Author Michael Anderle is this guest on this first every audio and video episode (see below) of The Author Biz. Have you seen those year-end articles by indie authors who share sales numbers on their websites? In some cases those numbers are staggering, and it’s easy to read them and ask yourself, how the heck is […]

Derek Murphy is this guest on this episode of The Author Biz. Derek Murphy is an author and thought leader in the area of book marketing and cover designer. Over the past few years, he’s built a significant platform for himself in those areas. But now, Derek is trying his hand at something different. He’s […]

Author Deborah Coonts joins us in this episode to discuss the ways an author reboot has helped her find new readers and greater success with her author business. What happens when an author has enough self-awareness to recognize that the results she’s getting aren’t what she needs, and she’s finally willing to make the serious […]

Author, speaker, and social media expert Beth Hayden joins us in this episode of The Author Biz to discuss the importance of content marketing for authors. One of the things I love about The Author Biz is the opportunity these podcasts give us to learn from experts. I’ve wanted to do a show on content […]

Honorée Corder is the guest in this episode of The Author Biz Have you looked at your calendar recently and asked yourself where the year has gone? If so, what’s your next thought? Are you thinking back on the goals you set for the past year? Did you achieve those goals for 2015? If not, […]

We chat about promotion strategies for authors with Ed Cyzewski on this episode of The Author Biz. When an author colleague asks what you do to market and promote your book how do you answer? Do you have a sustainable marketing and promotion strategy? Or do you just copy what you see other authors doing? […]

Kori D. Miller is the guest in this episode of The Author Biz. Picture this: The morning sun is streaming through your window, and you’ve just hit your word count target for the day. Now’s probably a good time to check your email. The third subject line you see is Interview Request – What’s that […]

Author Shannon Esposito joins us in this episode to discuss her recent experience with BookBub. Have you had the opportunity to run your first BookBub promotion yet? If you have, then you know how powerful BookBub can be as a tool for promoting your books to readers. But, do you know how your results compare […]

Author Paul Bishop is our guest on this edition of The Author Biz. Today’s show marks an attempted launch of version 2.0 of The Author Biz podcast. Going forward shows will be shorter and focused on a single topic. The reason I refer to this as an attempted launch is that I failed at keeping […]

Author Dean Wesley Smith is the guest in this episode of The Author Biz. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of writing sales copy for your new book? For many authors, it’s a sense of terror. They’d rather write the next 80,000 word novel than sit down to write sales […]