Jim and Bryan went philosophical this week, touching on everything from Internet trolls and crowdfunding to Minimum Viable Products and writing quality books quickly. After Bryan announced his new podcast, The Split: A YA Book Review Podcast for Readers and Writers, and Jim discussed Author Marketing Live, they took on tips related to writing louder books, increasing the KDP preview selection, and Miranda July’s collectable fiction idea. The news included stories on Nora Roberts vs. Internet trolls, Suw Charman-Anderson’s Minimum Viable Product concept, Dear Author’s opinion on Kickstarter, Nook’s holiday drop, and thoughts on writing at a breakneck pace. Our Question of the Week: If you knew someone who wrote a book in a minimal amount of time, would it affect your purchasing decision? Why or why not?
What You’ll Learn:
- How Bryan is handling 9 shows a week
- What you can do to spice up quiet fiction
- How to increase your 10 percent Amazon Look Inside selection
- What Miranda July is doing to promote your book and brand
- When you can ask BookBub your personal questions
- Why Jim thinks Nora Roberts’ response to trolls shouldn’t be copied
- What makes a Minimum Viable Product for indie authors
- Some of the drawbacks of crowdfunding
- What Jim thinks Nook’s successor should do
- Why speed has little to do with book quality
Links:
- The Split: A YA Book Review Podcast for Readers and Writers
- Author Marketing Live (January 26-30)
- Writing Louder Books
- Boosting the Preview
- Collectable Fiction
- BookBub Answers Questions
- The Trolls vs. Nora Roberts
- The Bare Minimum
- Kickstarter or Self-Starter (1)
- Kickstarter or Self-Starter (2)
- Nook’s Fall Continues (1)
- Nook’s Fall Continues (2)
- Churn and Burn
Question of the Week: If you knew someone who wrote a book in a minimal amount of time, would it affect your purchasing decision? Why or why not?