Here we go with the continuation of our interrupted season 2! If you listened to the last episode, you now know WHO your readers are, but where are they? How do you find them? If you're lucky, you may already have fans of your work. If you're not lucky, you need to figure out where they are and convince them to read your work. Definitely not the easiest task!
Feb 2, 2023
11 min
Season two didn't end, it just disappeared. This little bonus episode is here to let you know what happened, why it happened, and where we're going from here.
Man, I missed this.
Jan 25, 2023
4 min
If you want to be able to find your audience, you need to know who that ideal reader is—and it ain't yo' mama... or maybe it is.
Seriously though, this is where some of the shit I've talked about last season really comes into play. You need to know who your reader is so you market your book to them.
Aug 17, 2022
11 min
You have achieved the goal. Your novel is signed, you are going to make money, but there are changes that need to be made to your story. This is the inevitability of traditional publishing. This doesn't make you a sell-out.
Aug 17, 2022
12 min
"It's good exposure!" There is a phrase that every artist has heard at least once in seriousness. When it comes to writing, there are a lot of unpaid anthologies. Some are legitimately a foot in the door and others aren't. You need to know the difference and understand both sides of this coin.
Jul 20, 2022
15 min
Free stories on a blog or website can be awesome. Everyone likes something for free and you're putting your work out there, but are you doing yourself and your stories a disservice?
Jul 6, 2022
13 min
You see that post that makes you wonder if someone is intentionally being an ass or if you might be misreading things—what do you do?
This can be a hard line to toe and the wrong response might do your career as a writer a lot of damage.
Jun 22, 2022
10 min
What to do and how to deal with those in the writing community that turn out to be bigots, predators, or otherwise loathsome people.
And what do you do if this person is someone you used to admire?
Jun 8, 2022
13 min
You made a sale! You signed a contract! Things are going well! Most people are really damned happy for you—keyword is most. There will be some bitter bastards always trying to drag you down.
Don't let them.
May 25, 2022
10 min
Unsolicited advice is one of those things that will always happen. People have opinions and far too many of them like to wave those opinions around for others to see.
Don't be that person.
May 25, 2022
12 min
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