The Career Author Podcast

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Night Rituals Jul 26, 2018

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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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Making Big Decisions Jul 19, 2018

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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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Our Experience Writing and Publishing Trilogies Jul 12, 2018

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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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BookBub Breakdown Jul 05, 2018

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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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Planning a Long Book Series Jun 28, 2018

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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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The Opportunity Costs of Adaptation Jun 21, 2018

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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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The Future of Bookstores Jun 14, 2018

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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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Nurturing Your Audience Jun 07, 2018

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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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Hosting Events and Attending Them May 31, 2018

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On this week’s episode, J. and Zach talk about some of the reasons they host events, and what kind of work goes into them. Also, J. shares his experiences going to conventions and setting up tables to sell books and find new readers.

Thanks to our newest Patron: Melissa Banczak, Randy Spears, and Jonathan

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More Tips From a Sly Fox

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKz2Wv28XSo

A Romantic Follow-Up

https://the-digital-reader.com/2018/05/22/amazon-continues-to-pay-unfairly-low-royalty-rate-in-audible-romance-but-is-finally-letting-authors-out-of-the-program/

A Policy Up For Review

https://the-digital-reader.com/2018/05/24/amazon-has-banned-arc-reviews-and-forgot-to-tell-anyone/

Links:

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

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

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Multi-Author Box Sets, Anthologies, and One-Off Collaborations May 24, 2018

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There are more ways to collaborate on a book than writing a novel with another author. Join Zach and J. this week as they discuss multi-author box sets, anthologies, and one-time collaborations.

Thanks to our newest Patron: John Rindfleisch IX

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Ripples of Agitation

https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2018/05/21/the-motivation-myth-how-high-achievers-really-set-themselves-up-to-win-with-jeff-haden/

Modern Myth

https://medium.com/@stevenspatz4/six-myths-and-one-fact-about-traditional-publishing-b3309f70fcb8

Big Numbers

https://www.geekwire.com/2018/traditional-publishers-ebook-sales-drop-indie-authors-amazon-take-off/

Links:

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

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