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...
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...
Maybe we should have made this two episodes because it is a doozy! Jesper and Autumn cover a ton of tips and steps to launch your book, starting from 12 weeks out from your book release until 5 weeks after. After? Yes! Discover why there are actually steps to your...
In episode 66 of the Am Writing Fantasy podcast, Jesper is joined by one of the most influential voices within the indie-author space. That’s Joanna Penn! Joanna and Jesper discuss whether you should be publishing your books wide or choose exclusivity with...
Yes, I wrote readers. Not registered users, but actual readers who LOVE reading. Can you guess where they are? First, I have to admit that I was wrong. Because I thought this social platform was dead, aging out in the way of Facebook. Despite seeing other fantasy...
As Jesper mentioned in his video on marketing books in 2019, you have to use paid ads to be visible. BUT, is paid advertising the only way to reach readers? No. Not where there is a whole suite of social media platforms out there where people interact! These places...
