Episode 28 – Content Events, Permission and Series Success

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As part of Bryan’s birthday show, the guys discussed tips on promoting a standalone novel, growing website traffic and creating content events. Jim and Bryan announced their big Friday, November 7th multi-author event: March to a Bestseller 2. The event will feature at least 16 books on writing and marketing for just 99 cents with real-time Q&A with the authors.

You can join the event at bit.ly/marchtab2

The news included stories on Paulo Coelho’s indie author mindset, how to write a successful series, Amazon’s physical store in Manhattan, print book statistics and how to change your author business. Jim and Bryan went in-depth on why authors shouldn’t wait for permission to move forward in their careers. This week’s Question of the Week: What would you do if you stopped asking for permission in your author career? How would your books, marketing, and life change?
What You’ll Learn: 
  • What some authors are doing to connect with more readers
  • How to market a standalone novel
  • A ton of tips on growing your website traffic
  • How Paulo Coelho thinks like an indie
  • What Lindsay Buroker would do to improve her fantasy series
  • Why Amazon is getting a physical store for the holidays
  • What the recent Nielsen survey means for ebooks vs. print
  • Ways to charge up your author business
  • How you can chat with 16+ authors on November 7th
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Question of the Week: What would you do if you stopped asking for permission in your author career? How would your books, marketing, and life change?

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