Episode 29 – Backstories, WattPad and Barbara Freethy

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Our most jam-packed show yet! After discussing the journey into ACX, Jim and Bryan talked social media cheat sheets, social media sins to avoid, and sharing your backstory. There was so much news this week that we left Kindle Scout and the Amazon/Simon&Schuster deal out of the top five. The top five stories included news on a WattPad success story, publishing advances, Kobo vs. Amazon, the Kindle Unlimited Author Earnings report, and Barbara Freethy’s print deal. The Question of the Week: How do you decide how to spend your time as an author?
What You’ll Learn: 
  • Which social media sites will help you build your platform
  • Things you should avoid in social media
  • How telling your back story can gain trust
  • More about Amazon’s Kindle Scout
  • Why Hachette should study Simon & Schuster’s new deal
  • If Jim believes in the power of WattPad
  • Why publishing advances don’t support serious literature
  • Jim’s idea for Kobo to compete
  • How Kindle Unlimited is impacting author earnings
  • Why Barbara Freethy’s deal is a win-win-win
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Question of the Week:
How do you decide how to spend your time as an author?

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