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Whether you’re traditionally published or indie, writing a good book is only the first step in becoming a successful author. The days of just turning a manuscript into your editor and walking away are gone. If you want to succeed in today’s publishing world, you need to understand every aspect of the business — editing, formatting, marketing, contracts. It all starts with a good book, then the real work begins.
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Writing icon Kevin J Anderson creates his stories through a unique medium: dictation. By drafting through dictation instead of typing, he both produces ideas naturally without the stress of grammatically picking apart each sentence and easily comes up with casual, believable dialogue. Anderson has been in the writing industry for over 30 years and has written with all kinds of artistic legends, from Brian Herbert to Rush’s Neil Peart. His latest release is Dune: The Lady of Caladan.
From Amazon.com:
Kevin J Anderson has written more than 165 books, including 56 national or international bestsellers. He has over 23 million books in print worldwide in 30 languages. Anderson has been nominated for the Nebula Award, Hugo Award, Bram Stoker Award, Shamus Award, and Silver Falchion Award, and has won the SFX Readers’ Choice Award, Golden Duck Award, Scribe Award, and New York Times Notable Book; in 2012 at San Diego Comic Con he received the Faust Grand Master Award for Lifetime Achievement.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
- How Kevin befriended Neil Peart
- Why you should dictate your dialogue
- How to outline your dictation
- Why “stealing” ideas can be helpful
- The importance of a writing community
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Show Credits
Host: J. D. Barker
Host: J. Thorn
Host: Zach Bohannon
Music: Nicorus
Voice Over: Rick Ganley (recorded at Mill Pond Studio)
In This Episode
Kevin J Anderson
Dune: The Lady of Caladan
The Relaxed Author (Books For Writers Book 13) Kindle Edition by Joanna Penn (Author), Mark Leslie Lefebvre
J.’s NFT Experiment
Story Rubric
Nonfic Rubric
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