In early 2024, I will be renaming my podcast, which has been known as The Heartland Author Podcast since I started it, to Apollo Papyrus. Additionally, I will be launching a new YouTube channel and a new Substack newsletter under the Apollo Papyrus name and branding.
You're probably asking yourself this question: what is Apollo Papyrus?
Apollo Papyrus will be my new common branding for writing-related and writing adjacent content on podcast streaming platforms, YouTube, and Substack. The name Apollo Papyrus comes from my middle name, Apollo, which is also the name of one of the Twelve Olympians in Greek mythology, as well as the word papyrus, which is Latin in origin and refers to a paper-like material that was used in ancient times and made from the pith of the sedge species Cyperus papyrus.
In the next three paragraphs, I'll explain how my existing podcast, The Heartland Author Podcast, my existing YouTube channel, The Heartland Author Channel, and my existing Substack newsletter, Apollo Papyrus, will be affected by the launch of the Apollo Papyrus brand.
For my podcast, the Apollo Papyrus podcast will simply be a continuation of The Heartland Author Podcast. Season six, the current season of The Heartland Author Podcast, will be the final season of the podcast under that name, and, when the seventh season premieres in February 2024, the podcast will begin going under the name Apollo Papyrus. I have already changed the Spotify for Podcasters link for my podcast to https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/apollopapyrus in preparation for the rebranding early next year; in January 2024, I will be replacing the Heartland Author branding of the podcast with Apollo Papyrus branding. If the webpages for the podcast on various streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, etc.) change, I will make a public mention of that on my social media pages.
For my YouTube channel, no new videos will be produced for The Heartland Author Channel after the final videos on that channel are uploaded next month. Videos on The Heartland Author Channel that are currently public will still be able to watch via The Heartland Author Channel's YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/@heartlandauthor until and unless a video covering comparable content is produced and uploaded to the Apollo Papyrus channel; at that point, the Heartland Author video covering the same topic or subject matter will become private. The Apollo Papyrus YouTube channel will launch in February 2024, and its web address will be at https://www.youtube.com/@apollopapyrus.
For my Substack newsletter, Apollo Thoughts, I will continue producing content for both my Apollo Thoughts newsletter on Substack and the new, soon-to-be-launched, Apollo Thoughts newsletter on Substack! The Apollo Papyrus newsletter will become where I'll write most, but not all, of my blog posts about writing-related and writing-adjacent topics. After Apollo Papyrus launches on Substack, Apollo Thoughts will become more opinion-oriented and primarily, but not exclusively, about non-writing-related topics, such as politics, sports, weather, technology, and current events. Apollo Thoughts is at https://apollothoughts.substack.com/, and Apollo Papyrus, which will formally launch in January 2024, will be at https://apollopapyrus.substack.com/.
I look forward to fully launching the Apollo Papyrus podcast, YouTube channel, and Substack newsletter, and I also look forward to writing books and sharing more writing-related content in 2024 and beyond!
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