The Career Author Podcast

J. recently visited Findaway Voices to see some of the cool things they are doing in the world of audiobooks. Today, Zach and J. discuss some of the stuff they showed J. and how we see the future of the audiobook market. In our hacks segment, Zach helps you get rid of digital clutter.

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Links:

Authors With A Live Custom Storefront for the Findaway Direct Program - https://rachel-amphlett-audio.myshopify.com/

https://shadonna-richards.myshopify.com/

The Writer’s Well Episode #82 - https://shows.pippa.io/thewriterswell/ep082

The Career Author - http://www.thecareerauthor.com

Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/thecareerauthor

Night of the Writing Dead - http://www.nightofthewritingdead.com

Authors on a Train - http://www.authorsonatrain.com Sell More Book Show Summit 2019 - http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit

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Do you think it’s possible to tell a complete story in fifteen seconds with no dialogue? Today, Zach and J. break down a fifteen second Clorox commercial and discuss how it has every element of a good story.

Watch the commercial at: https://youtu.be/17fcpd4Bb-I

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Thanks to our newest Patron: Jennifer Ellision

Links:

Clorox commercial - https://youtu.be/17fcpd4Bb-I

The Career Author - http://www.thecareerauthor.com

Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/thecareerauthor

Night of the Writing Dead - http://www.nightofthewritingdead.com

Authors on a Train - http://www.authorsonatrain.com

Sell More Book Show Summit 2019 - http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit

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What do the guys do at night to rest or to fill their respective creative wells? Zach and J. discuss their nighttime rituals.

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Thanks to our new Patron: Yvonne Carder

Links:

SFWA Nebula Conference presentation by Data Guy - http://authorearnings.com/sfwa2018/

The Career Author - http://www.thecareerauthor.com

Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/thecareerauthor

Night of the Writing Dead - http://www.nightofthewritingdead.com

Authors on a Train - http://www.authorsonatrain.com Sell More Book Show Summit 2019 - http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit

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Zach stole the format from J.’s other podcast this week and asked him the question: how do you make big decisions about your business?. And in the tips segment, Zach talks about the importance of choosing good keywords in your metadata.

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Links:

J.’s Six Foundations - https://theauthorcopilot.com/sendmesixfoundations/

Symmetric Design - http://symmetricdesign.co

The Writer’s Well (J.’s other podcast, formally The Petal to the Metal) - http://www.thewriterswell.org

KDP Browse Category Keywords - https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G200652170

The Career Author - http://www.thecareerauthor.com

Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/thecareerauthor

Night of the Writing Dead - http://www.nightofthewritingdead.com

Authors on a Train - http://www.authorsonatrain.com Sell More Book Show Summit 2019 - http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit

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Zach and J. have spent most of their time as collaborators working on trilogies, but now they’ve decided to move away from that. On this episode, they discuss what they’ve learned by writing and publishing trilogies, and why they are ready to try a longer series. In the tips segment, J. talks about being more productive using templates.

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Links:

The Career Author - http://www.thecareerauthor.com

Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/thecareerauthor

Sell More Book Show Summit 2019 - http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit

Night of the Writing Dead - http://www.nightofthewritingdead.com Authors on a Train - http://www.authorsonatrain.com

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J. hit the jackpot and got accepted for a BookBub ad. But how did it go? On today’s episode, J. breaks down his results and discusses them with Zach. In the tips segment, J. offers a way to make your scenes better.

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Links:

The Career Author - http://www.thecareerauthor.com

Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/thecareerauthor

Sell More Book Show Summit 2019 - http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit

Night of the Writing Dead - http://www.nightofthewritingdead.com Authors on a Train - http://www.authorsonatrain.com

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In this special episode of The Career Author Podcast, Zach and J. are together in the same room once again. This time, they discuss the good and the bad from their most recent meeting, which focused around planning a long book series they’re going to be writing. In the tips segment, Zach talks about the biggest factor that led to him going full-time as an author.

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Links:

The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley - http://books2read.com/u/mvKnlJ

The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey - http://books2read.com/u/mle20B

The Career Author - http://www.thecareerauthor.com

Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/thecareerauthor

Sell More Book Show Summit 2019 - http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit

Night of the Writing Dead - http://www.nightofthewritingdead.com Authors on a Train - http://www.authorsonatrain.com

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All authors think about what it would be like to see their book on the big screen or on a television set. But what are the opportunity costs involved with having your novel turned into a movie, television show, or video game? J. and Zach discuss on today’s show.

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Links:

Nintendo Dads Podcast #184 w/ Zach guest hosting - http://vgtribune.com/nintendo-dads-podcast-184-with-cool-zach/

The Petal to the Metal Episode #73 - Plot Fundamentals Part 1 - http://thepetaltothemetal.com/ep073/

The Petal to the Metal Episode #74 - Plot Fundamentals Part 2 - http://thepetaltothemetal.com/ep074/

The Petal to the Metal Episode #76 - Plot Fundamentals Part 3 - http://thepetaltothemetal.com/ep076/

The Career Author - http://www.thecareerauthor.com

Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/thecareerauthor

Sell More Book Show Summit 2019 - http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit

Night of the Writing Dead - http://www.nightofthewritingdead.com Authors on a Train - http://www.authorsonatrain.com

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One of the most controversial and most discussed topics in the publishing world is what the future holds for bookstores, as well as physical books. J. and Zach give some of their thoughts on a recent article entitled Can Barnes and Noble Survive? and discuss what you as an author should be thinking about when it relates to the health of brick and mortar bookstores. Also, they debut their newest segment with a Google Calendar productivity tip.

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Links:

Can Barnes and Noble Survive? - http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/can-barnes-noble-survive/

Sell More Book Show Summit 2019 - http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit

Night of the Writing Dead - http://www.nightofthewritingdead.com Authors on a Train - http://www.authorsonatrain.com

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You’ve heard all the advice on how to build a mailing list, but what do you do once you’ve got a reader’s email? On this week’s episode, J. and Zach talk about how they keep in touch with their readers and what kinds of emails they send out to them.

Thanks to our newest Patron: Malcolm Coon and Jim Heskett

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News Links:

Scammer of the Week

https://medium.com/legendary-women/a-couple-new-issues-in-the-indie-book-community-f2cdfc5e830

https://the-digital-reader.com/2018/06/02/amazon-changes-kdp-rules-on-bonus-content/

https://the-digital-reader.com/2018/06/01/how-to-cheat-the-kindle-store-and-get-away-with-it-the-chance-carter-story/

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G202018960

Links:

Sell More Book Show Summit 2019 - http://www.sellmorebooksshow.com/summit

Night of the Writing Dead - http://www.nightofthewritingdead.com Authors on a Train - http://www.authorsonatrain.com

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