This is the second in a three-part series of posts about being a podcast guest. Read the first one here. Congratulations! You’ve landed a podcast interview to talk about the subject of your book. What do you do next? Prepare. Here’s my personal preparation time line. Immediately I like to take notes and assemble my […]
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An Author’s Guide to Being a Good Podcast Guest
Part One: Planning Being a podcast guest has turned out to be one of the unexpected pleasures of publishing a book. Through showing up on podcasts, I’ve made new friends with podcast hosts. Recently, I even connected with a second cousin, who listened to a podcast I did! But aside from being fun, chatting about […]
Perennial Seller (A Book Review)
The Short Version: A Welcome Focus on the Long Haul In an age of short attention spans, failing fast, and unicorns, Ryan Holiday has written a refreshing book about creating work that lasts. The advice in Perennial Seller applies to all creative endeavors, from building companies to writing books. It’s both realistic and inspiring. The […]
The Best Book Marketing Advice I Ever Got
The best book marketing advice I ever got came from Guy Kawasaki — not in person, but in his book APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur. Reading that book before setting out on my own publisher adventure, I encountered his analogy about bakers: “There are two kinds of people: eaters and bakers. Eaters think the world is a zero-sum […]
A Book Marketing Strategy for Any Budget
New authors are confronted with book marketing advice everywhere they look. This person sold 10,000 copies in three months following a system that they’re selling, while that one got on a major television show by sending a video to a Hollywood star. Some of these tactics work may work for you, but others won’t. Navigating this advice can be […]
The Perils of Worshipping the Big Idea
Raise your hand if you’ve ever worried about someone “stealing your idea” – and let that worry stop you from doing something. We’ve all done it at one point or another. But except in patent situations and other unusual cases, those worries are usually unfounded. Worse, they can hurt us as writers. Be careful not […]
