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J.K. Rowling was nearly homeless when she wrote the first Harry Potter book. Stephen King penned Carrie on a small desk wedged between a washer and dryer. James Patterson worked in advertising and famously wrote the Toys “R” Us theme song long before becoming an author.
Join New York Times bestseller J.D. Barker and indie powerhouses J. Thorn and Zach Bohannon as they pull back the curtain on some of the world’s most prolific authors. Where did they start? What is their process? The biggest names in publishing all have origin stories, all have a process, all have tips and secrets … What does it take to consistently top the bestseller lists? Get your notepad out. School’s in session. This is Writers, Ink.
Check back every Monday for a new episode!
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In this monthly Q&A session, the guys answer listener questions. Join Writer’s Ink on Patreon and ask a question guaranteed to be answered on the podcast!
This month’s questions:
- Do you think it is easier to sell a completed manuscript or screenplay, assuming the same quality and all other things being equal?
- What are the arguments you check when deciding to pitch to a publisher versus publishing yourself?
- Are you writing in silence or do you listen to music or sounds? If you listen to something, is it the same all the time or do you vary? And what are you listening to?
- How do you choose the right editor?
- How do you decide your “work in progress” is done and ready to publish?
- How does a new author determine who their target reader is?
- If you provide author services and run an author business, as well as authoring books, what is a good ratio of time spent on each endeavor?
- Zach has mentioned that the past two or three years have been his most successful. What is he doing to reach readers? How many books does he have out now?
- What are the best first steps for an FT indie author looking to branch out into the traditional publishing world? What are the things that traditional publishers would be looking at in terms of platform and prior sales?
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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)
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