Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

In ep. #48 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Ricardo Fayet.

Ricardo is one of the founders of Reedsy, an online marketplace for publishing professionals. Authors and publishers can browse profiles, write project briefs, request quotes, and then work with top level freelancers, including editors, interior designers, cover designers, ghostwriters, and book marketers.

During our conversation, Ricardo describes:

Why not just authors, but also publishers are using Reedsy

How Reedsy's intense curation process ensures only top level professionals enter their marketplace

Reedy's unique approach to content marketing

How the Reedsy text editor makes writing and publishing a book even easier than ever before

And much more

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The Writing Coach #48 Show Notes

Here is where to find Reedsy online:

Reedsy: https://reedsy.com

Reedsy Book Editor: https://reedsy.com/write-a-book

Reedsy Learning: https://blog.reedsy.com/learning

Reedsy Live: https://blog.reedsy.com/live

Blog piece on Third Omniscient vs Third Limited: https://blog.reedsy.com/third-person-omniscient-vs-limited

Read the transcript from the training I hosted for Reedsy Live last November, or watch the video recording below:

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Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

In ep. #47 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Derek Murphy.

Derek is a book marketing expert, book cover designer, and successful young adult author. He also holds a Ph.D. in Literature. Derek shares what he knows about writing, publishing, and book marketing via books, videos, and a number of different websites, including his home base CreativINDIE.com.

During our conversation Derek describes:

How he transitioned from cover designer to young adult author

The easiest way for authors to start selling more books

The top five cover amateur book cover design mistakes

The problem with the disconnect between what readers want to read and what writers want to write

Why fast writing doesn’t necessarily mean bad writing

How he spent NaNoWriMo writing in a castle (!)

And much more!

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Show Notes

Check out Derek's home base: CreativINDIE.com

Want to give creating your own cover a shot? Try Derek's diybookcovers.com

Get a FREE copy of Derek's book Guerilla Publishing: Revolutionary Book Strategies to Make Your First $1000 on Kindle. 

Check out the cover Derek create for my book, The Page Turners: Economy of Fear:

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Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

In ep. #46 of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Catherine Carrigan.

Catherine is a bestselling author, a medical intuitive healer, and a social media marketing expert.

During our conversation Catherine describes:

The importance of social media marketing for authors;

What she learned from working with a traditional publisher and what she loves about independent publishing;

The relationship between depression and writing;

Why she always seeks out mentors;

How her expertise in fitness, nutrition, and health contributes to her writing;

And much more!

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Show Notes

Here's where you can find Catherine online:

www.catherinecarrigan.com

www.unlimitedenergynow.com

www.whatissocialmediatoday.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CSCarrigan

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AuthorCatherineCarrigan/

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/carrigan112/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catherineca rriganauthor/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCv jD3ITR1gKQEyS2JBT3QQ

Second website: http://unlimitedenergynow.com

Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/blog/ccarrigan

Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/1153156903 18090975674

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinecarrigan

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/638831.Catherine_Carrigan

Twitter for What Is Social Media Today: https://twitter.com/todaygame

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Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

What printer should a writer buy?

What is the perfect printer for an aspiring author who needs to print their draft manuscript?

Turns out the answers to these questions aren't as simple as you may think!

In this episode of The Writing Coach, I outline 7 key factors writers needs to take into account before purchasing a new printer.

You'll discover:

Why printing your manuscript is important to begin with;

The difference between a laser printer and ink jet printer (and which one a writer should choose);

Why an indie author might want to purchase a different printer than an author aiming for a traditional publishing contract;

How the cost of paper and ink should be factored into the purchasing equation;

And much more!

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Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

Last week I sent Ryan Levesque's "Do You Hate Me?" email to my email list.

Boy was THAT an interesting experience!

Email marketing is one of the most powerful tools you can use to sell books and build an audience, but are the benefits of sending something like the "Do you hate me email?" really worth the drawbacks?

In episode 44 of The Writing Coach, I describe:

Why I sent the "Do You Hate Me?" email;

If the email worked like I hoped it would;

What the email taught me about my audience and about email marketing;

Whether I would send the email again;

And much more!

