Episode 207 – Odds for Success, Romance Listeners, & Auto Body Authors

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Question of the Week: Romance authors, are your readers just in it for the “good parts,” or are they interested in the book as a whole? Other authors, feel free to voice your thoughts on this too!

Are romance listeners just in it for the good parts? After thanking their patrons, Strings of Subversion, The Unknown Devil, and Leading Effectively, Jim and Bryan took on the tips and news like always before. Tips included how a YA author took her second series to another level, how co-writers can collaborate to create better books, and what word count range genre authors should try to hit. News stories included Amazon encouraging Echo-read audiobooks, Microsoft’s new dictation feature, Draft2Digital’s new tool for authors, how Audible’s feature may have undermined its unlimited service, why one indie author is writing at a tire shop, and why authors should ignore the odds. This week’s Question of the Week: Romance authors, are your readers just in it for the “good parts,” or are they interested in the book as a whole? Other authors, feel free to voice your thoughts on this too!
What You’ll Learn:
  • How one YA author took her second series to another level
  • How co-writers can collaborate to create better books
  • What word count range authors of each genre should try to hit
  • What Amazon is doing to encourage Echo-read audiobooks
  • What authors can expect from Microsoft’s dictation software
  • How Draft2Digital’s new tools can improve an author’s visibility
  • How Audible’s “Take Me to the Good Part” tool may hurt authors
  • Why one indie author is writing her books at a tire shop
  • Why authors should ignore the odds and go all in with their writing
Links:

Bryan’s Book Description Service
Strings of Subversion by K. Victoria Chase
The Unknown Devil by Tom Fowler
Leading Effectively by Mildred Stallworth
Tip #1: Interview with a Vampire… Author
Tip #2: Counting Prose
Tip #3: Together Forever
Honorable Mention: Echo-Plasm
Honorable Mention: Echo-Plasm (2)
News #5: Speak Soft and Carry a Big Mic (1)
News #5: Speak Soft and Carry a Big Mic (2)
News #4: Keeping Tabs
News #3: Skip a Beat
News #2: Words in the Tank
News #1: May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor (1)
News #1: May the Odds Be Ever in Your Favor (2)

Question of the Week: Romance authors, are your readers just in it for the “good parts,” or are they interested in the book as a whole? Other authors, feel free to voice your thoughts on this too!

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