My Kickstarter campaign for my travel memoir, Pilgrimage, funded within minutes and raised over £26,000 (over…
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Prolific Writing, Diversification, And Using Emerging Technologies With Joseph Nassise
If you want a long-term successful career as an author, you need to learn the craft…
Writing Tips: Setting And Sense Of Place
All stories, whether fiction, memoir, or narrative non-fiction, happen somewhere, so setting is a key aspect…
Writing And Investing For A Long Term Indie Author Career With Lindsay Buroker
What are the core fundamentals of a successful independent author business? How can you focus on…
How To Build A Seven Figure Book Business Selling Direct To Readers With Pierre Jeanty
Write and publish what you want, get paid every day for your books, and control your…
Co-Writing In A Shared Universe And Changing Indie Business Models With Martha Carr
How can you create a universe big enough for multiple series? How can you co-write successfully?…
Book Marketing Mindset, Ideas, And Ambition With Honoree Corder
How can you embrace book marketing as a creative part of your author business? How can…
How I Used Generative AI Tools For My Short Story, With A Demon’s Eye
I’ve been playing with aspects of generative AI for a few years now, but for this…
The Empowerment Of Selling Books Direct To Your Readers With Steve Pieper
What are the benefits of selling direct? Why might using your face to advertise your books…
Why I’m Launching My Book On Kickstarter And Not On The Usual Stores
What is Kickstarter and how does it benefit creators and backers? What kinds of projects can…
Intuitive Writing And Book Marketing With Becca Syme
Do you sometimes just ‘know’ when a story is right? Does something ‘click’ during the writing…
How To (Finally) Finish Your Book With Roz Morris
What are the most common reasons why writers don’t finish their books —and how can you…
My 2023 Creative and Business Goals With Joanna Penn
Happy New Year 2023! I am more excited than ever this year about the books I…
What Do You Need To Quit? With Joanna Penn And Orna Ross
“If you just keep writing/querying/marketing/etc you will eventually be successful. Just don’t give up.” We’ve all…
Changes In Publishing With Jane Friedman
What has changed in the publishing industry over the last few years? What can authors learn…
Choosing Your Route To Publication With Barnaby Jameson
Why might a first-time author choose to independently publish? Barnaby Jameson talks about his experience with…
Pivoting Genres And Mindset Tips For Success With Dan Padavona
If you’re not making the money you expected from your books, how can you pivot genres…
Writing Tips: The Anatomy Of Genres With John Truby
What is genre, and how can transcending it improve your fiction? How can you effectively write…
The Long Game With Dorie Clark
How can we shift our mindset to thinking about a long-term creative career? What can we…
5 Steps To Author Success With Rachel McLean
How can you find the intersection between what the market wants and what you love to…
Self-Publishing LaunchPad With James Blatch
What are some of the fundamentals behind self-publishing success? James Blatch shares tips and insights as…
Using Tropes To Strengthen Your Fiction With Jennifer Hilt
What are tropes and how can you use them to strengthen your fiction? What are some…
Writing Beginnings with Shane Millar
What do you need in the beginning of your novel so your reader buys your book?…
How Creativity Rules the World With Maria Brito
How does curiosity fuel creativity? How can we balance consumption and creation in an ever-busier digital…
The Way Of The Fearless Writer With Beth Kempton
How can we accept imperfection as writers while still striving for excellence? How can we make…