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The Six Figure Author Experiment Podcast

The Six Figure Author Experiment Podcast

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USA Bestselling Authors Lee Savino and Russell Nohelty conduct experiments and talk to experts about how to build a six figure career.

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  • Episode 52 - Hypnosis for Authors: Rewiring Self-Doubt, Creativity, and Success

    Episode 52 - Hypnosis for Authors: Rewiring Self-Doubt, Creativity, and Success
    May 25 2026
    * Listen on Spotify* Listen on Apple* Listen on Youtube* Listen on Pocketcasts* Book Launch checklist: https://BookHip.com/BDSWRRT* Millionaire Author Mastermind Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/millionaireauthormastermind/* http://hapitalist.com/This episode of The Six-Figure Author Experiment begins like a strange late-night radio broadcast from another dimension:“Welcome to hypnotherapy with Lee.”And somehow… it becomes one of the most emotionally revealing conversations the show has ever had.Lee Savino shares the story of how a single hypnotherapy session shattered seven years of internal resistance and unlocked her identity as an author. Before that session, she believed creativity wasn’t practical, success wasn’t safe, and writing wasn’t allowed. Afterward, something changed permanently.What follows is part mindset discussion, part nervous-system workshop, part guided meditation, and part philosophical excavation of why creatives so often block themselves from the lives they want.The episode explores how humans unconsciously “kneecap” themselves through language and expectation. How the brain filters reality based on identity. How most people are living in constant fight-or-flight without realizing it. And how creativity doesn’t emerge from pressure and strain nearly as often as it emerges from safety, spaciousness, and permission.Then the episode shifts fully into a live hypnotherapy session.Listeners are guided through breathing exercises, body relaxation, visualizations, future-self work, inner-child healing, abundance reframing, and identity reconstruction. The meditation moves through forests, oceans, dragons, future selves, and cosmic-scale imagery while reinforcing a central idea:You already contain the person you are trying to become.The conversation afterward becomes just as powerful as the hypnosis itself. Russell and Lee unpack how identity shapes opportunity, why language matters, how the nervous system affects business decisions, and why most people are tuned to the wrong “frequency” to even notice the opportunities around them.This is less an episode about hypnosis specifically and more an episode about:* self-permission,* creative expansion,* emotional safety,* and becoming someone capable of receiving the life they say they want.It’s strange. Vulnerable. Surprisingly practical.And somehow, by the end, dragons make complete psychological sense.Topics Covered:* Lee’s origin story with hypnotherapy and becoming an author* Creative suppression and inherited beliefs about art and success* Hypnosis as guided relaxation and suggestion work* Alpha, theta, and delta brainwave states* Why creativity often appears before sleep or upon waking* Meditation, relaxation, and the unconscious creative mind* The nervous system’s relationship to creativity and productivity* Why staring at a computer is not always “writing”* The concept of self-sabotage and unconscious resistance* How people “kneecap” themselves through language* Reframing identity statements (“I’m weird” vs. “I’m beautifully weird”)* Why mindset becomes the bottleneck after learning tactics* Future-based thinking: “When I succeed, then I’ll feel safe”* Realizing that what people truly want is the feeling, not the object* Using visualization to communicate safety and abundance to the nervous system* The psychological impact of physically browsing future possibilities (homes, cars, travel)* “I’ll have that too” as an abundance mindset practice* Why opportunity recognition changes after expectation changes* The role of cortisol, stress addiction, and fight-or-flight in creative life* The importance of rest, spaciousness, and “protecting capacity”* Looking into the distance to widen perception and calm the nervous system* Peripheral vision exercises and nervous system regulation* Guided body relaxation and somatic release techniques* Hypnosis and visual imagination as tools for emotional healing* Nature visualization and emotional grounding* Giving yourself symbolic representations of abundance and love* Future-self visualization and identity alignment* Why your future self “already exists” on a timeline continuum* Receiving wisdom from your future self* The metaphor of internal gravity pulling you toward your future* Expanding psychologically through scale and cosmic visualization* “Why are you so successful?” as a subconscious reframing question* Inner-child healing and revisiting painful memories safely* The Hiroo Onoda story as a metaphor for emotional fragmentation* Parts work and integrating abandoned emotional selves* Transforming memory from pain into wisdom* Becoming the source of your own love, safety, and validation* The idea that identity is constructed through repeated language* “Red truck syndrome” and selective attention psychology* The brain as a predictive machine* How belief alters perception of opportunities* The relationship ...
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    53 mins
  • Episode 51 - The Grocery Store Test: Writing Faster, Marketing Smarter, and Finding Your Author “Magic Trick”

