Episode 264 – Serious Sci-fi, Writing 10k a Day, and Building Your World

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Question of the Week: Have you ever checked in with your readers to see what genres they enjoy and what they like about your work? Why or why not?

Would you consider running a reader poll on genre preference? Bryan and Jim are looking forward to the Sell More Books Summit! This week’s Happy Book Reviews winner is Matthew Staggs. Bryan thanks our Patrons: Achieve Anything In Just One Year, How to Sex Your Snake, and Excelsior. The Top Tips of the week are how to tackle your first novel, why large print is a market you need to explore, and what tool can help you get a handle on worldbuilding. The 5 News stories that matter most to indies this week include how indie authors could benefit from Amazon’s antitrust-proofing, how Barnes and Noble’s new eInk could breathe life into their bottom line, why the new EU copyright hooplah might be a victory for authors, how you can make 70,000 words per week a reality, and who gets to decide if it’s sci-fi or not so much. Question of the Week: Have you ever checked in with your readers to see what genres they enjoy and what they like about your work? Why or why not?

What You’ll Learn:
  • How to avoid first time novel mistakes
  • Why large-print is where it’s at
  • How to build a world and not get lost in it
  • That Amazon is getting nervous and making changes
  • There’s a new Nook… and they do audio!
  • How the EU is protecting you from pirates
  • How to write 70k per week and survive!
  • Science fiction can’t be serious (just kidding)
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Question of the Week: Have you ever checked in with your readers to see what genres they enjoy and what they like about your work? Why or why not?

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