Rage Against the Manuscript

To celebrate the release of my new book, How to Rock Freelance Writing, I give you a run-down of all the mistakes I’ve made over my freelance career, and how you can use freelancing as part of a sustainable writing career.

Are you considering crowdfunding your book? I love crowdfunding as a tool to help you create an awesome project or provide long-term income security. However, not all crowdfunding platforms and projects are created equal. Learn from my crowdfunding successes and failures.

How do you build an audience of readers when you don’t have a huge marketing budget? How can you compete with the big name authors in your genre? There are heaps of great ways you can approach marketing your books on a teensy budget. Enjoy these marketing tips from a USA TODAY bestselling fiction author.

This is probably THE most common question I'm asked. When you pour your soul into a book and it doesn't sell, you want to know WHY. I offer five key reasons why a book isn't selling, and what you can do about it. 

Do you talk to other writers online? Do you ask for advice and get a million different answers? How do you decide which writing and publishing advice is worth listening to? This week we talk about who's giving advice, how to figure out what to choose, and when you're listening too much.

In 2020, the way we consume content online is completely different from the heyday of blogging. In this podcast I ask the question, “Is blogging dead?” We look at the history of blogging and where blogging is at in 2020, and whether a blog is a good idea for an author growing an audience.

The highs, the lows, the cat piles, the existential angst... I bare all about what my 2 1/2 years as a full-time author have been like. This podcast is packed with advice if you're dreaming about leaving your day job.

If you want to get serious about becoming an author, come join 12-Months to Full-Time – it's open to new students THIS WEEK ONLY. Join here: https://www.rageagainstthemanuscript.com/12_months_to_full_time

This week's episode is all about being a speed freak! Discover why you should master the skill of writing faster, what to do when you hit the "wall of suckage" and how to stop doing the hard work of writing in the most time-consuming way.

Join USA Today bestselling author Steff Green as she discusses the evolution of her author website from the early days of blogging and how you can get started quickly with a website for your readers. 

In this episode, we're talking mailing lists and author newsletters – what to start, what to say, how often to say it, and why you don't have to worry if you've only got 20 readers.