Strategic Authorpreneur

Join indie authors Crystal Hunt and Michele Amitrani as we share ways to save time, money and energy as you level up your writing and publishing career. 

In this episode we are reflecting on the past year of publishing, the past two years of the Strategic Authorpreneur Podcast, and what 2022 will bring for both of us.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Our 'creator' goals and what we achieved in 2021
• Challenges we faced as marketers and how we were able to manage our authorpreneur lives
• Things we wished we did best
• How going wide changed the way we publish books
• Things that surprised us
• Our objectives for 2022

SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES

Complete show notes, transcripts and links to the tools and resources mentioned in this episode from our website at https://strategicauthorpreneur.com/podcast/067-reflecting-on-our-2021-progress/

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Join indie authors Crystal Hunt and Michele Amitrani as we share ways to save time, money and energy as you level up your writing and publishing career. 

In this episode, we're chatting with special guest Ben Galley about how to write successful series and the pros and cons of wide publishing vs. exclusivity. We're also going to talk about how authors can leverage their IPs and create multiple revenue streams and some pitfalls of self-publishing you should be aware of.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Tips for writing a successful, long series
• Comparing going Wide with using KDP exclusivity
• Common pitfall of self-publishing
• How new releases help sell your catalog
• Multiple stream of revenues for authors
• Your story is not just an ebook: How to leverage you IP

SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES

Complete show notes, transcripts and links to the tools and resources mentioned in this episode from our website at https://strategicauthorpreneur.com/podcast/066-kdp-select-vs-wide-with-ben-galley/

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If you find this show helpful—and like our independent, ads-free format—you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SAPPODCAST

Join indie authors Crystal Hunt and Michele Amitrani as we share ways to save time, money and energy as you level up your writing and publishing career. 

In this episode we're digging into the topic of Challenging Ourselves—what it means and how our experience can benefit you. We've each done some major experiments in this area and we're going to try to distill down what worked, what didn't - what we learned about ourselves in the process.

HIGHLIGHTS

• What was our yearly challenge
• Why pushing your limits can help you become a better writer
• What were the challenges/rewards attached to the project we set out to accomplish
• How to deal with feedbacks when they are not what you expect

SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES

Complete show notes, transcripts and links to the tools and resources mentioned in this episode from our website at https://strategicauthorpreneur.com/podcast/065-challenging-yourself/

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If you find this show helpful—and like our independent, ads-free format—you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SAPPODCAST

Join indie authors Crystal Hunt and Michele Amitrani as we share ways to save time, money and energy as you level up your writing and publishing career. 

In today's episode we're digging into the topic of writing faster as this episode goes live halfway through this year's NaNoWriMo and you may be feeling the need for speed. Even if you're not doing NaNo, there are plenty of times when writing in faster will come in handy for you.

We will also talk about staying motivated in the long run and ways to establish internal and external motivators to help you tackle your writing project.

HIGHLIGHTS

• What has happened since the last episode?
• Why internal and external motivators can help you tackle your writing project
• Why keeping motivated it's important to enter into a better flow of writing
• What does it mean to write faster, and why it's important to adapt the word 'fast' to your personal situation

SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES

Complete show notes, transcripts and links to the tools and resources mentioned in this episode from our website at https://strategicauthorpreneur.com/podcast/064-writing-faster/

SUPPORT THE SHOW

If you find this show helpful—and like our independent, ads-free format—you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SAPPODCAST

Join indie authors Crystal Hunt and Michele Amitrani as we share ways to save time, money and energy as you level up your writing and publishing career. 

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a great way to start that writing project that has been taking hours of your sleeping time for the past year. In the end, it doesn’t really matter if you have successfully written a 50,000-word manuscript, or a couple of novellas, or half a dozen short stories. If you sit down and write words that might be the beginning of a great idea, you are already ahead of the game. Remember, you can’t fix what doesn’t exist, so you might as well start writing!

In this episode, we list the many things you can do to set yourself up for success when NaNoWriMo comes, what tips and tricks will help you power through your project and how to avoid distractions and burnouts that might stop your momentum. We also share our own experience writing stories on a deadline and how we dealt with difficulties and setbacks when they happened.

HIGHLIGHTS

• What has happened since the last episode?
• What is NaNoWriMo and what does it mean for writers all over the world?
• How to make the most out of your NaNoWriMo by preparing everything you need before starting typing the first word
• How writer groups and accountability buddies might be the best thing ever happened to writers
• How to turn a bad writing day into an awesome opportunity to level up your writing game

SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES

Complete show notes, transcripts and links to the tools and resources mentioned in this episode from our website at https://strategicauthorpreneur.com/podcast/063-preparing-to-rock-nanowrimo/

SUPPORT THE SHOW

If you find this show helpful—and like our independent, ads-free format—you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SAPPODCAST

Join indie authors Crystal Hunt and Michele Amitrani as we share ways to save time, money and energy as you level up your writing and publishing career. 

