Episode 452 – More AI Art, Publishing Scammers, and Author Freedom (with Quinn Ward)

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What’s one small habit you’d like to adapt for your author career in 2023?

This week we have a great show in store for you. Leave us a review on Apple Podcast and answer the Question of the Week in the comment section. Top Tips of the week include why the shortest part of the book can be the hardest part to write, why verified reviews are so valuable, and how to get more of them, and how to get back into writing when it’s been a while. The 5 News stories that matter most to indies this week is that the little things add up to big results, why the best way to market your book might be to adopt herd mentality, which audiobook service is backtracking on all-you-can-eat audiobooks, how to take back your book from a scammy publisher, and why those AI portraits you’ve been seeing may be more complicated than you think. Question of the week: What’s one small habit you’d like to adapt for your author career in 2023?

What You’ll Learn:
  • Why the shortest part of the book can be the hardest part to write
  • Why verified reviews are so valuable, and how to get more of them
  • How to get back into writing when it’s been a while
  • That the little things add up to big results
  • Why the best way to market your book might be to adopt herd mentality
  • Which audiobook service is backtracking on all-you-can-eat audiobooks
  • How to take back your book from a scammy publisher
  • Why those AI portraits you’ve been seeing may be more complicated than you think
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What’s one small habit you’d like to adapt for your author career in 2023?

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