Q & A: Developmental Editing, Going Wide, and Marketing Tips

Episode 040 / It’s Q & A time. We talk about how finding a critique group is similar to dating, how to prepare to go wide, and much more.

Intro:

Sara is planning a limited edition hardcover for the holidays and Jami is signing books for a subscription box. Plus Sara shares about an audiobook giveaway site.

Reveal Book Box

Library Thing Audiobook Giveaway

Come over and say hi to Jami and Sara in the WIKT Facebook group! You can find show notes and links at wishidknownforwriters.com.

In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:

Developmental editing and critique groups
- Pros and cons of each
- Why finding a critique group is like dating
Tips for publishing wide
- Mindset – long-term thinking
- Why you may need to save up “quit your job money”
- Go wide in format first — audio, print, large print
- Try a perma-free, either a first book in series or prequeal
- Use smaller paid newsletter sites
- Check price points
Advice for new writers
- Write your best book
- Don’t be in a rush
- Build a newsletter and draw readers to you that are interested in your specific genre
- Branding
Marketing for writers
- Use ads and content marketing
- Newsletter
Starting over in your author career
- Create new IP if you need to
- How to re-engage readers after you’ve been quiet for a while
- Risks of rapid release
Scaling up Amazon ads
- Tactics: Bid high on Book One and get read through; start a new ad; courses
Reader engagement
- Post one thing a day and then respond
- Dealing with FOMO