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Join the Beyond the Book Membership waitlist here: https://beyondthebookacademy.com/
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Join the waitlist for Reader Meter to see where readers stop turning the page on your stories š: https://readermeter.io/
In this episode, I share what 99% of authors get wrong about publishing: that the game is about selling more books. Instead, it's about something much more fundamental. And with that understanding, opens up a whole new world to make money and reach new readers... hence... 10 Weird Ways Authors Make Millions š.
EPISODE CHAPTERS:
0:00:57 #1: Card Games for Readers
0:02:40 #2: Story Letters
0:05:01 #3: Education and Consulting
0:07:31 #4: Content Tilt
0:10:46 #5: Under-Utilized Attention Markets
0:14:51 #6: Merch & Swag for a Broader Market
0:17:39 #7: Creating Content + Products for Readers
0:20:17 #8: The Community Play
0:22:22 #9: Indie Films
0:25:28 #10: URL to IRL with In-Person Experiences
EPISODE RESOURCES:
Skye Warren's Card Game: https://shop.skyewarren.com/products/romance-vs-the-world-game
Holly Black's Card Game: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hollyblack/enemies-and-lovers-the-crown-of-elfhame
Flower Letters: https://theflowerletters.com/
ScareMail: https://davidviergutz.com/collections/scaremail
Onley James' Merch Store: https://www.onleyjames.com/collections/merch-2
Example of Visual Book Summaries: https://substack.com/home/post/p-153868661
The Anatomy of Genre by John Truby: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374539221/theanatomyofgenres/
Haley Pham's Book Sleeve: https://haleypham.com/products/custom-booksleeve
Listen to the Last Podcast Episode with Maggie Beeler: https://authorsidekick.com/p/turning-her-book-into-a-multi-million
Aleron Kong LitRPG Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LitRPGGroup/
Jonathan Yanez's Kickstarter to fund his Short Sci-fi Film: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wolf-pack/forsaken-mercenary-a-sci-fi-thriller-short-film/rewards
Lizzie Bennet Diaries on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pemberleydigital/the-lizzie-bennet-diaries-dvdand-more
Airbnb's list of Literary Getaways: https://news.airbnb.com/en-uk/curl-up-with-a-classic-at-one-of-airbnbs-literature-inspired-stays/
Thank you so much for listening! You can always reach out to [email protected] if you have any guest/episode recommendations or questions about going Beyond the Book!
Iād also super appreciate it if you rated Beyond the Book wherever you listen to podcasts. It helps us grow and get bigger & better guests to share their insights with you in going Beyond the Book š.
Iām on a mission to bring Power to Storytellers. Hereās my story š
ABOUT THE HOST: MICHAEL EVANS
Iām the creator of Reader Meter (the reader intelligence platform for authors), Beyond the Book (the place that helps you turn your story into an empire), and Author Sidekick (the newsletter that helps authors grow their readership and revenue).
In high school, I wrote and self-published 12 sci-fi novels (aka I didnāt have many friends).Ā
I then attended college at Harvard, where I road-tripped the country filming YouTube videos during COVID (school was onlineš«£), live-streamed myself playing scavenger hunt with my roommate for ~1,000 hours, and eventually co-founded a software company that was named Publishingās Start-up of the Year in 2023 by Jane Friedman.Ā
After graduation, I worked on the data & analytics team at MrBeast and am now back in publishing, dedicating my life to bringing power to authors. Iām really grateful to be living my dream, and am hopeful I can help you get one (or a few!) steps closer to doing the same for yourself š.
ABOUT BEYOND THE BOOK:
Beyond the Book exists to help authors expand their revenue and readership beyond books. We are rewriting the rules of publishing by helping authors build āmini-Disneysā from their stories through physical products, community experiences, games, other media formats, and more.
