EP 311 - Being A Career Self-Publishing Author with Lindsay Buroker

Mark interviews Lindsay Buroker, a full-time independent fantasy and science fiction author who has written over a hundred novels, appeared on the USA Today bestseller list, and has been twice nominated for a Goodreads Readers' Choice Award. Prior to the interview, Mark shares an extremely short personal update, and a word from this episode's sponsor. You can learn more about how you can get your audiobooks distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway. During their conversation Mark and Lindsay talk about: Lindsay's first appearance on the Stark Reflections Podcast, back in December 2018 The last time they saw one another in person, back in Vegas at 20BooksVegas a few months prior to the global pandemic Lindsay's start in self-publishing, which started just prior to Christmas in 2010 How she had been about to hit the publishing button for her first book when she received an offer back from an agent - and she decided to just go ahead and hit that "publish" button Using Podiobooks to release the first three books in audio for free Doing a Kickstarter to pay for the audiobook production back in 2012 What it was like self-publishing back in 2010 through 2013 Writing in different genres, the various experiences of doing that, and the surprising number of readers who willingly follow her on this journey Listening to her fans, but actually responding more to sales than to requests from her readers The writing, editing, proofreading, betareading, publishing process Lindsay loops through Always being aware of the possibility that the sales and consistent income might not always be there Launching books to her fans "direct" via Patreon prior to pushing them into KDP Select How an introvert like Lindsay can deal with being in such high demand from the author community and the reader community Pseudo-retiring the weekly schedule of The Six Figure Author Podcast and considering doing an episode once every quarter Books that Lindsay would recommend new readers might want to start with Advice Lindsay has for authors who prefer to "follow the muse" And more... After the interview Mark reflects on a few things about Lindsay's unique journey as well as how much he enjoyed returning to her books as a reader. Links of Interest: Lindsay Buroker's Website Lindsay on Twitter Lindsay on Facebook Sinister Magic (Book 1 in Death Before Dragons) 6 Figure Authors Podcast (new episode June 20, 2023) Episode 54 - Personable Publishing with Lindsay Buroker Mentions/apperances of Lindsay on Stark Reflections Findaway Voices Buy Mark a Coffee Patreon for Stark Reflections Best Book Ever Podcast Lovers Moon Podcast The Relaxed Author Buy eBook Direct Buy Audiobook Direct Publishing Pitfalls for Authors An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City Lover's Moon Hex and the City The Canadian Mounted: A Trivia Guide to Planes, Trains and Automobiles   Lindsay Buroker is a full-time independent fantasy and science fiction author who loves travel, hiking, tennis, and vizslas. She's written over a hundred novels, appeared on the USA Today bestseller list, and has been twice nominated for a Goodreads Readers' Choice Award.   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0