Mind Your Business for Authors

Elizabeth Ann West joins the show today to discuss how she uses Sudowrite to inspire her creativity and improve the quality of her work.

We talk about the technology and give examples of the various features.

Elizabeth Ann West joins the show today to discuss how she uses Sudowrite to inspire her creativity and improve the quality of her work. We talk about the technology and give examples of the various features.

Overall, Sudowrite is a powerful tool for writers of all kinds, and it is definitely worth checking out if you're looking for a new way to inspire and improve your writing.

Are you a plotter or a pantser? Doesn't matter this process works for both and Tony Lee shares how he uses writing backwards to drive his mid six-figure publishing business.

Paddy Finn first found financial freedom by writing Science Fiction. To level up the challenge,e why not pivot to creating material for tabletop role-playing games?

Too easy

Let's do it while being a digital nomad with a family of five.

Good thing Paddy is a quick study and can understand markets quickly. He is currently running a $200,000 Kickstarter campaign that was funded in 30 minutes. http://kck.st/3AswCuV

If you're thinking about building a creative business on Kickstarter, make yourself your favorite beverage, get your notebook and pen, and sit down for an amazing breakdown of building an audience on Kickstarter.

What’s better than getting the latest update on the current publishing market trends? Learning about new categories to exploit on Amazon.

But wait, there’s more…

Alex Newton drops knowledge on what’s going on in Romance, Science Fiction, and Mystery, Thriller, Suspense.

If you’re serious about understanding how publishing works and the forces of supply and demand, then take the time to watch Alex present the most up-to-date intelligence on the KDP publishing market.

His report includes ranking results, estimates of the Kindle payout pool, and so much more.
https://k-lytics.com/

Today’s guest is Pierre Alex Jeanty. The author of the best-selling books Her and Him. He has been a full-time poet and self-help author for several years.

What makes him different is that he’s making money. His business is very different than most indie authors. The business generates seven figures and is predominantly print books sold directly.

We talk about how his mindset is that he is running a publishing business, not just selling books. We dive deep into the direct sales model, merchandising for authors, fulfillment, and customer experience.

Evan Gow from Story Origin shows us a new service and process to run a beta reading team. Learn why this is important for an author then how this process reduces the pain and overwhelm that typically comes with getting comments from readers and turning that into an improved manuscript.

Every three months or so Craig Martelle is a guest/host to share what's up with his fiction business. While Craig earns a six figure income from writing he also runs the largest indie author conference in the world.

We talk about both.

Join us to get an update on where craig is on his journey. What's working and what's not. THe latest on Vegas and a bunch of other stuff that we chat about when we do these calls.

Let's talk content. Let's talk productivity. Let's talk with Chelle Honiker the technology and productivity maven that's at the controls of the newest hottest publication.

Learn how the magazine has gone from an idea to six high quality issues distributed over ten channels in less than a year.

Besides the magazine being a great resource for indie authors. Chelle shares how she uses project management, technology, and a team of 24 authors to pump out an issue every thirty days.

You can get a FREE seven day trial here: https://indieauthormagazine.com/?wpam_id=26

Today Russell Nohelty joins me to discuss his method of using kickstarter to publish. This isn't just the same old get your book paid for by others, but a definitive plan to grow your audience and remain as close to revenue neutral as possible.

We have talked though audio launches, games, comics and merchandise but this is the first time we have someone focused just plain old books.

If you want to learn more of How Russell does it you can back his kickstarter about kickstarting books. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lovelightlioness/kickstarter-for-authors

Would you be happy selling a half a million dollars of books at a 94% margin and get paid in two days?

That's what your business could look like if you adopt a direct sales model for publishing.

Our guest today is Katie Cross an indie writer that took control of her sales funnel and dove into direct sales head first.

Check out these links
website: www.katiecrossbooks.com
free offer: welcome.kcrosswriting.com/welcome

Beyond the juicy margins the connection to your fanbase is much stronger because you have transparency on the buyer's journey. Hang out with us and learn about direct sales as a go to market strategy.