    Episode 51 - The Grocery Store Test: Writing Faster, Marketing Smarter, and Finding Your Author “Magic Trick”
    May 4 2026
    * Listen on Spotify* Listen on Apple* Listen on Youtube* Listen on Pocketcasts* Book Launch checklist: https://BookHip.com/BDSWRRT* Millionaire Author Mastermind Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/millionaireauthormastermind/* http://hapitalist.com/In this episode of The Six Figure Author Experiment, Russell and Lee sit down with romance author Celeste Barclay (also writing as Sabine Barclay), and things immediately go off the rails—in the best way possible.It opens with a now-legendary story: Celeste dictating an entire spicy scene… in a grocery store. Produce section? Fine. Dairy aisle? Escalating. By checkout, we’ve hit violence, catharsis, and 3,000 words. It’s chaotic, hilarious, and quietly profound. Because underneath the absurdity is a powerful truth: there are no rules when it comes to getting the words out.But the real engine of this episode isn’t just process. It’s understanding why readers buy—and why they come back.Celeste brings a rare combination of expertise: economics, teaching, and political marketing. She breaks down how authors can think like behavioral scientists, not just storytellers. The conversation moves from demographics to psychographics, from tropes to emotional triggers, from “what is this book about?” to “what does this book do to someone?”And then, like a quiet reveal in the middle of a magic act, Russell introduces the idea of the “magic trick”.Every author has one.The thing they do again and again that makes readers feel something specific.Once you see it, everything changes. Your writing sharpens. Your marketing simplifies. Your brand locks into place like a key turning in a door.The episode weaves between craft and business like a double helix: Emotion drives story. Emotion drives marketing. And consistency of emotion builds a career.By the end, what starts as a conversation about dictation turns into something much bigger: a framework for building a body of work that readers trust, return to, and recommend without hesitation.Topics Covered:* The infamous “grocery store dictation” story and writing without constraints* Using dictation to dramatically increase output (3,000 words in an hour)* Writing linearly vs. “pantser” discovery writing* Why removing friction in your process matters more than perfection* Celeste’s background: economics, teaching, and political marketing* Understanding consumer behavior in publishing* Macro vs. micro psychology of buyers and readers* The difference between demographics and psychographics* How to identify what readers actually want (not just what they say they want)* The importance of emotional outcomes in genre fiction* Asking the key question: What emotions are readers craving?* “Heartbeat moments” and emotional payoff in romance* Why readers return for emotional catharsis, not just plot* How to translate emotional expectations into marketing copy and visuals* Tropes as shopping signals and silent calls to action* Why trope cards outperform generic marketing graphics* Marketing as nonfiction writing (clear, factual, persuasive)* The challenge of writing marketing copy before the book exists* Loglines, positioning, and communicating value quickly* The concept of the author “magic trick”* Examples of magic tricks across authors and genres* How your magic trick becomes your brand promise* Why consistency matters more than novelty for long-term success* When breaking your brand promise causes reader backlash* Pen names and when to separate your brand* Emotional memory as the core driver of repeat readership* Branding vs. marketing: why branding reduces long-term effort* Building a signature series as a marketing engine* How each new book sells the previous ones* Simple vs. easy: why success frameworks are deceptively hard* Distilling your brand into a single guiding sentence* Using reader reviews to identify your brand promise* The “potato theory” of creativity (one core idea, many outputs)* Why clarity of brand creates freedom, not limitation* Final truth: readers don’t just buy books—they buy predictable emotional experiences This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sixfigureauthorexperiment.com
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    58 mins
  • Episode 50 - From Book to Comic: Adapting Story, Selling Art, and Making Readers See the Movie

