One thing we are most often asked is “What is your secret to success?” The answer is unexpected because it has nothing to do with the latest course or tactic and everything to do with your mindset. Without the right mindset, you will find yourself chasing the bright shiny objects thinking they will give you the answers you’re looking for. It’s time to pause and take a good long hard look at your mindset. Are you getting in the way of your own success?...
Jul 12, 2021•12 min•Ep. 27
Audiobooks are selling like hotcakes but what does it actually take to produce a quality audiobook? We talk with Paul Heitsch narrating as David Brenin who began narrating audiobooks in 2013, after a long career on the other side of the glass as an engineer, producer, and director of spoken word recordings. He has recorded a number of New York Times and USA Today bestsellers, including the Dragon Lords of Valdier series and The Alliance series by S.E. Smith....
Jul 05, 2021•33 min•Ep. 26
Trigger warning! This podcast on Writing to Market could trigger severe reactions. Writing to Market is the process of writing stories in genres that are very popular at a particular time, using a popular writing style, and following a set pattern of storytelling. Is it right for you? This podcast looks at the pros and cons of writing to market and it all starts with the question, what it is you want from your writing?...
Jun 28, 2021•14 min•Ep. 25
Writers of mystery and suspense know you have four main points to keep together - plotting, character, theme, and setting the scene. So how do you not only keep the threads from untangling but build the suspense to fever pitch AND bring your characters safely home? This week, we talk to USA Today Bestselling Author, Pauline Baird Jones, who has mastered the art of mystery and mayhem, in diverse genres such as science fiction, romantic suspense, and thrillers. Pauline Baird Jones is the author of...
Jun 21, 2021•15 min•Ep. 24
Selling your books at full price is the holy grail for most writers. In today's podcast, we show the three step process we use to sell Susan's book catalogue at full price. Keep in mind that we have sold over 2 million books at full price so we know a thing or two about how to do it. There are no magic pills. No silver bullets. No secret bright shiny objects. Just tried and true rinse and repeat tactics that have served us well.
Jun 14, 2021•19 min•Ep. 23
Contemporary and comedic paranormal romance author, Robyn Peterman, is our guest author today for and boy, oh, boy, did Robyn bring out some gems!! Including two things she would do if she was starting over, whether to man boob or not, and how she handles distractions. You can find Robyn's books at Amazon https://amzn.to/33uYb5d...
Jun 08, 2021•32 min•Ep. 22
When you're thinking about your books, think outside of just publishing them. How can you make your books work for you? How can your books become part of wider universe? In this podcast, we look at what is possible when we step outside of the 'rules' of publishing - like who made those rules to start with? - and ways you can expand your stories beyond just books so you can expand and grow your author business without having to solely rely on releasing books....
May 19, 2021•18 min•Ep. 21
Are your romance scenes feeling a bit deflated? Are your sexy scenes more rote than a project of passion? USA Today Bestselling Author, Cara Bristol, has the answers to give your romantic activities and love scenes the pep they need. Cara has written a thesaurus and sex scene writing guide for romance authors to help make your sexy scenes sizzle and snap. You will never be stuck for clean or saucy words or phrases again to describe our bits and pieces, our different senses, nice and naughty sexy...
May 13, 2021•23 min•Ep. 20
In today's podcast, we show how authors can lose their fear to tap into their wealth of first-person experience. When authors embrace their emotions instead of seeing them as a negative, better world happens and book sales increase.
Apr 27, 2021•15 min•Ep. 19
In our podcast, Narelle and Susan reveal all on how to get and stay organized. This is a much watch episode because we tell the truth about being organized. Screw the clear desk policy and being "tidy"! None of things ever help you be organized so you can get on with writing your book... unless of course that is your Organizing style. But what are the other organizing styles that we rarely hear about but are equally valid? Yes, piles of paper and everything in sight is a valid way to be organize...
Apr 20, 2021•24 min•Ep. 18
Dealing with life's unexpected requests for attention is hard enough. Dealing with it while being an author can be overwhelming. Today, we are going to share three tips on Coping with Life that can help you.
