by Evan Gow | Apr 8, 2024 | Tips, Writing Promotion
StoryOrigin has a new feature for helping authors sell ebooks direct to readers. This is a huge new feature, but before we dig into, let’s explore a few things. The Rise of Indie Authors Over the past decade, indie publishing has taken over the book world. Why? Cost....
by Jesper Schmidt | Aug 18, 2021 | News, Podcast, Technology, Tips, Tools for Authors, Writing, Writing Promotion
What is the difference between preselling your book and making it available as a preorder on sites like Amazon? Is one better than the other? Tune in to the Am Writing Fantasy podcast, episode 138, where Autumn and Jesper share the result of a recent experiment, using...
by Jesper Schmidt | Feb 19, 2021 | Book Marketing, Podcast, Tools for Authors, Writing Promotion
Goodreads is a social platform where readers congregate. Are the ways in which we can market our books to these people without being sleazy? Jesper has no idea about Goodreads, so he asks all the stupid questions, while Autumn tries to convince him that Goodreads is a...
by Jesper Schmidt | Dec 14, 2020 | Book Marketing, Podcast, Writing, Writing Promotion
If one of your books, or series, aren’t selling much, will it help to change the book cover, the book description (also known as the blurb), or will it be a lot of effort for nothing? In episode 103, Autumn share the results after she re-released one of her book...
by Jesper Schmidt | Aug 31, 2020 | Featured Author, Podcast, Tools for Authors, Video, Writing Promotion
The highly successful indie author, Chris Fox, joins the Am Writing Fantasy podcast in episode 88 to share how he managed to fully fund his Kickstarter campaign. Chris collected almost $22,000 for his RPG rulebook, based on his fiction work. If you have any plans to...
by Jesper Schmidt | Aug 17, 2020 | Book Marketing, Podcast, Tips, Tools for Authors, Writing Promotion
In episode 44 of the Am Writing Fantasy podcast, Jesper and Autumn shared the results of a survey which asked readers about permafree books. They are now back with an update on the survey results as many more responses has come on since episode 44, and in addition,...
