This week authors J. Thorn and Crys Cain make a big announcement about the podcast.

To read the full transcript or comment on the episode: https://theauthorlife.com/81-announcement

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This week author Crys Cain is joined by special guest VE Griffith. They discuss what line editors do and how authors can utilize them effectively.

Question of the week: have you used a line editor before and what was your experience?

References:

VEgriffith.com

Revision Wizards Podcast

To read the full transcript or comment on the episode: https://theauthorlife.com/80-line-editor/

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This week authors J. Thorn and Crys Cain discuss how they decide to not continue with a project and the factors influence their decisions. 

Question of the week: Have you had projects that you have decided to set aside that were no longer a fit for where you wanted to go?

To read the full transcript or comment on the episode: https://theauthorlife.com/79-ditch-project

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This week authors J. Thorn and Crys Cain discuss different ways you can utilize beta readers to help with expert knowledge and the different processes involved in doing so.

Question of the week: how do you solicit expert advice?

To read the full transcript or comment on the episode: https://theauthorlife.com/78-expert-knowledge

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This week authors J. Thorn and Crys Cain discuss different ways you can cut the costs of creating a book without sacrificing the quality.

Question of the week: what ways have you used to cut costs without qualities that we haven't mentioned?

To read the full transcript or comment on the episode: https://theauthorlife.com/77-cut-costs

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This week author Crys Cain is joined by special guest Valerie Ihsan. They discuss the top myths of writing memoir and some tips and tricks to help you write yours.

Question of the week: have you thought about writing memoir?

References:

ValerieIhsan.com

To read the full transcript or comment on the episode: https://theauthorlife.com/76-memoir/

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This week, authors J. Thorn and Crys Cain discuss what drives them, and how that has changed throughout their publishing career.

Question of the week: Are you focused more on income or influence right now?

To read the full transcript or comment on the episode: https://theauthorlife.com/75-income-or-influence

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This week authors J. Thorn and Crys Cain discuss what why they've chosen to go wide or opt in to KU (Amazon exclusive) for different projects or different phases of their career.

Question of the week: Are you leaning Wide or KU for your next project?

To read the full transcript or comment on the episode: https://theauthorlife.com/74-wide-or-KU

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This week authors J. Thorn and Crys Cain discuss the different subscription platforms available, how and when they can be valuable to authors, and what an author will be expected to provide to their subscribers.

Question of the week: does the subscription model intrigue you?

To read the full transcript or comment on the episode: https://theauthorlife.com/73-subscriptions

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This week author Crys Cain is joined by special guest Christine Daigle. They discuss what goes into writing serials and how it differs from writing novels.

Question of the week: have ever considered writing a serial?

References:

christinedaiglebooks.com

The Serial Fiction Show

To read the full transcript or comment on the episode: https://theauthorlife.com/72-serials/

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