Apr 13, 2021•13 min•Ep. 17
This week we're talking about how to cope with the business, running a business and being a business owner so that you can free yourself to be able to write more and actually grow that business. We have three useful tips for you.
Apr 06, 2021•16 min•Ep. 16
This week we're talking about the importance of newsletters and what content to use in them. We have three great tips for you.
Mar 30, 2021•13 min•Ep. 15
This week we provide you with 3 fantastic tips to help you keep going and not give up: Have a negative partner Step away from the keyboard Keep going
Mar 23, 2021•14 min•Ep. 14
This week we are discussing Team Creation and Building, and have 3 helpful tips for you to build your support team: when you should start building the team who you need where to find the members of the team
Mar 17, 2021•13 min•Ep. 13
This week we're talking about the value of holiday marketing and promotions, and we have 3 tips to help you in the creation of your own promotions, using Halloween, Black Friday, and Thanksgiving/Christmas as examples: Definitely do some marketing around these holidays Let your readers know how grateful and thankful you are for them supporting you, by way of a special gift Offer discounts to your followers, especially during one of the special sales (eg Black Friday)...
Mar 10, 2021•8 min•Ep. 12
Getting reviews for your book is tough enough when you're an established author. What about if you are relatively new author without a huge following, or no following at all? How do you get the 10-20 reviews needed to run promotional campaigns, not to mention just simply getting reviews? With readers' attention span stretched, this podcast looks at ways you can help readers leave you reviews as well as where to find reviewers.
Mar 04, 2021•13 min•Ep. 11
This week we discuss places for people to find, discuss and listen to your audiobooks. We have 3 great tips to help you get your audiobooks noticed: libraries Facebook groups promotional places
Mar 04, 2021•9 min•Ep. 10
This week we're talking about audiobooks and how to market them. We have 3 easy steps about how you can get word out about your audiobooks: your webpage social media and newsletters giveaways
Mar 04, 2021•9 min
This week we are talking about audiobooks, and sharing 3 things that you need to keep in mind in relation to them. Given their popularity, you should be going to them NOW, and our tips will help in that regard. when to go to them what type of audiobooks there are where to distribute them once you have decided to do them
Feb 24, 2021•12 min•Ep. 8
This week we are looking at 3 marketing must haves when you are doing a new release, sending a book out, or republishing: building your email list working/collaborating with other authors, such as doing a newsletter swap where you promote them and they you. Connecting with people, finding out who is in your niche connecting with reviewers in your niche.
Feb 17, 2021•10 min•Ep. 7
Something that you should always be aiming for, as an author, is to grow your business. One of the best ways is to collaborate with others, and this week we are giving you three great tips on how to achieve that.
Feb 10, 2021•14 min•Ep. 6
Does marketing overwhelm you? This week we talk about 3 things to remember when it comes to mastering marketing: knowing what your strengths and weaknesses are master in one tactic first - do what you are good at, and then add another learning different tactics, so you are across multiple platforms. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Build in time in your schedule to learn new techniques, new platforms etc....
Feb 03, 2021•11 min•Ep. 5
This week we're talking about the value of relationships with your readers. By engaging in fundamental things every day you're able to establish and retain your reader relationships. Three useful methods are: Responding to website comments Facebook Live, and Facebook Messenger and email
Jan 26, 2021•12 min•Ep. 4
Description: Think branding is only for big companies? Think again! This week, we talk about why your brand matters to readers and opens marketing doors and how you can create an authentic author brand that helps you sell more books.
Jan 20, 2021•15 min•Ep. 3
Negative reviews are a rite of passage for writers and we discuss five strategies we use to maintain our perspective when the dreaded 1* arrives. .
Jan 20, 2021•10 min•Ep. 2
Staying creative when life and the world appear to be changing rapidly can be challenging. We talk about strategies that have helped us to remain creative when in turbulent times.
Jan 07, 2021•13 min•Ep. 1
