by Autumn | Mar 1, 2021 | Book Marketing, News and Events, Tips, Ultimate Fantasy Writer's Guide
Writing is not as easy as so many people like to think it is. At least, not to write something that has a strong plot, realistic characters you wish were your friends (or hope are never YOUR enemies), and worlds that you want to explore. And then once you do publish,...
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 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,...
by Jesper Schmidt | Jun 2, 2020 | Book Marketing, Podcast, Social media for authors, Writing
You’ve heard mention of author brands, but what is it and how do you create one? In episode 75 of the Am Writing Fantasy podcast, Autumn and Jesper explain how important an author brand is. They also cover how, if you don’t create one yourself, others will...
by Jesper Schmidt | May 18, 2020 | Book Marketing, Podcast, Tips, Writing
The beginning of a novel – especially the first chapter – is what will decide if the reader goes on to read more or ditches the story right then and there. The ability to write a first chapter that hooks the reader is massively important. But how do you...