    Episode 50 - From Book to Comic: Adapting Story, Selling Art, and Making Readers See the Movie
    Apr 20 2026
    * Listen on Spotify* Listen on Apple* Listen on Youtube* Listen on Pocketcasts* Book Launch checklist: https://BookHip.com/BDSWRRT* Millionaire Author Mastermind Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/millionaireauthormastermind/* http://hapitalist.com/* https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/leesavino/sold-to-the-berserkers* In this episode of The Six Figure Author Experiment, Russell and Lee dive deep into the art and business of adapting a novel into a comic, using Lee’s Sold to the Berserkers as a case study. What starts as a conversation about a spicy, emotionally charged romance quickly evolves into a masterclass on translation between mediums, visual storytelling, and creative strategy.Russell breaks down one of the most important concepts in comics: the “gutter”. The space between panels where the reader’s brain fills in the action, effectively turning still images into a movie. This becomes the central lens for the entire discussion. Adapting a book is not about copying scenes. It’s about choosing the keyframes that allow the audience to imagine everything else.Lee reflects on the emotional core of her original work, particularly how romance functions as emotional catharsis and psychological processing, especially for readers navigating fear, vulnerability, and desire. The conversation expands into why romance is often misunderstood, despite being one of the most emotionally impactful genres.On the business side, the episode offers a surprisingly tactical breakdown of how authors can approach comics as a multi-format asset strategy. From Kickstarter campaigns to special edition illustrated books, art prints, and multiple cover variants, Russell outlines how one creative project can be leveraged across multiple products to maximize return on investment.The result is both philosophical and practical: a reminder that adapting your work isn’t about preservation. It’s about reinvention, understanding what each medium does best, and building a creative ecosystem where your story can thrive in multiple forms.Topics Covered:* The origin of Sold to the Berserkers and its rapid, emotionally driven creation* Why romance readers crave catharsis: transforming fear into emotionally satisfying outcomes* The role of “non-con reluctance fantasy” and why it resonates with certain audiences* Adapting older work for modern audiences and shifting cultural contexts* The challenge of translating internal, emotional prose into visual storytelling* Why some scenes work in books but fail visually in comics* The importance of tone adjustment and softening elements for new mediums* Understanding audience differences between romance readers and comic fans* The concept of the “gutter” in comics and why it’s the key to storytelling* How comics rely on readers to mentally fill in action between panels* Keyframes vs. exposition: choosing the right moments to depict visually* Why comics are about triggering imagination, not showing everything* Common mistakes authors make when adapting books into comics* Why comics and novels require fundamentally different storytelling approaches* The limitations of comics: less space for interiority and deep philosophical dialogue* The strengths of comics: action, visuals, symbolism, and emotional immediacy* Why adaptation should be treated as a new creative work, not a direct translation* Examples of adapting comics back into novels and expanding interiority* The importance of understanding what each medium does best* Recommendation: Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud as a foundational resource* Emotional storytelling vs. informational storytelling and why emotion drives engagement* Romance as “emotional labor processing” and its cultural undervaluation* How stories help process fear, anger, and emotional complexity* Why readers must “slow down” when reading comics compared to prose* The interplay between words and images in effective comic storytelling* Practical structure: typical comic length (20–32 pages) and panel breakdowns* The concept of splash pages and how they impact pacing and visual storytelling* Building a multi-product strategy: comic + illustrated book + art prints* Reusing art across formats to maximize ROI* Cover strategies: multiple variants, NSFW vs SFW versions, premium editions* Budget realities: comic production costs and working with artists* Using Kickstarter to fund comic projects and validate demand* Leveraging communities and networks to find collaborators* The importance of “who you know” in creative production pipelines* Creating special edition books with integrated illustrations* Stretch goals and expanding visual content post-launch* Using one creative project to generate multiple income streams* Final takeaway: don’t translate your book—reimagine it for the medium you’re in This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ...
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    56 mins
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