Join us as we reflect on Months 6+7 of Going Wide and look at the progress made, the challenges encountered along the way, and discuss solutions to the obstacles we faced this past month.

HIGHLIGHTS

• What has happened since the last episode?
• Creator hat updates and goals
• Manager hat updates and goals
• Marketing hat updates and goals

SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES

Complete show notes, transcripts and links to the tools and resources mentioned in this episode from our website at https://strategicauthorpreneur.com/podcast/062-going-wide-progress-report-6-augustseptember-2021/

SUPPORT THE SHOW

If you find this show helpful—and like our independent, ads-free format—you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SAPPODCAST

Join indie authors Crystal Hunt and Michele Amitrani as we share ways to save time, money and energy as you level up your writing and publishing career.

In this episode we're chatting with special guest Bella Mahaya Carter about how you can rethink your ambitions and trust in your heartfelt purpose and values in the journey to becoming, or continuing on, as an author.

HIGHLIGHTS

• What has happened since the last episode?
• About Bella Mayaha Carter
• How the three Principles of Mind, Consciousness, and Thought can influence an author’s journey
• Ways of kindling your love for writing
• Why it is better to embrace our story, rather than fight it

SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES

Complete show notes, transcripts and links to the tools and resources mentioned in this episode from our website at https://strategicauthorpreneur.com/podcast/061-balanced-writing-life-with-bella-mahaya-carter/

SUPPORT THE SHOW

If you find this show helpful—and like our independent, ads-free format—you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SAPPODCAST

Join indie authors Crystal Hunt and Michele Amitrani as we share ways to save time, money and energy as you level up your writing and publishing career.

In this episode we're talking with special guest Clay Stafford—the founder of Killer Nashville conference and magazine that deals with all things Thriller, Mystery and Suspense. In this interview Clay talks about the importance of adding mystery and suspense elements to any story to turn it into an engaging novel readers won't be able to put down. He also discusses the number one difficulty writers face and how the Killer Nashville conference has helped some attendees establish a long-lasting author career.

HIGHLIGHTS

• What has happened since the last episode?
• About Clay Stafford
• How are mystery and thriller writers different from others?
• Clay’s thriller recommendations 
• About Killer Nashville
• What is Clay working on right now?
• About Book packaging
• Awards at Killer Nashville
• Killer Nashville magazine

SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES

Complete show notes, transcripts and links to the tools and resources mentioned in this episode from our website at https://strategicauthorpreneur.com/podcast/058-going-wide-progress-report-5-junejuly-2021/

SUPPORT THE SHOW

If you find this show helpful—and like our independent, ads-free format—you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SAPPODCAST

Join indie authors Crystal Hunt and Michele Amitrani as we share ways to save time, money and energy as you level up your writing and publishing career. 

While some people love the structure and order of plotting and can't start writing until they know every twist and turn of the story, for Discover Writers (aka Pantsers) that takes all the fun right out of the process. But there are ways that you can implement a little plotting and planning without totally taking the fun out of discovering the story as you go.

In this episode, we'll discuss some tips, tricks and strategies to help you shape your story while retaining the freedom to follow where inspiration leads.

HIGHLIGHTS

• What has happened since the last episode?
• What is a ‘pantser’?
• Are you always a pantser?
• Ways to plot as a pantser

SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES

Complete show notes, transcripts and links to the tools and resources mentioned in this episode from our website at https://strategicauthorpreneur.com/podcast/058-going-wide-progress-report-5-junejuly-2021/

SUPPORT THE SHOW

If you find this show helpful—and like our independent, ads-free format—you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SAPPODCAST

Join indie authors Crystal Hunt and Michele Amitrani as we share ways to save time, money and energy as you level up your writing and publishing career. 

Join us as we reflect on Months 6+7 of Going Wide and look at the progress made, the challenges encountered along the way, and discuss solutions to the obstacles we faced this past month.

HIGHLIGHTS

• What has happened since the last episode?
• Creator hat updates and goals
• Manager hat updates and goals
• Marketing hat updates and goals
• Biggest wins and challenges

SHOW NOTES + RESOURCES

Complete show notes, transcripts and links to the tools and resources mentioned in this episode from our website at https://strategicauthorpreneur.com/podcast/058-going-wide-progress-report-5-junejuly-2021/

SUPPORT THE SHOW

If you find this show helpful—and like our independent, ads-free format—you can buy us a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SAPPODCAST