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Building A Long Term Author Business, Dictation, Kickstarter, and Short Story Collections With Kevin J Anderson Jan 20, 2025

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How can you build a long-term author career with multiple streams of income? How can you use technology for the grunt work and not the fun part of writing? Kevin J Anderson gives his tips. In the intro, has TikTok gone dark? [AP]; BookVault is expanding printing to Australia; GPSR, the EU’s new General Product […]

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Balancing Creativity With Building A Business, And Author Nation With Joe Solari Jan 13, 2025

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How can you balance creativity with business in order to have a profitable, long-term author career? What were the successes and challenges of the Author Nation conference? Joe Solari shares his perspective. In the intro, the money episode [Ink In Your Veins]; WISE for multi-currency banking; creative planning tips for 2025 [Self~Publishing Advice]; Surprising Trends […]

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Writing Tips: Craft, Structure, and Voice With Kristen Tate Jan 06, 2025

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Are you curious about the hidden structures that turn ordinary manuscripts into irresistible page-turning stories? Wondering how to shape your characters, scenes, and chapters so readers can’t put your book down? Kristen Tate shares her tips. In the intro, key book publishing paths [Jane Friedman]; sub-rights and why it’s important to understand how many ways […]

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My 2025 Creative And Business Goals With Joanna Penn Jan 01, 2025

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Happy New Year 2025! I love January and the opportunity to start afresh. I know it’s arbitrary in some ways, but I measure my life by what I create, and I also measure it in years. At the beginning of each year, I publish an article (and podcast episode) here, which helps keep me accountable. If you’d […]

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Review Of My 2024 Creative And Business Goals With Joanna Penn Dec 30, 2024

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Another year ends, and once more, it’s time to reflect on our creative goals. I hope you can take the time to review your goals and you’re welcome to leave a comment below about how the year went. Did you achieve everything you wanted to? Let me know in the comments. It’s always interesting looking […]

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Creative Clarity: Focus, Self-Care, And A Little Bit Of Tough Love Dec 23, 2024

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How can you create when there’s an overwhelming list of things to do and too many competing priorities? How can you balance self-care with achieving your creative goals. In this episode, I’ll share some tips from previous podcast guests to help you step back, reassess your priorities, and hopefully help you let go of at […]

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Book Proposals, Writing Non-Fiction, And Supercommunicators With Charles Duhigg Dec 16, 2024

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How can you write a book proposal that will make a publisher want to buy your book? How can you write a successful non-fiction book that both interests you and attracts a lot of readers? How can you improve your communication in person and online? Charles Duhigg gives his thoughts. In the intro, HarperCollins CEO […]

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Building A Business Ecosystem Around Non-Fiction Books With Michael Bungay Stanier Dec 09, 2024

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How can you build a scalable business around non-fiction books? How can you turn a book into multiple streams of income? How can you delegate in order to scale? Michael Bungay Stanier shares his thoughts. In the intro, Bookfunnel’s Universal Book Links, and How to Write Non-Fiction Second Edition; ALCS survey results of writers on […]

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Writing The Other And Self-Publishing in South Africa With Ashling McCarthy Dec 02, 2024

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How can we write from the perspective of others while still respecting different cultures? How can a children’s book author make money from bulk sales? How is self-publishing in South Africa different? With Ashling McCarthy. In the intro, Spotify for Authors and Katie Cross on self-narration and email marketing; How do I know when to […]

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The Intuitive Author With Tiffany Yates Martin Nov 25, 2024

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How can you manage the competing priorities of an author career? How can you deal with the demons we all have to wrestle with along the way? Tiffany Yates Martin talks about the role of intuition in decision-making, the challenges of feedback and rejection, and the importance of reclaiming creativity during difficult times. In the […]

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