by awiggins | May 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
Episode 219 Martha Carr is a journalist who now writes escapist fiction in the urban fantasy genre with a lot of magic, some action and adventure, and a little romance. Martha shares about beating health challenges, changing her business model, and dealing with the...
by awiggins | May 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Episode 218 Julie Duffy has long been involved in the publishing industry, but she found herself not actually writing fiction due to the demands of school and work. This realization led her to challenge herself with a “story a day” project in order to get...
by awiggins | May 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
Episode 217 / Writing under two pen names, Celeste Barclay has penned over 50 books in historical and mafia romance. She shares insights on the writing process, the challenges of juggling multiple book brands, the importance of flexibility, and why universal themes...
by awiggins | Apr 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Episode 216 Mystery author Abigail Keam shares how she embraced the digital landscape and incorporated direct sales into her business model. From historical accuracy to adapting to technology, she shares her lessons-learned. Challenges Abigail faced with publishers...
by awiggins | Apr 17, 2024 | Uncategorized
Episode 215 When it comes to your author business, a bargain sometimes costs money in the long run, but other times it pays to splurge instead of scrimp. Join us as we discuss tips for saving money as well as when we’re willing to pay more. A “savings triage,” a list...
by awiggins | Apr 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
Episode 214 How do you pull in readers who will love your books and push away those readers who won’t enjoy your book? Branding. Branding is more than colors, fonts, and covers. Join us for an in-depth discussion on how to determine your brand and carry it through in...
by awiggins | Apr 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
Episode 213 We’re sharing an interview Sara did with Matty Dalrymple on the Indy Author Podcast last year. Sara and Matty go deep on the topic of how to structure a series so that it works for your writing style and your genre. The three types of series Extending your...
by awiggins | Mar 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
Episode 212 Claire Taylor, humor and mystery author and Enneagram expert, shares how authors can use the Enneagram to create a resilient approach to the often chaotic writer lifestyle. We also discuss Claire’s successful track record on Kickstarter, and she tells us...
by awiggins | Mar 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Episode 211 How do you live your best life through your writing career? We talk with Joe Solari about how to achieve author goals and how various business models, including direct sales and subscriptions, play into reaching those goals. We also discuss Author Nation,...
by awiggins | Mar 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Episode 210 M.K. Williams writes suspenseful literary fiction and helps aspiring authors. M.K. shares how she writes and markets books across different genres, using Payhip for direct sales, the drawback of a surprise launch, and why delusion is sometimes a good...
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