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Show Notes

Listen to Tom Morkes' episode of The Writing Coach here, and visit Tom's website here.

Listen to Karen Dimmick's episode of The Writing Coach here, and visit Karen's website here.

Learn about Ryan Levesque's Ask Method.

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Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

In episode 43 of The Writing Coach,  Kevin  T. Johns outlines what he calls "The Novel Writer's Roadmap", a 12 step process for crafting a fiction novel.

Writing a novel can be a complex and overwhelming experience, so having a simply step-by-step system identifying the major milestones along the way to publication can be extremely helpful.

This special episode exists in both podcast and video format.

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Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors who help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

In episode 42 of The Writing Coach, I speak with Dave Chesson.

Dave Chesson is a best selling author under a number of different pen names, the founder of the Kindlepreneur book marketing blog, and the creator of KDP Rocket, an Amazon Keyword tool that helps authors find niche topics with built in audience demand.

During our conversation, Dave describes:

What happened to his life when he asked himself what success really means to him;

How he balances his entrepreneurial efforts with his family time;

Why an English teacher in high school told him it was a good idea he was going into physics and not writing;

 What he learned from author Guy Kwasaki about the importance of book marketing;

The biggest mistake authors make when the start learning about marketing;

His advice regarding working with a coach;

And much more!

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The Writing Coach #41 Show Notes

Visit Dave's book marketing blog Kindlepreneur here.

Learn more about Dave's amazing keyword research tool KDP Rocket here.

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Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

In episode 41 of The Writing Coach, I speak with Chandler Bolt.

Chandler is the best selling author of six books, including Book Launch and Published, as well as the creator of Self-Publishing School. In the two years since Chandler was last on the show, he's built Self-Publishing School up into a company with a dozen employees and 7-figure revenue. 

During our conversation, Chandler describes:

What he's learned from working with thousands of authors;

How his parents influenced his decision to pursue a unique career path;

The challenges he's faced and how he overcame them;

Whether he would ever consider a traditional publishing contract;

And much more!

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The Writing Coach #41 Show Notes

Watch Chandler's BRAND NEW FREE video training series here. 

Get a free paperback copy of Chandler's new book Published here.

Check out "How to Self-Publish a Book in 2017" on the Self-Publishing School blog.

Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

In episode 40 of The Writing Coach, I speak with author Ron Vitale.

Ron is the author of Cinderella's Secret Witch Diaries and A Witch's Coven Novels series, a web technology director, lover of all things fantasy and sci-fi, marathon runner and dad. Ron loves to tell stories about the hero's journey using creativity and fantasy.

During our conversation, Ron describes:

How storytelling helped him escape a challenging childhood without a father;

The years he wasted waiting for someone to validate him as a writer;

The long game approach he takes to his publishing career;

How he uses writing as a form of self-healing;

Why he decided to be completely transparent in his year-end wrap up article, despite having lost money in 2016;

And much more!

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Show Notes

Read Ron's article, What I Learned About Publishing inn 2016: Full Sales and Figures.

Visit Ron's website.

Check out Ron's books on Amazon!

 

Kevin T. Johns is an author, writing coach, and ghostwriter. He has helped hundreds of writers from around the world get ideas out of their heads, onto the page, and into readers' hands. Get your free copy of his short guide for authors below.

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Welcome to The Writing Coach. On this podcast, I speak with the instructors, editors, coaches, and mentors that help writers and authors create their art, build their audience, and sell their work.

In episode 38 of The Writing Coach, I speak with Joan Dempsey.

Joan Dempsey, author of the forthcoming novel This Is How It Begins (She Writes Press, Oct 3, 2017), helps serious creative writers master the craft of revision through online courses and free resources.

During our conversation, Joan describes:

Why she embraces the title teacher

How she avoids the "bank vault" approach of instruction in favour of a more learning centered approach;

The role formal education has played in her development as an author and a teacher of writers;

Why she decided to focus in on revisions as her specific area of expertise;

Her top revision tips

And much more!

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Show Notes

Visit Joan's website joandempsey.com to check out all of her courses, and grab her free video training series at revisewithconfidence.com.