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dispatch.authorsidekick.com/subscribe
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By Michael EvansJoin the Beyond the Book Membership waitlist here: https://beyondthebookacademy.com/
Join Author Sidekick, the newsletter to help you grow your readership and revenue as an author: https://authorsidekick.com/subscribe
Read Creatorwood, the free book helping writers turn their stories into movies using AI: https://www.makeyourownmovies.tv/subscribe.
Join the waitlist for Reader Meter to see where readers stop turning the page on your stories š: https://readermeter.io/
In this episode, I share what 99% of authors get wrong about publishing: that the game is about selling more books. Instead, it's about something much more fundamental. And with that understanding, opens up a whole new world to make money and reach new readers... hence... 10 Weird Ways Authors Make Millions š.
EPISODE CHAPTERS:
0:00:57 #1: Card Games for Readers
0:02:40 #2: Story Letters
0:05:01 #3: Education and Consulting
0:07:31 #4: Content Tilt
0:10:46 #5: Under-Utilized Attention Markets
0:14:51 #6: Merch & Swag for a Broader Market
0:17:39 #7: Creating Content + Products for Readers
0:20:17 #8: The Community Play
0:22:22 #9: Indie Films
0:25:28 #10: URL to IRL with In-Person Experiences
EPISODE RESOURCES:
Skye Warren's Card Game: https://shop.skyewarren.com/products/romance-vs-the-world-game
Holly Black's Card Game: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hollyblack/enemies-and-lovers-the-crown-of-elfhame
Flower Letters: https://theflowerletters.com/
ScareMail: https://davidviergutz.com/collections/scaremail
Onley James' Merch Store: https://www.onleyjames.com/collections/merch-2
Example of Visual Book Summaries: https://substack.com/home/post/p-153868661
The Anatomy of Genre by John Truby: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374539221/theanatomyofgenres/
Haley Pham's Book Sleeve: https://haleypham.com/products/custom-booksleeve
Listen to the Last Podcast Episode with Maggie Beeler: https://authorsidekick.com/p/turning-her-book-into-a-multi-million
Aleron Kong LitRPG Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LitRPGGroup/
Jonathan Yanez's Kickstarter to fund his Short Sci-fi Film: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wolf-pack/forsaken-mercenary-a-sci-fi-thriller-short-film/rewards
Lizzie Bennet Diaries on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pemberleydigital/the-lizzie-bennet-diaries-dvdand-more
Airbnb's list of Literary Getaways: https://news.airbnb.com/en-uk/curl-up-with-a-classic-at-one-of-airbnbs-literature-inspired-stays/
Thank you so much for listening! You can always reach out to [email protected] if you have any guest/episode recommendations or questions about going Beyond the Book!
Iād also super appreciate it if you rated Beyond the Book wherever you listen to podcasts. It helps us grow and get bigger & better guests to share their insights with you in going Beyond the Book š.
Iām on a mission to bring Power to Storytellers. Hereās my story š
ABOUT THE HOST: MICHAEL EVANS
Iām the creator of Reader Meter (the reader intelligence platform for authors), Beyond the Book (the place that helps you turn your story into an empire), and Author Sidekick (the newsletter that helps authors grow their readership and revenue).
In high school, I wrote and self-published 12 sci-fi novels (aka I didnāt have many friends).Ā
I then attended college at Harvard, where I road-tripped the country filming YouTube videos during COVID (school was onlineš«£), live-streamed myself playing scavenger hunt with my roommate for ~1,000 hours, and eventually co-founded a software company that was named Publishingās Start-up of the Year in 2023 by Jane Friedman.Ā
After graduation, I worked on the data & analytics team at MrBeast and am now back in publishing, dedicating my life to bringing power to authors. Iām really grateful to be living my dream, and am hopeful I can help you get one (or a few!) steps closer to doing the same for yourself š.
ABOUT BEYOND THE BOOK:
Beyond the Book exists to help authors expand their revenue and readership beyond books. We are rewriting the rules of publishing by helping authors build āmini-Disneysā from their stories through physical products, community experiences, games, other media formats, and more.
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dispatch.authorsidekick.com/subscribe