book in 4 weeks, repurpose it into courses and content, and use Amazon KDP, Udemy, and Gumroad to grow sales and authority. (From Teddy Smith's Publishing Performance Show).

July 16, 2025Episode 17050 min

170 How Nat Eliason Wrote His First Fiction Book with AI Tools

A deep-dive with author Nat Eliason on writing his first novel Husk, transitioning from nonfiction to fiction, using AI for editing, and choosing self-publishing over traditional routes.

July 2, 2025Episode 16925 min

169 Writing a Book in 4 Weeks Using AI

A new course about how to write a book in 4 weeks (using AI to write in your own voice): https://course.writerontheside.com/    Some thoughts on what I've been doing behind the scenes to relaunch it.

June 12, 2025Episode 1682 hr 2 min

168 Running 3 Newsletters on the Side - Small Bets Discussion

A discussion on the weekly Small Bets yap about starting and running 3 different newsletters on the side. I also discuss the launch of my new course on https://course.writerontheside.com/

May 28, 2025Episode 16751 min

167 Selling $125K in Books on Shopify with Phil Van Treuren

An in-depth interview with author and entrepreneur Phil Van Treuren, who shares how he built a six-figure self-publishing business selling stoic philosophy books—without relying on Amazon KDP.

April 23, 2025Episode 16616 min

166 Give Away Your Book for Free?

This is a repeat episode that addresses giving away your book for free (shifting it from paid to free) when it makes sense to do so.

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