Episode 037 / Cozy mystery author Zara Keane shares how changing genres allowed her to write to her strengths. We also delve into nurturing our newsletters, chatbots, and selling direct.

 

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In this podcast episode, you’ll discover:

• Why finishing that first book is so important
• How our writing processes change and evolve and how we can’t pin down a single system and replicate it again and again
• Why trying to do it all is a mistake and the importance of filtering advice
• How Zara moved from romance to cozy mystery
• Zara’s “experiment budget” and her attitude to testing
• Writing to your strengths--writing in a genre that lets you use your natural talents to their fullest
• Nurturing your newsletter
• Filtering readers who find you through a promotion
• Using a serial novella in your newsletter
• Using content themes to guide content creation for newsletter
• Zara’s recommendations for getting started with chatbots
• Benefits of selling direct with Payhip and Bookfunnel: flash sales, coupons, and built-in discounting
• How Zara created a Christmas in July, promoted it to her newsletter, which gave her a financial return on par with a Bookbub featured deal 

Genres discussed include cozy mystery, romance, and romantic suspense. 

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