Vatican Ninjas, Satan And Self-Publishing With Declan Finn And Nicky P

In response to Declan's running gag of Vatican Ninjas, I can't resist bringing up Lucy Daughter of the Devil, an animated show about the second coming of Christ created by Louren Brouchard of Bob's Burgers fame and starring H Jon Benjamin as the voice of Satan. The show features the "Special Fathers" two priests and a nun who work as the Vatican's special forces. The show portrays them as bumbling idiots, which isn't a stretch for either of us. This leads to a deeper discussion of Satan as a literary character.

Beyond our discussion of Declan's work, he is more than happy to give some real talk about what new creators should really be concerned with. Declan shares his tips to succeed in self-publishing, including never scrimping on the editing or the cover art. Declan also details how self-publishing means you have to work on the marketing, and for him, that often means more than half the time allotted to the book. Closing out this clip, we touch on the pros and cons of conventions as a marketing tool.

Catch the full episode here: https://nickpecone.com/declan-finn-iron-age-marketing-017